Snake Alum Powder

Snake Alum Powder,Pus discharge from the ear.

Formulas Name : Snake Alum Powder

Chinese Name : 蛇矾散

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of alum, 1 snake skin.

Source

*Selected Precious and Secret Formulas from the *Qian Jin**.

Processing

Melt the alum in a copper spoon over heat; use a bamboo chopstick to poke a hole in the center. Pinch the snake shell into a ball, insert it into the hole in the alum, and burn both until charred. Grind into a fine powder.

Benefits

Pus discharge from the ear.

Instructions for Use

Blow the powder into the ear.

Snake Alum Powder,*Selected Precious and Secret Formulas from the *Qian Jin**.,Pus discharge from the ear.

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