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Yuanhua Root Pills,Chronic cough with hoarseness.

Formulas Name : Yuanhua Root Pills

Chinese Name : 芫花根丸

Drug Formulation

3 fen of Yanhua root bark (soil removed), 1 liang of Fritillaria bulb (baked until slightly yellow), 3 fen of Tussilago flower, 1 liang of Stemona root,3 fen of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, tips and double kernels removed, stir-fried with wheat bran), 3 fen of Schisandra berries, half a centipede (lightly stir-fried), 1 liang of white mulberry root bark (chopped), 1 liang of ephedra (roots and nodes removed), half a liang of soapberry (black skin removed, coated with butter and roasted until slightly yellow and charred, seeds removed), 1 liang of purple aster (stems and soil removed).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 46.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Chronic cough with hoarseness.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with jujube decoction, 3–4 times daily.

Yuanhua Root Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 46.,Chronic cough with hoarseness.

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