White Cowpea Powder，*Ben Shi*, Volume 5.，Chronic cough with hemoptysis leading to pulmonary atrophy, accompanied by frequent vomiting of white phlegm, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.
White Cowpea Powder
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Formulas Name : White Cowpea Powder
Chinese Name : 白扁豆散
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of white mung beans (steamed over rice), half a liang of ginger, 1 fen of loquat leaves (hairs removed), 1 fen of Pinellia (soaked in boiling water 7 times), 1 fen of ginseng (root end removed), 1 fen of Atractylodes macrocephala, and 3 fen of white茅根.
Source
*Ben Shi*, Volume 5.
Processing
Finely chop the ingredients.
Benefits
Chronic cough with hemoptysis leading to pulmonary atrophy, accompanied by frequent vomiting of white phlegm, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.
Instructions for Use
Add 3 sheng of water, decoct until reduced to 1 sheng, strain out the residue, mix in 1 qian of areca nut powder until well blended, and divide into 4 doses to be taken at any time.
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White Cowpea Powder,Chronic cough with hemoptysis leading to pulmonary atrophy, accompanied by frequent vomiting of white phlegm, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.