Liu Ding Shen San

Liu Ding Shen San,Scrofula.

Formulas Name : Liu Ding Shen San

Chinese Name : 六丁神散

Drug Formulation

6 bitter cloves (or 5 fen in weight), 1 qian white cloves, 5 fen powdered Sophora flavescens, 1 qian red adzuki beans, 1 qian knife-grinding slurry (preferably made from green stone; also known as Longquan powder), 7 large blister beetles (heads and legs removed, stir-fried), and 1 qian white silkworm pupae (silk and mouthparts removed, stir-fried).

Source

From *The Collection of Ulcers and Sores*, cited in Volume 6 of *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Scrofula.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with ash-free wine on an empty stomach.

Liu Ding Shen San,From *The Collection of Ulcers and Sores*, cited in Volume 6 of *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*.,Scrofula.

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