Great Aster Pills，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 9, citing *Gujin Luyan*.，For shortness of breath and coughing with counterflow.
Great Aster Pills
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Formulas Name : Great Aster Pills
Chinese Name : 大紫菀丸
Drug Formulation
Purple Aster 2 liang, Schisandra berries 2 liang, Tangerine peel 2 liang, Fragrant fermented soybeans 2 liang, Dried ginger 2 liang, Cinnamon bark 2 liang, Apricot kernels 2 liang, Asarum 2 liang, Licorice 2 liang, Tussilago flower 2 liang, Chinese cornelian cherry 2 liang.
Source
From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 9, citing *Gujin Luyan*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For shortness of breath and coughing with counterflow.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 pills per dose, twice daily. At night, hold 1 pill the size of an apricot kernel in the mouth; after swallowing all the juice, take another.
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Great Aster Pills,For shortness of breath and coughing with counterflow.