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Ephedra Decoction for Relieving Exterior Syndromes

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Ephedra Decoction for Relieving Exterior Syndromes,In the severe cold of winter, when one contracts wind-cold from external sources, the smallpox lesions are suppressed by external pathogens and do not erupt easily.

Formulas Name : Ephedra Decoction for Relieving Exterior Syndromes

Chinese Name : 麻黄解表汤

Drug Formulation

Ephedra (with roots and nodes removed, stir-fried with honey and wine), Notopterygium, Cimicifuga, Pueraria root, Saposhnikovia, Schizonepeta, Arctium (stir-fried), Cicada Shed, Licorice, Platycodon.

Source

From *The Complete Book of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 1.

Benefits

In the severe cold of winter, when one contracts wind-cold from external sources, the smallpox lesions are suppressed by external pathogens and do not erupt easily.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water; mix with human feces that has been heated over a fire and take together.

Ephedra Decoction for Relieving Exterior Syndromes,From *The Complete Book of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 1.,In the severe cold of winter, when one contracts wind-cold from external sources, the smallpox lesions are suppressed by external pathogens and do not erupt easily.

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