Fritillaria cirrhosa (de-cored, freshly ground) 30 gm, Angelica dahurica (baked) 30 gm, Saposhnikovia divaricata (baked) 30 gm, Sepiella maindroni (soaked to remove salt, rinsed, shell removed) 30 gm, Angelica sinensis (stir-fried) 30 gm, Ligusticum chuanxiong (stir-fried) 30 gm, Lonicera japonica (sun-dried) 30 gm, Trichosanthes kirilowii (sun-dried) 30 gm, Pinellia ternata (prepared with ginger juice, stir-fried) 30 gm, Arisaema heterophyllum (prepared with ginger juice, stir-fried) 45 gm

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Each medicine should be whole, placed in an earthen pot and stir-fried, then pounded into powder with a wooden pestle in a stone mortar, sieved clean, and divided into 21 doses. Each dose is 15 grams. Daily, use 500 grams of fresh Smilax glabra, avoiding any contact with iron utensils, crushed in a stone mortar, placed in a dry earthen jar, with 3 sheng of river water, boiled down to 1.5 sheng, remove dregs, add 15 grams of the powdered medicine, and boil again until reduced to 750 ml. Take 250 ml each in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. Continue this regimen for sixty-three days to complete the treatment.

bubble_chart Indications

Chancre, a type of syphilitic ulcer, mistakenly treated with calomel, a mercury-based drug, leading to throat erosion, nasal collapse, and widespread joint pain or severe body decay.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

When decocting medicine, avoid all utensils made of gold, silver, copper, iron, or tin; during the course of taking the medicine, abstain from all salty flavors.