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Plum Blossom Pill,For all types of abscesses and swellings, as well as mouth ulcers.

Formulas Name : Plum Blossom Pill

Chinese Name : 梅花丹

Drug Formulation

3 fen of musk, 3 fen of borneol, 7 qian of frankincense (roasted to remove oil), 5 centipedes, 3 qian of cold-water stone.

Source

From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, soak in distilled spirits until thoroughly softened, then mix until smooth and paste-like to form pills the size of a soybean. Coat with 1 qian of mercury oxide, 1 liang of waist yellow, 7 qian of roasted myrrh, 3 qian of dragon’s blood, 3 qian of toad venom, and 10 sheets of gold leaf.

Benefits

For all types of abscesses and swellings, as well as mouth ulcers.

Instructions for Use

Take 1.5 fen per dose, up to 3 fen. When ground into a powder, it can also be applied topically to treat mouth sores.

Plum Blossom Pill,From *Secret Transmission of the Blue Sack*.,For all types of abscesses and swellings, as well as mouth ulcers.

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