Pill for Nourishing Yin, Reducing Fire, Clearing the Lungs, and Nourishing the Spleen

Pill for Nourishing Yin, Reducing Fire, Clearing the Lungs, and Nourishing the Spleen,For chronic phlegm-induced wheezing and cough, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, poor appetite, sallow complexion and emaciation, or coughing up phlegm, spitting blood, or nosebleeds; as well as for established or developing consumptive diseases accompanied by fever and night sweats.

Formulas Name : Pill for Nourishing Yin, Reducing Fire, Clearing the Lungs, and Nourishing the Spleen

Chinese Name : 滋阴降火清肺养脾丸

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis (whole, soaked in wine, and baked dry) 1 liang; Ligusticum chuanxiong (soaked in wine) 5 qian; Paeonia lactiflora (stir-fried with wine) 1 liang; Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) (washed with wine, soaked in ginger juice, and baked) 1 liang; Rehmannia glutinosa (processed) 1 liang (prepared as above); Atractylodes macrocephala (stems removed, soaked in rice water, and stir-fried with earth) 2 liang; Anemarrhena asphodeloides (southern) (hairs removed, stir-fried with wine) 1 liang;Phellodendron Bark 2 liang (baked with salt and wine), Donkey-hide Gelatin 1 liang (stir-fried with clam powder), Ophiopogon Tuber (soaked in wine, core removed, thoroughly treated with ginger juice) 1 liang, Asparagus Root (core removed) 1 liang (prepared as above), Turtle Plastron 2 liang (thoroughly roasted with wine), Scutellaria Root (stir-fried with wine) 1 liang, Dried Tangerine Peel (soaked in salt water) 1 liang,Large Licorice (roasted) 5 qian, Trichosanthes Seed (roasted) 1 liang, Fritillaria (core removed) 1 liang, Schisandra Berry 5 qian, Coptis (soaked in ginger juice and roasted) 5 qian, Poria (peeled) 1 liang, Aster (washed with wine) 1 liang, Platycodon (root removed) 1 liang, Gardenia (roasted) 1 liang.

Source

From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.

Benefits

For chronic phlegm-induced wheezing and cough, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, poor appetite, sallow complexion and emaciation, or coughing up phlegm, spitting blood, or nosebleeds; as well as for established or developing consumptive diseases accompanied by fever and night sweats.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before bedtime, with warm water; if phlegm is present, take with ginger tea.

Note

Not suitable for those with chronic diarrhea.

Pill for Nourishing Yin, Reducing Fire, Clearing the Lungs, and Nourishing the Spleen,From *The Handy Guide*, Volume 3.,For chronic phlegm-induced wheezing and cough, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, poor appetite, sallow complexion and emaciation, or coughing up phlegm, spitting blood, or nosebleeds; as well as for established or developing consumptive diseases accompanied by fever and night sweats.

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