Disease-Preventing Powder

Disease-Preventing Powder,

Formulas Name : Disease-Preventing Powder

Chinese Name : 辟病散

Drug Formulation

1 fen of pearl, 1 fen of cinnamon bark, 3 fen of fritillary bulb, 2 fen of apricot kernels (roasted), and 3 fen of egg white (roasted until yellowish-black).

Source

*Elbow-Back* (Volume 8).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Instructions for Use

Take one fangcun bi on New Year’s Day; if one suffers from frequent illness during the year, take it on the first and fifteenth of each month.

Disease-Preventing Powder,*Elbow-Back* (Volume 8).,

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