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Calcium Carbonate Powder,Throat obstruction. When heat toxins are severe, causing unrelenting pain and swelling.

Formulas Name : Calcium Carbonate Powder

Chinese Name : 消石散

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of sodium carbonate, half a liang of white alum, half a liang of arsenic trioxide.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 35.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, place it in a porcelain dish, seal it with a mixture of salt and clay, and let it dry. Burn it over charcoal until it glows red, remove it, and bury it in the ground for three days to remove the fire toxicity. Then grind it into a fine powder.

Benefits

Throat obstruction. When heat toxins are severe, causing unrelenting pain and swelling.

Instructions for Use

Apply a small amount to the swollen, obstructed area of the throat; it will break through the swelling immediately.

Calcium Carbonate Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 35.,Throat obstruction. When heat toxins are severe, causing unrelenting pain and swelling.

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