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Miraculous Platycodon Decoction

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Miraculous Platycodon Decoction,Lung abscess. Cough with dull pain in the chest and diaphragm; swelling and fullness in both flanks; dry throat and mouth; restlessness, irritability, and excessive thirst; occasional discharge of turbid, foul-smelling sputum.

Formulas Name : Miraculous Platycodon Decoction

Chinese Name : 神效桔梗汤

Drug Formulation

Platycodon root 1 qian, Fritillaria bulb 7 fen, Anemarrhena rhizome 7 fen, White mulberry bark 7 fen, Trichosanthes seed 7 fen, Angelica root 7 fen, Lily bulb 7 fen, Apricot kernel 7 fen, Lycium bark 7 fen, Coix seed 7 fen, Citrus peel 7 fen, Scrophularia root 7 fen, Indigo powder 7 fen, Aster root 7 fen, Ophiopogon tuber 7 fen, Licorice root 3 fen.

Source

From *Surgical Insights* (Volume 12).

Benefits

Lung abscess. Cough with dull pain in the chest and diaphragm; swelling and fullness in both flanks; dry throat and mouth; restlessness, irritability, and excessive thirst; occasional discharge of turbid, foul-smelling sputum.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients and prepare as one dose. Decoct with 2 zhong of water and 0.5 fen of ginger peel; take after meals, regardless of the time of day.

Miraculous Platycodon Decoction,From *Surgical Insights* (Volume 12).,Lung abscess. Cough with dull pain in the chest and diaphragm; swelling and fullness in both flanks; dry throat and mouth; restlessness, irritability, and excessive thirst; occasional discharge of turbid, foul-smelling sputum.

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