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