Hydrated sodium tetraborate  硼砂  Péng shā   Sodium tetraborate   Na2O2B2O3.10H2O  Borax  
Nature: Cool       FLAVOR:  Pleasant, salty
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: External Use
1. Clears fevers, resolves phlegm, detoxifies.[1]
INDICATIONS
1. Sore throat, dental abscess and/or pyorrhea, canker sores, fever blisters, eye ailments, ulcerations.[1]
PREPARATIONS: Mostly for external use. Care should be taken when taken internally for relief of hiccups and as an expectorant to bring up sputum, in amounts of 1-3 g.[1]

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