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Quick-Relief Muscle Ointment

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Quick-Relief Muscle Ointment,When smallpox occurs during the height of summer, with dry, hardened pus and exudate, the entire body appears as red as a sunset, fever and restlessness are as intense as fire, and the patient cannot find a comfortable position.

Formulas Name : Quick-Relief Muscle Ointment

Chinese Name : 快肌膏

Drug Formulation

Raw rhubarb (sun-dried and ground into powder) 1 liang; Bai Cao San 5 qian.

Source

From *Miscellaneous Remarks on Remedies for Uncommon Ailments*, Volume 10.

Benefits

When smallpox occurs during the height of summer, with dry, hardened pus and exudate, the entire body appears as red as a sunset, fever and restlessness are as intense as fire, and the patient cannot find a comfortable position.

Instructions for Use

Mix the above ingredients with pig bile. Gently dab the mixture onto the affected areas using a goose feather.

Note

Apply the ointment thinly, not thickly; do not cover the entire body.

Quick-Relief Muscle Ointment,From *Miscellaneous Remarks on Remedies for Uncommon Ailments*, Volume 10.,When smallpox occurs during the height of summer, with dry, hardened pus and exudate, the entire body appears as red as a sunset, fever and restlessness are as intense as fire, and the patient cannot find a comfortable position.

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