Wanling Duoming Dan

Wanling Duoming Dan,For all types of sores and swellings, as well as early-stage carbuncles and boils, where the pulse is deep and firm, and for cases where toxic qi remains internally after taking diaphoretic medications.

Formulas Name : Wanling Duoming Dan

Chinese Name : 万灵夺命丹

Drug Formulation

2.5 qian of cinnabar, 2.5 qian of salt flowers, 2 qian of realgar, 2 qian of alum (raw),2 qian of Liquidambar, 1.5 qian of Orpiment, 1.5 qian of Cinnabar, 1.5 qian of Amber, 1.5 qian of Mercury Oxide, 1 qian of Musk, 1 qian of Camphor, 49 seeds of Croton tiglium (shells removed, boiled in water for 10 boils), and 49 castor beans (ground separately).

Source

From Guo’s formula, cited in Volume 15 of *Yuji Weiyi*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with a paste made from croton seeds and castor seeds to form pills. If the mixture does not bind well, add refined honey to form a paste. Store in a porcelain container. When needed, roll the mixture into pills the size of a chicken’s head.

Benefits

For all types of sores and swellings, as well as early-stage carbuncles and boils, where the pulse is deep and firm, and for cases where toxic qi remains internally after taking diaphoretic medications.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with well water; hot water may also be used.

Note

Avoid hot foods for half a day.

Wanling Duoming Dan,From Guo’s formula, cited in Volume 15 of *Yuji Weiyi*.,For all types of sores and swellings, as well as early-stage carbuncles and boils, where the pulse is deep and firm, and for cases where toxic qi remains internally after taking diaphoretic medications.

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