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Gold Foil Ointment

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Gold Foil Ointment,For acute and chronic convulsions in children.

Formulas Name : Gold Foil Ointment

Chinese Name : 金箔膏

Drug Formulation

22 pieces of gold leaf, 1 whole red-footed centipede, 3 liang of iron powder, 3 liang of white flower snake (soaked in vinegar overnight, flesh removed, and roasted), 1 fen of mercury (in the form of tin-bound grains), 1 fen of cinnabar (ground), 1 fen of white aconite, 1 fen of mercury oxide, 1 fen of straight white silkworm pupae,frankincense (ground) 1 fen, pinellia (soaked in ginger juice overnight, then dried) half liang, melon seeds 49 pieces, musk 1 qian (ground).

Source

From *The New Book for the Very Young*, Volume 9, citing *The Formulae of the Treasure House*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder and mix with naphtha to form a paste.

Benefits

For acute and chronic convulsions in children.

Instructions for Use

Take one pill the size of a mung bean per dose, dissolved in a decoction of gold, silver, and mint. If the jaw is locked shut, increase the dose by one pill; rubbing it on the area will open the jaw.

Gold Foil Ointment,From *The New Book for the Very Young*, Volume 9, citing *The Formulae of the Treasure House*.,For acute and chronic convulsions in children.

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