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Detoxifying and Cooling Powder

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Detoxifying and Cooling Powder,Red Diaphragm Typhoid Fever. The chest and diaphragm are red, swollen, hot, and painful; purple blisters appear externally; the edges of the tongue coating are red; the center is yellow, rough, and spiky; or, in severe cases, black spots may appear interspersed with the yellow coating.

Formulas Name : Detoxifying and Cooling Powder

Chinese Name : 解毒清凉散

Drug Formulation

Hibiscus leaf 5 qian, Isatis leaf 5 qian, Indigo powder 2 qian, Renzhonghuang 2 qian.

Source

From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder; mix thoroughly with the juice of fresh chrysanthemum leaves and lotus leaves.

Benefits

Red Diaphragm Typhoid Fever. The chest and diaphragm are red, swollen, hot, and painful; purple blisters appear externally; the edges of the tongue coating are red; the center is yellow, rough, and spiky; or, in severe cases, black spots may appear interspersed with the yellow coating.

Instructions for Use

First, use a fine silver needle to puncture the swollen area to draw out purplish blood; immediately wipe it dry with a thin piece of cotton, moisten it with water, and then apply this powder to the affected area.

Detoxifying and Cooling Powder,From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,Red Diaphragm Typhoid Fever. The chest and diaphragm are red, swollen, hot, and painful; purple blisters appear externally; the edges of the tongue coating are red; the center is yellow, rough, and spiky; or, in severe cases, black spots may appear interspersed with the yellow coating.

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