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Cotton-Wool Ash Powder

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Cotton-Wool Ash Powder,For intestinal wind with bloody diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Cotton-Wool Ash Powder

Chinese Name : 絮灰散

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of burnt cotton fluff (reduced to ash), half a liang of Trifoliate Orange Peel (pitted and stir-fried with wheat bran).

Source

*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 143.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For intestinal wind with bloody diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian bi per dose, add a small amount of musk, and take on an empty stomach or before meals, mixed with water made from aged rice.

Cotton-Wool Ash Powder,*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 143.,For intestinal wind with bloody diarrhea.

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