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Peppermint and Burdock Decoction

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Peppermint and Burdock Decoction,Urticaria.

Formulas Name : Peppermint and Burdock Decoction

Chinese Name : 薄荷牛蒡汤

Drug Formulation

12 g peppermint leaves, 9 g burdock seeds, 9 g charred puffball mushroom, 9 g forsythia fruit shells, 12 g Beijing scrophularia, 12 g Western red peony root, 12 g Isatis root, 12 g Isatis leaf, 9 g stir-fried silkworm pupae, 6 g Chinese bellflower root.

Source

*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.

Benefits

Urticaria.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Peppermint and Burdock Decoction,*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.,Urticaria.

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