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Tile Powder and Trichosanthes Pill,For all cases of stubborn phlegm stagnation, difficult expectoration, persistent cough, shortness of breath and oppression, and phlegm-fire-induced consumptive cough.

Formulas Name : Tile Powder and Trichosanthes Pill

Chinese Name : 瓦粉瓜蒌丸

Drug Formulation

Tile Ash (also known as “Canzhi”; obtain by calcining the shell over fire, quenching it twice with vinegar, and grinding into an extremely fine powder), Trichosanthes fruit (harvested when yellow and ripe after the first frost; take the pulp and seeds, pound them with the tile ash into a paste, and form into cakes), and Guang Chenpi (with the white pith removed)—each in equal parts.

Source

*Yi Tong*, Volume 43.

Processing

Carefully process each ingredient, dry in the sun, and grind into a fine powder. Mix with steamed buns soaked in hot water to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For all cases of stubborn phlegm stagnation, difficult expectoration, persistent cough, shortness of breath and oppression, and phlegm-fire-induced consumptive cough.

Instructions for Use

Take 80 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea after a meal and just before bedtime.

Tile Powder and Trichosanthes Pill,*Yi Tong*, Volume 43.,For all cases of stubborn phlegm stagnation, difficult expectoration, persistent cough, shortness of breath and oppression, and phlegm-fire-induced consumptive cough.

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