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Black Tin Powder

Formulas Name : Black Tin Powder

Chinese Name : 黑锡散

Drug Formulation

1 jin of black tin (melt into liquid; add 10 liang of white lime from mulberry or oak wood and stir-fry until the tin is completely absorbed; then add 4 liang of rock salt and stir-fry briefly; allow to cool, grind into a powder, seal in a porcelain jar, bury underground for 5 days, then remove and use as the base for the following formula), 1 liang of Cimicifuga, 1 liang of Asarum, and 4 liang of Terminalia chebula.

Source

*Bai Yi*, Volume 20.

Processing

Roast the above ingredients until black, then mix thoroughly with the powdered ingredients listed before and after.

Instructions for Use

If used as a tooth-whitening remedy for 100 days, teeth will naturally turn black; if immediate results are desired, brush teeth daily and gargle with fine wine—results will be visible in just one month.

Black Tin Powder,*Bai Yi*, Volume 20.,

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