Mercury Oxide Powder,*Treatise on Formulas for Smallpox in Children*.,When a child develops smallpox and a membrane forms over the eye:
Mercury Oxide Powder
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Formulas Name : Mercury Oxide Powder
Chinese Name : 轻粉散
Drug Formulation
Equal parts of genuine mercury oxide and orpiment.
Source
*Treatise on Formulas for Smallpox in Children*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
When a child develops smallpox and a membrane forms over the eye:
Instructions for Use
If there is a film in the left eye, blow the powder into the right ear; if there is a film in the right eye, blow the powder into the left ear. Additionally, take 1 liang each of mung bean peel, Eupatorium fortunei, and white chrysanthemum flowers, grind into a powder, and take 3 qian per dose; take 1 dried persimmon and 1 zhan of rice washing water, boil until dry, remove the pit from the persimmon, and eat it. Take 3 persimmons daily, at any time.
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Mercury Oxide Powder,When a child develops smallpox and a membrane forms over the eye: