Realgar Ointment,*Shenghui*, Volume 24.,Black leprosy. The skin turns black, with sores that are swollen and painful.
Realgar Ointment
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Formulas Name : Realgar Ointment
Chinese Name : 雄黄涂药
Drug Formulation
1 liang of realgar, 1 liang of white alum, 1 liang of purple quartz, 1 liang of white quartz, 1 liang of horse-tooth calcite, 1 liang of Taiyin Xuanjing, 1 liang of gold-speckled calcite, and 1 liang of silver-speckled calcite.
Source
*Shenghui*, Volume 24.
Processing
Pound and grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Place in a porcelain box. Seal with white clay; once dry, heat over 5 jin of charcoal until the box glows red, then stop. Cover the box with clay to insulate it, and remove the next day. Place the box on a damp surface lined with paper and a covered basin to remove the fire toxicity for three cycles. Grind again into a fine powder, then mix with maple sap boiled into a liquid.
Benefits
Black leprosy. The skin turns black, with sores that are swollen and painful.
Instructions for Use
Apply daily until healed.
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Realgar Ointment,Black leprosy. The skin turns black, with sores that are swollen and painful.