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Black Flower Snake Powder

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Black Flower Snake Powder,For tetanus, convulsions due to excessive phlegm, and a cold body.

Formulas Name : Black Flower Snake Powder

Chinese Name : 黑花蛇散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of ephedra (roasted), 6 qian of black-flowered snake (i.e., black snake, soaked in wine), 5 qian of gastrodia, 5 qian of white aconite, 5 qian of dried ginger, 5 qian of Sichuan lovage, 5 qian of processed aconite, 5 qian of wild aconite (soaked and peeled), and 3 qian 5 fen of scorpion tails.

Source

From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 15.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For tetanus, convulsions due to excessive phlegm, and a cold body.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with hot yellow wine, twice daily.

Black Flower Snake Powder,From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 15.,For tetanus, convulsions due to excessive phlegm, and a cold body.

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