Gypsum Fibrosum 18 gm, Puerariae Radix, Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, Paeoniae Radix Alba, each 12 gm, Scutellariae Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, each 9 gm, Coptidis Rhizoma 4.5 gm, Scorpio, Scolopendra, each 3 gm.

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Use 600 ml of water, first boil gypsum for 15 minutes, then add the other herbs and decoct until reduced to 120-150 ml.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and expelling pathogens through the exterior, dispersing foulness with fragrance, regulating the liver and extinguishing wind, diffusing impediment and dredging collaterals.

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The acute phase of poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis).

bubble_chart Formula Modification

If the disease is in its initial stage, add Supreme Treasured Pill from Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang or Peaceful Palace Bovine Bezoar Pill from Wenbing Tiaobian. For those without sweating, add Ephedra; for fever, add Dyers Woad, Isatis Root, and Forsythia; for dysphoria, add Gentian and Uncaria; for pain, add Gastrodia Tuber and Peony Root; for unblocking collaterals, add Earthworm and Stiff Silkworm; for paralysis in the lower limbs, add Achyranthes Root and Chinese Taxillus Herb; for paralysis in the upper limbs, add Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, Earthworm, and Chinese Taxillus Herb; for facial deviation, add Asarum, Magnolia, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, and Dahurian Angelica; for summer heat, add Patchouli and Talc; for vomiting, add Pinellia, Dried Tangerine Peel, and Bamboo Shavings; for the late stage (third stage), add Jiawei Jingang Wan.