Five-Spice and Trifoliate Orange Decoction，From *Qianjin*, Volume 5.，For children afflicted by wind-heat, with nodules as hard as sesame seeds; the sores are itchy and, when scratched, the skin peels off and fluid oozes out; or for those with recurrent outbreaks covering the entire body, including the head and face, year after year.
Five-Spice and Trifoliate Orange Decoction
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Formulas Name : Five-Spice and Trifoliate Orange Decoction
Chinese Name : 五香枳实汤
Drug Formulation
9 zhu of Blue Aquilaria, 6 zhu of Musk, half a liang of Chicken-Tongue Incense, half a liang of Fragrant Land Incense, half a liang of Agarwood, 1 liang of Cimicifuga, 1 liang of Scutellaria, 1 liang of White Polygonum, 1 liang of Ephedra, half a liang of Saposhnikovia, half a liang of Gentiana, 1.5 liang of Zhi Shi, 1 liang 18 zhu of Rhubarb, and half a liang of Leulu.
Source
From *Qianjin*, Volume 5.
Benefits
For children afflicted by wind-heat, with nodules as hard as sesame seeds; the sores are itchy and, when scratched, the skin peels off and fluid oozes out; or for those with recurrent outbreaks covering the entire body, including the head and face, year after year.
Instructions for Use
Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil in 5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng and 8 he. For children aged 5–6, administer 4–5 he per dose; for those aged 7–8, 6 he per dose; for those aged 10 to 14–15, add half liang of rhubarb, bring the total water volume to 1 dou, boil until reduced to 2.5 sheng, and divide into 3 doses.
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Five-Spice and Trifoliate Orange Decoction,For children afflicted by wind-heat, with nodules as hard as sesame seeds; the sores are itchy and, when scratched, the skin peels off and fluid oozes out; or for those with recurrent outbreaks covering the entire body, including the head and face, year after year.