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Wall-Clinging Insect Powder

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Wall-Clinging Insect Powder,For all types of carbuncles.

Formulas Name : Wall-Clinging Insect Powder

Chinese Name : 壁钉散

Drug Formulation

Silver Vermilion and Magnetite, each in equal parts (ground into a powder); 6–7 wall-clinging insects (collected from damp areas; resembling sea lions, purplish-yellow in color, slender and smooth; often found clinging to walls after rain; pound them into a paste with their shells intact).

Source

From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 2.

Processing

Mix the ingredients thoroughly, air-dry in the shade, and grind into a powder.

Benefits

For all types of carbuncles.

Instructions for Use

Each time, take a small amount of lychee flesh, mash it thoroughly, mix with the medicine, apply to the affected area, and cover with a poultice. Pain ceases immediately, and the abscess is drawn out.

Wall-Clinging Insect Powder,From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 2.,For all types of carbuncles.

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