Ointment for Scrofula

Ointment for Scrofula,Scrofula.

Formulas Name : Ointment for Scrofula

Chinese Name : 瘰疬膏

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Golden Thread Chonglou, 4 liang of Golden Thread Toad, 4 liang of Castor Bean Seeds, 4 liang of Phytolacca, 2 liang of Tiannanxing, 2 liang of Pinellia, 2 liang of Dew-Covered Bee Hives, 2 liang of Fangfeng, 2 liang of Snake Shedding, 1 liang of Rhubarb, 1 liang of Tu Mu Jie, 1 liang of Pangolin Scale, 1 liang of Fan Mu Jie, 1 liang of Belamcanda, 1 liang of Sichuan Aconite,Grass Aconite 1 liang, Trifoliate Orange Peel 1 liang, Chinese Angelica Root 1 liang, Safflower 1 liang, White Angelica Root 1 liang, Dried Silkworm 1 liang, Purple-flowered Groundsel 1 liang, Purple-backed Daylily 1 liang, Live Male Mouse 1, Dried Toad 1, Chinese Honeysuckle 1 liang 5 qian, Croton Seed 5 qian, Acute-seeded Plant 5 qian, Crucian Carp 4.

Source

*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 18.

Processing

Soak in 3 jin of sesame oil for seven days; boil until the oil turns dark, then strain out the residue. Return the oil to a clean pot and boil until a drop of water forms a bead. Weigh out 1 jin of the hot oil, add 8 liang of silver cinnabar, and cook until it forms a paste. Add 8 liang of purified beeswax, followed by 5 qian each of frankincense (de-oiled), myrrh (de-oiled), dragon’s blood, and catechu,2 qian of musk, 2 liang of camphor; add them gradually while stirring, mix thoroughly, and store. Apply a thick layer; the effect is miraculously fast.

Benefits

Scrofula.

Ointment for Scrofula,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 18.,Scrofula.

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