Buddha’s Hand Ointment，*The Classic of the Middle Treasury*, Volume 8.，For corneal opacities and pterygium, red veins spreading across the cornea, corneal halos, excessive tearing (whether hot or cold), and redness and ulceration of the eye socket.
Buddha’s Hand Ointment
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Formulas Name : Buddha’s Hand Ointment
Chinese Name : 佛手膏
Drug Formulation
Frankincense (genuine, ground) half a character, realgar half a character (ground), musk 1 character (ground), Angelica sinensis half a qian (finely chopped), Coptis chinensis 1 qian (weighed after removing the stalks, finely chopped), white alum half a character (sifted, finely ground), white sand honey 4 liang (preferably made from white sand), rock salt 1 character (bright-colored, ground).
Source
*The Classic of the Middle Treasury*, Volume 8.
Processing
Excluding the honey, first grind the above seven ingredients to a fine paste in a mortar. Mix thoroughly with the honey, then place the mixture into a fresh bamboo tube. Wrap the opening with 2–3 layers of oiled paper and tie it securely with string to prevent water from entering. Place the tube in a clean pot, add water, and boil the bamboo tube from morning until noon. Break open the bamboo tube and pour out the medicine;filter through new cotton or double-layered silk, transfer the medicine to a porcelain bottle, seal it tightly, bury it in a pit, and retrieve it the following morning.
Benefits
For corneal opacities and pterygium, red veins spreading across the cornea, corneal halos, excessive tearing (whether hot or cold), and redness and ulceration of the eye socket.
Instructions for Use
Apply the medicine with a copper rod; after each application, close your eyes for a short while, then wash them with warm, clean water. For tender opacities that have developed in recent years, they should subside after 5–7 applications as the medicine takes effect; for older opacities, apply frequently for ten days, and the condition will improve once they subside. For pterygium and congested tissue, within 2–3 days, scrape them off with the copper rod while applying the medicine, and the pterygium will naturally break apart.
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Buddha’s Hand Ointment,For corneal opacities and pterygium, red veins spreading across the cornea, corneal halos, excessive tearing (whether hot or cold), and redness and ulceration of the eye socket.