Cow Bile and Toad Venom Pills

Cow Bile and Toad Venom Pills,For carbuncles, abscesses, and skin ulcers.

Formulas Name : Cow Bile and Toad Venom Pills

Chinese Name : 牛黄蟾酥丸

Drug Formulation

1 qian of Western Yellow, 2 qian of toad venom, 2 fen of musk, 1 qian 5 fen of cinnabar, 1 qian 5 fen of realgar, 1 qian 5 fen of frankincense.

Source

*Complete Book of Experiences on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 6.

Processing

First, slice the toad venom and dissolve it in hot wine until soft. Then, mix the five finely ground ingredients with the toad venom and pound into pills the size of millet grains.

Benefits

For carbuncles, abscesses, and skin ulcers.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 pills at a time, washed down with hot wine mixed with a scallion bulb. Continue until cold sweat appears.

Cow Bile and Toad Venom Pills,*Complete Book of Experiences on Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 6.,For carbuncles, abscesses, and skin ulcers.

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