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.
Quick-Relief Muscle Ointment
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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.
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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.