Four Boils Powder

Four Boils Powder,Toxicity from a carbuncle spreading to the spleen, causing swelling and mental confusion.

Formulas Name : Four Boils Powder

Chinese Name : 四疔散

Drug Formulation

Earthen wasp nest (containing brood): 1 liang; snake shed: 1 piece (wrapped in mud and calcined over fire to preserve its properties).

Source

From *Classified Treatises on Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 8.

Benefits

Toxicity from a carbuncle spreading to the spleen, causing swelling and mental confusion.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix thoroughly. Take 2 qian each time, mixed with plain hot water. Severe pain will set in shortly afterward; this indicates the condition is treatable.

Four Boils Powder,From *Classified Treatises on Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 8.,Toxicity from a carbuncle spreading to the spleen, causing swelling and mental confusion.

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