Dai Zhang Powder

Dai Zhang Powder,For injuries caused by caning.

Formulas Name : Dai Zhang Powder

Chinese Name : 代杖散

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of wild safflower (i.e., small thistle).

Source

*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.

Benefits

For injuries caused by caning.

Instructions for Use

Soak in 4.5 jin of distilled spirits, then sun-dry until completely dry. Hold in the mouth and swallow the liquid. This makes one impervious to pain during corporal punishment.

Dai Zhang Powder,*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.,For injuries caused by caning.

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