Six-Year-Old Ink

Six-Year-Old Ink,For abscesses and swollen sores, facial paralysis, and locked jaw; as well as poisoning from mountain mists and miasma, dead cattle or horses, river water, arsenic, and swelling and pain in the throat.

Formulas Name : Six-Year-Old Ink

Chinese Name : 六岁墨

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Mountain Arisaema, 1 liang of Thousand-Gold Seed, 1 liang of Euphorbia, 2 liang of Clam (with worms removed), 1 fen of Musk, 2 liang of Sichuan Aconite, and 2 liang of Wild Aconite.

Source

*A Study of Thirteen Formulas in Surgery*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix thoroughly with a paste made from glutinous rice; use a mold to shape into ink-like sticks weighing 1 qian each; air-dry in the shade and set aside for future use.

Benefits

For abscesses and swollen sores, facial paralysis, and locked jaw; as well as poisoning from mountain mists and miasma, dead cattle or horses, river water, arsenic, and swelling and pain in the throat.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 tablet per dose; for severe cases, take 2 tablets consecutively. After bowel movement, replenish with warm congee. For conditions such as carbuncles, swollen abscesses, facial paralysis, and trismus, grind the tablets with warm wine and take orally; for all other types of skin infections and toxins, grind the tablets with vinegar and apply topically.

Six-Year-Old Ink,*A Study of Thirteen Formulas in Surgery*.,For abscesses and swollen sores, facial paralysis, and locked jaw; as well as poisoning from mountain mists and miasma, dead cattle or horses, river water, arsenic, and swelling and pain in the throat.

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