Secret Formula: Realgar Ointment，*Selected Precious and Secret Formulas from the Thousand Gold Prescriptions*.，For unnamed swellings and toxic sores, as well as those caused by fire toxins, regardless of whether they have fully developed or not, or whether they have ulcerated or not.
Secret Formula: Realgar Ointment
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Formulas Name : Secret Formula: Realgar Ointment
Chinese Name : 秘方硇砂膏
Drug Formulation
10 jin of sesame oil; 30 cun of locust tree branches, 30 cun of apricot branches, 30 cun of mulberry branches, 30 cun of peach branches, 30 cun of willow branches, and 30 cun of tender branches (soak for 3 days before adding the following ingredients); 2 liang of agarwood (place in a pouch and warm with body heat to dry; do not expose to fire);2 liang of child’s tea, 3 liang of genuine dragon’s blood, 5 qian of borneol, 2 liang of elephant skin (sliced, stir-fried with realgar, and ground into a fine powder), 4 liang of genuine realgar, 5 qian of belamcanda, and 1 liang of genuine amber.
Source
*Selected Precious and Secret Formulas from the Thousand Gold Prescriptions*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; when the mixture is slightly warm, stir it in until thoroughly blended.
Benefits
For unnamed swellings and toxic sores, as well as those caused by fire toxins, regardless of whether they have fully developed or not, or whether they have ulcerated or not.
Instructions for Use
When ready to use, melt the mixture over a water bath.
Note
However, do not apply this to carbuncles, as it may disperse the yellow pus; avoid exposure to fire, as real arsenic trioxide disperses upon contact with fire.
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Secret Formula: Realgar Ointment,For unnamed swellings and toxic sores, as well as those caused by fire toxins, regardless of whether they have fully developed or not, or whether they have ulcerated or not.