Plum and Peach Pill,The formula is from *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 28; the name is found in *Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 7.,For smallpox where the lesions have not yet erupted or have not risen to the surface, remaining hidden beneath the skin; or for measles or maculopapular rashes.
Plum and Peach Pill
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Formulas Name : Plum and Peach Pill
Chinese Name : 梅桃丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of plum blossoms, 2 qian of peach kernels, 5 qian of loofah, 2 qian of cinnabar, and 2 qian of licorice.
Source
The formula is from *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 28; the name is found in *Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a powder.
Benefits
For smallpox where the lesions have not yet erupted or have not risen to the surface, remaining hidden beneath the skin; or for measles or maculopapular rashes.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 fen per dose, washed down with Shen Su Decoction.
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Plum and Peach Pill,For smallpox where the lesions have not yet erupted or have not risen to the surface, remaining hidden beneath the skin; or for measles or maculopapular rashes.