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Scutellaria and Four Substances Decoction

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Scutellaria and Four Substances Decoction,Various skin sores, erysipelas, and red, itchy nodules.

Formulas Name : Scutellaria and Four Substances Decoction

Chinese Name : 黄芩四物汤

Drug Formulation

Scutellaria baicalensis 1 liang, Angelica sinensis 1 qian and a half (washed with wine), raw Rehmannia glutinosa 1 qian and a half, Paeonia rubra 1 qian and a half, Ligusticum chuanxiong half a liang, Polygonum multiflorum 1 qian and a half (coarse skin removed), Aconitum carmichaeli 1 qian and a half (roasted, skin removed), Scrophularia ningpoensis 1 qian and a half, Glycyrrhiza uralensis 6 qian, Mentha haplocalyx leaves 2 qian.

Source

From *The Book of Nurturing Children*, Volume 2.

Benefits

Various skin sores, erysipelas, and red, itchy nodules.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Take 2 qian per dose; boil with 1 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen; take warm at any time.

Scutellaria and Four Substances Decoction,From *The Book of Nurturing Children*, Volume 2.,Various skin sores, erysipelas, and red, itchy nodules.

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