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Toxin-Removing Astragalus Powder

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Toxin-Removing Astragalus Powder,For all types of abscesses and boils on the back, sores and swellings, and toxic conditions associated with bowel movements, accompanied by dry, difficult bowel movements.

Formulas Name : Toxin-Removing Astragalus Powder

Chinese Name : 拔毒黄耆散

Drug Formulation

Astragalus, Rhubarb (soaked in wine, then stewed), Notopterygium (stem removed), Licorice (roasted), Angelica (stem removed), Peony, White Aconite (roasted), Scutellaria, Apricot Kernel (skin and tip removed), and Forsythia—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Bai Yi*, Volume 16.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For all types of abscesses and boils on the back, sores and swellings, and toxic conditions associated with bowel movements, accompanied by dry, difficult bowel movements.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose. First, decoct half a liang or 2 he of black beans in 1 da zan of water until reduced to 7 fen; remove the black beans, add the powdered herbs, and decoct further until reduced to 1 da zan. Take after meals, twice daily, until all pathogenic matter has been expelled, at which point treatment may cease. If applied topically to sores, use astringent ointments as appropriate.

Toxin-Removing Astragalus Powder,From *Bai Yi*, Volume 16.,For all types of abscesses and boils on the back, sores and swellings, and toxic conditions associated with bowel movements, accompanied by dry, difficult bowel movements.

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