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Formula for Inducing Sweating with Red Alum

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Formula for Inducing Sweating with Red Alum,Plague.

Formulas Name : Formula for Inducing Sweating with Red Alum

Chinese Name : 丹矾取汗方

Drug Formulation

1 liang of yellow丹, 1 liang of black pepper, 1 liang of white alum, and 5 qian of wasp nest.

Source

*Songfeng on Epidemics*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder; pound scallions into a paste.

Benefits

Plague.

Instructions for Use

Apply by hand—on the left side for men and the right side for women—over the urethra. Effective for inducing sweating.

Formula for Inducing Sweating with Red Alum,*Songfeng on Epidemics*, Volume 2.,Plague.

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