Wind-Dispelling One-Character Powder，*Yi Tong*, Volume 9.，For lacerations with bleeding, early-stage tetanus, headaches, migraines, common colds, malignant sores, snake bites, dog bites, scorpion stings, and wounds from beatings accompanied by bleeding.
Wind-Dispelling One-Character Powder
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Formulas Name : Wind-Dispelling One-Character Powder
Chinese Name : 风药一字散
Drug Formulation
Atractylodes lancea 4 liang, Sichuan Aconite 2 liang, Wild Aconite 1 liang, Angelica dahurica 1 liang, Saposhnikovia divaricata 5 qian, Ligusticum chuanxiong 5 qian, Gastrodia elata 2.5 qian, Asarum sieboldii 2.5 qian, Whole Scorpion 1 qian.
Source
*Yi Tong*, Volume 9.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder.
Benefits
For lacerations with bleeding, early-stage tetanus, headaches, migraines, common colds, malignant sores, snake bites, dog bites, scorpion stings, and wounds from beatings accompanied by bleeding.
Instructions for Use
For open wounds with bleeding, the bleeding stops immediately upon administration of the medicine; bind the wound with silk cloth. For tetanus that has just set in, take 1 qian of the medicine mixed with hot wine; cover yourself with a blanket to induce sweating, and you will be cured. If no sweat appears, it is still effective; if there is no improvement, take another dose.For headaches, mix with tea and take orally; for migraines, sniff the mixture through the nose; for the common cold, mix one dose with hot tea; sweating will bring relief; malignant sores heal without fail at any time: rinse the sore with water held in the mouth, pat dry, and apply the powder—it works instantly; for snake bites, dog bites, and scorpion stings, rinse the wound with salt water held in the mouth, then apply the powder—it is effective; for wounds from beatings with bleeding, apply the powder dry.
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Wind-Dispelling One-Character Powder,For lacerations with bleeding, early-stage tetanus, headaches, migraines, common colds, malignant sores, snake bites, dog bites, scorpion stings, and wounds from beatings accompanied by bleeding.