Immortal-Transmitted Life-Saving Ointment，From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7, citing *Shao’s Secret Formulas*.，For abscesses on the back or face, all types of swollen toxins, hard lumps, and wind-induced conditions.
Immortal-Transmitted Life-Saving Ointment
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Formulas Name : Immortal-Transmitted Life-Saving Ointment
Chinese Name : 仙传夺命膏
Drug Formulation
1 donkey hoof, 1 jin of large-scaled fish, 1 jin of Phytolacca acinosa, 3 goat horns, 1 liang of Datura metel, 1 liang of Strychnos nux-vomica, 1 liang of Bletilla striata, 1 liang of Strychnos nux-vomica (variety), 1 liang of Euphorbia pekinensis, 1 liang of bee hive (exposed to dew), 1 liang of Polygonum cuspidatum, 1 liang of Safflower, 1 liang of Scrophularia ningpoensis, 1 liang of Safflower wood, 1 liang of peach kernels,1 liang of snake shed, 2 liang of Angelica sinensis root tips, 2 liang of yellow cow horn and cheek, 2 liang of croton seed pulp, 2 liang of dried toad skin, 2 liang of pig’s hoof nails, 2 liang of Pinellia ternata, 2 liang of Pinellia tuber, 2 liang of pangolin scales, 3 liang of rhubarb, 4 liang of Tetraphyllum seed, 4 liang of Xanthium fruit, 4 liang of tender shoots, 1 golden-threaded hanging toad.
Source
From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7, citing *Shao’s Secret Formulas*.
Processing
Use 4 jin of sesame oil; simmer with the herbs until charred, then strain out the residue. Continue simmering until a drop of the oil forms a bead when held up to the light. For every 1 jin of finished oil, add 8 liang of roasted official powder to form a paste. Then add 3 qian each of frankincense (de-oiled), myrrh (de-oiled), musk, rutaceae, and mercuric oxide; grind finely, stir thoroughly, and store.
Benefits
For abscesses on the back or face, all types of swollen toxins, hard lumps, and wind-induced conditions.
Instructions for Use
To treat swollen, toxic areas that have not yet ruptured, apply the ointment to the affected area and sprinkle the powdered medicine over it; to treat hard lumps, prick the affected area three times with a needle in a “pin” (品) character pattern. Externally, use equal parts of asafoetida, centipede, pangolin scales, and musk, ground into a fine powder. Weigh out just 1 fen of this mixture and sprinkle it into the needle pricks; apply the remainder mixed with the ointment to the area;For treating wind-induced disorders, use 5 qian of Naoyanghua, mix it with rice wine, sun-dry it three times, roast it until crisp, and grind it into a fine powder; add 3 fen of musk, mix thoroughly with milk, and apply the mixture to the ointment before applying the patch.
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Immortal-Transmitted Life-Saving Ointment,For abscesses on the back or face, all types of swollen toxins, hard lumps, and wind-induced conditions.