Ophiopogon Pill

Ophiopogon Pill,Indicated for rising qi with coughing and retching, restlessness and oppression in the chest, and difficulty urinating.

Formulas Name : Ophiopogon Pill

Chinese Name : 麦门冬丸

Drug Formulation

1.5 liang of Ophiopogon tuber (core removed, lightly roasted), 3 fen of kelp (washed to remove saltiness), half a liang of dried ginger (roasted until cracked, coarsely chopped), half a liang of Asarum, half a liang of Sichuan pepper (seeds and closed pods removed, lightly roasted to remove moisture), 1 liang of sea clam (finely ground), and half a liang of cinnamon bark.

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 42).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Indicated for rising qi with coughing and retching, restlessness and oppression in the chest, and difficulty urinating.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm ginger soup before meals.

Ophiopogon Pill,*Shenghui* (Volume 42).,Indicated for rising qi with coughing and retching, restlessness and oppression in the chest, and difficulty urinating.

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