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Single-Ingredient Trichosanthes and Trichosanthes Root Light Plaster

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Single-Ingredient Trichosanthes and Trichosanthes Root Light Plaster,For abscesses and swellings.

Formulas Name : Single-Ingredient Trichosanthes and Trichosanthes Root Light Plaster

Chinese Name : 一物瓜蒌薄贴

Drug Formulation

Trichosanthes root.

Source

*Wai Tai*, Volume 24, citing *Shan Fan Fang*

Benefits

For abscesses and swellings.

Instructions for Use

Place the above ingredient in vinegar, soak for five nights, then remove it, boil it thoroughly, and pound it into a powder. Mix the powder with vinegar, apply it to a piece of paper, and apply the poultice to the swollen area.

Single-Ingredient Trichosanthes and Trichosanthes Root Light Plaster,*Wai Tai*, Volume 24, citing *Shan Fan Fang*,For abscesses and swellings.

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