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.
Da Cheng San
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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.
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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.