Guanyin’s Salvation Ointment

Guanyin’s Salvation Ointment,One-sided or bilateral headaches; redness and swelling of the eyes; pterygium and ingrown eyelashes; single or double pharyngeal tumors; laryngeal obstruction; edema of the head and face; pain caused by wind-fire; nine types of pain in the heart, stomach, and abdomen; stroke; malaria; dysentery; consumptive disease; cough with phlegm; abdominal distension; dysphagia;phlegm-fire asthma, retention of urine and stool, typhoid fever, constipation lasting 6–7 days, women’s red and white vaginal discharge, difficult childbirth, retained placenta, blood clots and stagnant masses, infantile convulsions, malnutrition-related disorders, swollen abscesses and malignant sores, chronic leg ulcers unhealed for ten years, hemorrhoids and fistulas, bloody stools and anal itching, nocturnal emissions, leukorrhea, hemoptysis, and nosebleeds.

Formulas Name : Guanyin’s Salvation Ointment

Chinese Name : 观音救苦神膏

Drug Formulation

Rhubarb 2 liang, Euphorbia 2 liang,Castor Seeds 2 liang, Angelica Root 1.5 liang, Tylophora Seed 1 liang, Acorus Rhizome 1 liang, Raw Rehmannia Root 1 liang, Sichuan Aconite 8 qian, Phellodendron Bark 8 qian, Euphorbia 8 qian, Croton Seed 8 qian, Cinnamon Bark 8 qian, Ephedra 8 qian, Soapberry 8 qian, White Angelica Root 8 qian, Notopterygium Root 8 qian, Bitter Orange Fruit 8 qian, Cyperus Rhizome 7 qian,Yuanhua 7 qian, Tianhuafen 7 qian, Taoren 7 qian, Houpo 7 qian, Xingren 7 qian, Binlang 7 qian, Xixin 7 qian, Quanshe 7 qian, Wubeizi 7 qian, Chuan Shanjia 7 qian, Duhuo 7 qian, Xuanshen 7 qian, Fangfeng 7 qian, Huanglian 5 qian, Shehui 5 qian, Wugong 10 pieces.

Source

*The Collection of Divine Remedies*, Volume 4.

Benefits

One-sided or bilateral headaches; redness and swelling of the eyes; pterygium and ingrown eyelashes; single or double pharyngeal tumors; laryngeal obstruction; edema of the head and face; pain caused by wind-fire; nine types of pain in the heart, stomach, and abdomen; stroke; malaria; dysentery; consumptive disease; cough with phlegm; abdominal distension; dysphagia;phlegm-fire asthma, retention of urine and stool, typhoid fever, constipation lasting 6–7 days, women’s red and white vaginal discharge, difficult childbirth, retained placenta, blood clots and stagnant masses, infantile convulsions, malnutrition-related disorders, swollen abscesses and malignant sores, chronic leg ulcers unhealed for ten years, hemorrhoids and fistulas, bloody stools and anal itching, nocturnal emissions, leukorrhea, hemoptysis, and nosebleeds.

Instructions for Use

Take 6 jin of sesame oil, add the medicinal powder, and let it steep for 5 days. Decoct, strain out the residue, and decoct again until a drop of the liquid forms a bead. Add 4 liang of concentrated Tathagata powder and 2 jin 4 liang of refined cinnabar. Simmer until the consistency is neither too hard nor too soft, then store. Bury the mixture underground for 3 days to remove its fiery toxicity, then apply as a poultice according to the condition; or make into pills the size of beans, taking 7 pills at a time with boiling water.For unilateral or bilateral headaches, apply to the affected area or roll into a strip to insert into the nose; for redness and swelling of the eyes, prick the area above the ear with a needle to draw blood and then apply the ointment; for corneal opacities or ingrown eyelashes, apply to the affected area; for single or double tonsillar abscesses or laryngeal obstruction, apply to the affected area and let the ointment dissolve in the mouth; for swelling of the head and face, or wind-fire toothache, apply to the affected area; for nine types of heart, stomach, and abdominal pain, apply to the affected area; in severe cases, make into pills and swallow with boiling water;For stroke, pry open the mouth with chopsticks, form into pills, and swallow with boiling water; for malaria, apply to the navel; in severe cases, form into pills and take with hot wine; for dysentery, apply to the epigastric region; if not cured, for bloody dysentery, crush 7 longans (including shells and pits) and decoct in water to take with the pills; for white dysentery, crush 7 lychees (including shells and pits) and decoct in water to take with the pills; for mixed red and white dysentery, use both;For consumptive diseases with parasitic infestation, apply to the Jiaji, Weilu, and navel points, and drink licorice decoction; for coughing with phlegm, apply to the front and back of the chest; for abdominal distension, apply below the navel and at the Dantian, and take the pills; for dysphagia, apply to the epigastric region and take the pills; for phlegm-fire asthma, apply to the front and back of the chest and take the pills;For constipation or urinary retention, apply to the navel and take the pills; for typhoid fever, take the pills with scallion soup—recovery occurs after one episode of sweating; for those who have not had a bowel movement for 6–7 days, take the pills; for women with red or white vaginal discharge, apply to the Dantian; for difficult childbirth or retained placenta, make into pills and take with hot wine; for blood clots or abdominal masses, apply to the affected area; for robust individuals, make into pills and take orally;For infantile convulsions, make a strip to insert into the nose and take the pills orally; for malnutrition in children, apply to the navel; for swollen abscesses and malignant sores, apply to the affected area and take the pills; for chronic sores that have not healed for 10 years, apply a poultice, wash and change it daily, and it will be completely cured in 10 days;For hemorrhoids and fistulas: for internal hemorrhoids, roll into a strip and insert; for external hemorrhoids, apply topically; for bloody stools, intestinal itching, nocturnal emissions, and leukorrhea, apply to the navel; for hemoptysis and epistaxis, apply to the soles of both feet and drink licorice decoction.

Note

For coughing and expectoration, do not swallow the preparation; contraindicated for pregnant women.

Guanyin’s Salvation Ointment,*The Collection of Divine Remedies*, Volume 4.,One-sided or bilateral headaches; redness and swelling of the eyes; pterygium and ingrown eyelashes; single or double pharyngeal tumors; laryngeal obstruction; edema of the head and face; pain caused by wind-fire; nine types of pain in the heart, stomach, and abdomen; stroke; malaria; dysentery; consumptive disease; cough with phlegm; abdominal distension; dysphagia;phlegm-fire asthma, retention of urine and stool, typhoid fever, constipation lasting 6–7 days, women’s red and white vaginal discharge, difficult childbirth, retained placenta, blood clots and stagnant masses, infantile convulsions, malnutrition-related disorders, swollen abscesses and malignant sores, chronic leg ulcers unhealed for ten years, hemorrhoids and fistulas, bloody stools and anal itching, nocturnal emissions, leukorrhea, hemoptysis, and nosebleeds.

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