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Burdock Root Decoction

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Burdock Root Decoction,If sweating is incomplete, residual toxins remain in the pericardium, causing drowsiness after recovery, and even twitching of the hands and feet, or alternating chills and fever.

Formulas Name : Burdock Root Decoction

Chinese Name : 牛蒡根汤

Drug Formulation

6 qian of burdock root, 6 qian of purified ephedra, 6 qian of Sichuan achyranthes, and 6 qian of processed Pinellia.

Source

From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

If sweating is incomplete, residual toxins remain in the pericardium, causing drowsiness after recovery, and even twitching of the hands and feet, or alternating chills and fever.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 fen per dose, mixed with good wine, three times daily.

Burdock Root Decoction,From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants*, Volume 2.,If sweating is incomplete, residual toxins remain in the pericardium, causing drowsiness after recovery, and even twitching of the hands and feet, or alternating chills and fever.

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