Five-Ingredient Bone-Setting Ointment，*Bo Ji*, Volume 5.，For all types of fractures, injuries from donkey or horse falls, blows, falls, and sprains causing unbearable pain.
Five-Ingredient Bone-Setting Ointment
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Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Bone-Setting Ointment
Chinese Name : 五伤接骨膏
Drug Formulation
Myrrh 1 liang (high-quality, used raw), Frankincense 1 fen (high-quality, used raw), Sichuan pepper 1 liang (sorted, seeds removed, used raw),1 liang of peony root (sorted, used raw), 1 liang of Sichuan lovage root (high-quality, used raw), 1 liang of Sichuan angelica root (sorted, cleaned, washed, finely chopped, and stir-fried until dry), 1.5 liang of natural copper (heated until red-hot, allowed to cool, then pounded into a fine powder; washed with water, spread on paper, and dried on ash until dry; take 1 liang).
Source
*Bo Ji*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix in the natural copper powder until evenly blended. Melt 3.5 liang of beeswax in a cauldron until liquid, then add the herbal powder and stir continuously until uniform. Form into pills the size of marbles.
Benefits
For all types of fractures, injuries from donkey or horse falls, blows, falls, and sprains causing unbearable pain.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose; simmer it with 1 liang of fine wine until the pill dissolves completely. Wait until the liquid is warm enough to drink, then drink it all in one gulp and lie down on the affected area for a short while. Take only one dose; for severe pain, take 2 to 3 pills for a permanent cure.
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Five-Ingredient Bone-Setting Ointment,For all types of fractures, injuries from donkey or horse falls, blows, falls, and sprains causing unbearable pain.