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Magnolia Bark Lung-Warming Decoction

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Magnolia Bark Lung-Warming Decoction,For chronic shortness of breath and fullness in the chest and flanks.

Formulas Name : Magnolia Bark Lung-Warming Decoction

Chinese Name : 厚朴温肺散

Drug Formulation

Magnolia Bark (remove coarse bark; soak once in glutinous rice porridge for a long time; sun-dry; grind into a fine powder) 1.5 liang, Pimpinella Seed (lightly roasted; pounded into a fine powder) 1 liang, Soapberry Fruit 1 sheng (select unwormed ones; steam twice; bake dry; grind into a fine powder), Bone-Setting Herb (air-dried; ground into a fine powder) 3 liang,Kharil (roasted, peel removed and ground into a fine powder) half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 67.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For chronic shortness of breath and fullness in the chest and flanks.

Instructions for Use

Take two qian bi per dose on an empty stomach, mixed with ginger and honey broth; take another dose after dinner. If traveling long distances, make into pills with refined honey, each the size of a marble; take one pill per dose, allowing it to dissolve in the mouth.

Magnolia Bark Lung-Warming Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 67.，For chronic shortness of breath and fullness in the chest and flanks.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 25, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 25, 2026

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