Pinellia Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 17.,For a febrile illness lasting 7 days, accompanied by restlessness and thirst, with phlegm-heat in the chest.
Pinellia Powder
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Formulas Name : Pinellia Powder
Chinese Name : 半夏散
Drug Formulation
Pinellia tuber half liang (washed 7 times in hot water to remove slime), Red Peony root 1 liang, Xuanhuo half liang (root tip removed), Scutellaria root half liang, Ginseng 1 liang (root tip removed), Anemarrhena rhizome 1 liang,Half a liang of Ophiopogon (core removed), half a liang of Trichosanthes root, 1 liang of Astragalus (chopped), half a liang of Red Poria, and half a liang of Licorice (lightly roasted until reddish, chopped).
Source
From *Shenghui*, Volume 17.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a powder.
Benefits
For a febrile illness lasting 7 days, accompanied by restlessness and thirst, with phlegm-heat in the chest.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 qian per dose. Boil in 1 large bowl of water with 100 grains each of glutinous rice and wheat, and half a fen of fresh ginger, until reduced to 5 fen. Strain and take while warm; take at any time.
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Pinellia Powder,For a febrile illness lasting 7 days, accompanied by restlessness and thirst, with phlegm-heat in the chest.