Iron Fan Powder for Gunshot Wounds，*Extensive Collection of Practical Experience*, Volume 4.，Cuts and lacerations.
Iron Fan Powder for Gunshot Wounds
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Formulas Name : Iron Fan Powder for Gunshot Wounds
Chinese Name : 金疮铁扇散
Drug Formulation
Elephant skin 5 qian (sliced thinly; roast in a small pot until yellow and dry, taking care not to burn it),Dragon Bone 5 qian (use the finest grade; grind while raw), Aged Resin 1 liang (in provinces such as Shanxi and Shaanxi, where lacquer is unavailable, local people coat the inside of coffins with rosin and beeswax during burial. Decades later, when a reburial is conducted and the coffin has rotted, it is replaced with a new one; the resin and wax remaining inside the decayed coffin are referred to as “Aged Resin.”In the southeastern provinces, where “old-wood resin” is unavailable, substitute 1 liang of lime that has aged for several hundred years; its effectiveness is the same as that of “old-wood resin”), 1 liang of “cunbai” resin (i.e., the black-wrapped variety of pine resin), 10 liang of pine resin (melt together with the “cunbai” resin, stir thoroughly, pour into cold water, then remove and let cool and dry), 1 liang of “fei fan” (prepared by thoroughly boiling white alum in a pot).
Source
*Extensive Collection of Practical Experience*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder and store in a porcelain jar.
Benefits
Cuts and lacerations.
Instructions for Use
In cases of lacerations or fractures caused by knives or stones, apply the medicine to the wound and fan the area with a fan. If the wound swells, prepare a decoction of Coptis and apply it with a feather; the swelling will subside immediately.
Note
Avoid lying in hot places.
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Iron Fan Powder for Gunshot Wounds,Cuts and lacerations.