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Five-Ingredient Powder,All types of hemorrhoids.

Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Powder

Chinese Name : 五物散

Drug Formulation

St. John’s Wort Seeds 2 liang, White Alum 1 liang (half a liang of the translucent variety, half a liang of raw alum—place in an iron vessel and calcine over low heat), Borax 1 fen, Calcium Carbonate 1 fen (grind these four ingredients together first), and Calcium Sulfate 5 liang (grind together with the previous four ingredients).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 141.

Benefits

All types of hemorrhoids.

Instructions for Use

Take one large bowl of water that has been boiled 100 times, mix in 5 qian of the powdered medicine, and use the solution to steam and wash the painful area of the hemorrhoids. Use after meals and before bedtime. First cover the area with clothing, leaving only the hemorrhoid exposed. Avoid drafts.

Five-Ingredient Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 141.,All types of hemorrhoids.

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