Qu-Gui Decoction

Qu-Gui Decoction,For coughs caused by food poisoning following an attack of cold.

Formulas Name : Qu-Gui Decoction

Chinese Name : 曲桂汤

Drug Formulation

Aged Qu (chopped, stir-fried) 1.5 liang, Cinnamon (coarse bark removed) 1.5 liang, Lily Bulb 1.5 liang, Ephedra (roots and nodes removed) 1.5 liang, Coptis (stems removed) 1.5 liang, Fructus Aurantii (pulp removed, stir-fried with bran) 1.5 liang, White Calamine 1.5 liang, White Mulberry Root Bark (chopped, baked) 2 liang,Diguopi 2 liang, Aconite (roasted until cracked, with skin and navel removed) 2 liang, Tussilago flower 1 liang, Antelope horn 1 liang, Horn shavings 1 liang, Inula flower (lightly roasted) 1 liang, Apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tip, and double kernels removed, then roasted) 10 pieces, Scutellaria root (with black core removed) half a liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 27.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For coughs caused by food poisoning following an attack of cold.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water and 3 slices of fresh ginger, decoct together until reduced to 8 fen, strain, and take while warm.

Qu-Gui Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 27.,For coughs caused by food poisoning following an attack of cold.

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