Alum and Arsenic Pills，From *Formulas Following Viper Bites*.，For dysentery, watery diarrhea, epigastric pain, tinea and scabies, sitz sores, and weeping sores, etc.
Alum and Arsenic Pills
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Formulas Name : Alum and Arsenic Pills
Chinese Name : 矾砒丸
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of alum, 4 liang of white arsenic.
Source
From *Formulas Following Viper Bites*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; calcine them over a fire until all smoke has dissipated; then grind into a powder and form into pills by adding a few drops of water.
Benefits
For dysentery, watery diarrhea, epigastric pain, tinea and scabies, sitz sores, and weeping sores, etc.
Instructions for Use
For dysentery, take 7 pills with cold water; for watery diarrhea, take 7 pills with papaya soup; for epigastric pain, take with stir-fried gardenia soup; for chronic, stubborn sores on the feet, grind into a fine powder and apply topically; for ringworm of the fingers, lightly scrape the skin until slightly broken and apply the powder;For the nine types of chest pain, mix 7 pills with oyster shell powder in cold water and take orally; for scabies, “sitting board” sores, and weeping sores, mix the powder with rendered pork lard and apply topically.
Note
Avoid applying to sores on the head and consuming hot foods.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 24, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 24, 2026
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Alum and Arsenic Pills,For dysentery, watery diarrhea, epigastric pain, tinea and scabies, sitz sores, and weeping sores, etc.