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Sorghum Powder,For children’s festering sores and malignant ulcers.

Formulas Name : Sorghum Powder

Chinese Name : 秫米散

Drug Formulation

Sorghum and bamboo shoots (bamboo strips), each in equal parts.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 90.

Processing

Burn the ingredients to ash and grind into a fine powder.

Benefits

For children’s festering sores and malignant ulcers.

Instructions for Use

Mix with water collected from under the rice plants in the field and apply as a poultice.

Sorghum Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 90.,For children’s festering sores and malignant ulcers.

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