Er Chen Pills are effective in drying dampness and resolving phlegm (removing phlegm from the body by drying dampness), regulating Qi and harmonizing the stomach. Tangerine Red Pill is effective in clearing lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.
1. Er Chen Pill, composed of Chen Pi, Pinellia, Poria and Glycyrrhiza. It can be used for cough with excessive phlegm and phlegm caused by stagnation of phlegm-dampness, distension and congestion in chest and epigastric region, nausea and vomiting. It should not be used for dry cough caused by lung yin deficiency, and should not be taken together with tonic Chinese medicines during the period of taking the medicine, as the adverse effects are not clear.
2. Tangerine Red Pill is composed of tangerine red, tangerine peel, Chen Pi, Pinellia, Poria, licorice, Platycodon grandiflorus, almonds, Perilla frutescens, Asteraceae, Fenghuang flower, Piper betel, Phellodendron Bidentatae, Radix et Rhizoma Shengdi, Ophiopogonis, Gypsum, and so on. It is used for lung-heat cough, excessive phlegm and shortness of breath, bitter mouth and dry throat. Contraindicated for pregnant women. It is not suitable to take tonic Chinese medicine at the same time during the period of taking the medicine, and the adverse effects are not clear.
If application is needed, it is recommended to consult a professional doctor and should not take the medicine by oneself to avoid adverse consequences.