Pu Hua Dan，From *Compendium of Diagnosis and Treatment of Throat Disorders*.，In the early stages of throat sores, patients experience chills and fever, coughing, and sore throat, with a faint, grain-like rash over the muscles.
Pu Hua Dan
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Formulas Name : Pu Hua Dan
Chinese Name : 普化丹
Drug Formulation
8 fen of Borneol, 1 qian 6 fen of Soapwort, 4 fen of Copper Green, 1 qian 6 fen of Licorice, 2 qian 5 fen of Borax, 2 qian of Indigo Powder, 2 qian 5 fen of Ren Zhong Bai (calcined to preserve its properties), 1 qian 5 fen of Yuanming Powder, 1 qian 5 fen of Pure Realgar, 2 qian of White Silkworm Pupae, 1 qian 6 fen of Mountain Bean,2 qian of chicken gizzard skin (stir-fried without water), 1 qian 5 fen of Sichuan Coptis (baked dry), 1 qian 6 fen of Polygonum seed pollen (lightly stir-fried), 3 qian of duck bile alum (prepared with bluefish bile), 1 qian 6 fen of Phellodendron bark (mixed with the juice of 3 male pig gallbladders, then sun-dried).
Source
From *Compendium of Diagnosis and Treatment of Throat Disorders*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder.
Benefits
In the early stages of throat sores, patients experience chills and fever, coughing, and sore throat, with a faint, grain-like rash over the muscles.
Instructions for Use
Administer via throat inhalation.
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Pu Hua Dan,In the early stages of throat sores, patients experience chills and fever, coughing, and sore throat, with a faint, grain-like rash over the muscles.