Toad Venom Pills for Healing Ulcers，From *Essentials of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 2.，When the toxic energy of a carbuncle attacks the heart and the patient feels as if they are about to die.
Toad Venom Pills for Healing Ulcers
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Formulas Name : Toad Venom Pills for Healing Ulcers
Chinese Name : 回疮蟾酥锭子
Drug Formulation
1 qian of Tiannanxing, 1 qian of Tussilago flower, 1 qian of Croton seed, 1 qian of Huangdan and Baixin, 0.5 fen of Duhuo, and 10 Mylabris beetles (with heads and legs removed).
Source
From *Essentials of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into an extremely fine powder. Mix with fresh toad venom to form pellets the size of millet grains, then roll them into pills.
Benefits
When the toxic energy of a carbuncle attacks the heart and the patient feels as if they are about to die.
Instructions for Use
Whenever a carbuncle occurs, first prick the sore with a needle; if the patient feels no pain and blood emerges, insert the pill. Method for administering the pill: Make a fine silver tube approximately 3 cun long; guide it down with the needle to the site of pain, then use a fine silver wire to load the medicine into the tube and push it to the painful area.If pain is felt, do not proceed further; if no pain is felt, continue along the path of the sore, pushing the silver tube until blood appears and pain is felt, at which point stop. If the original sore also becomes painful, apply a medicated plaster; once pus drains, the condition will resolve. To treat a life-threatening condition where the toxic energy from a boil attacks the heart, use a needle to puncture the sore along the path toward the heart; insert the silver tube only where blood is observed.If, after repeated punctures near the side of the heart, there is no pain or blood, urgently puncture the Baihui acupoint; if pain and blood are present, apply the pill. If no blood is present, use the warm blood of a close relative as a substitute; the patient may still survive for 3–4 days. Moreover, when the ulcer first appears, this method is invariably effective.
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Toad Venom Pills for Healing Ulcers,When the toxic energy of a carbuncle attacks the heart and the patient feels as if they are about to die.