Snake Shedding Ointment

Snake Shedding Ointment,For use after scrofula has ulcerated.

Formulas Name : Snake Shedding Ointment

Chinese Name : 蛇蜕膏

Drug Formulation

21 honeybees, 7.5 fen of snake shed, and 2 centipedes (preferably collected before the Dragon Boat Festival).

Source

From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 64.

Processing

Combine the above ingredients with 4 liang of sesame oil. Place the first three ingredients in the oil and simmer over alternating high and low heat until they are completely dried out; then strain out the residue. Add 2 liang of starch and stir vigorously with seven mulberry twigs as thick as chopsticks until the mixture cools; set aside for seven days and nights to remove the heat from the fire.

Benefits

For use after scrofula has ulcerated.

Instructions for Use

Spread the mixture on paper and apply it to the affected area.

Snake Shedding Ointment,From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 64.,For use after scrofula has ulcerated.

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