Mica Ointment，From *Bo Ji*, cited in Volume 9 of *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*.，For boils on the back, scrofula, bone abscesses, intestinal abscesses, conjunctivitis, kidney abscesses, unbearable pain from fractures, difficult childbirth, blood fainting with risk of death, stillbirth, small intestine colic, poisoning, and all types of abscesses, sores, and boils, as well as injuries from insects and snakes.
Mica Ointment
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Formulas Name : Mica Ointment
Chinese Name : 云母膏
Drug Formulation
Mica (bright-colored; peel off thin layers and boil first) 4 liang, sodium carbonate (ground) 4 liang, licorice 4 liang, locust tree twigs 2 liang, cypress leaves (those from nearby roads are unsuitable) 2 liang, willow twigs 2 liang, white mulberry bark 2 liang, aged tangerine peel 1 liang, platycodon root 0.5 liang, saposhnikovia root 0.5 liang, cinnamon bark 0.5 liang, atractylodes rhizome 0.5 liang,Acorus rhizome half liang, Scutellaria root half liang, Alpinia officinarum half liang, Bupleurum root half liang, Magnolia bark half liang, Ginseng half liang, Peony root half liang, Black pepper seeds half liang, Gentiana root half liang, Angelica dahurica root half liang, Bletilla root half liang, Polygonum cuspidatum root half liang, Astragalus root half liang, Ligusticum root half liang,Poria 0.5 liang, Night-blooming Jasmine 0.5 liang, Aconite Root (roasted) 0.5 liang (crushed), Salt Crystals 0.5 liang, Pine Resin 0.5 liang, Angelica Root 0.5 liang, Wood Fragrance 0.5 liang, Dragon’s Blood 0.5 liang, Myrrh 0.5 liang, Musk 0.5 liang, Frankincense 0.5 liang (ground into powder), Orpiment 14 liang (sifted), Mercury 2 liang,6 jin of hemp oil.
Source
From *Bo Ji*, cited in Volume 9 of *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*.
Processing
First, refine the oil until it becomes fragrant; add mica and let it simmer for a long time. Then add the Aconite and the remaining herbs. Wait until the mixture turns a scorched yellow, remove from heat, and let it cool. Filter through cotton to remove the dregs, then add the powdered ingredients. Maintain a gentle heat throughout, stirring constantly with a willow wood spatula without stopping. After filtering, return the mixture to the cauldron, increase the heat, and add the salt crystals through the Yellow丹. Stir vigorously; the color will change shortly thereafter. Slightly increase the heat and continue simmering untiluntil the ointment turns a solid black. Take a small amount and drip it onto water; if it solidifies without sticking to your hand, remove it from the heat. First, heat a porcelain vessel over the fire until hot, then pour the ointment inside. Wait until it reaches body temperature. Place mercury in a silk bag and flick it onto the ointment with your fingers in drops the size of a pinhead. Seal it with wax paper; do not allow it to dry out in the wind. It will remain intact for 20–30 years.
Benefits
For boils on the back, scrofula, bone abscesses, intestinal abscesses, conjunctivitis, kidney abscesses, unbearable pain from fractures, difficult childbirth, blood fainting with risk of death, stillbirth, small intestine colic, poisoning, and all types of abscesses, sores, and boils, as well as injuries from insects and snakes.
Instructions for Use
For back abscesses: First, take 2 jin of withered cattail and 3 sheng of water; boil for 3–5 boils until the liquid reaches body temperature. Wipe the affected area dry with a cloth used to wash the sore, then apply the medicine. Additionally, take 1 liang of the medicine, divided into 3 doses, and take each with warm wine. If the sore has not yet formed pus, it will heal immediately and will not recur as a scrofula; for bone gangrene where the toxin has penetrated the bone, take 1 liang of the medicine, divided into 3 doses.Take with warm wine; in severe cases, this will immediately expel pathogenic matter, and apply externally as well. For intestinal abscesses, take half a liang of the medicine in five doses, taken with licorice decoction. If the abscess has not yet formed pus, it will dissipate immediately; if pus has already formed, it will be expelled with the medicine. After the pus has drained, take five pills daily with wine—each the size of a Paulownia seed—and stop taking them once the pus stops flowing;For conjunctivitis, apply a poultice to both Taiyang acupoints; for kidney abscesses and unbearable pain from fractures, take half a liang with wine—adjust the dose for the elderly and children as appropriate—one dose every 5 days until the condition is completely resolved; apply an external poultice and wrap the area to relieve pain immediately; for arrowheads embedded in the flesh, apply an external poultice and eat a small amount of softened mung beans daily, and the arrowhead will emerge on its own; for injuries from tigers or leopards, first wash the wound with licorice decoction, then apply a poultice, changing it once daily—no more than three applications;For snake or dog bites, swallow 10 pills—each the size of a Paulownia seed—with raw oil, and apply the poultice externally; for difficult labor lasting three days without delivery, take 1 fen with warm wine, and delivery will follow; for a blood-induced fainting spell with imminent death, mix ginger juice with half a sheng of urine, then swallow 10 pills—each the size of a Paulownia seed—with warm wine; the patient will be revived; for a stillborn fetus in the womb, take half a liang with elm bark decoction, and the fetus will be expelled;For small intestine colic, take 1 fen with aniseed decoction once daily; for blood and qi disorders, take 1 fen with Angelica wine once daily; for poisoning, take a decoction made from warm wine mixed with the juice of sweat-soaked socks once daily, continuing until vomiting, diarrhea, and the expulsion of harmful substances occur; for all types of abscesses, boils, sores, carbuncles, and injuries caused by snakes or vipers, apply externally.
Note
Avoid mutton.
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Mica Ointment,For boils on the back, scrofula, bone abscesses, intestinal abscesses, conjunctivitis, kidney abscesses, unbearable pain from fractures, difficult childbirth, blood fainting with risk of death, stillbirth, small intestine colic, poisoning, and all types of abscesses, sores, and boils, as well as injuries from insects and snakes.