Black Ointment Formula，*Formulas from the Elbow-Back* (Volume 2).，For cases of warm-toxin causing a rash resembling brocade patterns, or accompanied by coughing, chest tightness, and vomiting.
Black Ointment Formula
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Formulas Name : Black Ointment Formula
Chinese Name : 黑膏方
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of raw Rehmannia root (chopped), 1 sheng of high-quality fermented soybeans, 2 jin of lard.
Source
*Formulas from the Elbow-Back* (Volume 2).
Benefits
For cases of warm-toxin causing a rash resembling brocade patterns, or accompanied by coughing, chest tightness, and vomiting.
Instructions for Use
Decoct together for 5–6 boils until the volume is reduced by one-third. Strain out the residue, grind into a powder, then mix in realgar and musk (each the size of a soybean) and stir well. Take the entire dose. The toxin will exit through the skin, and the patient will recover.
Note
Avoid Wu-yi.
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Black Ointment Formula,For cases of warm-toxin causing a rash resembling brocade patterns, or accompanied by coughing, chest tightness, and vomiting.