Five-Spice and Trifoliate Orange Decoction

Five-Spice and Trifoliate Orange Decoction,For children afflicted by wind-heat, with nodules as hard as sesame seeds; the sores are itchy and, when scratched, the skin peels off and fluid oozes out; or for those with recurrent outbreaks covering the entire body, including the head and face, year after year.

Formulas Name : Five-Spice and Trifoliate Orange Decoction

Chinese Name : 五香枳实汤

Drug Formulation

9 zhu of Blue Aquilaria, 6 zhu of Musk, half a liang of Chicken-Tongue Incense, half a liang of Fragrant Land Incense, half a liang of Agarwood, 1 liang of Cimicifuga, 1 liang of Scutellaria, 1 liang of White Polygonum, 1 liang of Ephedra, half a liang of Saposhnikovia, half a liang of Gentiana, 1.5 liang of Zhi Shi, 1 liang 18 zhu of Rhubarb, and half a liang of Leulu.

Source

From *Qianjin*, Volume 5.

Benefits

For children afflicted by wind-heat, with nodules as hard as sesame seeds; the sores are itchy and, when scratched, the skin peels off and fluid oozes out; or for those with recurrent outbreaks covering the entire body, including the head and face, year after year.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil in 5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng and 8 he. For children aged 5–6, administer 4–5 he per dose; for those aged 7–8, 6 he per dose; for those aged 10 to 14–15, add half liang of rhubarb, bring the total water volume to 1 dou, boil until reduced to 2.5 sheng, and divide into 3 doses.

Five-Spice and Trifoliate Orange Decoction,From *Qianjin*, Volume 5.,For children afflicted by wind-heat, with nodules as hard as sesame seeds; the sores are itchy and, when scratched, the skin peels off and fluid oozes out; or for those with recurrent outbreaks covering the entire body, including the head and face, year after year.

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