Boil Ointment

Boil Ointment,For carbuncles and boils.

Formulas Name : Boil Ointment

Chinese Name : 疔疖膏

Drug Formulation

15g of silver vermilion, 15g of cinnabar, 4.5g of mercuric chloride, 125g of fresh colophony, 30ml of castor oil, and 18g of petroleum jelly.

Source

*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.

Processing

First, grind the mercury oxide into a fine powder, then mix it with the silver vermilion and cinnabar; separately, heat the castor oil in a copper pot, add the rosin and melt it, then add the petroleum jelly and mix well; finally, add the prepared herbal powder mixture and blend into a paste.

Benefits

For carbuncles and boils.

Instructions for Use

Apply a small amount of the ointment to the head of the sore and secure it externally with gauze and adhesive tape; or place a small amount of the ointment on a piece of “Toxin-Removing Plaster” and apply it directly to the head of the sore.

Boil Ointment,*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.,For carbuncles and boils.

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