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Mud Pills,For all types of unexplained swellings and abscesses, whether painful or itchy.

Formulas Name : Mud Pills

Chinese Name : 烂泥丸

Drug Formulation

1 clove of raw garlic (single-clove garlic is even better).

Source

From *Mei’s New Compilation of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 7.

Benefits

For all types of unexplained swellings and abscesses, whether painful or itchy.

Instructions for Use

Find a spot where many people have walked, use your saliva to grind the garlic into a paste on the ground, and immediately apply the garlic paste to the affected area; if a head has already formed, leave it exposed and apply the paste around it.

Mud Pills,From *Mei’s New Compilation of Proven Prescriptions*, Volume 7.,For all types of unexplained swellings and abscesses, whether painful or itchy.

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