Three-Ingredient Pill with Dried Jujubes

Three-Ingredient Pill with Dried Jujubes,Cough caused by phlegm, persisting for a long time and gradually developing into edema, accompanied by constipation and difficulty passing urine, as well as swelling of the head, face, and body.

Formulas Name : Three-Ingredient Pill with Dried Jujubes

Chinese Name : 大干枣三味丸

Drug Formulation

60 jujubes (split open, pitted), 1 sheng of Lepidium seeds (roasted), 1 sheng of apricot kernels (peeled, tips removed; for those with two kernels, roast).

Source

*Wai Tai*, Volume 9, citing *Formulas by Xu Renze*.

Processing

Pound the above ingredients together until they form a paste, then shape into pills. If the mixture is too hard and dry to bind, gradually add honey while mixing to form pills.

Benefits

Cough caused by phlegm, persisting for a long time and gradually developing into edema, accompanied by constipation and difficulty passing urine, as well as swelling of the head, face, and body.

Instructions for Use

Administer as described above with a decoction of white mulberry bark; start with 7–8 pills twice daily. Gradually increase the dose until bowel movements are restored. For severe cases, it is beneficial to occasionally consume duck’s soft-boiled eggs. Alternatively, the first three ingredients may be boiled into a decoction for oral administration.

Three-Ingredient Pill with Dried Jujubes,*Wai Tai*, Volume 9, citing *Formulas by Xu Renze*.,Cough caused by phlegm, persisting for a long time and gradually developing into edema, accompanied by constipation and difficulty passing urine, as well as swelling of the head, face, and body.

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