Gum and Malt Decoction

Gum and Malt Decoction,For coughing and vomiting.

Formulas Name : Gum and Malt Decoction

Chinese Name : 胶饴煎

Drug Formulation

5 jin of gum and malt syrup, 2 sheng of Sichuan pepper (seeds and closed ends removed, stir-fried until sweating), 1 sheng of almonds (skins, tips, and double kernels removed, stir-fried) (ground into a paste), 1 liang of dried ginger (roasted), 1 liang of ginseng, 5 pieces of aconite (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), 1.5 liang of cinnamon (coarse bark removed), and 2.5 liang of asparagus root (core removed, baked).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.

Processing

Of the above 8 ingredients, grind 6 into a fine powder; pound them together with the almond paste 1,000 times, then mix thoroughly with the malt syrup.

Benefits

For coughing and vomiting.

Instructions for Use

Take half a spoonful per dose, letting it dissolve in the mouth; take 3 times a day and 2 times at night.

Gum and Malt Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.,For coughing and vomiting.

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