Lung-Soothing and Metal-Clearing Pills，*Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*.，For common cold and cough.
Lung-Soothing and Metal-Clearing Pills
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Formulas Name : Lung-Soothing and Metal-Clearing Pills
Chinese Name : 宁肺清金丸
Drug Formulation
Qianhu 2 liang, Bitter Apricot Kernels 2 liang, Tianhuafen 2 liang, Xiangbei 2 liang, Jiegeng 2 liang, Zhike 2 liang, Poria 3 liang, White Mulberry Bark 3 liang, Radish Seeds 3 liang, Trichosanthes Powder 3 liang, Black Perilla Seeds 4 liang, Dried Tangerine Peel 1 liang 5 qian.
Source
*Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*.
Processing
Grind all the herbs listed above, except for Mulberry Bark, into a fine powder. Decoct the Mulberry Bark to make a decoction, then use it to form pills the size of mung beans, yielding approximately 22 liang of pills.
Benefits
For common cold and cough.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose with hot water, twice daily; alternatively, wrap 1 liang in silk and decoct for oral administration.
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Lung-Soothing and Metal-Clearing Pills,For common cold and cough.