Ascending Heaven Powder，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 28.，Smallpox lesions appear grayish-white, or reddish-purple, sunken and black, dry and withered, or produce clear fluid that does not form pus.
Ascending Heaven Powder
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Formulas Name : Ascending Heaven Powder
Chinese Name : 升天散
Drug Formulation
Ginseng 6 fen, Astragalus 8 fen, Hawthorn 8 fen, Atractylodes (stir-fried with earth) 5 fen, Angelica 5 fen, Ligusticum 5 fen, Tangerine Peel 5 fen, Licorice 3 fen, Epimedium 2 fen, Manchurian Tortoise Shell (stir-fried with earth until yellow) 2 fen, Cinnamon Bark 3 li (this is a guide herb; too much causes itching), Wood Fragrance 2 fen.
Source
From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 28.
Benefits
Smallpox lesions appear grayish-white, or reddish-purple, sunken and black, dry and withered, or produce clear fluid that does not form pus.
Instructions for Use
Add 1 slice of fresh ginger and 1 jujube, decoct in water, and take orally; alternatively, it may be ground into a powder and taken orally.If vomiting occurs, take with ginger decoction; for diarrhea, take with rice water; for abdominal pain, take with a decoction of Shenqu; for restlessness, take with Ophiopogon Decoction; for thirst, take with a decoction of Ophiopogon and Schisandra; for vomiting and diarrhea, take with a decoction of Agastache and Tangerine Peel. If the smallpox lesions do not form pus, it is safe to take several doses.
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Ascending Heaven Powder,Smallpox lesions appear grayish-white, or reddish-purple, sunken and black, dry and withered, or produce clear fluid that does not form pus.