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Rhinoceros Horn Ash Powder

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Rhinoceros Horn Ash Powder,For coughs in adults and children.

Formulas Name : Rhinoceros Horn Ash Powder

Chinese Name : 犀灰散

Drug Formulation

Croton seed, apricot kernels (with skin and tip removed), and Pinellia tuber, each in equal parts.

Source

From *The New Book for the Very Young*, Volume 16, citing *Bo Ji*.

Processing

Place the mixture in a box, seal the opening with cinnabar, and calcine it over a charcoal fire until it turns completely red. Remove it immediately, allow it to cool, and grind it finely into a powder.

Benefits

For coughs in adults and children.

Instructions for Use

For children, administer half a character at a time, mixed with light ginger soup; for adults, administer one character at a time, taken with ginger soup.

Rhinoceros Horn Ash Powder,From *The New Book for the Very Young*, Volume 16, citing *Bo Ji*.,For coughs in adults and children.

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