Da Cheng San

Da Cheng San,For smallpox that fails to erupt, or where the pustules are sunken, or appear grayish-white or black and sunken—all conditions where the disease fails to manifest.

Formulas Name : Da Cheng San

Chinese Name : 大成散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Pangolin Scale (stir-fried with wine), 2 qian of licorice powder, 1.5 qian of realgar, 1.5 qian of cinnabar, 3 qian of lithospermum root, and 2 fen of musk.

Source

*Zhunsheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For smallpox that fails to erupt, or where the pustules are sunken, or appear grayish-white or black and sunken—all conditions where the disease fails to manifest.

Instructions for Use

Administer 2 fen per child aged 5 years; for cold-pattern syndromes, mix with Zhizhong Powder and take with warm wine; for heat-pattern syndromes, mix with Xiaowubi Powder and take with Lithospermum decoction.

Da Cheng San,*Zhunsheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 6.,For smallpox that fails to erupt, or where the pustules are sunken, or appear grayish-white or black and sunken—all conditions where the disease fails to manifest.

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