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Xiaotingli Decoction

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Xiaotingli Decoction,Wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, excessive sputum, facial and bodily edema, and counterflow of qi.

Formulas Name : Xiaotingli Decoction

Chinese Name : 小葶苈汤

Drug Formulation

3 fen of Lepidium (roasted between sheets of paper, ground separately, made into pills the size of a cherry), 2.5 liang of white mulberry root bark, and 10 jujubes (pitted).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.

Benefits

Wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, excessive sputum, facial and bodily edema, and counterflow of qi.

Instructions for Use

Take all the above herbs except for the Tengli. For each dose, use 5 qian bi; add 1.5 zhan of water and decoct until reduced to 1 zhan; add 1 pill of Tengli; boil for another 1–2 boils; strain; and take warm on an empty stomach.

Xiaotingli Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 66.,Wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, excessive sputum, facial and bodily edema, and counterflow of qi.

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