Spring Bamboo Shoot Pill

Spring Bamboo Shoot Pill,At the onset of smallpox.

Formulas Name : Spring Bamboo Shoot Pill

Chinese Name : 春笋丹

Drug Formulation

5 qian of spring bamboo shoot tips (sun-dried and ground into powder), rooster comb blood (if insufficient, chicken blood may be used instead), goat heart blood, and pig tail blood (combine the three types of blood, place in a cloth bag, and dry in the shade) totaling 2 liang 1 qian; aged shrimp (pounded into cakes and baked dry) 2 liang 1 qian; lithospermum root 3 qian; eagle claws 3 fen; and pangolin scales (from the front claws).

Source

*Record of Compassionate Treatments for Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 14.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

At the onset of smallpox.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 spoonful each time; for those with deficiency, take it mixed with Baoyuan Decoction; for those with heat, take it mixed with Dry Juice Decoction; in both cases, take it with 3 fen of deer blood.

Spring Bamboo Shoot Pill,*Record of Compassionate Treatments for Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 14.,At the onset of smallpox.

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