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Source: Zhōng Guó Yī Xué Dà Cí Diǎn 中国医学大辞典

Ingredients

• Bì má zǐ (蓖麻子 Ricini Semen, castor bean) 2,400g
• Sōng xiāng fěn (松香粉 Pini Resina Pulverata, powdered rosin) 300g
• Qīng fěn (轻粉 Calomelas , calomel) 30g
• Qiān dān (铅丹 Minium , minium) 60g
• Yín zhū (银朱 YinzhuXXX , vermilion) 60g
• Chá yóu (茶油 Cameli Oleum, tea seed oil) 48g

Actions: Clears swelling and dispels putridity; engenders flesh and relieves pain.

Indications: Boils, welling-abscess (yōng), and clove sores that form yáng patterns, either in their initial stage or after bursting if they continue to suppurate.

Method: Crush the castor beans with a pestle and mortar, then gradually add the powdered rosin, calomel, minium and vermillion, and the tea oil (in that order). Pound thoroughly (literally 1,000 times) to a paste.

Similar: Rú yì jīn huáng sǎn (如意金黄散 Agreeable Golden Yellow Powder)

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