Formula for Internally Dissolving Scrofula Caused by Phlegm-Toxins

Formula for Internally Dissolving Scrofula Caused by Phlegm-Toxins,Scrofula, phlegm nodules, and phlegm chains.

Formulas Name : Formula for Internally Dissolving Scrofula Caused by Phlegm-Toxins

Chinese Name : 内消瘰疬痰毒方

Drug Formulation

Several pairs of goat horns, 4 liang of Wilfordia.

Source

From *Formulas of the Hall of Cultivating Blessings*, Volume 2.

Processing

Place all ingredients in an earthenware pot, add clean water, and boil several times. Once the horns are soft, remove them and slice them thinly. Heat a new earthenware tile until red-hot, spread the horns on it, and roast them until crisp. Grind into a fine powder. For every 1 liang of the ash, add 1 qian of Guangmu Xiang and 3 qian of white mustard seeds; grind all together into a powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.

Benefits

Scrofula, phlegm nodules, and phlegm chains.

Instructions for Use

Take with a decoction of areca nut, or alternatively with a decoction of summer-dried grass. After 7 days of treatment, stools will resemble black sheep droppings, and urine will appear as black water; the condition will resolve on its own. For women with ulcerated sores on the flanks, this formula is also effective.

Note

Avoid raw and cold foods, fried and stir-fried foods, and sexual intercourse.

Formula for Internally Dissolving Scrofula Caused by Phlegm-Toxins,From *Formulas of the Hall of Cultivating Blessings*, Volume 2.,Scrofula, phlegm nodules, and phlegm chains.

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