Toad venom 6 gm, whole centipedes 7 pieces (head and tail intact, half butter-roasted to yellow), dog treasure 30 gm, dog gallbladder 1 piece (dried), southern frankincense 3 gm, ceruse 3 gm, realgar 3 gm, carp gallbladder 1 piece (dried), musk 0.3 gm, myrrh 3 gm, frost powder 9 gm, sal ammoniac 15 gm, black stone 3 gm, yellow wax 9 gm, human milk 60 ml.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Except for yellow wax and milk, the two ingredients are boiled into a paste. The remaining ingredients are ground into a fine powder and mixed with the paste to form pills the size of mung beans. For children, the pills should be the size of mustard seeds. Take one pill per dose, increasing to three pills for severe cases. Grind seven white cloves and mix with freshly drawn water to take the pills. Cover with clothing to induce sweating, and consume plain porridge for recovery.

bubble_chart Indications

Nape gangrene, gas gangrene, abscesses all over the body, swelling and pain near the bones, initial symptoms include excessive thirst in the mouth, aversion to cold with fever, and heavy limbs.