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Thousand-Pound Ointment,For unnamed swellings and toxic sores, as well as early-stage back abscesses.

Formulas Name : Thousand-Pound Ointment

Chinese Name : 千捶膏

Drug Formulation

49 red-stemmed castor beans, 49 apricot kernels, 1 qian of yellow orpiment, 2 liang of soft yellow incense, 1 qian of myrrh, 1.5 qian of frankincense, 0.5 fen of mercury oxide, and 0.1 fen of musk.

Source

From *Lu Fu Jin Fang* (Prohibited Formulas of the Lu Mansion), Volume 4.

Benefits

For unnamed swellings and toxic sores, as well as early-stage back abscesses.

Instructions for Use

Pound the ingredients a thousand times, then store in a porcelain container. Spread on silk and apply to the affected area.

Thousand-Pound Ointment,From *Lu Fu Jin Fang* (Prohibited Formulas of the Lu Mansion), Volume 4.,For unnamed swellings and toxic sores, as well as early-stage back abscesses.

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