Lily and Qianhu Decoction

Lily and Qianhu Decoction,Fourteen days after recovery from typhoid fever, with persistent tidal fever that is about to develop into “Lily Disease,” accompanied by a heavy, weak body and a dazed, drunken-like state.

Formulas Name : Lily and Qianhu Decoction

Chinese Name : 百合前胡汤

Drug Formulation

3 fresh lily bulbs (split and washed), 1.5 liang of Xianhu (with root tips removed), 1.5 liang of Ephedra (knots removed), 2 liang of Pueraria root (chopped), half a liang of fresh Ophiopogon (core removed), and 3 liang of gypsum (crushed).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 29.

Processing

About the size of a sesame or soybean.

Benefits

Fourteen days after recovery from typhoid fever, with persistent tidal fever that is about to develop into “Lily Disease,” accompanied by a heavy, weak body and a dazed, drunken-like state.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose, boil with 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen, strain, and drink while warm; take another dose about the time it takes to eat a meal.

Lily and Qianhu Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 29.,Fourteen days after recovery from typhoid fever, with persistent tidal fever that is about to develop into “Lily Disease,” accompanied by a heavy, weak body and a dazed, drunken-like state.

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