Prescriptions for Clearing away Heat to Eliminate Heat-phlegm
Zhebei Dan: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Zhebei Dan
Source
Folk prescription
Ingredients
Zhe Bei Mu 2~3 g,One Egg.Explanation
Egg: Nourishing yin and moistening dryness..
Zhe Bei Mu: clearing lung-heat, resolving phlegm.
The Effect of Zhebei Dan
Effect
Relieve cough and asthma.
Indications
Whooping cough.
Administrations
Zhe Bei Mu is pounded into fine powder. The powder is poured into the egg through a hole in the eggshell. Steam the egg for eating. 1 egg is taken each time, 1~2 times a day.
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Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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