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Burdock Seed Powder,For persistent toxic heat during the eruption of smallpox.

Formulas Name : Burdock Seed Powder

Chinese Name : 牛蒡子散

Drug Formulation

1 qian of burdock seeds, 7 fen of forsythia, 7 fen of Coptis, 7 fen of Scrophularia, 5 fen of licorice, 5 fen of Schizonepeta, 5 fen of Saposhnikovia, 5 fen of Lithospermum, 6 fen of Ligusticum, 6 fen of Angelica sinensis, 6 fen of red peony root, 6 fen of raw rehmannia, and 3 fen of rhinoceros horn (ground into powder).

Source

From *Yi Bian*, Volume 4.

Benefits

For persistent toxic heat during the eruption of smallpox.

Instructions for Use

Decoct with 1 zhong of water until reduced to 7 fen, then take the decoction.

Burdock Seed Powder,From *Yi Bian*, Volume 4.,For persistent toxic heat during the eruption of smallpox.

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