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Crab Claw Wine,For boils and abscesses on the back.

Formulas Name : Crab Claw Wine

Chinese Name : 车螯酒

Drug Formulation

1–2 Che’ao shells (sealed in clay, calcined, and ground into a fine powder), 30 stalks of lampwick, 1 tablespoon of honey, and 1 Trichosanthes fruit.

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 289.

Benefits

For boils and abscesses on the back.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a powder. Peel the Trichosanthes fruit, then simmer the three ingredients in 1 sheng of wine until slightly tender. Mix in 2 qian of the Che’ao powder. The pain will subside after no more than two doses.

Crab Claw Wine,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 289.,For boils and abscesses on the back.

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