Yuntai Ointment

Yuntai Ointment,For back abscesses, hand-to-hand abscesses, mouth-to-mouth abscesses, boils, neck lymph node swellings, breast abscesses, abdominal abscesses, and lumbar abscesses; all types of unnamed swellings and toxic sores; bone-invading abscesses and malignant, intractable ulcers; and snake and dog bites.

Formulas Name : Yuntai Ointment

Chinese Name : 云台膏

Drug Formulation

Raw rhubarb 5 liang, toadnut kernels 3 liang, scrophularia root 2 liang, raw rehmannia root 2 liang, honeysuckle vine 2 liang, raw licorice nodes 2 liang, southern mint 2 liang, earth-grown fritillary bulb 2 liang, natron 2 liang, raw astragalus root 1 liang 6 qian, angelica root 1 liang 6 qian, Atractylodes lancea 1 liang, notopterygium root 1 liang, angelica pubescens root 1 liang, saposhnikovia root 1 liang, forsythia fruit 1 liang,Cyperus rhizome 1 liang, Lindera root 1 liang, Dried tangerine peel 1 liang, Green tangerine peel 1 liang, Trichosanthes root 1 liang, Sichuan lovage root 1 liang, White angelica root 1 liang, Gardenia fruit 1 liang, Red peony root 1 liang, Bitter apricot kernel 1 liang,Peach Kernel 1 liang, Raw Aconite Root (Chuanwu) 1 liang, Raw Aconite Root (Shengcaowu) 1 liang, Raw Pinellia Tuber 1 liang, Raw Pinellia Rhizome 1 liang, Raw Phellodendron Bark 1 liang, Coptis Rhizome 1 liang, Asarum Root 1 liang, Gallnut 1 liang, Dried Silkworm 1 liang, Raw Pangolin Scale 1 liang, Centipede 1 liang, Whole Scorpion 1 liang, Dew-Covered Bee Hive (preferably with brood) 1 liang,1 liang of Scutellaria baicalensis, 1 liang of cicada exuviae, 1 liang of snake exuviae, 1 liang of dried earthworms, 1 liang of toad skin, 1 liang of raw oyster shell, 1 liang of soapberry, 1 liang of safflower,Castor seeds 1 liang (or 3 liang), hair ball 2 liang 4 qian, Gan Sui 1 liang, Euphorbia 1 liang, Corydalis 1 liang, Lingzhi 1 liang, Polygala 1 liang, Curcuma 1 liang, Schizonepeta 1 liang, Cattail pollen 1 liang, spiders 7, fresh ginger 4 liang,4 liang of scallion whites, 4 liang of garlic bulbs, 8 liang of locust tree branches, 8 liang of willow branches, 8 liang of mulberry branches, whole Xanthium plants, whole Impatiens plants, wild perilla (the variety with a green back and red front), violets, motherwort (1 jin fresh or 2 liang dried), 2 liang of Acorus tatarinowii, and 1 liang of Sichuan pepper.

Source

*Li Ye*.

Processing

Use a total of 30 jin of oil; simmer in batches to extract the elixir. Then add 1 jin of lead powder (roasted), 8 liang of pure colophony, 4 liang of gold-colored toadstone, 4 liang of aged lime (roasted), 4 liang of beeswax, 1 liang of bleached verdigris, 1 liang of dried alum, 1 liang of raw alum,silver vermilion 1 liang, basin-cleaning powder 1 liang, realgum 1 liang, processed frankincense 1 liang, processed myrrh 1 liang, official cassia 1 liang, cloves 1 liang, camphor 1 liang, suhexiang oil 1 liang, white mustard seeds 5 qian, Guangxi frankincense 1 liang, beef glue 4 liang (steamed with wine until dissolved, following the method for Qingyang Ointment), and musk added as needed to form an ointment.

Benefits

For back abscesses, hand-to-hand abscesses, mouth-to-mouth abscesses, boils, neck lymph node swellings, breast abscesses, abdominal abscesses, and lumbar abscesses; all types of unnamed swellings and toxic sores; bone-invading abscesses and malignant, intractable ulcers; and snake and dog bites.

Instructions for Use

Apply as a poultice.

Yuntai Ointment,*Li Ye*.,For back abscesses, hand-to-hand abscesses, mouth-to-mouth abscesses, boils, neck lymph node swellings, breast abscesses, abdominal abscesses, and lumbar abscesses; all types of unnamed swellings and toxic sores; bone-invading abscesses and malignant, intractable ulcers; and snake and dog bites.

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