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Trichosanthes Fruit Pills,For dysphagia, chest fullness, chest pain radiating to the back, and shortness of breath with oppression and distress.

Formulas Name : Trichosanthes Fruit Pills

Chinese Name : 瓜蒌实丸

Drug Formulation

Trichosanthes Fruit (ground separately) 1 liang, Citrus Aurantium Peel (pulp removed, stir-fried with wheat bran) 1 liang, Pinellia (soaked in boiling water 7 times) 1 liang, Platycodon Root (stir-fried) 1 liang.

Source

From *Jisheng*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 106.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with ginger juice to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For dysphagia, chest fullness, chest pain radiating to the back, and shortness of breath with oppression and distress.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with light ginger tea after a meal.

Trichosanthes Fruit Pills,From *Jisheng*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 106.,For dysphagia, chest fullness, chest pain radiating to the back, and shortness of breath with oppression and distress.

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