| formula | Niter and Alumite Powder Xiao Shi Fan Shi San |
| source | Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases |
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Grind the two ingredients in equal parts into a powder. Mix with barley porridge and take one square-cun spoonful, three times a day. The illness will be expelled through urine and stool, with urine turning yellow and stool turning black, which are signs of efficacy.
bubble_chart Indications
A jaundice patient experiences fever in the late afternoon, but instead has an aversion to cold. This is due to female exhaustion. When afflicted, the bladder becomes tense, there is slight abdominal distension and fullness, the entire body turns yellow, the forehead becomes black, and the soles of the feet feel hot, leading to black jaundice. The abdominal distension and fullness resemble a water-like condition, the stool is necessarily black, and sometimes loose. This is the illness of female exhaustion, not due to water. Abdominal distension and fullness are difficult to treat. Niter and Alumite Powder is the main remedy.
