Tiger Struggle Powder
【Source】Textbook of Chinese External Medicine.
【Composition】Strychnos seed 500 grams, pangolin scale, processed aconite root, each 60 grams
【Usage】Soak strychnos seeds in clean water for fifteen days; change water every other day in summer, once in winter using warm water. Scrape off skin and hair, cut into 0.3 cm thick strips, fry in sesame oil until foam disappears, then simmer several times until golden and crisp inside. Then place in yellow clay, stir-fry until clay powder emits aroma, sieve out oil-clay, repeat the process three times until oil is fully removed. Grind strychnos seed into fine powder. Fry pangolin scale in sand until brittle, grind finely. Soak processed aconite root in water for three days, changing water daily, dry in sun, then grind finely. Mix all three powders together. Adults take 0.3–0.6 grams, swallowed with yellow wine one hour after meals. Adjust dosage according to age, condition, and constitution; reduce for weak individuals.
【Indications】Bone carbuncle, flowing abscess, regardless of whether ruptured or not.
【Contraindication】Pregnant women should avoid. |
