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Ghost-Needle Powder,For a cut on the nail that has penetrated the flesh and will not heal.

Formulas Name : Ghost-Needle Powder

Chinese Name : 鬼针散

Drug Formulation

Ghost-Needle Grass shoots, Mouse-Clinging Grass roots.

Source

Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 22); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 300).

Benefits

For a cut on the nail that has penetrated the flesh and will not heal.

Instructions for Use

Pound the shoots of devil’s-needle grass and the roots of mouse-clinging grass to extract their juice, mix with pork from the twelfth lunar month, and apply the mixture as a poultice.

Ghost-Needle Powder，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 22); name cited in *Puji Fang* (Vol. 300).，For a cut on the nail that has penetrated the flesh and will not heal.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 25, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 25, 2026

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