Mercury 30 gm, Potassium nitrate 60 gm, Table salt 9 gm, Dried alum 9 gm (the 3 ingredients stir-fried dry), Cinnabar 24 gm, Realgar 9 gm, White arsenic 9 gm, Borax 9 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind into powder, place it into a jar and seal it firmly. Cover the jar with a lid and secure it with three nails. Set up a hundred-hole furnace, first apply a two-inch base fire, light an incense stick, then a middle fire incense stick, followed by a top fire incense stick. Continuously wipe the lid with water. Once the incense has burned out, remove the fire. The next day, take the substance that has risen to the top for use.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dispelling putridity to promote tissue regeneration.

bubble_chart Indications

Back gangrene, boil and sore, abscess, ulcer, scrotal abscess, bubo, syphilitic ulcer, chronic shank ulcer.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

For unbroken back gangrene, add Mongolian Snakegourd Root; for broken cases, add Frankincense and Myrrh; for boils and sores at the initial stage, add Toad Venom; for swelling and toxins, add Goose Pipe Stone, mix with vinegar for topical application; for festering sores, add Black Aconite Lateral Root; for scrotal abscess with festering, add Fritillaria Bulb; for broken scrofula, add Charcoal Ash, Chinese Honeylocust Fruit, and Common Bletilla Pseudobulb, mix with water for topical application; for canker sores, add Talc; for bubo, add Chinese Honeylocust Fruit; for syphilitic sores, add Calomel and Red Lead; for chronic shank ulcers, add Calomel and Red Lead; for injuries from falls, add Clam Shell and Plant Soot; for tonsillitis, noma, and parotitis, use tea for mixing; for snake bites, add Arisaema and Pricklyash Peel; for insect bites, add Realgar.