Spider-Alum Powder

Spider-Alum Powder,Effective for all throat ailments; it can even bring the dying back to life.

Formulas Name : Spider-Alum Powder

Chinese Name : 蛛矾散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of alum (melt in a copper spoon, then use a bamboo chopstick to poke a hole in the center); 1 large spider (2–3 small ones may also be used; place it inside the alum and heat until the properties are retained).

Source

From *Selected Precious and Secret Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Effective for all throat ailments; it can even bring the dying back to life.

Instructions for Use

Inhale the fumes. Taking a decoction of white-haired summer-dried grass afterward enhances the effect.

Spider-Alum Powder,From *Selected Precious and Secret Formulas Worth a Thousand Gold*.,Effective for all throat ailments; it can even bring the dying back to life.

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