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Ointment,For sores around the groin and chronic, festering ulcers.

Formulas Name : Ointment

Chinese Name : 膏药

Drug Formulation

1 jin of cypress seed oil (simmer over alternating high and low heat until black; then add 8 liang of lead powder and simmer until a drop of the mixture forms a bead when dropped into water; remove from heat and mix in the following powdered ingredients), 3 qian of mercury oxide, 3 qian of elephant skin, 4 qian of frankincense, and 4 qian of myrrh (remove the oil from these two ingredients).

Source

Formula by Ye Xinyang, cited in *Complete Record of Medicine*, Volume 214.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder and mix into the boiled oil.

Benefits

For sores around the groin and chronic, festering ulcers.

Instructions for Use

Apply by spreading on paper.

Ointment,Formula by Ye Xinyang, cited in *Complete Record of Medicine*, Volume 214.,For sores around the groin and chronic, festering ulcers.

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