Three-Ingredient Artemisia Decocion

Three-Ingredient Artemisia Decocion,For jaundice, where the body and eyes are yellow and fine scales appear on the skin.

Formulas Name : Three-Ingredient Artemisia Decocion

Chinese Name : 三物茵陈蒿汤

Drug Formulation

1 handful of Artemisia capillaris, 24 gardenia fruits, 1 jin of gypsum.

Source

From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.

Benefits

For jaundice, where the body and eyes are yellow and fine scales appear on the skin.

Instructions for Use

Boil 8 sheng of water down to 2.5 sheng, then strain out the residue; heat the gypsum over a high flame until it turns bright red, then add it to the decoction. Once the boiling subsides, skim off the clear liquid. Adjust the temperature to be neither too hot nor too cold, and have the patient drink 1 sheng. Cover the patient to induce sweating all over the body, then dust the body with warm talcum powder to complete the cure. If sweating does not occur, have the patient drink another 1 sheng; the condition will be cured once sweating begins.

Three-Ingredient Artemisia Decocion,From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.,For jaundice, where the body and eyes are yellow and fine scales appear on the skin.

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