Ice-Sulfur Powder，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，Rheumatic stagnation gives rise to “button-like rashes”; if left untreated for a long time, they become itchy like tinea.
Ice-Sulfur Powder
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Formulas Name : Ice-Sulfur Powder
Chinese Name : 冰硫散
Drug Formulation
1 liang of sulfur, 2 qian of camphor, 2 qian of Sichuan pepper, 2 qian of raw alum.
Source
*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.
Benefits
Rheumatic stagnation gives rise to “button-like rashes”; if left untreated for a long time, they become itchy like tinea.
Instructions for Use
Grind the ingredients into a powder. First, take one white radish, hollow out the center, fill it with the medicine, and cover it with the original skin. Wrap it in 3–4 layers of damp paper and bake it in a charcoal fire for about half an hour. Allow it to cool, then open it. Mix the medicine with rendered pork fat until thick, and apply it to the affected area.
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Ice-Sulfur Powder,Rheumatic stagnation gives rise to “button-like rashes”; if left untreated for a long time, they become itchy like tinea.