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Silver Thread Powder

Formulas Name : Silver Thread Powder

Chinese Name : 银丝散

Drug Formulation

Gypsum 8 liang.

Source

*One Hundred Effective Treatments in Surgery*, Volume 1.

Processing

Mix yellow clay with salt to form a pot; place the gypsum inside and calcine it over a fire; for every liang, add 5 qian of sifted orpiment.

Silver Thread Powder，*One Hundred Effective Treatments in Surgery*, Volume 1.，

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