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Shenxian Wanying Gao (Immortal Ten-Thousand-Effect Ointment): Treats all kinds of sores, swellings, and traumatic injuries.
Schizonepetae Spica (Jiesang), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Rheum Palmatum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Phellodendri Cortex (Huangpi), Scrophulariae Radix (Xuanshen), Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Momordicae Semen (Mubiezi), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu), Fritillariae Bulbus (Beimu), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian - *Note: Original text lists Huanglian in other formulas but here lists Baibei/Baiwei etc., sticking to literal translation of listed herbs*), Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishao), Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (Kushen), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng), Malvae Germinata (Shuhuihua), Trichosanthis Radix (Gualou), Toosendan Cortex (Chunpi), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi), Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bohe), Plantaginis Herba (Cheqiancao), Persicae Semen (Taoren), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren), Sophorae Flos (Huaihua), Xanthium Fructus (Canger), Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao), Sanguisorbae Radix (Diyu), Polygala Tenuifolia Radix (Lijinu), Puerariae Radix (Gegen), Tetsii Caulis (Tongcao), Lycopi Herba (Zelan), Mori Ramulus (Sangzhi), Gardeniae Fructus (Huangzhizi). Among the above, except for Chuanxiong, Danggui, Dahuang, and Guizhi which are each taken at half liang, the remaining herbs are each taken at three qian and chopped. Use two or three jin of good sesame oil. Except for Bohe and Cheqiancao, all other herbs are put into the oil. Fry until scorched yellow. Just before it is done, add Bohe and Cheqiancao. Boil one or two more boils. Filter out the dregs. Put the oil into a ding (vessel) and fry again. When the oil is 70% hot, add one jin of Minium (Hongdan). Stir constantly with a locust branch until it becomes an ointment. Test by dropping into water; it should not disperse. Then add Frankincense (Ruxiang) and Myrrh (Moyao), one liang each. Stir evenly. Pour into a bowl. Wait for it to solidify, then put it in water to remove "fire toxicity" for ten days. Only then can it be used.

Yunmu Gao (Cloud Mother Ointment): Treats all kinds of carbuncles, sores, swellings, and fractures.
Calculus Micae (Yunmu), Natrii Nitras (Xiaoshi), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (each two liang), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Huai Zhi), Cupressi Cacumen (Bai Ye), Salicis Ramulus (Liu Zhi), Mori Cortex Radicis (Sanggen Baipi) (each two liang), Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng) (remove forked parts), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Gui) (remove rough bark), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu), Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Changpu), Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma (Gaoliangjiang), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu) (remove seedlings), Magnoliae Cortex (N Hou) (remove rough bark), Pinus Resina (Songzhi), Zanthoxyli Fructus (Shujiao) (remove eyes and closed ones), Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao), Gentianae Radix (Longdan), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi), Bletillae Rhizoma (Baiji), Ampelopsis Radix (Bailian), Astragali Membranacei Radix (Huangqi), Chuanxiong Rhizome (Xiong), Poria (Baifuling) (remove black skin), Albiziae Flos (Yehua), Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) (remove skin and navel, half liang each), Natrii Chloridum Refinatum (Yanhua), Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) (cut and roast), Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang), Draco Sanguis (Qilinjie), Myrrha (Moyao), Moschus (Shexiang), Frankincense (Ruxiang) (each half liang), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Jupi) (remove white pith, one liang), Minium (Qiandan, fourteen liang), Hydrargyrum (Shuiyin, two liang). The above herbs are coarsely chopped according to sequence. Do not chop too finely to avoid burning. First, use forty liang of clear oil, heat it in a pan until fragrant and hot, add Yunmu. Stir constantly with a bamboo whisk. After boiling ten times, filter out immediately using a sieve. Next, add Xiaoshi, following the same method. Next, add Bai Ye, fry until scorched yellow, and filter out. Next, add Liu Zhi and Huai Zhi. Next, add Yanhua and Renshen and other herbs. After the herbs are fried, lift the pan off the fire. Wait until slightly cool, filter through cotton cloth. Put back into the pan, then add Qiandan. Stir urgently with a bamboo whisk. Stop when the color changes. Place the pan on the fire again and fry until black and thick. Take a little with a bamboo whisk and drop into water; if it congeals without dispersing and does not stick to the hand, the medicine is ready. Heat a porcelain vessel first. Put the ointment inside. When the ointment reaches body temperature, add Shexiang. Still use a silk bag to hold Shuiyin, flick onto the ointment like needle heads. Wrap with wax paper to prevent drying. It can last thirty to twenty years without damage. For Back Carbuncle (Fabei), first boil three jin of old rush mats in three sheng of water for thirty to fifty boils. Wash the sore with the rush mat soup, dry it, and apply the ointment. Also take one liang of the medicine divided into three doses, taken with warm wine. If no pus has formed, it heals immediately. For Breast Carbuncle (Ruyong), Scrofula (Luoli), Bone Abscess (Guju) where poison penetrates to the bone, take one liang of medicine divided into three doses with warm wine. Severe cases will expel foul matter via diarrhea; external application also cures. For Intestinal Abscess (Changyong), take half liang divided into five doses with Licorice Decoction. If no pus has formed, it dissipates immediately. If pus has formed, pus is expelled with the medicine. After pus stops, take five pills daily with wine, size of Sophora seeds. Stop when pus stops. For Wind Eye, apply to both Taiyang acupoints. For all evil insect bites, apply externally leaving the wound open. For Brain Eruption, Beard/Eyebrow/Ear Eruption, Umbilical Abscess, Toothache, apply externally. For Kidney Abscess, Horse Fall Injury, unbearable bone and tendon pain, take half liang with wine, adjusting dosage for age and condition, and wrap with ointment. Pain stops immediately. For arrowheads stuck inside, apply externally. Eat small amounts of rotten mung beans daily; the arrowhead will come out naturally. For Tiger/Leopard bites, wash with Licorice Decoction first, then apply ointment. Change daily, no more than three applications. For Dog bites, apply externally. Also take ten pills with raw oil, size of Sophora seeds. For difficult labor lasting two to three days, take one fen with warm wine. For Blood Stasis fainting, take ten pills with Ginger Juice mixed with urine and warm wine. For dead fetus in abdomen, take half liang with Elm Bark Decoction. For Small Intestine Qi stagnation, take roasted Fragrant Seed with warm wine. For Women's Blood Qi disorders, take with Danggui wine. For poisoned medicine, take with sweat sock juice washed with warm wine. One dose daily. Continue until foul matter is vomited or purged. For all swellings, boils, tumors, and warts, taking the medicine leads to cure. Avoid sheep blood; otherwise, no worries.

Shenxiao Huisheng Gao (Divine Effect Rebirth Ointment): Treats carbuncles, sores, boils, distant and near ulcers, contusions, fractures, swollen toxic Back Carbuncle, knife/axe wounds, embedded arrowheads, snake/dog bites. All are treated.
Cinnamomi Ramulus (Huai Zhi), Salicis Ramulus (Liu Zhi), Persicae Ramulus (Tao Zhi), Ulmi Cortex (Yu Pi), Mori Ramulus (Sang Zhi), Lycii Cortex (Gouqi) (above each twenty strips, two cun long, total 120 strips, peel the bark of tender ones), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi), Bletillae Rhizoma (Baiji), Ampelopsis Radix (Bailian), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Rheum Palmatum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang), Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishao), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren), Ricini Semen (Bimazi) (above each one and a half liang), Minium (Qiandan, twelve liang), Draco Sanguis (Xuejie), Realgar (Xionghuang), Frankincense (Ruxiang), Myrrh (Moyao) (above each five qian). First, take the six tree barks, fry in three jin of clear oil in a large clay pot over medium-low heat until the essence is exhausted. Filter the oil. Chop the nine herbs (Baizhi, etc.) coarsely, soak them in the previous oil. Fry slowly until scorched, filter out dregs. Filter the oil again. Add Qiandan in three batches to the oil, fry until black, test by dropping in water (should not disperse). Grind Xuejie, etc., into fine powder. When the oil is slightly warm, add the powder. Store in a ceramic jar. Bury the lid in soil for three days to remove fire toxicity. Apply as needed. After two days, the disease recedes visibly; efficacy is divine.

Gao Yao Fang (Ointment Prescription):
Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Chuan Danggui) (remove rhizome), Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao), Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Astragali Membranacei Radix (Huangqi), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Xiang Baizhi), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai Pi), Mori Cortex (Sangbaipi), Bletillae Rhizoma (Baiji), Ampelopsis Radix (Bailian), Curcumae Longae Rhizoma (Pengzhu), Costi Radix (Nanmuxiang), Glycine Max Seed Pod (Zaojia) (remove seeds), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma), Trichosanthis Radix (Gualou Gen), Momordicae Semen (Mubiezi), Arecae Semen (Binglang), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren), Pogostemonis Herba (Huoxiang), Myrrha (Moyao) (each half liang), Crotonis Fructus (Badou, one qian), Manis Squama (Chuanshanjia, two qian), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Rougui, half qian), Leporis Corneum Colla (Baijiao), Cera Flava (Huangla) (each one liang). The above twenty-four ingredients are coarsely chopped and mixed. Use half a jin of good clarified oil. Melt Huangla and Baijiao in a pan. Add the previous herbs. Fry until scorched black. Filter out dregs. Put the hot medicinal oil into a clean pan. Add Minium (four liang), Frankincense Powder (five qian), Moschus (half qian, finely ground). Scoop these medicines spoon by spoon into the previous oil. Stir constantly with a willow branch the thickness of an arrow shaft. Heat until black. Drop into a water dish; if it forms beads and does not stick to the hand, pour out. Store in a porcelain vessel. Apply as needed. Except for moxa scars and boils, applying to any evil ulcer leaves no scar. Preparation must be done in a clean room. Avoid contact with women, monks, chickens, dogs, cats, and livestock.

Wanjing Gao (Ten-Thousand-Gold Ointment): Treats carbuncles, Back Carbuncle, various sores and boils, falls from heights, contusions, leg/knee sores, chronic ulcers, five types of hemorrhoids/fistulas, all evil ulcers. Specifically treats Back Carbuncle; its efficacy is miraculous and hard to describe. At the first sign or formation of a sore, melt Ox Hide Glue (Niujiao) to the right consistency, spread on hair paper, and apply to the initial site. Use two soft cloth pads, boil in sour rice vinegar until hot, wring out, and steam/iron over the glue paper while hot. Do not let the cloth cool. Do not take both pads out at once. Keep one in the vinegar to boil. When one pad cools during steaming, replace it with a hot one from the vinegar. This ensures constant hot replacement for steaming, leading to quick results. If the sore itches, it means the medicine is attacking the disease. Steam until pus is almost gone. Then boil dense Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma (Guanzhong) decoction until warm. Wash off the glue paper. The next day, wash again as before. If pus remains, steam/iron again as before. Continuous steaming for several days is acceptable. The goal is for pus to be completely gone and the sore to dry up. Then sprinkle Shengji Hongyu Gao (Rejuvenating Red Jade Ointment) on the sore, and cover with Wanjing Gao. Apply once or twice daily. Each time, steam/iron as before, first placing glue paper on the sore. Also wash off the glue paper with Guanzhong decoction as before.

Dragon Bone (Longgu), Turtle Shell (Biejia), Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (Kushen), Sepiae Endoconcha (Wuzeiyu), Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai), Aconiti Radix (Caowutou), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), Glycine Max Seed Pod (Zhuya Zaojia), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Ampelopsis Radix (Bailian), Bletillae Rhizoma (Baiji), Momordicae Semen (Mubiezi Ren), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Magnoliae Cortex (N Hou) (remove rough bark), Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Xiang Baizhi), Myrrha (Moyao, separately ground), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Huai Zhi), Salicis Ramulus (Liu Zhi) (chopped together, one fen each), Frankincense (Ruxiang, separately ground, one qian), Minium (Qiandan, one and a half liang), Clear Sesame Oil (Qing Mayou, four liang, half jin in winter). Except for Qiandan, put all herbs in oil in a silver/ceramic vessel. Fry slowly over low heat until purple-red. Remove herbs. Add half of the Qiandan to the oil. Stir constantly until black. Add more Qiandan. Stir constantly. Must fry slowly over low heat until purple-black. Test in water (should not disperse or stick). Then add a little more Qiandan. Boil again. If too hard, add a little oil. Stop when it seals without sticking. Measure the sore size, spread on paper, and apply. Specifically treats all kinds of evil ulcers. Add Natural Pyrite (Ziran Tong) and Cinnamon (Rougui), one fen. Another version excludes Danggui.

Taiyi Gao (Supreme One Ointment):
Minium (Qiandan, four liang), Momordicae Semen (Mubiezi, nine pieces, peeled), Crotonis Fructus (Badou, ninety grains), Cannabis Fructus (Dama Zi, seventy pieces, peeled), Salicis Ramulus (Liu Zhi), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Huai Tao Zhi) (each two liang), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Xiang Baizhi, one qian), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, as needed), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, as needed), Manis Squama (Chuanshanjia, one piece), Clear Oil (Qing You, half jin), Myrrha (Moyao), Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Frankincense (Ruxiang), Calomelas (Qingfen) (above six ingredients, each one qian), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai), Verdigris (Tongqing) (all as needed). Cook the above medicines according to the method.