Tooth-Strengthening and Longevity Ointment

Tooth-Strengthening and Longevity Ointment,For receding gums and loose teeth, yellowish-black decay, pain caused by wind and insects, (see page) and red, swollen cheeks.

Formulas Name : Tooth-Strengthening and Longevity Ointment

Chinese Name : 固齿延寿膏

Drug Formulation

5 qian of pearls (place them in a small silk pouch; take a square of tofu, cut a hole in the center to insert the pearl pouch, then cover the hole with the original tofu; leave a thread protruding from the top of the pouch to suspend it over the pot’s rim, ensuring the pearl pouch does not sink to the bottom, lest it damage the pearls’ original vital energy;boil over mulberry-wood fire until one stick of incense has burned out), male mouse bone (during the 12th lunar month, take one male mouse; form a flatbread from flour, wrap the entire mouse inside, then wrap it again with a layer of salt mud; air-dry it; roast it over charcoal until red-hot; let it cool completely; break it open to extract the bone) 5 qian,2 qian of Autumn Stone, 5 qian of Dragon Bone (prepared in the same manner as the mouse bone), 5 qian of Yangqi Stone, 5 qian of ivory, 5 qian of deer antler powder, 2.5 qian of Guangxi Frankincense, 2 qian of Agarwood, 1 qian of Nanchuan Ligusticum, 1 qian of Huai-processed Rehmannia, 1 qian of White Peony Root, 1 qian of Angelica sinensis, 1 qian of Frankincense, 1 qian of Myrrh,Green Salt 1.5 qian, White Angelica Root 0.5 fen, Large and Small Soapberries 0.5 fen, Broken Paper Bark (roasted until fragrant; avoid contact with iron), and Asarum (soil removed, washed, and sun-dried) 0.3 fen.

Source

From *Fushou Jingfang*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder; prepare 5 liang of beeswax, each in portions of 2 fen.Use a pot for honey decoction: first melt the white wax; then add 1 fen of the powdered medicine. Use mulberry wood to melt the wax over low heat, stirring the medicine until well blended. For external use, take two sheets of patterned paper; spread 1 fen of the medicine evenly on each sheet and rub the powder into the paper by hand, covering the entire surface and edges. Next, melt the remaining medicine in the pot over low heat, stir until uniform, and pour it onto the paper, ensuring the medicinal liquid soaks into the edges. Use a knife to cut the mixture into strips.

Benefits

For receding gums and loose teeth, yellowish-black decay, pain caused by wind and insects, (see page) and red, swollen cheeks.

Instructions for Use

Apply to the teeth before bedtime and leave overnight; remove the next morning. The medicinal strips will have turned black, and the teeth will gradually become stronger and more stable.

Tooth-Strengthening and Longevity Ointment,From *Fushou Jingfang*.,For receding gums and loose teeth, yellowish-black decay, pain caused by wind and insects, (see page) and red, swollen cheeks.

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