Yuan Shuang Powder，From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 2.，For throat obstruction and various symptoms affecting the mouth and tongue.
Yuan Shuang Powder
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Formulas Name : Yuan Shuang Powder
Chinese Name : 元霜散
Drug Formulation
Peppermint Leaves 5 qian, Stiff Silkworm 5 qian, Indigo Powder (sifted and purified) 5 qian, Parkia Seed 5 qian, White Alum 5 qian, Sichuan Coptis 5 qian, Borax 5 qian.
Source
From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. In the first month of the lunar calendar, take 5–6 male pig gallbladders and drain out slightly less than half of the bile; mix the powder evenly with the bile, pour the mixture into the gallbladders, tie the openings with string, and wrap them in paper. Dig a pit 1 chi wide and deep, suspend the medicated gallbladders horizontally using bamboo poles, cover them with a wooden plank, and seal the pit tightly with soil. On the day of the Start of Spring, remove them, hang them in a drafty, shaded area to air-dry, remove the gallbladder shells, and store the contents in a jar.For every liang, add 3 fen of ox bile and 3 fen of borneol, then grind into a fine powder.
Benefits
For throat obstruction and various symptoms affecting the mouth and tongue.
Instructions for Use
Inhale into the throat.
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Yuan Shuang Powder,For throat obstruction and various symptoms affecting the mouth and tongue.