Ren Zhong Huang (belongs to Earth, sovereign in the years of Jia and Ji), Scutellaria baicalensis (belongs to Metal, sovereign in the years of Yi and Geng), Phellodendron amurense (belongs to Wood, sovereign in the years of Bing and Xin), Gardenia jasminoides (belongs to Wood, sovereign in the years of Ding and Zhu), Coptis chinensis (belongs to Fire, sovereign in the years of Wu and Gui), Sophora flavescens (as adjuvant), Schizonepeta tenuifolia (as adjuvant), Saposhnikovia divaricata (de-reeded, as adjuvant), Forsythia suspensa (washed with wine, de-cored, as adjuvant), Sophora tonkinensis (as adjuvant), Arctium lappa (washed with wine, stir-fried, as adjuvant), Perilla frutescens leaves.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

First, determine the year's ruling element as the sovereign, and the other elements governing the year as the ministers. The sovereign's dosage is doubled, while the ministers' dosages are halved.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and removing toxin, promoting eruption.

bubble_chart Indications

Before the onset of smallpox in children, it is used for prevention. It also treats measles that do not erupt smoothly, internal invasion of heat toxin, panting with high fever, unconsciousness with dysphoria, chapped lips and dry mouth; internal accumulation of epidemic toxin, ulcerated throat, foul breath and hoarseness, difficulty in swallowing even a drop of water.