Pill for Cough (to be held in the mouth),*One Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 10.,For coughs.
Pill for Cough (to be held in the mouth)
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Formulas Name : Pill for Cough (to be held in the mouth)
Chinese Name : 治嗽含膏丸
Drug Formulation
Capsella (lightly roasted until slightly charred) 1 liang, Anemarrhena 1 liang, Fritillaria 1 liang (ground into powder; roast these two ingredients together with 7 seeds of Croton tiglium, then remove and discard the Croton tiglium seeds).
Source
*One Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 10.
Processing
First, pound the Tingli seeds into a paste; then add the other two ingredients. Mix thoroughly with half liang of date pulp, then add sugar and knead into paste balls the size of a water caltrop.
Benefits
For coughs.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose; for severe cases, take 3 pills. Wrap in cotton and swallow the saliva.
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Pill for Cough (to be held in the mouth),For coughs.