Great Burdock and Cicada Shell Wine (Throat Swelling and Pain)
[Formula] 500 grams of burdock root, 100 grams of cicada slough, 1500 milliliters of yellow wine.
[Preparation] Cut the burdock root into slices, combine with cicada slough in a container. Add yellow wine, seal tightly, soak for 5 days, then filter and remove residue for later use.
[Function] Dispelling wind, promoting lung function, clearing heat, detoxifying, relieving sore throat, resolving nodules, and promoting eruption.
[Indications] Throat swelling and pain, cough, itchy throat, difficulty expectorating phlegm, measles, urticaria, carbuncles and abscesses.
[Usage] Oral administration. Take 10–20 milliliters each time, twice daily.
[Note] Quoted from "Compendium of Medicinal Wines." Avoid use in cases of spleen-stomach cold-dampness with diarrhea.