Immortal Formula Ointment，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7, citing *Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，For boils and abscesses on the back, all external ailments, as well as for the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” pain in tendons and bones, trauma from falls and blows, and women’s conditions such as masses and leukorrhea.
Immortal Formula Ointment
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Formulas Name : Immortal Formula Ointment
Chinese Name : 仙方膏
Drug Formulation
2 liang of Angelica dahurica, 2 liang of red bud bark, 2 liang of Dehuo,Acorus tatarinowii 2 liang, Paeonia rubra 2 liang, Alpinia officinarum 5 qian, Centipede 5 qian, Hedgehog skin 5 qian, Snake-shedding grass 5 qian, Hemp seeds 5 qian, Soft-shelled turtle shell 5 qian, White silkworm pupae 5 qian, Licorice 5 qian, Sea-wind vine 5 qian, Forsythia 5 qian,Tianhuafen 5 qian, Bai Ji 5 qian, Arctium lappa seeds 5 qian, Rheum palmatum 5 qian, Coptis chinensis 5 qian, Baitian 5 qian, Angelica sinensis 5 qian, Qianjinzi 5 qian, Xueyu 5 qian, Lonicera japonica 5 qian, Phellodendron amurense 5 qian, Manis pentadactyla 5 qian, Stephania tetrandra 5 qian,Soapwort 5 qian, Bupleurum 5 qian, Sichuan Fritillary Bulb 5 qian, Peach Kernel 5 qian, White Aconite Root 5 qian, Croton Seed 5 qian, Tianma 5 qian, Sophora Root 5 qian, Schizonepeta Spikes 5 qian, Safflower 5 qian, Astragalus 5 qian,Platycodon root 5 qian, Scutellaria root 5 qian, Achyranthes root 5 qian, Saposhnikovia root 5 qian, Whole scorpion 5 qian, Ephedra 5 qian, Aconite root 5 qian, Cinnamon bark 5 qian, Lindera root 5 qian, Notopterygium root 5 qian, Pinellia tuber 5 qian, Euphorbia 5 qian, Sappan wood 5 qian, Peach twigs, Sophora twigs, Mulberry twigs, and Willow twigs—each 1 cun long, 24 segments.
Source
From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7, citing *Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.
Processing
Take 13 jin of finely ground, genuine sesame oil. Soak the above herbs in the oil for 7 days, then simmer in a copper pot until the herbs are completely dried out; strain out the residue. Return the oil to the pot and simmer until a drop of oil forms a bead when dropped into water. Remove any remaining herb particles, then add the orpiment.For every 1 jin of oil, add 8 liang of sifted orpiment as a standard. Once the preparation is complete, transfer it to a clay jar and stir with a locust wood stick until cool. Then add the following powders: 4 qian of dragon’s blood,frankincense (oil-free) and myrrh (oil-free), each 3 qian 3 fen; patchouli, 4 qian 5 fen. Grind these into a fine powder and stir until uniform. Then add the following ingredients: pearl and borneol, each 1 qian; agarwood (unroasted), 4 qian 7 fen; dangmenzi, 2 qian 1 fen; wood fragrance (unroasted) and colophony, each 5 qian 4 fen;sandalwood (unroasted) 6 qian, realgar 5 qian 5 fen; mix thoroughly, then add camphor 3 qian to complete the formula.
Benefits
For boils and abscesses on the back, all external ailments, as well as for the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” pain in tendons and bones, trauma from falls and blows, and women’s conditions such as masses and leukorrhea.
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Immortal Formula Ointment,For boils and abscesses on the back, all external ailments, as well as for the “Five Labors and Seven Injuries,” pain in tendons and bones, trauma from falls and blows, and women’s conditions such as masses and leukorrhea.