White Snake Powder

White Snake Powder,Chronic chronic abscesses and scrofula, with aversion to cold and fever, accompanied by pain or no pain.

Formulas Name : White Snake Powder

Chinese Name : 白蛇散

Drug Formulation

2 liang of white flower snake, 5 qian of green tangerine peel, 5 qian of black chow, and 5 fen of raw rhinoceros horn.

Source

*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Chronic chronic abscesses and scrofula, with aversion to cold and fever, accompanied by pain or no pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, add 5 fen of talcum powder, grind into a fine powder, and take with glutinous rice porridge at the fifth watch. By the hour of Yi, harmful substances will be expelled; take another dose after 10 days. If the ulcer has already formed, results will be seen within one month. After expulsion, use equal parts of Sargassum, Oyster Shell, Notopterygium, and Lycopodium, ground into a powder; take 2 qian mixed with rice porridge three times daily. Once all clear fluid has been expelled, take tonifying herbs to eliminate the root cause of the disease.

Note

Avoid foods that induce wind or aggravate heat.

White Snake Powder,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.,Chronic chronic abscesses and scrofula, with aversion to cold and fever, accompanied by pain or no pain.

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