Honeysuckle Bath

Honeysuckle Bath,Smallpox lesions that have sunken inward and turned black, failing to rise.

Formulas Name : Honeysuckle Bath

Chinese Name : 外浴忍冬汤

Drug Formulation

Honeysuckle vine (commonly known as honeysuckle; use the branches in spring and winter, and the branches and leaves in summer).

Source

From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants*, Volume 5.

Benefits

Smallpox lesions that have sunken inward and turned black, failing to rise.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely chop the ingredients. Simmer in 1 large cauldron of running water until reduced to 7 parts; pour one-third of the decoction into a bath tub. Test the temperature with your hand—it should be moderately warm. First, administer the decoction orally, then bathe the patient, gradually adding more decoction as needed. Continue until the smallpox lesions become raised and firm; there is no limit to the number of treatments.

Honeysuckle Bath,From *Collected Works on the Care of Infants*, Volume 5.,Smallpox lesions that have sunken inward and turned black, failing to rise.

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