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Great Crab Claw Powder,For cancer, scrofula, chronic conditions, and abscesses that have not yet ruptured.

Formulas Name : Great Crab Claw Powder

Chinese Name : 大车螯散

Drug Formulation

1 large purple crab claw (dried in yellow clay, calcined over fire until completely red, then cleaned of clay residue), 3 fen of Euphorbia, 3 fen of Datura (stir-fried with vinegar), 3 fen of Euphorbia pekinensis, 3 fen of Chrysanthemum, 3 fen of Areca nut, 3 fen of Rhubarb, 3 fen of Scutellaria, 3 fen of Lo Lu, 1 fen of talcum powder.

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 288.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For cancer, scrofula, chronic conditions, and abscesses that have not yet ruptured.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, along with 2 qian of ground Che’ao powder and 1 qian 5 of Ni powder; mix with a decoction of Trichosanthes fruit and take orally. After some time, foul substances, pus, and blood will be expelled, and the bleeding will cease shortly thereafter. For robust individuals, add one additional dose; for the elderly and frail, adjust the dosage accordingly.

Great Crab Claw Powder,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 288.,For cancer, scrofula, chronic conditions, and abscesses that have not yet ruptured.

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