Pig Gallbladder with Alum

Pig Gallbladder with Alum,For isolated laryngeal tumors, laryngeal tinea, laryngeal abscesses with swelling and pain, and inability to swallow—where the patient’s life hangs by a thread.

Formulas Name : Pig Gallbladder with Alum

Chinese Name : 猪胆矾

Drug Formulation

1 male pig gallbladder (harvested on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month).

Source

*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 1.

Processing

Fill the gallbladder with powdered white alum, air-dry it, and grind it into a fine powder; on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month of the following year, obtain another pig’s gallbladder, fill it with the powder from the previous gallbladder, and repeat this process 3–4 times.

Benefits

For isolated laryngeal tumors, laryngeal tinea, laryngeal abscesses with swelling and pain, and inability to swallow—where the patient’s life hangs by a thread.

Instructions for Use

Administer 1–2 fen by insufflation each time.

Note

Contraindicated for throat conditions caused by “deficient fire.”

Pig Gallbladder with Alum,*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 1.,For isolated laryngeal tumors, laryngeal tinea, laryngeal abscesses with swelling and pain, and inability to swallow—where the patient’s life hangs by a thread.

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