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Instant Relief Pills,For cough due to lung heat, accompanied by shortness of breath and wheezing so severe that the patient cannot sit or lie down, with swelling of the body and face, and an inability to eat or drink.

Formulas Name : Instant Relief Pills

Chinese Name : 立验丸

Drug Formulation

10 fen of Lepidium sativum (ground, stir-fried, and powdered), 3 fen of Fritillaria, 1.5 liang of apricot kernels (stir-fried, with skin and tips removed), 3 fen of red Poria, 3 fen of Aster tataricus, 3 fen of Schisandra, 1 liang of ginseng, and 1 liang of white mulberry bark (roasted).

Source

From *One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For cough due to lung heat, accompanied by shortness of breath and wheezing so severe that the patient cannot sit or lie down, with swelling of the body and face, and an inability to eat or drink.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, twice daily; in severe cases, take one dose at night, increasing the dose to 30 pills, and swallow with jujube decoction. For severe swelling, take after meals.

Instant Relief Pills,From *One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 1.,For cough due to lung heat, accompanied by shortness of breath and wheezing so severe that the patient cannot sit or lie down, with swelling of the body and face, and an inability to eat or drink.

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