Dried Ginger and Bupleurum Decoction

Dried Ginger and Bupleurum Decoction,For women with typhoid fever whose menstrual flow has just resumed and then ceased, presenting with chills and fever resembling malaria, and delirium accompanied by claims of seeing ghosts.

Formulas Name : Dried Ginger and Bupleurum Decoction

Chinese Name : 干姜柴胡汤

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Bupleurum (stem removed), 2 liang of Trichosanthes root, 1.5 liang of Cinnamon Twig, 1 liang of Oyster Shell (roasted), 1 liang of Dried Ginger (roasted), and 1 liang of Licorice (roasted).

Source

*The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 19.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame seeds or beans.

Benefits

For women with typhoid fever whose menstrual flow has just resumed and then ceased, presenting with chills and fever resembling malaria, and delirium accompanied by claims of seeing ghosts.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose; boil with 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen; strain and take while warm. The first dose may cause slight restlessness; after the second dose, sweating will occur and the patient will recover.

Dried Ginger and Bupleurum Decoction,*The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 19.,For women with typhoid fever whose menstrual flow has just resumed and then ceased, presenting with chills and fever resembling malaria, and delirium accompanied by claims of seeing ghosts.

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