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Zou Huang Dan,A boil turns yellow and swells, leading to death in the blink of an eye.

Formulas Name : Zou Huang Dan

Chinese Name : 走黄丹

Drug Formulation

Oyster shell, rhubarb, gardenia, honeysuckle, akebia, forsythia, burdock seed, frankincense, myrrh, trichosanthes, lycium bark, and soapberry thorns—all in equal parts.

Source

From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 3.

Benefits

A boil turns yellow and swells, leading to death in the blink of an eye.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose. For those with robust constitutions, add pu xiao; decoct with equal parts water and wine. One dose will cure the condition.

Zou Huang Dan,From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 3.,A boil turns yellow and swells, leading to death in the blink of an eye.

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