Antitoxic Pills with Antelope Horn and Forsythia，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Tianjin Formula).，For the early stages of a cold with intense heat, characterized by aversion to cold, high fever, soreness and weakness in the four limbs, dizziness, cough, sore throat, and epidemic toxin affecting the jaw, with redness and swelling of both cheeks.
Antitoxic Pills with Antelope Horn and Forsythia
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Formulas Name : Antitoxic Pills with Antelope Horn and Forsythia
Chinese Name : 羚翘解毒丸
Drug Formulation
2 liang of honeysuckle, 2 liang of pollen, 2 liang of kudzu root, 2 liang of isatis leaf, 6 qian of Phellodendron bark, 4 liang of raw gypsum, 1 liang of raw gardenia, 8 qian of red peony root, 6 qian of puffball mushroom, 6 qian of Zhejiang fritillary bulb, 6 qian of mulberry leaf, 6 qian of trichosanthes peel (fried with wheat bran),Scutellaria baicalensis 6 qian, stir-fried silkworm pupae 6 qian, Anemarrhena asphodeloides 6 qian, Mentha haplocalyx leaves 1 liang 6 qian, Forsythia suspensa (seed removed) 2 liang, Scrophularia ningpoensis (root removed) 1 liang 6 qian (ground together into a fine powder), antelope horn powder 1 qian, Borneol 2 qian.
Source
*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Tianjin Formula).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills, each weighing 3 qian, and seal tightly in wax-coated paper or wax paper tubes.
Benefits
For the early stages of a cold with intense heat, characterized by aversion to cold, high fever, soreness and weakness in the four limbs, dizziness, cough, sore throat, and epidemic toxin affecting the jaw, with redness and swelling of both cheeks.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill at a time, washed down with plain boiled water.
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Antitoxic Pills with Antelope Horn and Forsythia,For the early stages of a cold with intense heat, characterized by aversion to cold, high fever, soreness and weakness in the four limbs, dizziness, cough, sore throat, and epidemic toxin affecting the jaw, with redness and swelling of both cheeks.