Silkworm Box Powder

Silkworm Box Powder,People in the mountains and countryside are bitten by lice, which grow in the abdomen and form a “lice mass.”

Formulas Name : Silkworm Box Powder

Chinese Name : 蚕奁散

Drug Formulation

One worn-out hair comb and one worn-out hair brush.

Source

The formula is from Volume 11 of *Qianjin*, and the name appears in *The Medical Collection of Ma Peizhi*.

Benefits

People in the mountains and countryside are bitten by lice, which grow in the abdomen and form a “lice mass.”

Instructions for Use

Break each of the two items above into two equal parts; burn one part of each to make a fine powder. Take the remaining part of each and boil it in 5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng. Mix this decoction with the previously prepared powder and take it all at once; the louse will be expelled in a short while.

Silkworm Box Powder,The formula is from Volume 11 of *Qianjin*, and the name appears in *The Medical Collection of Ma Peizhi*.,People in the mountains and countryside are bitten by lice, which grow in the abdomen and form a “lice mass.”

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