Rhubarb and Shepherd’s Purse Pills

Rhubarb and Shepherd’s Purse Pills,Shortness of breath and cough.

Formulas Name : Rhubarb and Shepherd’s Purse Pills

Chinese Name : 大黄葶苈丸

Drug Formulation

Rhubarb 5 qian (roasted), Tingli seeds (washed and roasted on a tile) 1 liang.

Source

Formula from *Continuation of the Records of Medical Cases*, Volume 5; name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 163.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Shortness of breath and cough.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–7 pills per dose, washed down with mulberry bark decoction.

Rhubarb and Shepherd’s Purse Pills,Formula from *Continuation of the Records of Medical Cases*, Volume 5; name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 163.,Shortness of breath and cough.

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