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Eight-Ingredient Formula for Treating Erythema

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Eight-Ingredient Formula for Treating Erythema,For liver hyperactivity due to intense anger, excessive lung heat, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and blood-streaked sputum.

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Formula for Treating Erythema

Chinese Name : 八宝治红丹

Drug Formulation

Lotus leaf 160 liang, Dendrobium 48 liang, Greater and Lesser Thistle 32 liang, Fragrant Ink 32 liang, Licorice 32 liang, White Peony Root 32 liang, Moutan Bark 64 liang, Lotus Root Nodes 64 liang, Charred Platycladus 64 liang, Scutellaria 64 liang, Lily Bulb 64 liang,Gardenia (roasted until charred) 64 liang, tangerine peel 64 liang, charred palm fiber 16 liang, fritillary bulb 24 liang, raw rehmannia root 40 liang, bamboo shavings 40 liang.

Source

*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, sift through a sieve, and mix with refined honey to form pills weighing 3 qian each.

Benefits

For liver hyperactivity due to intense anger, excessive lung heat, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and blood-streaked sputum.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, twice daily, with warm water.

Eight-Ingredient Formula for Treating Erythema,*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.,For liver hyperactivity due to intense anger, excessive lung heat, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and blood-streaked sputum.

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