Single-Ingredient Yang-Elevating Powder,From *A Compendium of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.,For boils, abscesses, back sores, and all toxic sores characterized by diffuse white swelling of a yin nature.
Single-Ingredient Yang-Elevating Powder
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Formulas Name : Single-Ingredient Yang-Elevating Powder
Chinese Name : 一味升阳散
Drug Formulation
4 liang of Polygala root.
Source
From *A Compendium of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 2.
Benefits
For boils, abscesses, back sores, and all toxic sores characterized by diffuse white swelling of a yin nature.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 liang of the herb and simmer in 2 bowls of aged wine until reduced to 1 bowl; then add half a bowl of fine wine. Take this warm before bedtime. Take the remaining 2 liang of Polygala root along with the dregs, add a small amount of fire-distilled wine and rice lees, and pound the mixture into a paste. Apply this paste around the affected area and bandage it securely. Mild cases will be cured after one dose; severe cases after two doses; and cases where the skin has broken through will be completely healed after 5–7 doses.
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Single-Ingredient Yang-Elevating Powder,For boils, abscesses, back sores, and all toxic sores characterized by diffuse white swelling of a yin nature.