Willow Root Compress Formula

Willow Root Compress Formula,For breast abscesses lasting two to three hundred days that have not healed despite various treatments, and which remain hard and purple-blue in color.

Formulas Name : Willow Root Compress Formula

Chinese Name : 柳根熨方

Drug Formulation

Willow root (peel off the outer bark).

Source

The formula is from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 5); the name appears in *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* (Vol. 23).

Processing

Pound until soft, warm over a fire, and place in a silk pouch.

Benefits

For breast abscesses lasting two to three hundred days that have not healed despite various treatments, and which remain hard and purple-blue in color.

Instructions for Use

Apply the poultice to the swollen area of the breast; replace it when it cools. It will be cured within one night.

Willow Root Compress Formula,The formula is from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 5); the name appears in *Thousand Gold Prescriptions* (Vol. 23).,For breast abscesses lasting two to three hundred days that have not healed despite various treatments, and which remain hard and purple-blue in color.

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