Enhanced Lianqiao Shengma Gegeng Decoction，From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 5.，For cases of smallpox with excessive fever and where the toxin has not yet been fully expelled.
Enhanced Lianqiao Shengma Gegeng Decoction
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Formulas Name : Enhanced Lianqiao Shengma Gegeng Decoction
Chinese Name : 加味连翘升麻葛根汤
Drug Formulation
Forsythia (core removed, washed with wine), Cimicifuga (washed with wine), Pueraria root, Red Peony root, Platycodon (soaked in rice water), Licorice tips, Scutellaria (wine-processed), Gardenia (wine-processed), Akebia (washed with wine), Ophiopogon (core removed), Arctium seeds (rinsed with wine, ground with sand), White Talc.
Source
From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 5.
Benefits
For cases of smallpox with excessive fever and where the toxin has not yet been fully expelled.
Instructions for Use
Grind into a fine powder. Add 1 zhong of water, along with thin bamboo leaves and lampwick as decoction aids, then boil and take as needed, regardless of the time of day. It is also acceptable to take it in conjunction with Ox Gall Pills.
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Enhanced Lianqiao Shengma Gegeng Decoction,For cases of smallpox with excessive fever and where the toxin has not yet been fully expelled.