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Pu Jiu San,For typhoid fever, regardless of yin-yang or exterior-interior classification, provided the condition has not yet differentiated within the first three days.

Formulas Name : Pu Jiu San

Chinese Name : 普救散

Drug Formulation

4 liang of licorice, 2 jin of fresh ginger (sliced), and 1 jin of Atractylodes lancea (coarsely chopped; peeled Atractylodes is even better).

Source

Formula attributed to Wang Shuxian, cited in Volume 7 of *Bai Yi*.

Processing

Mix the three ingredients thoroughly, let them sit overnight, then bake them dry the next day and grind into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For typhoid fever, regardless of yin-yang or exterior-interior classification, provided the condition has not yet differentiated within the first three days.

Instructions for Use

Take half a liang per dose, along with 2–3 cun of scallion whites and one and a half bowls of water; decoct until reduced to eight-tenths of a bowl, strain, and take while hot, regardless of the time of day.

Pu Jiu San,Formula attributed to Wang Shuxian, cited in Volume 7 of *Bai Yi*.,For typhoid fever, regardless of yin-yang or exterior-interior classification, provided the condition has not yet differentiated within the first three days.

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