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Luffa Detoxifying Decoction

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Luffa Detoxifying Decoction,Purple, sunken smallpox lesions.

Formulas Name : Luffa Detoxifying Decoction

Chinese Name : 丝瓜化毒汤

Drug Formulation

Dried loofah (take the portion near the stem, 5 cun long, as the principal ingredient), red peony root, safflower, Chinese angelica root, lithospermum root, Sichuan lovage root, cowhage seed, forsythia fruit, cimicifuga root, licorice root, black beans, and adzuki beans—all in equal parts.

Source

From *The New Book on Smallpox Inoculation*, Volume 6.

Benefits

Purple, sunken smallpox lesions.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water; grind rhinoceros horn into a powder and mix with the decoction before taking.

Luffa Detoxifying Decoction,From *The New Book on Smallpox Inoculation*, Volume 6.,Purple, sunken smallpox lesions.

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