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Ten-Ingredient Bitter-Cold Rescue and Tonifying Decoction

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Ten-Ingredient Bitter-Cold Rescue and Tonifying Decoction,Epidemic fever.

Formulas Name : Ten-Ingredient Bitter-Cold Rescue and Tonifying Decoction

Chinese Name : 十全苦寒救补汤

Drug Formulation

Raw gypsum 8 qian, Scutellaria baicalensis (Qingziqin) 6 qian, raw Coptis chinensis (Mianwen) 3 qian, Coptis teeta (Chuanlian) 2 qian, white rhinoceros horn 2 qian, genuine Magnolia officinalis (Zhenpu) 1 qian, small Trifoliate orange fruit (Xiaozhishi) 1.5 qian, sodium silicate (Mangxiao) 3 qian, raw Chinese cypress (Chuanbai) 4 qian, white Anemarrhena asphodeloides (Bai Zhimu) 6 qian.

Source

Formula by Liang Yuyu, cited in Volume 2 of *Revised Comprehensive Treatise on Warm-Heat Diseases*.

Benefits

Epidemic fever.

Instructions for Use

Administer the above herbs frequently and urgently, without regard to time of day or dosage.

Ten-Ingredient Bitter-Cold Rescue and Tonifying Decoction,Formula by Liang Yuyu, cited in Volume 2 of *Revised Comprehensive Treatise on Warm-Heat Diseases*.,Epidemic fever.

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