formula | Orpiment and Realgar Thunderbolt Moxibustion Ci Xiong Pi Li Huo |
source | Volume II of Waike Zhengzong |
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bubble_chart Composition Moxa wool 6 gm, clove, realgar, orpiment, each 0.6 gm, musk 3 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the 4 ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly into moxa wool, and form into pea-sized pills. Apply moxibustion to the affected area, regardless of pain or itching, until the flesh is scorched. If the toxin has spread, perform moxibustion at the edge of the redness. The ideal effect is achieved when pain turns to itching and itching turns to pain.
bubble_chart Indications
At the onset of digital gangrene and back gangrene, there is no pain.