Secret Formula of the Three Origins，*Records of the Essentials of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 13.，For smallpox lesions that are densely clustered with no gaps, resembling silkworm eggs; or for cases where the lesions appear after just one day of fever; or for cases where the lesions erupt all at once.
Secret Formula of the Three Origins
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Formulas Name : Secret Formula of the Three Origins
Chinese Name : 三元秘方
Drug Formulation
3 qian of madder root, 5 qian of coriander seeds, 4 lychees.
Source
*Records of the Essentials of Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 13.
Benefits
For smallpox lesions that are densely clustered with no gaps, resembling silkworm eggs; or for cases where the lesions appear after just one day of fever; or for cases where the lesions erupt all at once.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 zhong of good wine, decoct until reduced to 5 fen, let it cool, then take half a zhan and mix it with half a zhan of boiled water. Administer it slowly and frequently; finish the entire dose within 2 days. Then decoct it again with water and administer it slowly as before. This dosage is for a five-year-old child; increase the amount by one qian for each additional year of age. After taking the medicine, the rash will become more pronounced and the fever will subside. If the child needs tonification, provide it.
Note
After taking the medicine, the child must not consume any other foods; they may only drink breast milk. Older children may only eat plain rice porridge.
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Secret Formula of the Three Origins,For smallpox lesions that are densely clustered with no gaps, resembling silkworm eggs; or for cases where the lesions appear after just one day of fever; or for cases where the lesions erupt all at once.