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Seven-Grain Powder,Coughing fits.

Formulas Name : Seven-Grain Powder

Chinese Name : 七粒散

Drug Formulation

7 persimmon pedicels (roasted until dry).

Source

From *Lu Fu’s Prohibited Formulas*.

Benefits

Coughing fits.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and take with yellow wine. For external use, take 2 qian of realgar and 1 zhan of wine; simmer until reduced to 7 fen, then have the patient inhale the hot vapor immediately to stop the cough. Alternatively, use equal parts of sulfur and frankincense; simmer with wine and inhale the vapor.

Seven-Grain Powder,From *Lu Fu’s Prohibited Formulas*.,Coughing fits.

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