Five Shedding Powder,From *Li Ye*.,Effective for long-standing corneal opacities and cataracts.
Five Shedding Powder
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Formulas Name : Five Shedding Powder
Chinese Name : 五蜕散
Drug Formulation
1 fen of fingernail, 5 li of processed pangolin scales, 5 li of cicada molts, half a fen of snake molts, and 2 fen of the white membrane from a chicken eggshell.
Source
From *Li Ye*.
Processing
Stir-fry with human milk and grind into a powder.
Benefits
Effective for long-standing corneal opacities and cataracts.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 li each time, mix with water, and instill into the unaffected nostril. After instilling into one nostril, cover the affected eye with a tin template. After three treatments, bloodshot eyes and corneal opacities will both disappear. Alternatively, add 3 fen of Goose-Does-Not-Eat-Grass, 3 fen of roasted hedgehog skin, 4 fen of Platycodon root, and 3 li of musk.
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Five Shedding Powder,Effective for long-standing corneal opacities and cataracts.