Lily Pills，*Shenghui*, Volume 46.，For coughing with shortness of breath, restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and chest congestion.
Lily Pills
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Formulas Name : Lily Pills
Chinese Name : 百合丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of lily bulbs, 1 liang of purple aster (washed to remove stems and soil), half a liang of cinnamon bark, 1 liang of ophiopogon tuber (core removed, roasted), half a liang of soapberry seeds (lightly roasted), 1 liang of fritillary bulb (baked until slightly yellow), 1 liang of schisandra berries,1 liang of dried ginger (roasted until cracked, then chopped), 1 liang of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tips, and double kernels removed, stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly yellow, then ground), 1 liang of chela bark, and half a liang of licorice (roasted until slightly reddish, then chopped).
Source
*Shenghui*, Volume 46.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the ground apricot kernels, and form into pills the size of half a date using date pulp.
Benefits
For coughing with shortness of breath, restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and chest congestion.
Instructions for Use
Wrap one pill in cotton, hold it in the mouth, and swallow the saliva; take as needed.
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Lily Pills,For coughing with shortness of breath, restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and chest congestion.