Preparation of Xiehuo Dan, January 5, 1998

Preparation of Xiehuo Dan, January 5, 1998

Raw gypsum 100 g, rhubarb 10 g, Coptis 6 g, Scutellaria 10 g, honeysuckle 40 g, Forsythia 40 g, wild chrysanthemum 40 g, seven-leaf one-branch flower 40 g, Sophora root 40 g, Houttuynia 40 g. Boil raw gypsum five times, the other herbs twice, then mix the extracts and concentrate into a paste. Add 20 mg of Weifuan to make two packets of granules, take 0.5–1 packet each time, twice daily after meals. Indications: This formula is an excellent heat-clearing and fire-draining agent, suitable for all inflammatory diseases, such as upper respiratory tract infections, acute epiglottitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, systemic infections, and sepsis, among others.