Great Thistle Powder，From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 2.，Consumption of pungent and hot foods leads to heat pathogens injuring the lungs, resulting in vomiting of blood amounting to 1 he or half a sheng; this is known as “lung abscess.”
Great Thistle Powder
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Formulas Name : Great Thistle Powder
Chinese Name : 大蓟散
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Great Thistle root (washed), 1 liang of Rhinoceros horn (chipped), 1 liang of Cimicifuga, 1 liang of Mulberry bark (roasted), 1 liang of Cattail pollen (roasted), 1 liang of Apricot kernels (skin and tip removed), 1 liang of Platycodon root (stem removed), and half a liang of Licorice root (roasted).
Source
From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 2.
Benefits
Consumption of pungent and hot foods leads to heat pathogens injuring the lungs, resulting in vomiting of blood amounting to 1 he or half a sheng; this is known as “lung abscess.”
Instructions for Use
Coarsely crush the ingredients. Take 4 qian per dose; add 1.5 zhan of water and 5 slices of fresh ginger; decoct until reduced to 8 fen; strain and take while warm, at any time.
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Great Thistle Powder,Consumption of pungent and hot foods leads to heat pathogens injuring the lungs, resulting in vomiting of blood amounting to 1 he or half a sheng; this is known as “lung abscess.”