Miraculous “Thousand-Pound Pounded Cinnabar” Ointment

Miraculous “Thousand-Pound Pounded Cinnabar” Ointment,Effective for sores, boils, carbuncles, leg ulcers, scrofula, and “eel-head” lesions.

Formulas Name : Miraculous “Thousand-Pound Pounded Cinnabar” Ointment

Chinese Name : 神效大红朱砂千捶膏

Drug Formulation

8 liang of white, tender rosin; 2 qian of verdigris; 10 pieces of wood-tortoise (shell removed); 2 qian of apricot kernels (skin removed); 10 seeds of croton; 4 qian of myrrh; 1 liang 4 qian of castor seeds (shell removed); 4 qian of frankincense; 1 liang of bleached cinnabar; 1 liang of lead powder; 1 liang of camphor.

Source

From *Experienced Formulas*, Volume 1.

Processing

First, pound the four ingredients—rosin, croton seed kernels, castor seeds, and almonds—into a paste. Then add the five ingredients—frankincense, myrrh, lead powder, verdigris, and strychnos seeds—and pound until well blended. Finally, add the two ingredients—camphor and cinnabar—and pound into a paste. The more you pound it, the redder it becomes; the stickier it is, the more effective it is.

Benefits

Effective for sores, boils, carbuncles, leg ulcers, scrofula, and “eel-head” lesions.

Miraculous “Thousand-Pound Pounded Cinnabar” Ointment,From *Experienced Formulas*, Volume 1.,Effective for sores, boils, carbuncles, leg ulcers, scrofula, and “eel-head” lesions.

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