Cucumber Calyx Powder

Cucumber Calyx Powder,For various forms of jaundice in children: sudden onset at age 3, with a full and hard chest and heat in the palms and soles.

Formulas Name : Cucumber Calyx Powder

Chinese Name : 黄瓜蒂散

Drug Formulation

14 cucumber stems, 20 adzuki beans, 40 glutinous rice grains.

Source

From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 386.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For various forms of jaundice in children: sudden onset at age 3, with a full and hard chest and heat in the palms and soles.

Instructions for Use

Blow a small amount into the nostrils to expel the yellow fluid; then mix the remaining powder with water and administer it orally. Once the yellow fluid is vomited, the patient is cured.

Cucumber Calyx Powder,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 386.,For various forms of jaundice in children: sudden onset at age 3, with a full and hard chest and heat in the palms and soles.

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