Five-Ingredient Realgar and (艹闾) Paste，From *The Essential Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 34 of *Wai Tai*.，For women with lactation disorders and slow-healing boils and sores.
Five-Ingredient Realgar and (艹闾) Paste
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Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Realgar and (艹闾) Paste
Chinese Name : 五物雄黄(艹闾)茹膏
Drug Formulation
1 fen of realgar (sliced), 1 fen of white lonicera (sliced), 1 fen of orpiment (sliced), 1 fen of *Lüru* (sliced), and 1 egg’s worth of tangled hair.
Source
From *The Essential Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 34 of *Wai Tai*.
Benefits
For women with lactation disorders and slow-healing boils and sores.
Instructions for Use
Combine the above ingredients with half a jin of lard, boil together until it comes to a boil three times, strain out the residue, then add the tangled hair; once the hair is fully absorbed, the medicine is ready. Apply it to the sore. It will heal in no more than 10 days.
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Five-Ingredient Realgar and (艹闾) Paste,For women with lactation disorders and slow-healing boils and sores.