Black Rhinoceros Horn Decoction

Black Rhinoceros Horn Decoction,For the initial stage of scrofula, where lumps on the side of the neck are hard as stone, and the skin and flesh exhibit alternating chills and fever with redness and swelling.

Formulas Name : Black Rhinoceros Horn Decoction

Chinese Name : 乌犀汤

Drug Formulation

Rhinoceros Horn (chopped) 3 liang, Evodia Fruit (roasted) 3 liang, Agarwood 3 fen, Musk (ground) half a qian, Cloves half a liang, Scrophularia Root 3 fen, Rhubarb (chopped, roasted) 1 liang, Akebia Stem (chopped) 1 liang, Belamcanda Rhizome 1 liang, Forsythia Fruit 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 126.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For the initial stage of scrofula, where lumps on the side of the neck are hard as stone, and the skin and flesh exhibit alternating chills and fever with redness and swelling.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose, boil with 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 8 fen, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach; take another dose in the evening. Continue until bowel movements are induced.

Black Rhinoceros Horn Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 126.,For the initial stage of scrofula, where lumps on the side of the neck are hard as stone, and the skin and flesh exhibit alternating chills and fever with redness and swelling.

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