Fragrant Resin,Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 30 of *Wai Tai*.,Effective for dry-damp tinea, scabies, various sores, alopecia, abscesses, scabies, and malignant sores.
Fragrant Resin
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Formulas Name : Fragrant Resin
Chinese Name : 香沥
Drug Formulation
1 jin of cypress knots, 1 jin of fir knots, 1 jin of agarwood knots, and 1 jin of pine knots.
Source
Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 30 of *Wai Tai*.
Processing
Crush the ingredients to the size of a finger, place them in a cloth bag, and immerse the bag in sesame oil for half a meal’s time, then remove and strain. First, take a white crucible, pierce a hole in the bottom so that the opening is the size of a chicken or duck egg. Place a small handful of pine needles over the hole, set the crucible on a bed of white salt, and seal the joint of the crucible with yellow earthen clay (tuqu) to a thickness of several fen. Finally, place the medicine inside the crucible;Place raw charcoal on top of the medicine to ignite it; the drippings should flow into the clay base. Wait until the charcoal has completely burned out before opening the crucible.
Benefits
Effective for dry-damp tinea, scabies, various sores, alopecia, abscesses, scabies, and malignant sores.
Instructions for Use
Apply the liquid from the (soil container) to the affected area twice daily.
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Fragrant Resin,Effective for dry-damp tinea, scabies, various sores, alopecia, abscesses, scabies, and malignant sores.