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Nanxing Pills,For children with cough and excessive phlegm, accompanied by difficulty swallowing.

Formulas Name : Nanxing Pills

Chinese Name : 南星丸

Drug Formulation

Southern Aconite (sliced, soaked overnight in soapberry water, then boiled until dry), Pinellia (soaked with ginger), Stiff Silkworm (half soaked in vinegar, half used raw), and White Alum—each in equal parts.

Source

Quoted from *The Complete Infant Formulas* in Volume 387 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of small beans using ginger paste.

Benefits

For children with cough and excessive phlegm, accompanied by difficulty swallowing.

Instructions for Use

For a 3-year-old, administer 30 pills with ginger decoction; if accompanied by convulsions and profuse salivation, dissolve the pills in soapberry water and administer the solution.

Nanxing Pills,Quoted from *The Complete Infant Formulas* in Volume 387 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.,For children with cough and excessive phlegm, accompanied by difficulty swallowing.

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