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Luffa Soup,Toxicity from smallpox lesions.

Formulas Name : Luffa Soup

Chinese Name : 丝瓜汤

Drug Formulation

Luffa, Cimicifuga, Peony (soaked in wine), Licorice, Black beans, Red adzuki beans, Rhinoceros horn (pounded).

Source

*Ming Yi Za Zhu* (Miscellaneous Writings of a Ming Physician), Volume 6.

Benefits

Toxicity from smallpox lesions.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Luffa Soup,*Ming Yi Za Zhu* (Miscellaneous Writings of a Ming Physician), Volume 6.,Toxicity from smallpox lesions.

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