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Purple Dragon Pill,For smallpox lesions oozing pus for 3 days.

Formulas Name : Purple Dragon Pill

Chinese Name : 紫龙丹

Drug Formulation

Tortoiseshell (calcined and quenched in wine 7 times), 2 liang of mace, and 1 liang of red cinnabar.

Source

From *Comprehensive Treatise on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For smallpox lesions oozing pus for 3 days.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose.

Purple Dragon Pill,From *Comprehensive Treatise on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 3.,For smallpox lesions oozing pus for 3 days.

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