Xiangfu Cake

Xiangfu Cake,For scrofula or wandering swellings, or when wind and cold invade the meridians, causing lumps or pain.

Formulas Name : Xiangfu Cake

Chinese Name : 香附饼

Drug Formulation

Cyperus.

Source

*Elucidations on Surgery*, Volume 5.

Benefits

For scrofula or wandering swellings, or when wind and cold invade the meridians, causing lumps or pain.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a powder, mix with wine, and form a cake according to the size of the lesion to cover the affected area; then apply heat with a hot iron. If the condition is caused by wind, cold, or damp-toxin, use ginger juice to make the cake.

Xiangfu Cake,*Elucidations on Surgery*, Volume 5.,For scrofula or wandering swellings, or when wind and cold invade the meridians, causing lumps or pain.

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