Black Rhinoceros Horn Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 126.，For the initial stage of scrofula, where lumps on the side of the neck are hard as stone, and the skin and flesh exhibit alternating chills and fever with redness and swelling.
Black Rhinoceros Horn Decoction
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Formulas Name : Black Rhinoceros Horn Decoction
Chinese Name : 乌犀汤
Drug Formulation
Rhinoceros Horn (chopped) 3 liang, Evodia Fruit (roasted) 3 liang, Agarwood 3 fen, Musk (ground) half a qian, Cloves half a liang, Scrophularia Root 3 fen, Rhubarb (chopped, roasted) 1 liang, Akebia Stem (chopped) 1 liang, Belamcanda Rhizome 1 liang, Forsythia Fruit 1 liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 126.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder.
Benefits
For the initial stage of scrofula, where lumps on the side of the neck are hard as stone, and the skin and flesh exhibit alternating chills and fever with redness and swelling.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 qian per dose, boil with 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 8 fen, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach; take another dose in the evening. Continue until bowel movements are induced.
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Black Rhinoceros Horn Decoction,For the initial stage of scrofula, where lumps on the side of the neck are hard as stone, and the skin and flesh exhibit alternating chills and fever with redness and swelling.