Head-Warming Powder

Head-Warming Powder,Infants with an elongated head, a large fontanelle that has not closed, withered and small hands and feet, inability to walk, a soft and weak crown of the head, a thin body, and a shiny face.

Formulas Name : Head-Warming Powder

Chinese Name : 熨顶散

Drug Formulation

Pinellia, Sichuan Aconite, Sichuan Ligusticum, Cinnamon Bark, Asarum, Lily Bulb, Bletilla, Cypress Seed, and Langli Tree Root (roasted)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 363.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Infants with an elongated head, a large fontanelle that has not closed, withered and small hands and feet, inability to walk, a soft and weak crown of the head, a thin body, and a shiny face.

Instructions for Use

Prepare a paste by roasting garlic and mixing it with wine, then pounding it into a cake to apply to the affected area. Cover it with a piece of silk cloth and repeatedly warm it with a heated hand.

Head-Warming Powder,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 363.,Infants with an elongated head, a large fontanelle that has not closed, withered and small hands and feet, inability to walk, a soft and weak crown of the head, a thin body, and a shiny face.

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