Five Dragons Needle

Five Dragons Needle,For “Crane’s Knee” and “Half-Limb Wind,” as well as unnamed swellings and toxic sores, and initial stages of injuries from falls or strains.

Formulas Name : Five Dragons Needle

Chinese Name : 五龙针

Drug Formulation

5 qian of sulfur, 1 qian of soapberry, 1 qian of cinnabar, 1 qian and 5 fen of realgar.

Source

From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 2.

Benefits

For “Crane’s Knee” and “Half-Limb Wind,” as well as unnamed swellings and toxic sores, and initial stages of injuries from falls or strains.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Melt the sulfur, mix in the powder, then add 3 fen of musk. Pour the mixture onto cotton paper and press into thin sheets. Place 4–5 li of the mixture into the hole of a coin and moxibustion it with a lit incense stick. Cures in 3–5 sessions.

Five Dragons Needle,From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 2.,For “Crane’s Knee” and “Half-Limb Wind,” as well as unnamed swellings and toxic sores, and initial stages of injuries from falls or strains.

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