Alum and Arsenic Pills

Alum and Arsenic Pills,For dysentery, watery diarrhea, epigastric pain, tinea and scabies, sitz sores, and weeping sores, etc.

Formulas Name : Alum and Arsenic Pills

Chinese Name : 矾砒丸

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of alum, 4 liang of white arsenic.

Source

From *Formulas Following Viper Bites*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; calcine them over a fire until all smoke has dissipated; then grind into a powder and form into pills by adding a few drops of water.

Benefits

For dysentery, watery diarrhea, epigastric pain, tinea and scabies, sitz sores, and weeping sores, etc.

Instructions for Use

For dysentery, take 7 pills with cold water; for watery diarrhea, take 7 pills with papaya soup; for epigastric pain, take with stir-fried gardenia soup; for chronic, stubborn sores on the feet, grind into a fine powder and apply topically; for ringworm of the fingers, lightly scrape the skin until slightly broken and apply the powder;For the nine types of chest pain, mix 7 pills with oyster shell powder in cold water and take orally; for scabies, “sitting board” sores, and weeping sores, mix the powder with rendered pork lard and apply topically.

Note

Avoid applying to sores on the head and consuming hot foods.

Alum and Arsenic Pills,From *Formulas Following Viper Bites*.,For dysentery, watery diarrhea, epigastric pain, tinea and scabies, sitz sores, and weeping sores, etc.

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