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Floating-Leaf Pill,For sores in the mouth and on the tongue.

Formulas Name : Floating-Leaf Pill

Chinese Name : 萍草丸

Drug Formulation

Duckweed (sun-dried), Phellodendron bark (ground into powder), apricot kernels, and indigo powder—each in equal parts—with a small amount of mercury oxide.

Source

From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 21.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a soapberry.

Benefits

For sores in the mouth and on the tongue.

Instructions for Use

Wrap the mixture in cotton and hold it in the mouth; spit out any saliva that accumulates.

Floating-Leaf Pill,From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 21.,For sores in the mouth and on the tongue.

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