Fa Bu Dan

Fa Bu Dan,For smallpox lesions that are purplish-black, or where the pus has stagnated and the rash has receded, but traces of pus and blood still remain within the lesions.

Formulas Name : Fa Bu Dan

Chinese Name : 发补丹

Drug Formulation

Placenta (washed in wine, cleaned, and roasted) 2 qian,Frankincense (oil removed) 9 fen, Pangolin Scale (stir-fried with earth) 1 qian, Ginseng 3 qian, Raw Aconite (skin and tip removed) 3 qian, Oyster Shell (roasted) 1 qian (i.e., dried frog or field frog), Fainting Chicken (calcined to ash) 5 fen, Yuanmi (stir-fried with ginseng and aconite until golden) 1 qian.

Source

From *Collected Commentaries on the Golden Mirror of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix with steamed buns to form pills.

Benefits

For smallpox lesions that are purplish-black, or where the pus has stagnated and the rash has receded, but traces of pus and blood still remain within the lesions.

Instructions for Use

Decoct hawthorn and bamboo shoot tips in water; based on the child’s size, the number of smallpox lesions, and the consistency of the exudate (whether clear or thick), mix 5–7 fen of the decoction with water and administer orally.

Fa Bu Dan,From *Collected Commentaries on the Golden Mirror of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 6.,For smallpox lesions that are purplish-black, or where the pus has stagnated and the rash has receded, but traces of pus and blood still remain within the lesions.

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