Modified Ma-Xing-Shi-Gan Decoction

Modified Ma-Xing-Shi-Gan Decoction,For severe cases of measles that have not broken out, accompanied by aversion to cold and fever, swelling and pain in the throat, a white, putrid coating on the Neiguan acupoint, or coughing with counterflow of qi.

Formulas Name : Modified Ma-Xing-Shi-Gan Decoction

Chinese Name : 加减麻杏石甘汤

Drug Formulation

Purified Ephedra 4 fen, calcined gypsum 4 qian, elephant’s-tusk fritillary bulb 3 qian, fresh bamboo leaves 30 sheets, polished apricot kernels 3 qian, belamcanda rhizome 8 fen, roasted silkworm pupae 3 qian, white radish juice 1 liang, raw licorice 6 fen, forsythia fruit shells 2 qian, peppermint leaves 1 qian, Beijing ginseng 1 qian 5 fen.

Source

*Outline of the Treatment of Throat Rash Syndrome*.

Benefits

For severe cases of measles that have not broken out, accompanied by aversion to cold and fever, swelling and pain in the throat, a white, putrid coating on the Neiguan acupoint, or coughing with counterflow of qi.

Modified Ma-Xing-Shi-Gan Decoction,*Outline of the Treatment of Throat Rash Syndrome*.,For severe cases of measles that have not broken out, accompanied by aversion to cold and fever, swelling and pain in the throat, a white, putrid coating on the Neiguan acupoint, or coughing with counterflow of qi.

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