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Water-Fire Pills

Formulas Name : Water-Fire Pills

Chinese Name : 水火丸

Drug Formulation

1 dou of black soybeans, 10 jin of small red dates (pitted).

Source

*The True Transmission of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 7.

Processing

Place both ingredients in a steamer and steam until thoroughly cooked; remove, pound into a paste, shape into cakes, and roast until crisp.

Instructions for Use

Apply to the affected area after the smallpox has subsided.

Water-Fire Pills,*The True Transmission of Smallpox Medicine*, Volume 7.,

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