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Chicken Spur Pills,For opacities on the sclera and excessive tearing.

Formulas Name : Chicken Spur Pills

Chinese Name : 鸡距丸

Drug Formulation

3 fen of dried ginger, 30 pieces of Ruiren, 10 pieces of chicken-tongue incense, 2 zhu of Coptis, 4 zhu of lead white, and 5 zhu of alum (roasted).

Source

Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 21 of *Wai Tai*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a chicken spur using date paste.

Benefits

For opacities on the sclera and excessive tearing.

Instructions for Use

Apply to the outer corner of the eye twice daily.

Note

Avoid pork.

Chicken Spur Pills，Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 21 of *Wai Tai*.，For opacities on the sclera and excessive tearing.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 25, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 25, 2026

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