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Melon Seed Juice,Intestinal abscess. Characterized by high fever with aversion to cold, slight sweating, shortness of breath, lower abdominal pain, scanty urination, or pain during bowel movements as if pierced by a knife or awl, or when pus has already formed in the abdomen.

Formulas Name : Melon Seed Juice

Chinese Name : 瓜子仁汁

Drug Formulation

3 he of melon seed kernels (grind with 6 he of water and strain to extract the juice), 1 liang of Angelica sinensis (sliced and roasted, then ground into powder), and 1 snake shed (burned to ash and ground).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 129.

Benefits

Intestinal abscess. Characterized by high fever with aversion to cold, slight sweating, shortness of breath, lower abdominal pain, scanty urination, or pain during bowel movements as if pierced by a knife or awl, or when pus has already formed in the abdomen.

Instructions for Use

Grind the Angelica sinensis and snake shed into a fine powder and mix thoroughly. Divide into two doses; take one on an empty stomach and the other at noon, each mixed with melon seed juice. Once pus and blood are expelled, the condition will be cured.

Melon Seed Juice,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 129.,Intestinal abscess. Characterized by high fever with aversion to cold, slight sweating, shortness of breath, lower abdominal pain, scanty urination, or pain during bowel movements as if pierced by a knife or awl, or when pus has already formed in the abdomen.

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