Five-Spirit Ointment,From *Formulas of Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 4.,All types of unexplained swellings and toxic sores, abscesses, intestinal abscesses, and lung abscesses.
Five-Spirit Ointment
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Formulas Name : Five-Spirit Ointment
Chinese Name : 五神膏
Drug Formulation
4 liang of human hair, 4 liang of snake shed, 4 liang of bee hive, 2 liang of Scrophularia root, and 2 liang of apricot kernels.
Source
From *Formulas of Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 4.
Processing
Soak the above ingredients in 2 jin of sesame oil for one day. Simmer until charred, then strain out the residue; add 1 jin of orpiment and cook until it forms a salve. Apply to the affected area. For intestinal abscesses or lung abscesses, form this salve into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
All types of unexplained swellings and toxic sores, abscesses, intestinal abscesses, and lung abscesses.
Instructions for Use
Take 3–5 qian per dose, washed down with rice water. This formula expels toxins through the stool.
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Five-Spirit Ointment,All types of unexplained swellings and toxic sores, abscesses, intestinal abscesses, and lung abscesses.