Laisu Powder

Laisu Powder,For epidemics and typhoid fever occurring in all four seasons, characterized by high fever, headache, aversion to cold, stiffness in the neck and spine, pain throughout the body, restlessness, thirst, confusion, difficulty with urination and defecation, a strong desire to lie down, weakness, and complete loss of appetite; as well as for various qi disorders, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” mountain mist malaria, and alternating chills and fever.

Formulas Name : Laisu Powder

Chinese Name : 来苏散

Drug Formulation

Bupleurum (stem removed) 2 liang, Licorice (roasted) 2 liang, Dried Ginger 2 liang, Cinnamon Bark (coarse outer bark removed, not roasted) 1 liang,Platycodon root 1 liang, Fangfeng 1 liang, Schizonepeta spikelets 1 liang, Acanthopanax bark 1 liang, Peony root half a liang, Ephedra (knots removed) 1.5 liang, Dried tangerine peel (white pith removed) 1.5 liang, Astragalus root (soaked in honey water overnight, then roasted) 1 fen.

Source

*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 2 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For epidemics and typhoid fever occurring in all four seasons, characterized by high fever, headache, aversion to cold, stiffness in the neck and spine, pain throughout the body, restlessness, thirst, confusion, difficulty with urination and defecation, a strong desire to lie down, weakness, and complete loss of appetite; as well as for various qi disorders, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” mountain mist malaria, and alternating chills and fever.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose; add 3 slices of fresh ginger to 1 zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 8 fen, and take hot at any time.

Laisu Powder,*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 2 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).,For epidemics and typhoid fever occurring in all four seasons, characterized by high fever, headache, aversion to cold, stiffness in the neck and spine, pain throughout the body, restlessness, thirst, confusion, difficulty with urination and defecation, a strong desire to lie down, weakness, and complete loss of appetite; as well as for various qi disorders, the “Five Labors” and “Seven Injuries,” mountain mist malaria, and alternating chills and fever.

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