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Decoction for Releasing the Exterior and Attacking the Interior

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Decoction for Releasing the Exterior and Attacking the Interior,Severe leprosy.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Releasing the Exterior and Attacking the Interior

Chinese Name : 发表攻里散

Drug Formulation

4 pieces of Elder’s Tooth (ash), 30 cow lice (roasted), 4 silkworm larvae (roasted), 1 liang of Sichuan Pangolin Scale, 1 liang of Tiger Bone (roasted with butter), 1 liang of Deer Antler (ash),20 centipedes (roasted), 1 liang of decayed turtle shell (roasted), 1 liang of bee hive (roasted), 1 liang of Cinnamomum cassia, 0.5 fen of musk, 0.3 fen of ox gallstone, 4 leeches, 1 liang of human hair ash, and 1 liang of calcined chicken and goose eggshells.

Source

From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Severe leprosy.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with wine.

Decoction for Releasing the Exterior and Attacking the Interior,From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 4.,Severe leprosy.

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