Wax and Alum Pills

Wax and Alum Pills,For chronic wind-phlegm cough.

Formulas Name : Wax and Alum Pills

Chinese Name : 蜡矾丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Southern Pinellia, 1 liang of Semi-processed Pinellia, and 1 liang and 2 fen of alum (half-cooked, half-raw).

Source

From *The Compendium of Life-Saving Principles*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Melt 2 liang of high-quality yellow wax until it is warm, then add the powder and mix thoroughly. Form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For chronic wind-phlegm cough.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills each time, washed down with good wine before bedtime.

Wax and Alum Pills,From *The Compendium of Life-Saving Principles*, Volume 1.,For chronic wind-phlegm cough.

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