Jinbao Ointment

Jinbao Ointment,Scrofula.

Formulas Name : Jinbao Ointment

Chinese Name : 金宝膏

Drug Formulation

5 bowls of mulberry wood ash (prepare by pouring 10 bowls of boiling water over the wood to extract the juice; place a layer of straw paper and two layers of rice paper on a sieve, then pour the ash over them); 2 liang of pangolin scales (roasted until plump),2 qian of arsenic trioxide (ground separately), 7 apricot kernels (peeled and ground into a fine powder with the arsenic trioxide and Pangolin scales), 2 liang of raw Rehmannia root, 1 qian of cinnabar (ground separately), powdered mercury (ground separately), and 5 fen of musk.

Source

Formula by Cheng Shixiang, cited in Volume 6 of *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*.

Processing

First, filter the lye solution until clear; then simmer it in a pot until concentrated. Add the ground pangolin scales; when the mixture has reduced by half, add the musk, followed by the powdered gypsum. When the mixture is 90 percent dry, add the cinnabar. Once it forms a paste, add the roasted lime powder to form lumps. Immediately place them in small jars and keep them away from drafts.

Benefits

Scrofula.

Jinbao Ointment,Formula by Cheng Shixiang, cited in Volume 6 of *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*.,Scrofula.

More Herbs Formulas

Clove and Stone Swallow Powder

Clove and Stone Swallow Powder,*Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.,Deficiency of the Kidney Meridian, resulting in loose or broken teeth, or teeth that are loose and unstable; premature graying of the mustache and temples; or erectile dysfunction.

Peony Soaked in Wine

Peony Soaked in Wine,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 153.,For women with blood deficiency accompanied by red and white vaginal discharge.

White Lotus Flower Dew

White Lotus Flower Dew,*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.,Wheezing and coughing, restlessness and thirst, phlegm with blood.

White Chrysanthemum Powder

White Chrysanthemum Powder,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 404.,For children with smallpox or impetigo affecting the eyes, or the formation of corneal opacities.

Honey-Processed Coptis Ointment

Honey-Processed Coptis Ointment,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 32); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 74).,For redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes.

Guizhi Decoction for Reversing Collapse (with Cinnamon Twig, omitting Peony, and adding Sichuan Lacquer, Oyster Shell, and Dragon Bone)

Guizhi Decoction for Reversing Collapse (with Cinnamon Twig, omitting Peony, and adding Sichuan Lacquer, Oyster Shell, and Dragon Bone),*Treatise on Cold Damage*.,For cases of cold damage with a floating pulse, where the physician has used excessive heat to treat it, resulting in yang depletion; this will inevitably lead to convulsions and delirium, with the patient … Read more

Miraculous Papaya Decoction

Miraculous Papaya Decoction,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.,Beriberi caused by wind-damp-toxin invading the lower meridians when the body is deficient.

Drop-of-Gold Ointment

Drop-of-Gold Ointment,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 11.,When the eyes are exposed to wind and cold, causing uncontrollable tearing.

Double-Nourishing and Diuretic Pills

Double-Nourishing and Diuretic Pills,*Compilation of Records for Saving Lives*, Volume 11.,Hernia: caused by a deficiency of both qi and blood in the liver and kidneys, leading to stagnant cold that fails to disperse and damp-heat that remains unresolved, resulting in cold and distended testicles, swelling of the scrotum, and scrotal abscess.

He Shou Wu Decoction Pills

He Shou Wu Decoction Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.,For all types of wind-induced disorders, heaviness in the hands and feet, loss of sensation in the skin, numbness throughout the body, and wind-related fatigue and respiratory disorders.

Universal Miracle Ointment

Universal Miracle Ointment,From *Secrets of the Medicine Chest*.,For skin ulcers and sores.

Two-Bean Powder

Two-Bean Powder,*Effective Remedies*, Volume 15.,Symptoms of stagnation and turbidity: tinnitus and restlessness, heaviness and pain in the lower back and legs, rumbling sounds in the abdomen, cold pain below the navel, and frequent discharge of white fluid resembling dishwater.

Third True Yellow Wind Decoction

Third True Yellow Wind Decoction,From *Thirteen Essays on Medicine*, Volume 1.,For genuine stroke, after taking the First and Second True Yellow Wind Decoctions, when both the exterior and interior are harmonized and all symptoms have subsided, but either the two vital energies remain insufficient or residual pathogenic factors have not been completely eliminated, this formula … Read more

Dalianqiao Decoction

Dalianqiao Decoction,From *Compendium of Measles Disorders*, Volume 4.,Fetal heat; redness over the entire body; difficulty with urination and defecation; erysipelas.

San Cai Da Bu Wan

San Cai Da Bu Wan,From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 1.,Abdominal pain in women following menstruation.

Needle Sand Decoction

Needle Sand Decoction,*Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians*.,For jaundice with a swollen abdomen, epigastric fullness or distension, and severe shortness of breath and palpitations upon walking.

Miraculous Baiqian Decoction

Miraculous Baiqian Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 67.,For shortness of breath and various types of qi reversal.

Xiao Sheng San

Xiao Sheng San,From *Shi Yuan Duan Xiao Fang*, citing Zhao Yanhe’s formula (see *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, vol. 141).,For bloody and white cold dysentery with abdominal pain and a sensation of incomplete evacuation.

Kidney-Tonifying and Blood-Nourishing Decoction

Kidney-Tonifying and Blood-Nourishing Decoction,*Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.,Amenorrhea due to deficiency of kidney qi.

Five-Seed Dragon-Pattern Gel

Five-Seed Dragon-Pattern Gel,From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 4.,Deficiency of genuine yang and primordial essence leads to weak stomach qi and exhaustion of the lower jiao, manifesting as nocturnal emissions, spontaneous sweating, dizziness, and weakness in the limbs.

Qingwei Powder

Qingwei Powder,From *Supplementary Treatise on Surgical Diseases*, Volume 1.,“Bone-Trough Wind,” characterized by stiffness and soreness. For those with physical weakness and cold constitution.

Di Xian Pills

Di Xian Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.,For men suffering from chronic coldness, deficiency of vital energy, and pain in the hands and feet.

Powdered Poria and Oyster Shell Decoction

Powdered Poria and Oyster Shell Decoction,From *Qianjin*, Volume 5.,For children with persistent night sweats.

Modified Jianzhong Decoction

Modified Jianzhong Decoction,From *Baoming Ge Kuo*, Volume 19.,For vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps, accompanied by pain beneath the ribs and a string-like pulse.

Ehu Ointment

Ehu Ointment,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 35.,Chronic malaria.