Alum and Scorpion Powder

Alum and Scorpion Powder,Neck swelling, also known as goiter.

Formulas Name : Alum and Scorpion Powder

Chinese Name : 矾蝎散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of white alum (raw, finely ground), half a liang of whole scorpion.

Source

*Puji Fang*, Volume 294.

Processing

Grind the alum into a fine powder. Take a small earthenware pot; wrap the scorpion in ephedra leaves and secure it with string. Divide the alum into two portions, placing half at the bottom and half on top, with the whole scorpion in the center. Cover securely with a tile fragment. Seal the pot with salt mud and allow it to dry. Use 2 jin of charcoal to calcine the contents until they reduce to 1 jin, then remove and grind into a fine powder.

Benefits

Neck swelling, also known as goiter.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, add a small amount of musk, and include one wild boar cheek, sliced and mixed with the medicine. Wrap the mixture in 5–7 layers of damp paper, then bake over a fire until cooked. Remove and chew thoroughly before bedtime, swallowing with saliva.

Alum and Scorpion Powder,*Puji Fang*, Volume 294.,Neck swelling, also known as goiter.

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