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Black Crane Powder,For toothache with swelling and pain, accompanied by bleeding when the tooth is exposed.

Formulas Name : Black Crane Powder

Chinese Name : 黑鹤散

Drug Formulation

4 liang of rock salt, 1 fen of human hair, 5 fen of soapberry pods, 1 fen of lycium bark, and 30 bundles of Chinese schizonepeta (stems removed).

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 120.

Processing

Place the ingredients in a clay pot, seal it tightly with a salt-mud paste, and calcine over charcoal until the mixture turns bluish-black. Allow to cool, remove the medicine, and grind it into a fine powder.

Benefits

For toothache with swelling and pain, accompanied by bleeding when the tooth is exposed.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian each time, rub it onto the teeth, wait for a while, then rinse with warm water.

Black Crane Powder,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 120.,For toothache with swelling and pain, accompanied by bleeding when the tooth is exposed.

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