Lycium root bark, Ginseng (de-reeded), Donkey-hide gelatin (stir-fried with bran), Apricot kernel (peeled, tip removed, stir-fried with bran), Mulberry root bark (coarse bark removed), Anemarrhena rhizome, Dark plum (pitted), Licorice root (roasted), Poppy capsule (stem and cap removed, honey-roasted), each in equal parts.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Finely chew the above ingredients, then grind them into coarse granules. Take 9 grams each time, add 220 ml of water, along with one piece each of black plum and jujube, and boil until reduced to 150 ml. Remove the dregs, and administer while warm after meals and before sleep. Combine the two residues and boil them again to make one dose.

bubble_chart Indications

Lung and stomach deficiency with cold, cough and rapid breathing, chest and diaphragm obstruction and discomfort, abdominal and hypochondriac distension and fullness, oppressive shortness of breath, desire to drink cold, dull pain in the throat and hiccups, as well as lung atrophy and consumptive cough, spitting of foul-smelling blood, retching and vexing heat, loss of voice, emaciation, fatigue, and reduced appetite.