Ointment for Severe Wind-Dampness

Ointment for Severe Wind-Dampness,For chronic and recent sores and scaly rashes, pus-filled sores, tinea, and goose-foot eczema.

Formulas Name : Ointment for Severe Wind-Dampness

Chinese Name : 大风水银膏

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Yaxiao, 4 liang of green alum (both ingredients stir-fried with rice wine), 4 liang of white alum (place all together in a jar, seal tightly with clay, calcine for the duration of two incense sticks, then remove and grind into an extremely fine powder), 2 liang of mercury,2 liang of black lead (melted in an iron ladle, calcined, and ground into a fine powder), 5 qian of bile alum (ground separately into an extremely fine powder), 2 liang of Sichuan pepper (ground separately), 2 liang of apricot kernels (peeled and de-tipped, ground separately), 2 liang of Cnidium monnieri seeds (ground separately), 2 liang of Pinellia tuber, 2 liang of sulfur (ground separately),betel nut (soaked in water overnight, thinly sliced, ground with water 2–3 times, then sun-dried along with the water) 2 liang, du mu jie (shell removed, thinly sliced, ground separately) 2 liang, realgar (ground separately) 2 liang, da feng zi (shell removed, thinly sliced) 3 liang, oil walnuts 3 liang (these two ingredients ground together), and 2 jin of camellia oil candles.

Source

*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind each ingredient into an extremely fine powder, mix thoroughly, melt the tung oil, and form into pills.

Benefits

For chronic and recent sores and scaly rashes, pus-filled sores, tinea, and goose-foot eczema.

Instructions for Use

Prepare a decoction with Sichuan pepper, scallion whites, and licorice to wash away the pus and scabs; pat dry with soft silk before applying the medicine. Knead the mixture in your hands until soft, then rub it onto the affected area; results are typically seen after 2–3 applications.

Note

Avoid chicken, goose, mutton, pig’s head, intestines, and trotters, as well as spicy and toxic foods.

Ointment for Severe Wind-Dampness,*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 6.,For chronic and recent sores and scaly rashes, pus-filled sores, tinea, and goose-foot eczema.

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