Description
Wu Wu Dan (Five-To-Five Powder), from Empirical Formula (Jing Yan Fang).
Actions: Discharge pus and eliminate putridity. Indicated for the treatment of flowing phlegm (tuberculosis of bone and joint), bone-attaching deep-rooted abscess (suppurative osteomyelitis), and scrofula
Indications: It is only for external use. Its use is cautious when applying on the affected area near mouth or eyes, and prohibited when applying on the affected area with thin muscle and inability to suppurate or just thick pus or in patients with mercury allergy
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 861–873.
Composition
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into extremely-fine powder, apply it into the opening of sore or use medicated thread dip the powder and insert into the sore, and cover with plaster or ointment, and change dressings, 1–2 times a day
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- Jiu Huang Dan = this formula + Ba Er Dan + Bing Pian, Chuan Bei Mu, Mo Yao, Peng Sha, Ru Xiang, Xiong Huang and Zhu Sha
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