Empirically Modified Detoxifying and Blood-Activating Decoction

Empirically Modified Detoxifying and Blood-Activating Decoction,Plague.

Formulas Name : Empirically Modified Detoxifying and Blood-Activating Decoction

Chinese Name : 经验加减解毒活血汤

Drug Formulation

Forsythia 3 qian, Bupleurum 2 qian, Pueraria root 2 qian, Raw Rehmannia 5 qian, Angelica 1.5 qian, Red Peony 3 qian, Peach Kernel 8 qian (remove skin and tip, crush with a pestle), Safflower 5 qian, Sichuan Magnolia Bark 1 qian, Licorice 2 qian.

Source

From *A Concise Compendium on the Plague*.

Benefits

Plague.

Instructions for Use

On the first, second, and third days, the disease is in the Upper Jiao; select light and clear herbs, and decoct for six or seven boils. On the fourth, fifth, and sixth days, the disease is in the Middle Jiao; select slightly heavier herbs, and decoct for ten boils.On the seventh day and thereafter, the disease affects the lower jiao; select potent and heavy herbs, and decoct for more than ten boils. This formula already uses a large dose of herbs; use one and a half bowls of water. First, decoct in a large pot until it boils several times, then pour the decoction into a small pot. Add more water to the large pot, decoct again, and pour the decoction into the small pot once more. Decoct until about half a bowl of decoction remains, then take it.

Empirically Modified Detoxifying and Blood-Activating Decoction,From *A Concise Compendium on the Plague*.,Plague.

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