Four-Color Powder,*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.,For heat-induced sores that appear all over the body, oozing pus and blood, with red, ulcerated lesions; or for erythema; or for a sensation as if burned by fire.
Four-Color Powder
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Formulas Name : Four-Color Powder
Chinese Name : 四色散
Drug Formulation
3 liang of Coptis, 3 liang of Phellodendron, 1 liang of red adzuki beans, 1 liang of mung bean powder, 7 qian of Lithospermum, 7 qian of cold-water stone, and 7 qian of Eupatorium.
Source
*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For heat-induced sores that appear all over the body, oozing pus and blood, with red, ulcerated lesions; or for erythema; or for a sensation as if burned by fire.
Instructions for Use
Mix with sesame oil and apply topically three times daily.
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Four-Color Powder,For heat-induced sores that appear all over the body, oozing pus and blood, with red, ulcerated lesions; or for erythema; or for a sensation as if burned by fire.