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Dragon-Shedding Cake,For smallpox in children where residual toxins ascend to the throat, causing the voice to fail.

Formulas Name : Dragon-Shedding Cake

Chinese Name : 龙蜕饼子

Drug Formulation

1 snake molt (burn until charred using a lamp fueled with sesame oil).

Source

*Continuation of the Easy and Simple Formulas*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the above into a fine powder and mix with sugar to form cakes.

Benefits

For smallpox in children where residual toxins ascend to the throat, causing the voice to fail.

Instructions for Use

Chew and swallow.

Dragon-Shedding Cake,*Continuation of the Easy and Simple Formulas*, Volume 5.,For smallpox in children where residual toxins ascend to the throat, causing the voice to fail.

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