Eight-Treasure Golden Medicinal Ink，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Fuzhou Formula).，For epidemic heat-induced eye inflammation, intestinal bleeding, burns from hot liquids or fire, mouth and tongue sores in children, early-stage swellings and abscesses, non-healing wounds after an abscess has ruptured, toothache, double or single styes, cuts or axe wounds, sore throat, heat-induced common cold, thirst with heart heat, and unstoppable vomiting of blood.
Eight-Treasure Golden Medicinal Ink
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Formulas Name : Eight-Treasure Golden Medicinal Ink
Chinese Name : 八宝金药墨
Drug Formulation
Coptis chinensis 2 qian, Coptis teeta 2 qian, Borneol 3 qian, Musk 3 fen, Pearl 3 fen, Ox Gallstone 5 fen, Dried Silkworm 1 qian, Indigo Powder 7 fen, Grass Frost 1 qian, Hematite 2 qian, Rhubarb 1 qian, Bear Bile 5 fen,5 fen of rush ash, 3 qian of gallnut, 3 qian of mountain arisaema, 3 qian of licorice, 1 qian of borax, 2 qian of boric acid, 1.5 qian of amber, 2 qian of peppermint leaves, 1 qian of Chinese schizonepeta.
Source
*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Fuzhou Formula).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. To each batch, add 2 liang of tea oil smoke; mix the powder with Guang gelatin and refine into ink cakes, then coat with gold.
Benefits
For epidemic heat-induced eye inflammation, intestinal bleeding, burns from hot liquids or fire, mouth and tongue sores in children, early-stage swellings and abscesses, non-healing wounds after an abscess has ruptured, toothache, double or single styes, cuts or axe wounds, sore throat, heat-induced common cold, thirst with heart heat, and unstoppable vomiting of blood.
Instructions for Use
To treat epidemic heat-induced eye inflammation, grind with water and apply topically; to treat intestinal bleeding, grind with peppermint decoction and take orally;for scalds and burns, grind with water and apply topically; for mouth and tongue sores in children, grind with water and administer orally; for the initial stage of swollen abscesses, grind with water and apply topically; for swollen abscesses that fail to heal after ulceration, first wash the affected area with decocted licorice water, then grind with water and apply topically; for toothaches, cut a small piece and hold it against the affected area; for cold sores (whether single or multiple), grind with water and administer orally;For cuts or axe wounds, grind with water and apply topically; if the wound is large, apply a paste made by finely pounding ink; for sore throat, grind with water and take orally; for a heat-induced cold with nasal congestion and shortness of breath, cut a small piece and hold it in the mouth; for thirst and internal heat, grind with lampwick decoction and take orally; for unstoppable vomiting of blood, grind with water and mix with a child’s urine before taking.
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Eight-Treasure Golden Medicinal Ink,For epidemic heat-induced eye inflammation, intestinal bleeding, burns from hot liquids or fire, mouth and tongue sores in children, early-stage swellings and abscesses, non-healing wounds after an abscess has ruptured, toothache, double or single styes, cuts or axe wounds, sore throat, heat-induced common cold, thirst with heart heat, and unstoppable vomiting of blood.