[Efficacy]

clearing heat and removing toxin, dispelling putridity to promote tissue regeneration, subduing swelling to relieve pain.

[Indications]

tinea-like erosion of throat, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, carcinoma of tongue, wooden tongue, purple tongue, mouth and tongue sores; also treats toothache.

borax, borneol removing toxin; 元明粉, Cinnabar clearing heat and removing toxin softening hardness and dissipating mass.

[Documentation]

Inhibiting dysentery bacilli, "Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine" 1960(3):254

This prescription can inhibit Shigella and sturgeon dysentery bacilli at a concentration of 0.125%; at a concentration of 0.25%, it can inhibit flexneri , Dysentery bacilli. Proven to have a certain inhibitory effect on the pathogenic bacteria of chronic colitis.

[Modern application]

It is now used for acute and chronic inflammation of the mouth and throat and chronic colitis.