Angelica Ointment

Angelica Ointment,Effective for various conditions caused by wind, cold, and dampness, as well as arthralgia and pain in the bones and muscles.

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.

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.

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