Surrounded on All Sides

Surrounded on All Sides,For various types of abscesses characterized by swelling, redness, and unbearable pain.

Formulas Name : Surrounded on All Sides

Chinese Name : 四面楚歌

Drug Formulation

Schizonepeta (with roots, coarsely chopped), Red Peony Root, Chinese Cypress Bark, Wild Angelica Root, Mountain Rhubarb, Wild Angelica Root (soil-grown), Tiannanxing, Red Adzuki Beans, Dried Phytolacca (i.e., Chinese Banyan root, sliced into pieces and roasted), Bletilla, Red Astringent Herb, White Astringent Herb, Grass Sparrow, and Cold Water Stone (baked or stir-fried)—each in equal parts.

Source

*De Xiao*, Volume 19.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For various types of abscesses characterized by swelling, redness, and unbearable pain.

Instructions for Use

Apply a paste made from the natural juice of raw Rehmannia root to the edges of the affected area, or use the juice of the bitter radish root; for swelling, grind the root of Phytolacca acinosa into a paste and apply it all over the body if the ulcer has not yet ruptured, or apply it to the raised areas while leaving the ulcer opening exposed.

Surrounded on All Sides,*De Xiao*, Volume 19.,For various types of abscesses characterized by swelling, redness, and unbearable pain.

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