Dissolving and Dispersing Decoction

Dissolving and Dispersing Decoction,For cases where the smallpox has not yet erupted, or where spots have appeared but are about to erupt but have not yet done so, or where the eruption is not progressing smoothly; characterized by balanced qi and blood, fever, restlessness, and thirst; red urine; and constipation.

Formulas Name : Dissolving and Dispersing Decoction

Chinese Name : 消解散

Drug Formulation

Forsythia 7 fen, Burdock 7 fen, Platycodon 4 fen, Hawthorn 1 qian, Akebia 6 fen, Cicada Shedding 4 fen, Chuanxiong 4 fen, Cimicifuga 5 fen, Pueraria Root 5 fen, Fangfeng 4 fen, Schizonepeta 4 fen, Xianhu 5 fen, Lithospermum 6 fen, Licorice 6 fen, Coptis (wine-fried) 6 fen,Scutellaria baicalensis (wine-fried) 6 fen.

Source

*Collected Commentaries on the Golden Mirror of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For cases where the smallpox has not yet erupted, or where spots have appeared but are about to erupt but have not yet done so, or where the eruption is not progressing smoothly; characterized by balanced qi and blood, fever, restlessness, and thirst; red urine; and constipation.

Instructions for Use

If a child is unable to take the powder, decoct it in water and administer the decoction.

Dissolving and Dispersing Decoction,*Collected Commentaries on the Golden Mirror of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 2.,For cases where the smallpox has not yet erupted, or where spots have appeared but are about to erupt but have not yet done so, or where the eruption is not progressing smoothly; characterized by balanced qi and blood, fever, restlessness, and thirst; red urine; and constipation.

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