Gualou-Alum Powder

Gualou-Alum Powder,For wheezing and cough.

Formulas Name : Gualou-Alum Powder

Chinese Name : 蒌矾散

Drug Formulation

2 Trichosanthes fruits, alum the size of a finger.

Source

*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.

Processing

Char the ingredients until only the essence remains, then grind into a fine powder.

Benefits

For wheezing and cough.

Instructions for Use

Take with cooked radish. The illness will be cured once the medicine is finished.

Gualou-Alum Powder,*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.,For wheezing and cough.

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