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Burdock Powder,For children with measles or smallpox that have not yet erupted.

Formulas Name : Burdock Powder

Chinese Name : 牛蒡散

Drug Formulation

Licorice nodes, Schizonepeta spikes, and burdock seeds (lightly roasted)—in equal parts.

Source

From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 15), citing *The Classic of Wind and Marrow*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For children with measles or smallpox that have not yet erupted.

Instructions for Use

Take 1.5 qian per dose, mixed with Detoxifying Peppermint Decoction; if the rash has not yet appeared, mix with Lithospermum Decoction and take several doses.

Burdock Powder,From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 15), citing *The Classic of Wind and Marrow*.,For children with measles or smallpox that have not yet erupted.

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