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Green Plum Decoction,Throat obstruction.

Formulas Name : Green Plum Decoction

Chinese Name : 青梅煎

Drug Formulation

20 green plums (on the first day of the fifth lunar month, pickle them with 10 liang of salt until the fifth day; then extract the plum juice to mix with the medicine), 2 liang of Angelica dahurica, 2 liang of Notopterygium, 2 liang of Saposhnikovia, 2 liang of Platycodon, 3 liang of alum, and 30 pieces of pig’s-tooth soapberry.

Source

From *Yi Tong*, Volume 65, citing *Experienced Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the plum juice, and store in a porcelain jar.

Benefits

Throat obstruction.

Instructions for Use

To use, wrap the powder in a thin piece of cotton, hold it in the mouth, and slowly swallow the saliva; the condition is cured when phlegm is expelled.

Green Plum Decoction,From *Yi Tong*, Volume 65, citing *Experienced Formulas*.,Throat obstruction.

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