Cimicifuga 2.5 gm, Pueraria 2.5 gm, Peucedanum 2.5 gm, Platycodon 0.6 gm, Citrus aurantium (stir-fried with bran) 2.5 gm, Schizonepeta 1.5 gm, Saposhnikovia 1.5 gm, Mentha 0.6 gm, Glycyrrhiza 0.6 gm, Akebia 2.5 gm, Forsythia 2.5 gm, Arctium 2.5 gm, Prunus armeniaca 2.5 gm, Phyllostachys nigra 2.5 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

decocted in water for administration .

bubble_chart Efficacy

Promoting eruption removing toxin, ventilating lung and relieving cough.

bubble_chart Indications

Measles fails to erupt, accompanied by fever, cough, restlessness, thirst, and dark urine.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Cimicifuga Rhizome and Pueraria Root promote eruption and remove toxins; Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia Root, Arctium, and Mentha release the flesh and disperse pathogens, assisting Cimicifuga Rhizome and Pueraria Root in promoting eruption; Submature Bitter Orange, Platycodon Root, Peucedanum, and Bitter Apricot Seed ventilate the lungs and resolve phlegm to relieve cough; Forsythia clears and discharges heat from the upper energizer; Akebia Stem directs heat downward; Bamboo Leaf resolves depression and discharges heat; Liquorice Root removes toxins and harmonizes the middle, while also harmonizing the other herbs. Combined, the formula has the function of promoting eruption and releasing toxins. Therefore, it is effective for the initial stage of measles when the rash is about to appear but has not yet fully emerged.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

During the Great Cold (24th solar term), add honey-fried Ephedra; when the weather is extremely hot, add Skullcap Root.