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Bear Bile Tincture

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Bear Bile Tincture

Formulas Name : Bear Bile Tincture

Chinese Name : 熊胆酊

Drug Formulation

15g bear bile, 10g camphor, 10g catechu.

Source

*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.

Processing

First, boil the catechu in boiling water; then add camphor and bear bile, and steep the mixture in 500 ml of 90% alcohol to prepare the tincture.

Bear Bile Tincture,*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.,

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