Pill for Stopping Smallpox

Pill for Stopping Smallpox,

Formulas Name : Pill for Stopping Smallpox

Chinese Name : 止痘丹

Drug Formulation

Raw licorice 1 qian, honeysuckle 2 liang, scrophularia 1 liang, fritillary bulb 0.5 fen, sophora root 3 qian, moutan bark 3 qian, scutellaria root 2 qian.

Source

*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 14.

Processing

Decoct with two bowls of water until reduced to one bowl; a second decoction is not necessary. Take this one bowl of decoction and simmer it in a double boiler until reduced to 3 fen. Grind 5 qian of Poria into a fine powder, mix it with the decoction to form pills the size of a grain of rice.

Instructions for Use

After half a week, mix the pills with honey and give them to the child to eat. After 2–3 doses, the child will pass black stools, and smallpox will never appear again.

Pill for Stopping Smallpox,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 14.,

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