formula name | Upper-Claring Lower-Tonifying Pill |
source | Shoushi Baoyuan, Gong Tingxian, 1615 |
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bubble_chart Composition Rehmannia Root (stir-fried, steamed black with wine in the pot) 120 gm, Southern Jujube (steamed with wine, pitted) 60 gm, Schisandra Chinensis 45 gm, Asparagus Root (de-cored) 45 gm, Bitter Orange (stir-fried with bran) 45 gm, Fritillaria 45 gm, Ophiopogon Root (de-cored) 45 gm, Platycodon Root (de-reeded) 45 gm, Coptis Root (ginger-fried) 45 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind into a fine powder, make into pills with refined honey, as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 9 grams each time, before meals, with a light ginger soup.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Clearing the lungs and tonifying the kidneys, resolving phlegm and relieving asthma.
bubble_chart Indications
Long-standing asthma, which flares up with cold exposure, characterized by abnormal rising of qi, rapid breathing, coughing, and phlegm congestion, persisting for many years without cure.