Instant-Effect Ointment for Boils，*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.，For a newly developed carbuncle, where the center is as small as a grain of millet and the surrounding area is swollen and hard, or accompanied by numbness, itching, or pain.
Instant-Effect Ointment for Boils
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Formulas Name : Instant-Effect Ointment for Boils
Chinese Name : 疔疮立效膏
Drug Formulation
Processed pine resin 4 liang, yellow beeswax 2 liang, myrrh (oil removed) 6 qian, frankincense (oil removed) 6 qian, herb ash 1 liang, verdigris 1 liang, white beeswax 4 qian, toad venom (steamed over water, ground, and mixed in) 3 liang, sesame oil 3 liang, musk (finely ground, added last) 3 qian.
Source
*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Using mulberry wood fire, first heat the sesame oil in a pot until it comes to a rolling boil; next, add the rosin and wait until it simmers slightly; third, add the white wax and wait until it boils; then add the yellow wax and wait until it boils; next, add the frankincense and wait until it simmers slightly; add the myrrh and bring to a boil; immediately add the verdigris and bring to a boil again; add the Hundred Herbs Ash to the pot and bring to a boil several times;then stir in the toad venom and musk; immediately turn off the heat. Allow the mixture to cool completely, then roll it into strips and form into pills the size of a longan seed. Store them in a clean porcelain container to prevent air from entering.
Benefits
For a newly developed carbuncle, where the center is as small as a grain of millet and the surrounding area is swollen and hard, or accompanied by numbness, itching, or pain.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill, warm it with your breath until soft, flatten it, and apply it to the affected area; apply an ointment externally as well. The pain will cease immediately, and by the next day the swelling will subside and the condition will be cured; this formula is also effective for boils that have already turned yellow.
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Instant-Effect Ointment for Boils,For a newly developed carbuncle, where the center is as small as a grain of millet and the surrounding area is swollen and hard, or accompanied by numbness, itching, or pain.