Tongue-Dotting Pill，From *The Comprehensive Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 9.，For carbuncle toxicity.
Tongue-Dotting Pill
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Formulas Name : Tongue-Dotting Pill
Chinese Name : 点舌丹
Drug Formulation
3 qian of genuine toad venom (soaked in milk), 3 fen of genuine musk,3 qian of centipedes (roasted, heads and legs removed), 3 qian of Sichuan tortoise shell (stir-fried in earth until pearl-like), 1 qian of whole scorpions, 1 qian of dried silkworm pupae (stir-fried to remove silk), 1 qian of cicada slough, 1 qian of pure realgar, 1 qian of cinnabar, 5 fen of frankincense (dried), 5 fen of myrrh (dried).
Source
From *The Comprehensive Compendium of Medical Principles*, Volume 9.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with milk-soaked toad venom and pound into pills the size of mung beans.
Benefits
For carbuncle toxicity.
Instructions for Use
For each dose, first place 2 pills under the patient’s tongue; within moments, the mouth and tongue will feel numb. Take 3 cun of scallion white, place it in the affected mouth, chew it until pulpy, and spit it into the palm of your hand. Wrap 3 pills in the scallion white and swallow them with hot wine free of ash. Immediately prepare and drink Leilu Decoction; externally, shine a “Divine Lamp” on the affected area.However, for the condition of carbuncle toxicity, if it is an acute carbuncle that has already spread, with a single red vein visible on the surface—running either upward or downward—use a needle to prick the end of the red vein. Place one pill of the medicine over the needle prick, cover it securely with a medicated plaster, and the carbuncle will return to its original location. In spring, summer, and fall, quickly gather chrysanthemum leaves; in winter, gather chrysanthemum roots. Pound them together with scallions until pulpy, wrap the mixture around the affected area, and swallow it.
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Tongue-Dotting Pill,For carbuncle toxicity.