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Soap and Sugar Paste,“Cedar-leg syndrome,” where the leg swells from the knee to the top of the foot like a hanging bucket.

Formulas Name : Soap and Sugar Paste

Chinese Name : 皂糖膏

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of soap (pitted and pounded into a paste), half a jin of brown sugar.

Source

From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.

Benefits

“Cedar-leg syndrome,” where the leg swells from the knee to the top of the foot like a hanging bucket.

Instructions for Use

Pound the ingredients into a paste. First, soak the leg in half a bucket of licorice decoction, then apply the medicated paste. Wrap it tightly with cotton paper and avoid walking. Repeat the washing and application after a few days. Cured in three treatments.

Soap and Sugar Paste,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.,“Cedar-leg syndrome,” where the leg swells from the knee to the top of the foot like a hanging bucket.

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