Purple Aster Decoction 1
【Source】Quoted from Guangji Fang in Volume 10 of Taishan Mi Yao.
【Alternative Names】Cinnabar Supplement Lung Decoction (Formulary of the Bureau of Popular Medicine and Formulas, Volume 4).
【Composition】Purple aster 60 grams, schisandra fruit 60 grams, fresh ginger (with skin, sliced) 60 grams, white quartz (ground, wrapped in gauze) 60 grams, winterflower 60 grams, cinnamon heart 60 grams, ginseng 60 grams, cinnabar (ground, wrapped in gauze) 90 grams, ophiopogon tuber (without heart) 90 grams, mulberry root bark 90 grams, 20 jujubes (split), glutinous rice 27 grams
【Usage】Cut the twelve ingredients. Use 1.5 liters of water; first boil mulberry root bark and glutinous rice until reduced to 900 milliliters, strain out residue, add remaining herbs, simmer until 300 milliliters remain, strain again, divide into three portions, warm and take each portion.
【Indications】Deficiency of lung qi, cough with phlegm, sore throat obstruction, shortness of breath, fatigue, continuous spitting, cold sensation rising from back, mouth feels like holding frost or snow, voice lost, severe cases with blood-streaked sputum and foul odor, dry heaves, restlessness, hearing wind and rain sounds, dry skin, pale complexion. |
