Enhanced Shengjiang Powder，*Excerpts from the *Treatise on Epidemic Fevers*.，For epidemic plague characterized by intense fever throughout the body, intermittent chills, thirst with a desire for cold drinks, a thick, white, dry, and cracked tongue coating, mental confusion, red eyes, severe constipation, and scanty, red urine.
Enhanced Shengjiang Powder
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Formulas Name : Enhanced Shengjiang Powder
Chinese Name : 加味升降散
Drug Formulation
2 qian of white silkworm pupae (fried in wine), 10 whole cicada exuviae, 0.5 fen of turmeric (peeled), 2 qian of Sichuan fritillary bulb, 1.5 qian of Sichuan magnolia bark, 3 qian of ophiopogon tuber, and 4 qian of raw rhubarb.
Source
*Excerpts from the *Treatise on Epidemic Fevers*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder.
Benefits
For epidemic plague characterized by intense fever throughout the body, intermittent chills, thirst with a desire for cold drinks, a thick, white, dry, and cracked tongue coating, mental confusion, red eyes, severe constipation, and scanty, red urine.
Instructions for Use
Mix with Shaoxing wine and white honey in equal parts (1 wine glass total), stir well, and administer cold.
Note
Safe for pregnant women; reduce the dose by half for children.
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Enhanced Shengjiang Powder,For epidemic plague characterized by intense fever throughout the body, intermittent chills, thirst with a desire for cold drinks, a thick, white, dry, and cracked tongue coating, mental confusion, red eyes, severe constipation, and scanty, red urine.