Toxicity-Extracting Ointment，*Yifang Yijian*, Volume 10.，For injuries caused by wood or stone, or by blades and metal that have become toxic; or for cases of internal toxin accumulation manifesting externally as boils, carbuncles, fistulas, or unexplained swellings and abscesses.
Toxicity-Extracting Ointment
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Formulas Name : Toxicity-Extracting Ointment
Chinese Name : 拔毒膏药
Drug Formulation
6 liang of raw gold and silver (sun-dried), 4 liang of cocklebur seeds, half a jin of Jiuli Ming leaves, 4 liang of broken rice and tea leaves, 4 liang of Wu Kong leaves, 4 liang of Da She Pao leaves, 2 liang of scallion bulbs (all pounded into a paste, sun-dried, and ground into a powder), 5 jin of raw taro tubers (thoroughly cleaned of mud, sliced, and lightly sun-dried), 4 large bee hives, 2 liang of aged ginger,5 Great Snake Skeletons, 5 jin of Head Hair Worms (washed with rice washing water and sun-dried), 10 Giant Centipedes, 5 Large Toads (boil the taro, centipedes, and other ingredients in a pot with half a jin of genuine tea oil and 1.5 jin of tung oil until charred black; strain out the residue; when the oil forms beads when dropped into water, remove the pot from the heat and add the remaining ingredients), 2 liang of white rosin,4 liang of tree wax (melt thoroughly, then add the powdered herbs), 1 liang of wood turtle seed, 1 liang 5 qian of forsythia, 1 liang 5 qian of red peony root, 1 liang 5 qian of pollen, 1 liang 5 qian of goldenseal, 1 liang of angelica root tip, 2 liang of large wind seeds, 1 liang of Cnidium monnieri,1 liang of Arctium lappa seeds, 2 liang of Jangzi oil (shells removed), 3 liang of castor seeds, 1 liang 5 qian of Fangfeng, 1 liang 5 qian of Schizonepeta, 2 liang of Bai Ji (thinly sliced), 1 liang of Sichuan Aconite, 1 liang 5 qian of Angelica dahurica, 1 liang of Pangolin scales, 4 qian of mercuric chloride, 1 liang of red cinnabar, 1 liang of frankincense, 1 liang of myrrh,2 qian of Borneol, 5 qian of Cloves, 5 qian of Wood Fragrance, 3 qian of White Cardamom, 1 liang 5 qian of Pinellia, 1 liang of Asafoetida, 1 liang of Camphor, 1 liang of Catechu, 1 liang of Southern Star, 1 liang of Wild Aconite (all ground into a fine powder).
Source
*Yifang Yijian*, Volume 10.
Processing
Sift in the fly cinnabar and stir until the consistency is appropriate.
Benefits
For injuries caused by wood or stone, or by blades and metal that have become toxic; or for cases of internal toxin accumulation manifesting externally as boils, carbuncles, fistulas, or unexplained swellings and abscesses.
Instructions for Use
To use, apply this ointment to oiled paper and affix it to the affected area.
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Toxicity-Extracting Ointment,For injuries caused by wood or stone, or by blades and metal that have become toxic; or for cases of internal toxin accumulation manifesting externally as boils, carbuncles, fistulas, or unexplained swellings and abscesses.