🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Measles Complicated with Pneumonia
(I)
【Differential Diagnosis】Unresolved measles toxin invading the lung, scorching body fluids to form phlegm, depleting lung yin.
【Therapeutic Principle】Clear heat, resolve phlegm, nourish yin, detoxify.
【Formula Name】Modified Qianhu Tang (Decoction of Preparatae Fleeceflower Root).
【Composition】Preparatae fleeceflower root 3g, Apricot seed 3g, Mulberry leaf 3g, Anemarrhena rhizome 3g, Ophiopogon tuber 3g, Honeysuckle flower 9g, Trichosanthes root 3g, Isatis root 9g, Corydalis tuber 6g, Licorice root 1.5g.
【Usage】Decoct in water, take one dose daily, drink frequently.
【Source】Zheng Qiao's formula.
(II)
【Differential Diagnosis】Delicate constitution with deficient nutritive and defensive qi; measles toxin invades internally, injuring yin and consuming qi.
【Therapeutic Principle】Harmonize nutritive and defensive qi, tonify qi and promote eruption.
【Formula Name】Ma Fei Tang (Measles Lung Decoction).
【Composition】Kudzu root 10g, White peony root 10g, Moutan bark 10g, Uncaria hook 10g, Stemona root 10g, Licorice root 5g, Apricot seed 5g, Floating plantain 5g, Earthworm 5g, Prince ginseng 15g, Astragalus root 15g, Cinnamon twig 3g.
【Usage】Decoct in water, take one dose daily, divided into 3 doses per day.
【Source】Teng Xuan Guang's formula.