How to make black ointment and precautions

Black ointment, also known as lead ointment, is made of sesame oil and lead dan, which is semi-solid or solid at room temperature, and should be heated before use, so that the ointment is slightly melted, which can promote the absorption of the medicinal effect, there are a lot of steps in the production of black ointment, which can be made at home by yourself, but you need to have a certain amount of experience before you can do it, which causes the process to be more cumbersome.

Black ointment is a commonly used external medication, made from a mixture of sesame oil (sesame oil), pharmaceutical raw materials and xanthan. Room temperature black ointment is semi-solid or solid, dressing when heated, so that the ointment slightly melted, and then external paste the affected area, the general treatment of external diseases paste the affected area, the treatment of internal diseases paste the acupoints. Black ointment is the most commonly used, the following look at the recipe and method of making black ointment.

1, popping medicine: first heat the oil, then pour in the herbs, then slow-fire frying, constantly stirring, so that the herbs are evenly heated, frying to the extent required to make the ointment (such as charred, withered black, etc.). Dregs are removed and filtered to make the ointment. The herbs are selected according to the disease.

2, fried Dan: yellow Dan into a clean iron pot, with a strong fire fried to no moisture, very loose on it, the fire control, with a shovel constantly stirring. Dan inside the moisture is not fried dry, the paste will be very wet, Dan fried excessive paste is very dry, these two are not very good, yellow Dan in the process of frying into a deep red, take out and cool down will be restored to the original color.

3, refining oil: tung oil, sesame oil can be. If you use sesame oil, pour it into a clean pot, boil over high heat and then turn off the heat, the beginning of the rising oil, wait a few minutes with bamboo chopsticks point oil drops inside the cold water, if it quickly becomes oil beads do not disperse, it can be.

4, under the Dan: Dan and oil with the ratio of 195 grams of lead Dan per pound of oil, different seasons lead Dan dosage is different, 240 grams in summer, 140 grams in winter, spring and fall 210. can also be based on a pound of balm with four to five two Dan's ratio can be in the fire under the Dan, can also be away from the fire under the Dan.

5, to remove the fire poison: the paste is made, sprayed with cold water in the paste pot, it will smoke black, and then twist the plaster into a small ball, soaked in cold water for 3-10 days, adding water 1-2 times a day.

6, add fine medicine: put the plaster into the pot to heat and melt, add drugs, make a powder of herbs, add the melted paste inside, and constantly stir. The surface of the medicine will be overflowed, don't be afraid. You need to add the medicine slowly and little by little, stirring quickly, otherwise the paste in the pot will overflow and go to waste.

7, spread the paste: take out the paste with bamboo chopsticks while it is still hot, and according to the size of the paper cloth, use bamboo chopsticks to spread it in the center of the paper cloth for a week, and then it is finished.

The above is the recipe and method of making black ointment, the process is relatively cumbersome, so now there are fewer and fewer manufacturers making black ointment. There are various types of ointment, the black ointment is made with yellow dan, the white ointment is made with Gong powder as the base, and the rosin ointment is made with rosin, so you can choose according to your illness.