Internal Toad Venom Pills，From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Caverns*, Volume 14.，Effective for all types of malignant toxins, back abscesses, boils and carbuncles, “fish-mouth” sores, “opposite-mouth” sores, throat obstruction, throat abscesses, throat hives, the thirty-six types of styes, Ren-jue styes, and red-thread styes, as well as snake bites, tiger bites, and injuries from rabid dogs.
Internal Toad Venom Pills
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Formulas Name : Internal Toad Venom Pills
Chinese Name : 内造蟾酥丸
Drug Formulation
3 qian of toad venom (dissolved in wine), 5 fen of mercury oxide, 1 qian of dried alum, 1 qian of cold water stone, 1 qian of verdigris, 1 qian of frankincense, 1 qian of bismuth sulfate, 1 qian of musk, 1 qian of realgar, 21 snails, and 3 qian of cinnabar (for coating).
Source
From *The Profound Secrets of the Divine Caverns*, Volume 14.
Processing
Grind each ingredient into a fine powder. First, grind the snails into a paste; then mix them thoroughly with the toad venom. Add the remaining medicinal ingredients and pound the mixture until extremely uniform. Form into pills the size of mung beans and coat them with cinnabar.
Benefits
Effective for all types of malignant toxins, back abscesses, boils and carbuncles, “fish-mouth” sores, “opposite-mouth” sores, throat obstruction, throat abscesses, throat hives, the thirty-six types of styes, Ren-jue styes, and red-thread styes, as well as snake bites, tiger bites, and injuries from rabid dogs.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 pills per dose, accompanied by 5 cun of green onion white. The patient should chew it thoroughly, spit it into the palm of their hand (left for men, right for women), wrap the medicine inside, and swallow it with 1 zhong of hot wine without ash. Cover with a blanket to induce sweating; the treatment is complete once the patient has sweated as if having walked 5–6 li. For severe cases, take another dose.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 30, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 30, 2026
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Internal Toad Venom Pills,Effective for all types of malignant toxins, back abscesses, boils and carbuncles, “fish-mouth” sores, “opposite-mouth” sores, throat obstruction, throat abscesses, throat hives, the thirty-six types of styes, Ren-jue styes, and red-thread styes, as well as snake bites, tiger bites, and injuries from rabid dogs.