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Light Bone Powder,Chronic cough. Consumptive fever.

Formulas Name : Light Bone Powder

Chinese Name : 轻骨散

Drug Formulation

Black Plum, Gentian, Coptis, Fritillary Bulb, Anemarrhena, Soft-shelled Turtle Carapace (fried with butter), Platycodon, Gentiana, Bupleurum, Licorice (fried), Gardenia, Ginseng, Artemisia (simmered in wine), Donkey-hide Gelatin (stir-fried into beads), and Apricot Kernels (peeled, de-tipped, and stir-fried)—each in equal parts.

Source

*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 3.

Processing

Sun-dry the ingredients and grind them into a fine powder. Take one block of high-quality Beijing ink, grind it with well water, and mix it with the powdered medicine to form cakes the size of a thumb. Dry them in a well-ventilated, shaded area for 2–7 days.

Benefits

Chronic cough. Consumptive fever.

Instructions for Use

Take one cake at a time, dissolve it in well water, then grind 5 fen of myrrh into a bowl. Add 2 qian of Phellodendron bark powder, decoct together for several boils, pour into the bowl, and swirl frequently. Take it gently at the fifth watch, then lie on your back immediately afterward. Even in severe cases, no more than three doses are required.

Light Bone Powder,*The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 3.,Chronic cough. Consumptive fever.

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