Lithospermum Detoxifying Decoction

Lithospermum Detoxifying Decoction,If the rash is black in color, the heat toxin is particularly severe, constituting a condition where the patient has a one-in-nine chance of survival.

Formulas Name : Lithospermum Detoxifying Decoction

Chinese Name : 紫草解毒汤

Drug Formulation

Ephedra, Lithospermum, red beans, manchurian pangolin scale, human nasal yellow, dried silkworm, whole scorpion, Coptis, charred human feces, cicada slough, and cow’s testicles.

Source

*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 11.

Benefits

If the rash is black in color, the heat toxin is particularly severe, constituting a condition where the patient has a one-in-nine chance of survival.

Lithospermum Detoxifying Decoction,*New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 11.,If the rash is black in color, the heat toxin is particularly severe, constituting a condition where the patient has a one-in-nine chance of survival.

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