Decoction for Sparse Smallpox

Decoction for Sparse Smallpox,

Formulas Name : Decoction for Sparse Smallpox

Chinese Name : 稀痘汤

Drug Formulation

Qianghuo 6 fen, Ma Huang 6 fen, Sheng Di 4 fen, Huang Bai 4 fen, Sheng Ma 4 fen, Gan Cao 4 fen, Huang Lian 4 fen, Gui Shen 4 fen, Fang Feng 3 fen, Chuan Xiong 3 fen,Gaobin 3 fen, Scutellaria baicalensis 3 fen, Bupleurum 3 fen, Pueraria root 3 fen, Atractylodes lancea 3 fen, Safflower 2 fen, Asarum 2 fen, Sappanwood 2 fen, Dried tangerine peel 2 fen, Atractylodes macrocephala 2 fen, Evodia 1 fen, Forsythia 1 fen.

Source

From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.

Instructions for Use

On the day before the beginning of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, use 2 zhong of water, decoct until reduced to 8 fen, let it sit overnight, and take it while still warm the next morning. If taken throughout all four seasons, smallpox will never appear; if taken 1–2 times, the eruption will be sparse.

Decoction for Sparse Smallpox,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 3.,

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