Bee and Snake Powder

Bee and Snake Powder,For carbuncles.

Formulas Name : Bee and Snake Powder

Chinese Name : 蜂蛇散

Drug Formulation

1 nest of bee hives, 1 snake shed.

Source

*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.

Processing

Place the ingredients in a pot, seal it with salt and mud, calcine over a fire until the properties are preserved, then grind into a powder.

Benefits

For carbuncles.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with wine on an empty stomach. Shortly thereafter, severe abdominal pain will occur; once the pain subsides, the carbuncle will discharge yellow pus. For those with a robust constitution, follow with a dose of Wusheng Decoction.

Bee and Snake Powder,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.,For carbuncles.

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