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Cow Bile Detoxifying Powder

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Cow Bile Detoxifying Powder,For fetal toxicity manifesting as scaly rashes on the head and face—or spreading to the entire body—accompanied by itching, pain, restlessness, and persistent, spreading lesions that do not heal, as well as sores between the eyebrows and carbuncles.

Formulas Name : Cow Bile Detoxifying Powder

Chinese Name : 牛黄解毒散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of raw licorice, 5 qian of ox bile (essential for those of affluent background), and 1 liang of honeysuckle.

Source

From *Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 12.

Processing

Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder.

Benefits

For fetal toxicity manifesting as scaly rashes on the head and face—or spreading to the entire body—accompanied by itching, pain, restlessness, and persistent, spreading lesions that do not heal, as well as sores between the eyebrows and carbuncles.

Instructions for Use

Take 2–3 fen per dose, mixed with breast milk. Alternatively, boil licorice into a decoction to make pills the size of a water caltrop seed. Take 1 pill per dose, dissolved in plain hot water. External application of Qingjin Powder is also effective.

Cow Bile Detoxifying Powder,From *Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 12.,For fetal toxicity manifesting as scaly rashes on the head and face—or spreading to the entire body—accompanied by itching, pain, restlessness, and persistent, spreading lesions that do not heal, as well as sores between the eyebrows and carbuncles.

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