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Chrysanthemum and Cicada Shed Decoction

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Chrysanthemum and Cicada Shed Decoction,Skin cancer.

Formulas Name : Chrysanthemum and Cicada Shed Decoction

Chinese Name : 菊虫汤

Drug Formulation

Chrysanthemum flowers 125 g, cicada slough 31 g, Ophiopogon tuber 18 g, pollen 9 g, Wood Fragrance 3 g, real orpiment 3 g, Cyperus rhizome 9 g, Tribulus terrestris 15 g, Saposhnikovia root 6 g, apricot kernel 9 g, Platycodon root 9 g, licorice root 3 g.

Source

*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.

Benefits

Skin cancer.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Chrysanthemum and Cicada Shed Decoction,*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.,Skin cancer.

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