Xuanshuang

Xuanshuang,For phlegm-fire-induced dysphagia and cough.

Formulas Name : Xuanshuang

Chinese Name : 玄霜

Drug Formulation

1 jin of black lead.

Source

From *Zongfutang Fang*, Volume 2.

Processing

Melt the above into a thin cake, pierce a hole through the center, and tie a string through it. Fill half a jar with good rice vinegar, then suspend the lead cake inside the jar, keeping it about 1 cun above the vinegar.Seal the mouth of the jar tightly with rice paper and bamboo strips, then weigh it down with bricks or stones to prevent air from escaping. Store it in a shaded spot under the eaves. After several days, remove the lead cake; wipe off the white frost that has formed on its surface. For every 1 jin of lead, collect 2 liang of white frost—no more.

Benefits

For phlegm-fire-induced dysphagia and cough.

Instructions for Use

For dysphagia, take 5 fen per dose; for phlegm-fire cough, take 3 fen per dose. Hold it in the mouth and swallow it with warm water.

Xuanshuang,From *Zongfutang Fang*, Volume 2.,For phlegm-fire-induced dysphagia and cough.

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