Five-Bark Powder

Five-Bark Powder,Toxicity from bayberry; pain caused by mercury nodules.

Formulas Name : Five-Bark Powder

Chinese Name : 五皮散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Acanthopanax bark, 1 liang of Pteris bark, 1 liang of Dictamnus bark, 1 liang of Lycium bark, 1 liang of Peony bark (each washed to remove sand and soil, with the pith removed), 1.5 qian of Frankincense, 1.5 qian of Myrrh, 0.5 fen of Sichuan Aconite, 0.5 fen of Wild Aconite (boil with black beans until both types of Aconite turn black; remove the beans and dry in the sun).

Source

*Selected Essences of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Toxicity from bayberry; pain caused by mercury nodules.

Instructions for Use

Take 0.5 fen per dose, mix with 4 liang of cold rice cakes, decoct into a broth, and take orally. If the condition is in the upper part of the body, take after a meal; if in the lower part, take before a meal.

Five-Bark Powder,*Selected Essences of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 6.,Toxicity from bayberry; pain caused by mercury nodules.

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