formula name | Qi-Soothing Decoction |
source | "Imperial Pharmacy Formulary" Volume 5 |
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bubble_chart Composition Poppy shell 75 gm (soaked in honey water overnight, stir-fried until yellow) Licorice (roasted) Almond (peeled, tips removed, stir-fried with bran) Aster (de-soiled) Platycodon root, each 22 gm Schisandra, Sweet Lepidium (stir-fried with paper) Ginseng, Pinellia (prepared with ginger) Mulberry root bark (filed, stir-fried) Perilla leaf, Tangerine peel (pith removed), each 30 gm
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind into coarse powder. Take 15 grams each time, add 300 ml of water and 7 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 180 ml, remove dregs, administer while lukewarm, after meals.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Tonifying qi ventilating lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.
bubble_chart Indications
Dysfunction of lung qi, heavy cough, dry throat, thick and sticky phlegm, and difficulty sleeping.