Four Saints Pill，*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 23.，For smallpox sores or carbuncles that are black or purple, with a black, festering, foul-smelling head.
Four Saints Pill
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Formulas Name : Four Saints Pill
Chinese Name : 四圣丹
Drug Formulation
3–5 pearls (roasted on the tip of a plow blade until slightly yellow, then ground), 49 peas (burned to ash while retaining their essence), and human hair (burned to ash while retaining its essence).
Source
*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 23.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix with facial oil and rouge to form a paste.
Benefits
For smallpox sores or carbuncles that are black or purple, with a black, festering, foul-smelling head.
Instructions for Use
Keep the child in a warm, well-ventilated place, avoiding drafts, cold, and foul odors. First, use the tip of a hairpin to gently pry open the boil’s opening, then apply the medicine directly into the boil. It will immediately turn reddish-white, and the remaining sores will all erupt.I have also seen cases of carbuncles and smallpox where simply lancing the boil to expel the black blood brought about a cure. One may lance the boil and suck out the black blood with the mouth, or wrap a fingernail in cotton to squeeze out the black blood—either method is effective, as the toxin is dispersed once the carbuncle is ruptured.
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Four Saints Pill,For smallpox sores or carbuncles that are black or purple, with a black, festering, foul-smelling head.