Rhinoceros Horn Detoxifying Decoction

Rhinoceros Horn Detoxifying Decoction,Smallpox. Ten days after onset, high fever persists without scab formation; even if scabs form, they are not firm, resembling wax residue, and remain moist.

Formulas Name : Rhinoceros Horn Detoxifying Decoction

Chinese Name : 犀角解毒饮

Drug Formulation

1 qian of raw Rehmannia root, 1 qian of Moutan bark, 1 qian of rhino horn tip, 1 qian of peony root, 7 schisandra berries, 3 qian of forsythia fruit, 3 qian of burdock seeds (roasted), 3 qian of scrophularia root, 3 qian of licorice root, and 1 qian of ginseng.

Source

From *Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 6.

Benefits

Smallpox. Ten days after onset, high fever persists without scab formation; even if scabs form, they are not firm, resembling wax residue, and remain moist.

Instructions for Use

Boil in 1.5 zhong of water until reduced to 6 fen or 3 fen; take at any time. Alternatively, grind into a powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble. Take 1 pill at a time, dissolved in a decoction made with 20 strands of lampwick grass and 2 jujubes. Adding 30 pieces of bamboo leaves is also acceptable.

Rhinoceros Horn Detoxifying Decoction,From *Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 6.,Smallpox. Ten days after onset, high fever persists without scab formation; even if scabs form, they are not firm, resembling wax residue, and remain moist.

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