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Nine-Treasure Pill

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Nine-Treasure Pill,For children with wind-cold common cold, headache, fever, unresolved lung heat, and cough with excessive phlegm.

Formulas Name : Nine-Treasure Pill

Chinese Name : 九宝丹

Drug Formulation

Perilla leaves 4 liang, peppermint 4 liang, mulberry bark 4 liang, tangerine peel 4 liang, ephedra 1 liang, cinnamon twig tips 1 liang, apricot kernels (peeled and roasted) 4 liang, licorice 2 liang, poria 6 liang.

Source

*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, sift through a sieve, and mix with refined honey to form pills weighing 1 qian each.

Benefits

For children with wind-cold common cold, headache, fever, unresolved lung heat, and cough with excessive phlegm.

Instructions for Use

For children aged 3 and older, take 1 pill at a time with warm water; for children under 3, reduce the dose appropriately.

Nine-Treasure Pill,*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.,For children with wind-cold common cold, headache, fever, unresolved lung heat, and cough with excessive phlegm.

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