Dog’s Pearl Pills，From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 8.，For various malignant sores such as boils and carbuncles on the back, presenting initially with aversion to cold, high fever, and thirst; as well as acute conditions caused by sudden food poisoning and sudden collapse. Also effective for bone-adhering sores and all manner of malignant sores, including cerebral sores, qi sores, and abscesses, as well as swelling and pain throughout the body adhering to the bones. Early symptoms include a desire to drink water, a dry and parched mouth, chills and fever, heaviness in the limbs, and intense body heat.
Dog’s Pearl Pills
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Formulas Name : Dog’s Pearl Pills
Chinese Name : 狗宝丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Dog’s Treasure (used raw), 2 qian of Toad Venom, 1 qian of Frankincense (ground separately), 1 qian of Myrrh (ground separately), 1 qian of Realgar, 1 qian of Arsenic Sulfate, 1 qian of Mercury Oxide, 1 qian of Musk, 1 qian of Lead White, 1 qian of Borax (ground separately),7 golden-headed centipedes (head, tail, and legs roasted until yellow, ground into a paste), 2 qian of black cinnabar, 7 carp gallbladders (use dried ones; remove the membrane; those from the 12th lunar month are best), 1 dog gallbladder (use dried; remove the membrane; from a black dog; those from the 12th lunar month are best), 1 he of first-birth infant’s milk, and 3 qian of beeswax.
Source
From *Ji Sheng*, Volume 8.
Processing
First, place the milk from a first-born infant and the beeswax in a cauldron; melt them over low and high heat. Mix the powdered ingredients listed above into a paste and place it in a porcelain container.
Benefits
For various malignant sores such as boils and carbuncles on the back, presenting initially with aversion to cold, high fever, and thirst; as well as acute conditions caused by sudden food poisoning and sudden collapse. Also effective for bone-adhering sores and all manner of malignant sores, including cerebral sores, qi sores, and abscesses, as well as swelling and pain throughout the body adhering to the bones. Early symptoms include a desire to drink water, a dry and parched mouth, chills and fever, heaviness in the limbs, and intense body heat.
Instructions for Use
To use, roll into pills the size of sesame seeds—take 2 pills; for severe cases, take 3 pills. Use 7 white cloves (straight ones are best), dissolve them in freshly drawn well water, and swallow the Dog’s Treasure Pills with this mixture. For ailments below the waist, take before meals; for ailments above the waist, take after meals. If the patient has walked 3 li, feed them hot congee with white scallion whites, then cover them securely with clothes and blankets until they break a sweat.Thereafter, the patient should consume only plain rice porridge with pickled melon and radish, take Shiqi Powder regularly, and apply Wulong Ointment to the four sides of the head.
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Dog’s Pearl Pills,For various malignant sores such as boils and carbuncles on the back, presenting initially with aversion to cold, high fever, and thirst; as well as acute conditions caused by sudden food poisoning and sudden collapse. Also effective for bone-adhering sores and all manner of malignant sores, including cerebral sores, qi sores, and abscesses, as well as swelling and pain throughout the body adhering to the bones. Early symptoms include a desire to drink water, a dry and parched mouth, chills and fever, heaviness in the limbs, and intense body heat.