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Pinellia and Trichosanthes Pill

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Pinellia and Trichosanthes Pill,For coughs with phlegm, whether chronic or acute, accompanied by restlessness and unrelenting wheezing.

Formulas Name : Pinellia and Trichosanthes Pill

Chinese Name : 半夏栝楼丸

Drug Formulation

Pinellia (processed with ginger), Trichosanthes, Apricot Kernel (with skin and tip removed), Ephedra, White Alum (dried), and Tussilago Flower—each in equal parts.

Source

*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from fresh ginger juice and flour to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For coughs with phlegm, whether chronic or acute, accompanied by restlessness and unrelenting wheezing.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with decocted ginger tea; take at any time.

Pinellia and Trichosanthes Pill,*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 9.,For coughs with phlegm, whether chronic or acute, accompanied by restlessness and unrelenting wheezing.

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