Smallpox and Boil Ointment，*Essentials on Smallpox*, Volume 6.，For toxic boils, carbuncles, and abscesses following smallpox.
Smallpox and Boil Ointment
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Formulas Name : Smallpox and Boil Ointment
Chinese Name : 痘疖膏
Drug Formulation
Neem branches, as needed (peeled); willow branches, as needed (peeled); locust branches, as needed (peeled); peach branches, as needed (peeled); red toon branches, as needed (peeled); genuine sesame oil, 1 jin;6 liang of tung oil, 2 qian of Angelica sinensis, 2 qian of Angelica dahurica, 2 qian of Sanguisorba officinalis, 2 qian of licorice, 1 jin of pig bristles, half a liang of orpiment, 3 qian of frankincense (ground into powder), and 3 qian of myrrh (ground into powder).
Source
*Essentials on Smallpox*, Volume 6.
Processing
First, simmer the first five branches in the sesame oil and tung oil until charred; remove the dregs and clarify the mixture. Then add the four herbs—Angelica sinensis, Angelica dahurica, Sanguisorba officinalis, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis—and simmer until the dregs are removed and the mixture is clarified. Next, add the pig bristles and simmer until dissolved. For every liang of oil, add half a liang of orpiment; stir thoroughly with a locust twig. Finally, add the powdered frankincense and myrrh, simmer together until a paste forms, pour into water, wring out 100 times, and store in a bowl.
Benefits
For toxic boils, carbuncles, and abscesses following smallpox.
Instructions for Use
Apply externally to the affected area.
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Smallpox and Boil Ointment,For toxic boils, carbuncles, and abscesses following smallpox.