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Modified “Chasing Boils and Averting Death Decoction”

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Modified “Chasing Boils and Averting Death Decoction”,For carbuncles, as well as abscesses, back sores, and malignant ulcers characterized by intense redness, swelling, and pain, or for “purple wandering wind” and “red wandering wind.”

Formulas Name : Modified “Chasing Boils and Averting Death Decoction”

Chinese Name : 加减追疔夺命汤

Drug Formulation

Saposhnikovia root, Red Peony root, Forsythia fruit, Notopterygium root, Angelica root, Asarum root, Green Tangerine peel, Dried Silkworm, Cicada Shed, Blue Aquilaria, Licorice nodes, Honeysuckle flower, Placenta, and Monopod Lotus.

Source

*Zhun Sheng: Treatise on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 2.

Benefits

For carbuncles, as well as abscesses, back sores, and malignant ulcers characterized by intense redness, swelling, and pain, or for “purple wandering wind” and “red wandering wind.”

Instructions for Use

Add fresh ginger, Artemisia annua, and raw Rehmannia root to the above ingredients; decoct in water and take orally.

Modified “Chasing Boils and Averting Death Decoction”,*Zhun Sheng: Treatise on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 2.,For carbuncles, as well as abscesses, back sores, and malignant ulcers characterized by intense redness, swelling, and pain, or for “purple wandering wind” and “red wandering wind.”

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