Angelica Ointment，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 19.，Effective for various conditions caused by wind, cold, and dampness, as well as arthralgia and pain in the bones and muscles.
Angelica Ointment
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Formulas Name : Angelica Ointment
Chinese Name : 当归摩膏
Drug Formulation
Angelica sinensis (sliced, roasted) 1.5 liang, Asarum (stems and leaves removed) 1.5 liang, Cinnamon (coarse bark removed) 1 liang, Raw Rehmannia 1 jin (sliced, ground, and squeezed to extract juice), Aconite (skin and navel removed, used raw) 10 pieces, White Angelica 3 fen (leave one piece whole without chopping, use the entire piece), Ligusticum wallichii half liang, Cinnabar (ground) 1 liang,Dried Ginger (roasted) 3 fen, Aconite (peeled and with navel removed, used raw) 1 liang 3 fen, Pine Resin 4 liang, Pork Fat 5 jin (refined separately, impurities removed).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 19.
Processing
First, chop the eight ingredients into pieces the size of soybeans, soak them in Rehmannia juice overnight, then simmer them over low heat together with the lard and pine resin. Continue until the unchopped piece of Angelica dahurica turns yellow. Filter out the residue through thick cotton, transfer the mixture to a porcelain container, add the cinnabar powder, and stir continuously until it solidifies.
Benefits
Effective for various conditions caused by wind, cold, and dampness, as well as arthralgia and pain in the bones and muscles.
Instructions for Use
Each time the medicine is used, roast it over a fire and rub the affected area with your hands 1,000 times.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 20, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 20, 2026
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Angelica Ointment,Effective for various conditions caused by wind, cold, and dampness, as well as arthralgia and pain in the bones and muscles.