Xuanshen Pills

Xuanshen Pills,Used when residual toxins remain after a rash or smallpox, causing persistent sores all over the body.

Formulas Name : Xuanshen Pills

Chinese Name : 玄参丸

Drug Formulation

Scrophularia, Red Peony Root, Raw Rehmannia Root, Red Poria, Schizonepeta, Fangfeng, Akebia, Platycodon, Scutellaria, Cinnabar, and Indigo Powder—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Zhunsheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a water caltrop.

Benefits

Used when residual toxins remain after a rash or smallpox, causing persistent sores all over the body.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with peppermint tea.

Xuanshen Pills,From *Zhunsheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 3.,Used when residual toxins remain after a rash or smallpox, causing persistent sores all over the body.

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