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Chisheng Powder,For typhoid fever.

Formulas Name : Chisheng Powder

Chinese Name : 持圣散

Drug Formulation

Ephedra 2 liang (roots and nodes removed), licorice 1 fen (lightly roasted until reddish, coarsely chopped), cinnamon bark 1 liang, aconite root 1 liang (roasted until cracked, skin and pith removed), white atractylodes 0.5 liang, schisandra berries 0.5 liang, aged tangerine peel 0.5 liang (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and dried).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 9.

Processing

The above is a coarse powder.

Benefits

For typhoid fever.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose. Boil in 1 medium bowl of water with half a fen of fresh ginger and 3 jujubes until reduced to 6 fen. Strain and take while hot, regardless of the time of day. Continue until sweating occurs.

Chisheng Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 9.,For typhoid fever.

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