Xilai Ganlu Decoction

Xilai Ganlu Decoction,At the onset of smallpox fever, if the fever persists for more than five days without subsiding, the smallpox lesions appear red or purplish, accompanied by thirst and dry, hard stools; it also treats restlessness and fever during the rash phase, dry mouth, cough, dry and withered rash, or delirium, shortness of breath, and restless sleep.

Formulas Name : Xilai Ganlu Decoction

Chinese Name : 西来甘露饮

Drug Formulation

Luffa vine.

Source

From *The Mystic Pearls of Chishui*, Volume 28.

Processing

Three days after the Frost’s Descent solar term, cut the vine 2 chi from the root and insert the root end (one joint) upside down into a new earthenware bottle. Cover the top to prevent dust from entering. The next day, take a clean, new earthenware jar, pour the liquid from the bottle into it, and reinsert the vine as before. After three days, when the liquid has been fully absorbed, seal the jar tightly and store it for future use.

Benefits

At the onset of smallpox fever, if the fever persists for more than five days without subsiding, the smallpox lesions appear red or purplish, accompanied by thirst and dry, hard stools; it also treats restlessness and fever during the rash phase, dry mouth, cough, dry and withered rash, or delirium, shortness of breath, and restless sleep.

Instructions for Use

If the patient has a fever, restlessness, and thirst but no red spots have yet appeared, take 1 liang of madder root, decoct it in water to a concentrated decoction (about 2 wine cups), mix it with 2 wine cups of loofah juice, and drink it; relief will be immediate, and the smallpox eruption will be mild. If the eruption has already appeared and the spots are reddish-purple and densely clustered, use a concentrated decoction of lithospermum root to make a drink; the spots will soon become rosy and lustrous.If the rash is interspersed with spots, prepare a decoction of rhinoceros horn, lithospermum root, and madder root and take it mixed with hot water; during the cold months, prepare it with wine instead. For epidemic diseases, mix a small amount of ginger juice with honey and take it.

Xilai Ganlu Decoction,From *The Mystic Pearls of Chishui*, Volume 28.,At the onset of smallpox fever, if the fever persists for more than five days without subsiding, the smallpox lesions appear red or purplish, accompanied by thirst and dry, hard stools; it also treats restlessness and fever during the rash phase, dry mouth, cough, dry and withered rash, or delirium, shortness of breath, and restless sleep.

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