Apple Powder

Apple Powder,For typhoid fever and epidemic plagues, presenting with headache, stiff neck, high fever with chills, stiffness and pain in the lower back and limbs, flushed face, dry throat, vomiting, restlessness, and thirst.

Formulas Name : Apple Powder

Chinese Name : 林檎散

Drug Formulation

Ephedra (knots removed) 1.5 liang, Cinnamon Bark (coarse bark removed) 1.5 liang, Atractylodes (peeled) 1.5 liang, Sichuan Rhubarb 1.5 liang, Dried Pueraria Root 1.5 liang, Gypsum 1.5 liang, Gardenia (peeled) 1.5 liang, Akebia 1 liang, Lycopodium 1 liang, Licorice (roasted) 1 liang,Qianhu 1 liang, Chuanxiong 1 liang, Huoxiang (leaves) half a liang, Chuanwutou (roasted, with skin and pith removed) half a liang.

Source

*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For typhoid fever and epidemic plagues, presenting with headache, stiff neck, high fever with chills, stiffness and pain in the lower back and limbs, flushed face, dry throat, vomiting, restlessness, and thirst.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose; add 1 zhan of water and about ten slices of apple peel (fresh apple peel may also be used); decoct until reduced to 7 fen; strain, let cool slightly, and take regardless of the time of day. Take successive doses, cover yourself with clothing and blankets, and continue until sweating occurs.

Apple Powder,*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 2.,For typhoid fever and epidemic plagues, presenting with headache, stiff neck, high fever with chills, stiffness and pain in the lower back and limbs, flushed face, dry throat, vomiting, restlessness, and thirst.

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