Eight-Ingredient Ophiopogon Decoction

Eight-Ingredient Ophiopogon Decoction,For children with epidemic fever, high fever, cough, and restlessness.

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Ophiopogon Decoction

Chinese Name : 八物麦门冬饮

Drug Formulation

3 liang of Ophiopogon tuber (with core removed), 1 fen of licorice (roasted), 1 fen of ginseng, 2 liang of Aster tataricus, 2 liang of Cimicifuga, 1.5 fen of Fritillaria.

Source

From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 20.

Processing

Cut the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame seeds or mung beans.

Benefits

For children with epidemic fever, high fever, cough, and restlessness.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose; add 1 zhan of water and half a handful of mao root; decoct until reduced to 7 fen; strain; then add a small amount of bamboo sap and decoct again before taking.

Eight-Ingredient Ophiopogon Decoction,From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 20.,For children with epidemic fever, high fever, cough, and restlessness.

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