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Thousand-Year Spot-Removing Decoction

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Thousand-Year Spot-Removing Decoction,For smallpox with red, purple, or black spots.

Formulas Name : Thousand-Year Spot-Removing Decoction

Chinese Name : 千年退斑汤

Drug Formulation

“Ten-Year Water” (i.e., Ren Zhong Bai; quantity unspecified; prepare a concentrated decoction using Angelica sinensis, Safflower, Lithospermum erythrorhizon, Honeysuckle, and Atractylodes macrocephala; then calcine the “Ten-Year Water” and quench it in the decoction until ready for use) 3 liang; Indigo Powder 3 qian; Pine Root 3 qian.

Source

From *Records of Smallpox and Measles* (Volume 13).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For smallpox with red, purple, or black spots.

Instructions for Use

Both the Lithospermum Decoction and the Lycium Bark Decoction may be taken as needed.

Thousand-Year Spot-Removing Decoction,From *Records of Smallpox and Measles* (Volume 13).,For smallpox with red, purple, or black spots.

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