Iron Tube Toxin-Extracting Ointment，*Emergency Divine Formulas*, Volume 1.，For newly developed boils and abscesses.
Iron Tube Toxin-Extracting Ointment
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Formulas Name : Iron Tube Toxin-Extracting Ointment
Chinese Name : 铁筒拔毒膏
Drug Formulation
High-quality lime (smoked with soapberry, no larger than a thumb); glutinous rice (stir-fried with Pinellia, Angelica, and Red Peony); sand cow horn; blister beetle (grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; when using, mix with water boiled with lime ash); genuine lime; mulberry wood ash; sesame ash; soapberry; three or four pieces of bark; willow bark.
Source
*Emergency Divine Formulas*, Volume 1.
Benefits
For newly developed boils and abscesses.
Instructions for Use
Boil all ingredients together to make a concentrated decoction, then transfer it to a pot and simmer over low heat. Stop heating only when a white frost forms on the surface of the liquid. Store it in a container, mix it with the previously prepared medicine, and apply it in small dabs 3–5 times. Once the skin breaks and the toxin is expelled, the boil will dissipate.
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Iron Tube Toxin-Extracting Ointment,For newly developed boils and abscesses.