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Cicada Flower Powder,For wind-heat in the Liver Meridian, with toxic qi rising upward, causing redness and pain in the eyes, as well as all types of internal and external opacities.

Formulas Name : Cicada Flower Powder

Chinese Name : 蝉花散

Drug Formulation

Cicada Shed Skin, Chrysanthemum, Eupatorium, Notopterygium, Saposhnikovia, Tribulus terrestris (roasted to remove thorns), Cassia Seed, Honey-coated Monarda, Schizonepeta Spikes, Ligusticum, Vitex, Equisetum, Licorice (roasted), Scutellaria, and Gardenia (roasted)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For wind-heat in the Liver Meridian, with toxic qi rising upward, causing redness and pain in the eyes, as well as all types of internal and external opacities.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with cooled tea. If a rapid effect is desired, this formula may also be decocted and taken immediately.

Cicada Flower Powder,From *Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 1.,For wind-heat in the Liver Meridian, with toxic qi rising upward, causing redness and pain in the eyes, as well as all types of internal and external opacities.

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