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Four-Ingredient Spot-Clearing Decoction

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Four-Ingredient Spot-Clearing Decoction,For cases of excessive heat with blood deficiency, where smallpox lesions appear bright red but are dry and lack fullness.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Spot-Clearing Decoction

Chinese Name : 四物快斑汤

Drug Formulation

Chuanxiong, Red Peony Root, Angelica Root, Raw Rehmannia Root, Cimicifuga, Pueraria Root, Schizonepeta, Burdock Root, Forsythia, Lithospermum, and Lycium Fruit.

Source

*Complete Book on Smallpox and Rashes*, Volume 1.

Benefits

For cases of excessive heat with blood deficiency, where smallpox lesions appear bright red but are dry and lack fullness.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and mix with charred human feces before taking.

Four-Ingredient Spot-Clearing Decoction,*Complete Book on Smallpox and Rashes*, Volume 1.,For cases of excessive heat with blood deficiency, where smallpox lesions appear bright red but are dry and lack fullness.

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