Bailing Ointment，From *One Hundred Effective Surgical Treatments*, Volume 1.，For malignant sores and boils.
Bailing Ointment
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Formulas Name : Bailing Ointment
Chinese Name : 百灵膏
Drug Formulation
Raw Rehmannia 5 qian, Prepared Rehmannia 5 qian, Red Peony Root 5 qian, White Peony Root 5 qian, White Angelica Root 5 qian, Two-Ended Sharp Root 5 qian, Wood Turtle Seeds 100 grains, Castor Seeds 100 grains, Croton Seeds 50, Pangolin Scales 5 pieces, Pure Tung Oil 1 jin.
Source
From *One Hundred Effective Surgical Treatments*, Volume 1.
Processing
Soak the above herbs overnight; decoct until they turn charcoal-black and float to the surface. Filter through a palm fiber strainer. Add 6 liang of roasted yellow丹, 2 liang of starch, and 2 liang of Bai Cao Shuang. Simmer over alternating high and low heat until it becomes a paste that forms beads when a drop of water is added. When the mixture becomes firm enough to be pinched, add 0.5 fen of powdered dragon’s blood, 2 qian each of frankincense, myrrh, and wulingzhi, and stir evenly.
Benefits
For malignant sores and boils.
Instructions for Use
For applying to malignant sores and boils that have not yet ruptured, prepare a carrier agent using 5 fen of five-fold calcined ash, 4 fen of bamboo shoot ash, and 3 fen of white cloves. Mix with cooked rice to form pills the size of soybeans, then attach them to the ointment patch; one application will cause the lesion to rupture.
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Bailing Ointment,For malignant sores and boils.