Jade Green Ointment，*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.，For boils and carbuncles on the back, scrofula and sword-shaped sores, mastitis and breast tumors, wandering sores and abscesses, swellings caused by wind-toxin, transverse abdominal masses, hemorrhoids and fistulas, scrotal abscesses, winter melon abscesses, bone-adhering ulcers, all toxic boils on the waist, back, buttocks, and legs, multiple bone ulcers, “earthworm-arched head” sores, and foot and hoof fistulas.
Jade Green Ointment
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Formulas Name : Jade Green Ointment
Chinese Name : 碧玉膏
Drug Formulation
Castor beans (remove skin and tips, then pound into a paste) 49 seeds; apricot kernels (remove skin, then pound into a paste) 49 kernels; verdigris 2 liang 7 qian (using 1 bowl of water, grind the verdigris into a fine powder, add it to the water, and stir until well mixed); pine resin flakes 5 jin (ground into a fine powder).
Source
*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.
Processing
Heat 12 liang of genuine sesame oil in a pot until boiling; then add the castor seeds and apricot kernels, and simmer until the mixture reaches a consistency where a drop of oil forms a bead when held up. Strain out the residue through a hemp cloth, return the oil to a clean pot, and bring it to a boil over alternating low and high heat.gradually add the ground rosin, stirring continuously with peach or locust branches until well blended. Pour into a porcelain basin; wait until the ointment begins to set, then add water to soak it, and knead and stretch it by hand to remove the heat toxicity. Store in a separate porcelain jar or tungwood ladle for several months.
Benefits
For boils and carbuncles on the back, scrofula and sword-shaped sores, mastitis and breast tumors, wandering sores and abscesses, swellings caused by wind-toxin, transverse abdominal masses, hemorrhoids and fistulas, scrotal abscesses, winter melon abscesses, bone-adhering ulcers, all toxic boils on the waist, back, buttocks, and legs, multiple bone ulcers, “earthworm-arched head” sores, and foot and hoof fistulas.
Instructions for Use
When using, simmer in hot water until dissolved, then apply as a poultice.
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Jade Green Ointment,For boils and carbuncles on the back, scrofula and sword-shaped sores, mastitis and breast tumors, wandering sores and abscesses, swellings caused by wind-toxin, transverse abdominal masses, hemorrhoids and fistulas, scrotal abscesses, winter melon abscesses, bone-adhering ulcers, all toxic boils on the waist, back, buttocks, and legs, multiple bone ulcers, “earthworm-arched head” sores, and foot and hoof fistulas.