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Alum and Musk Oil,Fatty sores on the head and face.

Formulas Name : Alum and Musk Oil

Chinese Name : 矾香油

Drug Formulation

Powdered alum (cut cotton paper into long strips, tie them into knots, and soak them in vegetable oil until thoroughly saturated; place the knots in a fine-mesh iron sieve; heat the knots over a fire, allowing the oil to drip back into the heating oil; continue heating until completely charred; then grind the charred residue into a fine powder); rosin (simmer with wild onions to make a decoction; remove the onions; add the rosin and heat until warm in the decoction; manually skim off the oil; allow to cool and solidify, then grind into a fine powder; mix evenly with white alum).

Source

*The Great Treasure of Hygiene*, Volume 2.

Benefits

Fatty sores on the head and face.

Instructions for Use

Mix all ingredients into the oil and apply to the sores morning and evening; they will heal in 5–6 days.

Alum and Musk Oil,*The Great Treasure of Hygiene*, Volume 2.,Fatty sores on the head and face.

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