Yuntaizi Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 24.，For persistent cough following a cold that prevents lying down; when lying down, there is shortness of breath and a sensation of fullness and oppression in the chest.
Yuntaizi Pills
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Formulas Name : Yuntaizi Pills
Chinese Name : 芸苔子丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Brassica napus seeds (lightly roasted), 1.5 liang of Lepidium sativum (lightly roasted), 1.5 liang of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tips, and double kernels removed; roasted until yellow; ground into a fine powder),Purple Aster (soil removed) half liang, Aristolochia half liang, Soapberry (roasted with ghee until yellow, peel and seeds removed) half liang, Licorice (roasted until slightly red) half liang, White Houttuynia 3 fen, Stephania 3 fen, Ginseng 3 fen.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 24.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the almonds, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using refined honey.
Benefits
For persistent cough following a cold that prevents lying down; when lying down, there is shortness of breath and a sensation of fullness and oppression in the chest.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills each time; before meals, take them with a decoction of black plum in a child’s urine, twice daily.
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Yuntaizi Pills,For persistent cough following a cold that prevents lying down; when lying down, there is shortness of breath and a sensation of fullness and oppression in the chest.