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Rat Oil Ointment

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Rat Oil Ointment

Formulas Name : Rat Oil Ointment

Chinese Name : 鼠油膏

Drug Formulation

1 rat (rendered for oil), 1 qian of dung beetle, 1 qian of soapberry (burned to ash), 1 qian of talc, 1 qian of dragon bone, and a small amount of frankincense (ground separately).

Source

*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 14.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix with rat oil to form an ointment.

Instructions for Use

Apply the ointment to the wound, then cover it with magnetite powder; the arrowhead will emerge on its own.

Rat Oil Ointment,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 14.,

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