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Eight-Ingredient Pus-Draining Powder

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Eight-Ingredient Pus-Draining Powder,For abscesses that fail to erupt, carbuncles where the toxin has not broken through, and necrotic tissue that has not sloughed off.

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Pus-Draining Powder

Chinese Name : 提脓八将散

Drug Formulation

3 fen of Western Calamus, 3 fen of Borneol, 1 qian of Cicada Shedding (roasted), 1 qian of Roasted Centipede, 3 fen of Musk, 1 qian of Roasted Pangolin Scale, 1 qian of Roasted Whole Scorpion, and 3 qian of Gallnut (roasted).

Source

From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Wuhan Formula).

Processing

Mix the above ingredients and grind them into a fine powder; the preparation is complete when the powder accounts for 85–90% of the total mass.

Benefits

For abscesses that fail to erupt, carbuncles where the toxin has not broken through, and necrotic tissue that has not sloughed off.

Instructions for Use

Apply a small amount to the top of the sore and cover it with an ointment plaster.

Eight-Ingredient Pus-Draining Powder,From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Wuhan Formula).,For abscesses that fail to erupt, carbuncles where the toxin has not broken through, and necrotic tissue that has not sloughed off.

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