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.
Laisu Powder
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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.
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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.