Cimicifuga and Kudzu Decoction

Measles This educational formula record links its documented ingredients and traditional context; it is not a prescribing recommendation.

Key reference facts

Formula type: classical
Actions: Expels Exterior Wind-Heat; Releases muscle layer; Vents rashes
Pattern terms: Measles; Externally contracted Heat collecting in the Lung and Stomach; Early-stage Warm febrile diseases
Safety note: CONTRAINDICATIONS This formula may cause exterior Deficiency in rashes that surface evenly. Contraindicated for those with measles toxin sinking internally (symptoms: shortness of breath, rough breathing, cough, wheezing). Use caution for those with warm pathogen Heat diseases. Contraindicated if the measles are fully erupted and the Heat has gone deeper with rapid breathing, dyspnea and cough. HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS