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Si Bai San

Formulas Name : Si Bai San

Chinese Name : 四白散

Drug Formulation

350 grains of glutinous rice, 5 croton seeds (use the kernel).

Source

From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 3.

Processing

Wrap the mixture in linen cloth and tie it securely. Take a piece of quicklime the size of a goose egg, pour a bowl of boiling water over it to dissolve it, and use this water to cook the glutinous rice into a rice ball. Remove it, and while still hot, add 1 qian of calomel powder; pound until uniform. Then add the lime water and grind into a paste. Store in a porcelain jar for future use.

Si Bai San,From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 3.,

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