“Military Gate’s Smile” Ointment，From *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7, citing *The Secret Manual of the Shao Family*.，For pain caused by cold and dampness in various types of paralysis, and for bone-penetrating abscesses and boils.
“Military Gate’s Smile” Ointment
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Formulas Name : “Military Gate’s Smile” Ointment
Chinese Name : 军门一笑膏
Drug Formulation
2 liang of Angelica dahurica, 2 liang of Smilax glabra, 2 liang of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 2 liang of poppy husks, 2 liang of Atractylodes lancea, 2 liang of Notopterygium incisum, 2 liang of Alpinia officinarum, 2 liang of Angelica pubescens, 2 liang of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 2 liang of Galangal, 2 liang of Cinnamomum cassia, 2 liang of Star anise, 2 liang of Gentiana macrophylla,2 liang of Fennel, 2 liang of Ephedra, 2 liang of Clematis, 2 liang of Sichuan Pepper, 4 liang of Genuine Aconite, 4 liang of Wild Aconite, 4 liang of Tiannanxing, 4 liang of Dried Mei, 4 liang of Pangolin Scale, 4 liang of Rhubarb, 4 liang of Poplar Catkins (stir-fried with liquor), 4 liang of Pinellia,2 jin of aged scallions, 2 jin of aged ginger, 4 jin of processed rosin, 1 jin of earth sulfur, 1 jin of mithridate, 5 qian of Guangxi frankincense, 3 qian of frankincense (oil removed), 3 qian of myrrh (oil removed), 1 liang of camphor, 3 qian of musk.
Source
From *The Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7, citing *The Secret Manual of the Shao Family*.
Processing
Soak the old ginger and all other ingredients listed above in 3 jin of sesame oil and half a jin of tung oil; simmer until charred, then strain out the residue. Return the mixture to a clean pot and simmer until a drop of the liquid forms a bead when dropped into water. Add the processed rosin, native sulfur, and orpiment; grind into a fine powder, then cook until the mixture forms a paste and cools to set. Next, add the Guangxi frankincense, frankincense, and myrrh; grind into a fine powder and stir until evenly mixed. Finally, add the camphor and musk; mix thoroughly and store.
Benefits
For pain caused by cold and dampness in various types of paralysis, and for bone-penetrating abscesses and boils.
Instructions for Use
Apply as needed.
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“Military Gate’s Smile” Ointment,For pain caused by cold and dampness in various types of paralysis, and for bone-penetrating abscesses and boils.