Shellac is effective in clearing heat and moistening the lungs (removing heat to moisturize the lungs), resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and can be taken in decoction, powdered or boiled with other ingredients.
1. Decoction: Fritillariae chinensis can be decocted with other medicines such as lily of the valley, Poria, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Psoralea vulgaris, Platycodon Grandiflorum, etc. It has the effect of moistening the lungs, calming the asthma and relieving the cough, which is effective for coughing and asthma.
2. Powdered to take: the mother of pearl alone or mixed with other drugs, crushed into powder with a pulverizer, according to their own constitution and condition, choose the right amount, with warm water or rice soup, porridge delivery.
3. Boiled with ingredients: Boiled with pears can moisten the lungs, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.
Shellac is cold in nature and is prohibited for people with a cold constitution. It should not be used with aconite or aconite, so be sure to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and use it under the guidance of a doctor when taking it, and don’t take the medicine on your own.