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Stone-Shedding Powder,For an epidemic onset lasting one day, with pain in the head, neck, waist, and spine, and aversion to cold.

Formulas Name : Stone-Shedding Powder

Chinese Name : 解表石膏散

Drug Formulation

Gypsum 3 liang, fermented soybeans 2 he, Ephedra 1 liang (roots and nodes removed), Pueraria root 2 liang (chopped), Atractylodes macrocephala 2 liang, Cinnamon bark 1 liang, Angelica dahurica 1 liang, Ligusticum wallichii 1 liang, Angelica sinensis 1 liang (chopped, lightly roasted).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 15.

Processing

The above is a coarse powder.

Benefits

For an epidemic onset lasting one day, with pain in the head, neck, waist, and spine, and aversion to cold.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose. Boil in 1 large bowl of water with half a fen of fresh ginger and 3 jujubes until reduced to 5 fen. Strain and take hot at any time. Cover with clothing to induce sweating.

Stone-Shedding Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 15.,For an epidemic onset lasting one day, with pain in the head, neck, waist, and spine, and aversion to cold.

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