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Red Cotton Powder,Deafness, pus discharge, pain, redness and swelling, and discharge of yellow fluid.

Formulas Name : Red Cotton Powder

Chinese Name : 红棉散

Drug Formulation

5 fen of dried white alum, 2.5 fen of dried vermilion powder, a pinch of musk, 1 fen of camphor, and 5 fen of roasted calamine (one formula substitutes powder of worm-eaten bamboo for the alum and calamine).

Source

From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Deafness, pus discharge, pain, redness and swelling, and discharge of yellow fluid.

Instructions for Use

First, use a cotton swab to wipe away the pus and discharge; then, use a goose feather tube to deliver the medicine deep into the ear.

Red Cotton Powder,From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 6.,Deafness, pus discharge, pain, redness and swelling, and discharge of yellow fluid.

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