Surrounded on All Sides，*De Xiao*, Volume 19.，For various types of abscesses characterized by swelling, redness, and unbearable pain.
Surrounded on All Sides
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Formulas Name : Surrounded on All Sides
Chinese Name : 四面楚歌
Drug Formulation
Schizonepeta (with roots, coarsely chopped), Red Peony Root, Chinese Cypress Bark, Wild Angelica Root, Mountain Rhubarb, Wild Angelica Root (soil-grown), Tiannanxing, Red Adzuki Beans, Dried Phytolacca (i.e., Chinese Banyan root, sliced into pieces and roasted), Bletilla, Red Astringent Herb, White Astringent Herb, Grass Sparrow, and Cold Water Stone (baked or stir-fried)—each in equal parts.
Source
*De Xiao*, Volume 19.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For various types of abscesses characterized by swelling, redness, and unbearable pain.
Instructions for Use
Apply a paste made from the natural juice of raw Rehmannia root to the edges of the affected area, or use the juice of the bitter radish root; for swelling, grind the root of Phytolacca acinosa into a paste and apply it all over the body if the ulcer has not yet ruptured, or apply it to the raised areas while leaving the ulcer opening exposed.
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Surrounded on All Sides,For various types of abscesses characterized by swelling, redness, and unbearable pain.