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Pear and Borax Ointment

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Pear and Borax Ointment,Epidemic cough with loss of voice, sore throat, and coughing and wheezing in children.

Formulas Name : Pear and Borax Ointment

Chinese Name : 梨硼膏

Drug Formulation

1 fresh pear (with the stem attached; make a small hole and remove the core), 5 fen of borax (placed inside the pear).

Source

From *New Compilation for the Relief of the Masses*, Volume 7.

Benefits

Epidemic cough with loss of voice, sore throat, and coughing and wheezing in children.

Instructions for Use

Fill the pear with clear honey until full, seal the opening, wrap it first in damp paper, then in yellow clay, and bake until thoroughly cooked. Consume.

Pear and Borax Ointment,From *New Compilation for the Relief of the Masses*, Volume 7.,Epidemic cough with loss of voice, sore throat, and coughing and wheezing in children.

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