Pill for Protecting Infants from Scattered Measles，From *The Golden Mirror of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 2.，Take this before the smallpox spots appear.
Pill for Protecting Infants from Scattered Measles
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Formulas Name : Pill for Protecting Infants from Scattered Measles
Chinese Name : 稀痘保婴丹
Drug Formulation
4 liang of Chuan Dou Teng, 4 liang of genuine Lithospermum root (washed with wine), 2 liang of Schizonepeta spikelets, 2 liang of Arctium lappa seeds, 2 liang of Cimicifuga root (stir-fried in salt water), 2 liang of raw licorice tips, 3 qian of cinnabar (prepare by boiling Ephedra, Lithospermum root, lychee shells, and Cimicifuga root; use the resulting decoction to float the cinnabar), 2 liang of Saposhnikovia root,Indian Turmeric (apply a small amount to the tongue; if it feels numbing and astringent, it is genuine) 1 qian 2 fen, Ox Bile (finely ground is best) 1 qian 2 fen, Toad Venom (do not use if obtained from a toad with red eyes) 1 qian 2 fen, 49 red adzuki beans (roasted without burning), 49 black beans (roasted without burning), 49 mung beans (roasted without burning).
Source
From *The Golden Mirror of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Separately, take 3 liang of Lithospermum root, add 3 bowls of water, and simmer until reduced to half a bowl of paste. Add half a zhan of raw cane sugar. Use this Lithospermum paste to form pills from the powdered mixture, each about the size of a round eye kernel, and coat them thickly with cinnabar that has been sifted.
Benefits
Take this before the smallpox spots appear.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose; adults take 2 pills. Before the smallpox eruption appears, grind the pills with a strong decoction of licorice; when a fever has already set in, grind them with ginger soup. For those with mild exterior syndrome, reduce the dose slightly; for those who have already passed the exterior stage, omit it. This formula is remarkably effective.
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Pill for Protecting Infants from Scattered Measles,Take this before the smallpox spots appear.