Small Formula

Small Formula,For common cold with cold phlegm, cold accumulation, and retained fluid.

Formulas Name : Small Formula

Chinese Name : 小串

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Pinellia tuber (Nanxing), 1 liang of Pinellia rhizome (Banxia), 1 liang of Talc (Huashi), 5 qian of Bafeng.

Source

From *Chuanyaba*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills with rice.

Benefits

For common cold with cold phlegm, cold accumulation, and retained fluid.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 fen 5 li per dose on an empty stomach with ginger tea. Once bowel movements have occurred three times, stop taking the medicine and consume plain white rice porridge instead.

Small Formula,From *Chuanyaba*, Volume 2.,For common cold with cold phlegm, cold accumulation, and retained fluid.

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