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Five-Ingredient Bamboo Leaf Decoction

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Five-Ingredient Bamboo Leaf Decoction,Boils and abscesses. Back boils and breast abscesses.

Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Bamboo Leaf Decoction

Chinese Name : 五味竹叶汤

Drug Formulation

Bamboo leaves (sliced) 3 sheng, Schisandra berries 2 liang, Peucedanum root 2 liang, Angelica root 2 liang, Dried Rehmannia root 2 liang, Ginseng 2 liang, Wheat 2 sheng, Astragalus root 3 liang, Scutellaria root 3 liang, Ophiopogon tuber (core removed) 3 liang, Fresh ginger 3 liang, Licorice root 1.5 liang (roasted), Cimicifuga root 1 liang, Jujubes 14, Cinnamon bark 0.5 liang.

Source

From *Gui Yi*, Volume 3.

Benefits

Boils and abscesses. Back boils and breast abscesses.

Instructions for Use

First, boil bamboo leaves and wheat in 2 dou of water; reduce to 1 dou, strain out the residue, add the remaining herbs, and boil down to 3 sheng. Divide into 4 doses and take warm—3 times during the day and 1 time at night.

Five-Ingredient Bamboo Leaf Decoction,From *Gui Yi*, Volume 3.,Boils and abscesses. Back boils and breast abscesses.

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