Life-Preserving Powder

Life-Preserving Powder,Night sweats and spontaneous sweating.

Formulas Name : Life-Preserving Powder

Chinese Name : 护命散

Drug Formulation

Dried alum 1 qian, gallnut 5 qian, dragon bone (calcined) 1 qian 5 fen.

Source

From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Night sweats and spontaneous sweating.

Instructions for Use

Mix with saliva, pack the mixture tightly into the navel, secure it externally with a silk strip, and the symptoms will cease by morning.

Life-Preserving Powder,From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.,Night sweats and spontaneous sweating.

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