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Smallpox Transfer Pill

Formulas Name : Smallpox Transfer Pill

Chinese Name : 移痘丹

Drug Formulation

10 geckos (heads and legs removed; combined with 1 qian of cinnabar and air-dried), 1 qian of pearl, 1 qian of Poria cocos, 1 qian of Polygala tenuifolia pulp, and 5 fen of amber.

Source

From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15, citing *Ma Cheng Family Secrets*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using Lithospermum ointment.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian 2 fen per dose. To transfer the rash to the hands and feet, take it with a decoction of Cinnamomum cassia and Heracleum; to transfer it specifically to the feet, take it with a decoction of Achyranthes and Carica papaya. Induce a light sweat.

Smallpox Transfer Pill,From *Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 15, citing *Ma Cheng Family Secrets*.,

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