Li Gu San

Li Gu San,

Formulas Name : Li Gu San

Chinese Name : 利骨散

Drug Formulation

1–2 jin of the white brain tissue from a white horse.

Source

From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 40, citing *The Hidden Treasures of Heaven and Earth*.

Processing

Allow maggots to form, then feed it to one black-boned white chicken; collect the feces and dry them in the shade. For every 1 qian of feces, add 1 qian of realgar, and grind into a uniform powder.

Instructions for Use

Apply a small amount to the painful area; remove it after a short while, and the lesion will fall off.

Li Gu San,From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 40, citing *The Hidden Treasures of Heaven and Earth*.,

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