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Secret-Recipe Cinnabar Ointment

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Secret-Recipe Cinnabar Ointment,For carbuncles, painful abscesses, back boils, and all types of unexplained malignant sores in the neck and nape.

Formulas Name : Secret-Recipe Cinnabar Ointment

Chinese Name : 秘制朱砂膏

Drug Formulation

1 jin of rosin; 0.5 fen of musk boiled in scallion water (if musk is too expensive, substitute with Ba Jiang San); 0.5 fen of borneol;processed frankincense 5 qian, processed myrrh 5 qian, camphor 3 liang 5 qian, silver cinnabar 1 liang, bleached cinnabar 2 qian, ground and bleached castor bean pulp 5 liang, apricot kernels 150 (peeled and tips removed), pure realgar 2 qian, whole scorpions 2 qian 5 fen (washed in scallion water).

Source

From *Collection of Ointment Formulas*, citing *Formulary of Traumatology*.

Processing

Grind each ingredient into a fine powder; pound several thousand times to form a paste, then store in a porcelain jar.

Benefits

For carbuncles, painful abscesses, back boils, and all types of unexplained malignant sores in the neck and nape.

Instructions for Use

When ready to use, steam over water until soft, spread on plain oiled paper, and apply to the affected area. Adjust the amount according to the size of the lesion.

Secret-Recipe Cinnabar Ointment,From *Collection of Ointment Formulas*, citing *Formulary of Traumatology*.,For carbuncles, painful abscesses, back boils, and all types of unexplained malignant sores in the neck and nape.

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