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Bitter Gourd Powder,For chronic, spreading sores.

Formulas Name : Bitter Gourd Powder

Chinese Name : 苦瓠散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of bitter gourd, half a liang of snake shed skin, half a liang of bee hive, and 1 he of dust from a beam.

Source

*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 22 (Annotation), citing *Records of Verified Remedies Through the Ages*

Processing

Grind the above herbs into a fine powder.

Benefits

For chronic, spreading sores.

Instructions for Use

Mix the powder with porridge, spread it on paper, and apply it for 3 days.

Bitter Gourd Powder,*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 22 (Annotation), citing *Records of Verified Remedies Through the Ages*,For chronic, spreading sores.

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