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Pill for Dispelling Pathogenic Factors

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Pill for Dispelling Pathogenic Factors

Formulas Name : Pill for Dispelling Pathogenic Factors

Chinese Name : 解邪丹

Drug Formulation

2 liang of tiger skull bone, 1 liang of cinnabar, 1 liang of realgar, 1 liang of orpiment, 1 liang of Podophyllum, 1 liang of wild fennel, 1 liang of arrowroot, 1 liang of Lepidium.

Source

From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of a marble.

Instructions for Use

Place one pill in a pouch and tie it to the right arm, or burn it inside the patient’s room.

Pill for Dispelling Pathogenic Factors,From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.,

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