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Special Universal-Healing Powder

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Special Universal-Healing Powder,Boils and abscesses on the back; swollen, toxic sores.

Formulas Name : Special Universal-Healing Powder

Chinese Name : 特异万灵散

Drug Formulation

Soft gypsum (burned until red-hot, then covered with a bowl and left on the ground overnight) half liang, large white Pinellia rhizome half liang, red adzuki beans half liang, Aconite root (with skin and tip) half liang, frankincense (ground separately) 2 qian.

Source

*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 22.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Boils and abscesses on the back; swollen, toxic sores.

Instructions for Use

Mix into a paste with honey water; apply externally, working the paste into the affected area, but leave a coin-sized area at the highest point untreated.

Note

If the abscess has already ruptured, take great care not to allow the medicine to enter the wound, as this may cause pain.

Special Universal-Healing Powder,*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 22.,Boils and abscesses on the back; swollen, toxic sores.

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