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To disperse a boil,Spreading abscess with swelling, numbness, and pain.

Formulas Name : To disperse a boil

Chinese Name : 疔发散

Drug Formulation

100 mulberry cuttlefish (roasted to charcoal before the Start of Spring) and motherwort (roasted to preserve its properties before Minor Heat), in equal parts.

Source

From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Spreading abscess with swelling, numbness, and pain.

Instructions for Use

For each batch weighing 1 liang, add 5 fen of musk and apply as an ointment.

To disperse a boil,From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.,Spreading abscess with swelling, numbness, and pain.

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