Pig’s Tail Ointment，*The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 21.，The sores turn black. For “locked-lip smallpox,” where lesions cluster inside the lips, causing swelling, cracking, and forming dry, yellow, hard crusts; or for “snake-skin smallpox,” where lesions appear like snake skin, scattered in clusters without a defined pattern—in cases of severe toxicity.
Pig’s Tail Ointment
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Formulas Name : Pig’s Tail Ointment
Chinese Name : 猪尾膏
Drug Formulation
1–2 drops of blood from the tip of a piglet’s tail (obtained by pricking).
Source
*The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 21.
Benefits
The sores turn black. For “locked-lip smallpox,” where lesions cluster inside the lips, causing swelling, cracking, and forming dry, yellow, hard crusts; or for “snake-skin smallpox,” where lesions appear like snake skin, scattered in clusters without a defined pattern—in cases of severe toxicity.
Instructions for Use
Add a small amount of raw musk and grind together; mix with fresh water and take orally.
Note
If accompanied by other symptoms of deficiency-cold, do not take this remedy lightly.
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Pig’s Tail Ointment,The sores turn black. For “locked-lip smallpox,” where lesions cluster inside the lips, causing swelling, cracking, and forming dry, yellow, hard crusts; or for “snake-skin smallpox,” where lesions appear like snake skin, scattered in clusters without a defined pattern—in cases of severe toxicity.