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Liuwei Qing San,For typhoid fever with a red complexion and aversion to cold.

Formulas Name : Liuwei Qing San

Chinese Name : 六味青散

Drug Formulation

Aconite (Wutou) 15 fen, Platycodon (Jiegeng) 15 fen, White Atractylodes (Baizhu) 15 fen, Prepared Aconite (Fuzi) 5 fen, Fangfeng, and Asarum (Xixin).

Source

From *Wai Tai* (Volume —), citing *Fan Wang’s Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For typhoid fever with a red complexion and aversion to cold.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian and 5 bi per dose, washed down with warm wine. If no effect is seen, slightly increase the dose. If no sweat appears within a few hours after taking the medicine, drink 1 sheng of thin congee to induce sweating. Keep the body warm and covered until a profuse sweat appears; do not allow the sweat to drip profusely, and do not expose the hands or feet. If only a slight sweat appears, do not apply talcum powder. If profuse, unstoppable sweating occurs, apply warm talcum powder.If no sweat is produced, the dose should be repeated. If sweating occurs but the condition is not resolved, the Shen Dan Pills should be taken.

Note

Avoid raw vegetables, pork, peaches, plums, and sparrow meat.

Liuwei Qing San,From *Wai Tai* (Volume —), citing *Fan Wang’s Formulas*.,For typhoid fever with a red complexion and aversion to cold.

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