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Tangerine Peel Phlegm-Resolving Pills,For cough due to deficiency-heat, shortness of breath and wheezing, excessive phlegm, and chest tightness with pain.

Formulas Name : Tangerine Peel Phlegm-Resolving Pills

Chinese Name : 橘红化痰丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin 8 liang of raw rice husks, 1 jin 8 liang of licorice, 1 jin 8 liang of Sichuan fritillary bulb, 1 jin 8 liang of white alum, 2 jin of purified gold lamp, 2 jin of almonds (peeled and roasted), 1 jin 8 liang of seven-clawed tangerine peel, and 1 jin 8 liang of raw schisandra berries.

Source

*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Tianjin Formula).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills, each weighing 3 qian, and seal with wax paper or wax-coated paper.

Benefits

For cough due to deficiency-heat, shortness of breath and wheezing, excessive phlegm, and chest tightness with pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time, washed down with hot water.

Tangerine Peel Phlegm-Resolving Pills，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Tianjin Formula).，For cough due to deficiency-heat, shortness of breath and wheezing, excessive phlegm, and chest tightness with pain.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026

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