Bamboo Cuttlefish Soup，*Commentary on the Treatise on Chronic Malaria*.，Chronic Malaria.
Bamboo Cuttlefish Soup
Formulas Name : Bamboo Cuttlefish Soup
Chinese Name : 竹螵蛸汤
Drug Formulation
(Bamboo Cuttlefish) Bamboo leaves (select leaves from east-facing branches; remove those damaged by insects or showing traces of insect eggs; wash thoroughly under east-flowing water) 2 liang,Cuttlefish Bone (select those that are pure white, light, brittle, and layered with patterns resembling Tungcao; soak them in brine, then boil for one fu; remove, dig a hole in the ground, heat it until red-hot, place the cuttlefish bone inside, leave overnight, then remove and grind into a coarse powder) 5 qian,Changshan (those harvested with roots and shoots are best; remove the shoots just before use; coarsely chop licorice root, moisten it with water flowing eastward, mix with the Changshan, and steam for half an incense stick’s duration without allowing steam to escape; once cooled, remove the licorice root, sun-dry, then moisten with good wine overnight, remove and sun-dry again, then decoct and pound) 7 qian,300 grains of sorghum (rinsed clean), Gypsum 3 liang (select pure white gypsum resembling a bundle of needles; grind to a very fine powder; wash three times with licorice water; clarify; remove the water; sun-dry; then grind again).
Source
*Commentary on the Treatise on Chronic Malaria*.
Benefits
Chronic Malaria.
Instructions for Use
Place the above herbs in a copper vessel with 3 sheng of water and leave them to soak in a high, clean place under the stars and moonlight, with a knife laid across the top. At dawn, retrieve the herbs and, beside the patient’s bed, simmer them over low heat to reduce the liquid to 1.5 sheng. Divide this into three doses to be taken warm: one dose at daybreak, one dose a few hours before the attack begins, and one dose just as the attack begins.After taking all three doses, lie down in a quiet room, covered and kept warm. Do not bathe for one day, and apply the decoction to the palms, soles, chest, and face; place the residue beside the pillow so the patient can smell the medicinal odor. If no attack occurs by the end of the day, then bathe and resume eating.
Bamboo Cuttlefish Soup,Chronic Malaria.