Jade Chopstick Powder

Jade Chopstick Powder,Throat obstruction.

Formulas Name : Jade Chopstick Powder

Chinese Name : 玉箸消

Drug Formulation

A small amount of realgar; white alum the size of a soapberry; 1 fen of horse-tooth saltpeter; 4 liang of sodium carbonate; 5 qian of yellow丹; 6 seeds of croton; 1 whole snake skin.

Source

*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.

Processing

Place the above ingredients in a porcelain pot and add them one by one in the order listed. When adding the croton seeds, bite each one open before adding it. Wait until the flame has completely died down before adding the next ingredient; repeat this process six times. Then add the snake skin, and the mixture is complete. Allow it to cool; the pot will crack open on its own, and the medicine will form a solid mass.

Benefits

Throat obstruction.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 character’s worth each time and blow it into the throat through a bamboo tube; for minor throat discomfort, simply let a small amount dissolve in the mouth.

Jade Chopstick Powder,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.,Throat obstruction.

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