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Purple Aster Root Pills,For coughs.

Formulas Name : Purple Aster Root Pills

Chinese Name : 紫菀牙上丸

Drug Formulation

1 fen of Aster tataricus, 1 fen of dried ginger, 1 fen of Aconite root, 1 fen of Cinnamon bark, 1 fen of Tussilago flower, 1 fen of Asarum root.

Source

From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 9, citing *Fan Wang Fang*.

Processing

Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of small beans.

Benefits

For coughs.

Instructions for Use

Place 2 pills on the teeth before meals and swallow them slowly, twice daily; if there is no improvement, slightly increase the dose.

Purple Aster Root Pills,From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 9, citing *Fan Wang Fang*.,For coughs.

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