Formula for Clearing the Fistula, Eliminating Pus, and Clearing Heat: Shengdan

Formula for Clearing the Fistula, Eliminating Pus, and Clearing Heat: Shengdan,For all types of abscesses and boils in the early stage of rupture where pus does not drain completely, or for those that have been open for a long time with a fistula that fails to heal.

Formulas Name : Formula for Clearing the Fistula, Eliminating Pus, and Clearing Heat: Shengdan

Chinese Name : 消管祛脓火升丹

Drug Formulation

Mercury 1 liang, calcined gypsum 1 liang, white alum 1 liang, soapstone alum 5 qian, male deer essence 3 qian, black plum pulp 2 qian, moonstone 2 qian 5 fen.

Source

From *Supplementary Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 2.

Benefits

For all types of abscesses and boils in the early stage of rupture where pus does not drain completely, or for those that have been open for a long time with a fistula that fails to heal.

Instructions for Use

Heat the above ingredients according to the method until three sticks of incense have burned; once cooled and solidified, scrape them off and grind into a fine powder. Take 5 qian of the mixture, add 1 fen of borneol and 1 qian of cinnabar, then grind and mix thoroughly. Use wheat flour paste to form strips shaped like incense sticks, air-dry them, and insert into the eye when needed.

Formula for Clearing the Fistula, Eliminating Pus, and Clearing Heat: Shengdan,From *Supplementary Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 2.,For all types of abscesses and boils in the early stage of rupture where pus does not drain completely, or for those that have been open for a long time with a fistula that fails to heal.

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