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Imperial Blue Pearl Ointment

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Imperial Blue Pearl Ointment,Boils, abscesses, swollen toxins, wandering sores, wind-cold-damp arthralgia, scrofula, mastitis, phlegm nodules, blood-wind sores, as well as headaches, toothaches, and pain in the lower back and legs.

Formulas Name : Imperial Blue Pearl Ointment

Chinese Name : 内府绀珠膏

Drug Formulation

1 jin of sesame oil, 1 liang of Angelica sinensis, 1 liang of Jatropha seed, 1 liang of Anemarrhena rhizome, 1 liang of Asarum, 1 liang of Angelica dahurica, 1 liang of Aralia seed, 1 liang of Gallnut, 1 liang of Chinese arum, 1 liang of red-bud Euphorbia, 1 liang of Dipsacus root, 1 liang of Xusui seed, 28 cun of locust tree, and 28 cun of willow twigs.

Source

From *Li Ye*.

Benefits

Boils, abscesses, swollen toxins, wandering sores, wind-cold-damp arthralgia, scrofula, mastitis, phlegm nodules, blood-wind sores, as well as headaches, toothaches, and pain in the lower back and legs.

Instructions for Use

Decoct and strain out the residue. Separately, take 10 jin of colophony. Decoct 5 jin of locust leaves, 5 jin of willow leaves, 5 jin of peach leaves, 5 jin of mulberry branches and leaves, and 5 jin of hibiscus leaves into a concentrated decoction. Add the colophony and melt it over low heat. Add 5 qian of frankincense, 5 qian of myrrh, 5 qian of dragon’s blood, 4 qian of realgar, and 1 qian of mercury oxide.musk and asafoetida as needed, and mix them into the ointment.

Imperial Blue Pearl Ointment,From *Li Ye*.,Boils, abscesses, swollen toxins, wandering sores, wind-cold-damp arthralgia, scrofula, mastitis, phlegm nodules, blood-wind sores, as well as headaches, toothaches, and pain in the lower back and legs.

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