Secret Formula: Water-Clarifying Ointment

Secret Formula: Water-Clarifying Ointment,For swollen abscesses.

Formulas Name : Secret Formula: Water-Clarifying Ointment

Chinese Name : 秘方水澄膏

Drug Formulation

Curcuma (without fibrous strands; substitute with yellow curcuma if unavailable) half liang, Bletilla half liang, Cynanchum half liang, Semen Polygoni Multiflori half liang, Frankincense half liang, Realgar half liang.

Source

From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 190, citing *The Classic of Xiu Yue and Lu Ban*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For swollen abscesses.

Instructions for Use

Mix with water and apply as a poultice; for cases of extreme heat, a wax-water mixture is particularly effective—add Phellodendron bark and Pinellia tuber.

Secret Formula: Water-Clarifying Ointment,From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 190, citing *The Classic of Xiu Yue and Lu Ban*.,For swollen abscesses.

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