Measles toxin falling into the lung

Measles in which, after disappearance of papules, contraction of wind evil causes the measles toxin to fall into the lung. The signs are high fever, cough, hasty breathing, phlegm rale, flaring nostrils, and green-blue lips.

Medicinal therapy: Diffuse the lung and outthrust the evil; clear heat and resolve toxin. Use Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Licorice, and Gypsum Decoction (麻杏甘石汤 má xìng gān shí tāng) with additions. Biomedical correspondence: measles pneumonia.

If heat is pronounced, add anemarrhena (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 知母 zhī mǔ), scutellaria (Scutellariae Radix, 黄芩 huáng qín), isatis root (Isatidis Radix, 板蓝根 bǎn lán gēn), houttuynia (Houttuyniae Herba, 鱼腥草 yú xīng cǎo), lonicera (Lonicerae Flos, 金银花 jīn yín huā), and forsythia (Forsythiae Fructus, 连翘 lián qiào).

If cough is pronounced and phlegm copious, add trichosanthes (Trichosanthis Fructus, 栝楼 guā lóu), mulberry root bark (Mori Cortex, 桑白皮 sāng bái pí), lycium root bark (Lycii Cortex, 地骨皮 dì gǔ pí), and platycodon (Platycodonis Radix, 桔梗 jié gěng). Biomedical treatment may also be recommended.