Lithospermum Pill，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).，For cases where smallpox is about to erupt or has not yet erupted, accompanied by headache, vomiting, fever, mental confusion, coughing, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, internal invasion by the rash toxin, drowsiness resembling convulsions, and dark, scanty, and painful urination.
Lithospermum Pill
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Formulas Name : Lithospermum Pill
Chinese Name : 紫草丸
Drug Formulation
5 qian of Lithospermum root, 4 fen of Pearl, 5 qian of Cinnabar, 2 fen of Ox Bile, 3 qian of Rhinoceros Horn, 3 qian of Antelope Horn, 3 qian of Indigo Powder, 3 qian of Sichuan Fritillary Bulb, 3 qian of Notopterygium, 3 qian of Amber, 3 qian of Frankincense, 3 qian of Myrrh, 5 qian of Scrophularia root, 5 qian of Realgar,2 fen of Borneol (grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder, then add the following herbs), 2 liang of Honeysuckle, 2 liang of Groundsel, 2 liang of Walnut Kernels, 1 liang of Chrysanthemum, and 1 liang of Raw Licorice.
Source
From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).
Processing
Boil the last five ingredients into a paste, then mix thoroughly with the powdered ingredients from above. Add a small amount of honey to form pills weighing 3 fen 5 li.
Benefits
For cases where smallpox is about to erupt or has not yet erupted, accompanied by headache, vomiting, fever, mental confusion, coughing, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, internal invasion by the rash toxin, drowsiness resembling convulsions, and dark, scanty, and painful urination.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with plain boiled water.
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Lithospermum Pill,For cases where smallpox is about to erupt or has not yet erupted, accompanied by headache, vomiting, fever, mental confusion, coughing, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, internal invasion by the rash toxin, drowsiness resembling convulsions, and dark, scanty, and painful urination.