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White Cowhair Powder

Formulas Name : White Cowhair Powder

Chinese Name : 白牛毛散

Drug Formulation

5 qian of pure white ox hair (calcined to ash in a silver bowl), 2 qian of cinnabar (ground into a powder), and 3 qian of loofah (the portion near the stem, 5 cun long, dried in an oven and ground into a powder).

Source

From *The New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 12.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Instructions for Use

Take on an empty stomach with plain hot water; or mix with honey water.

White Cowhair Powder,From *The New Book on Smallpox Vaccination*, Volume 12.,

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