Cinnamon and Aconite Paste，From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Wuhan Formula).，Pain radiating from the buttocks, spine, lower back, and abdomen.
Cinnamon and Aconite Paste
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Formulas Name : Cinnamon and Aconite Paste
Chinese Name : 桂附膏
Drug Formulation
10 jin of fresh Platycladus orientalis leaves, 3 jin of fresh pine needles, 1 jin of raw Aconitum carmichaeli, 6 jin of sesame oil, 36 liang of roasted yellow丹, and 1 jin of Cinnamomum cassia.
Source
From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Wuhan Formula).
Processing
Soak the above ingredients in 6 jin of sesame oil for 7 days, then simmer in a pot until the herbs are charred black; remove the residue and filter thoroughly. Add 36 liang of roasted yellow丹, stir until slightly cooled; add 1 jin of cinnamon bark and mix well, yielding 118 liang 8 qian of ointment. Allow to cool slightly, then transfer to a clay pot. Spread the mixture onto red cloth to form patches, with large patches weighing 5 qian each and small patches weighing 3 qian each.
Benefits
Pain radiating from the buttocks, spine, lower back, and abdomen.
Instructions for Use
Depending on the size of the affected area, melt the plaster and apply it to the affected area.
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Cinnamon and Aconite Paste,Pain radiating from the buttocks, spine, lower back, and abdomen.