Complete Shell Powder,From *Yao Lan*, cited in Volume 4 of *Xian Nian Ji*.,For severe leprosy.
Complete Shell Powder
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Formulas Name : Complete Shell Powder
Chinese Name : 全甲散
Drug Formulation
1 Sichuan turtle shell (must have head, tail, all four legs, and complete ears, eyes, mouth, and nose), 1 jin of raw lacquer.
Source
From *Yao Lan*, cited in Volume 4 of *Xian Nian Ji*.
Benefits
For severe leprosy.
Instructions for Use
Coat the pangolin with lacquer several times daily; after coating, roast it in a clay vessel until it turns to ash. If the patient wishes for the head and torso to heal first, take the ash from the head and torso of the pangolin; if the hands and feet are to heal first, take the ash from the four legs of the pangolin; take it with aged wine, and the patient will be cured upon finishing the treatment.
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Complete Shell Powder,For severe leprosy.