Divine Fishing Insect Life-Taking Powder

Divine Fishing Insect Life-Taking Powder,Used to treat consumptive fever.

Formulas Name : Divine Fishing Insect Life-Taking Powder

Chinese Name : 钓虫神功夺命散

Drug Formulation

1 stone swallow (calcined over fire and quenched in vinegar 7 times), 1.5 qian of female cloves, half a liang of wine wax, 1 softshell turtle shell, and 2 qian of water-ground sulfur.

Source

Quoted from *Yonglei Dadian*, Volume 8021, citing *Yonglei Lingfang*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix with wax to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

Used to treat consumptive fever.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill, place it on a hook, and attach a strip of crimson cotton 1 zhang 2 chi long. Coat the pill with a small amount of snow ointment, then thread a piece of silkworm cocoon onto the line to cover it. Have the patient first consume the ointment, then swallow the pill in one go. After a considerable time, when the line begins to move, pull it out forcefully. If a worm is present, fry it in boiling oil to kill it. This remedy must be prepared on the Day of the Dragon Boat Festival before the hour of Wei.

Divine Fishing Insect Life-Taking Powder,Quoted from *Yonglei Dadian*, Volume 8021, citing *Yonglei Lingfang*.,Used to treat consumptive fever.

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