Clear Water Ointment

Clear Water Ointment,For wind-toxin eye conditions characterized by itching, pain, redness, and dryness, with the formation of styes.

Formulas Name : Clear Water Ointment

Chinese Name : 明水膏

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of Aconite (peeled and pitted, used raw), half a liang of rock salt, half a liang of white alum, 1 piece of Aconite Root (peeled and pitted, used raw, coarsely chopped), half a fen of frankincense, 1 fen of copper green, 1 fen of realgar, and 1.5 liang of Coptis (stems removed).

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 107.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame or bean seeds.

Benefits

For wind-toxin eye conditions characterized by itching, pain, redness, and dryness, with the formation of styes.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 zhan of well water, place it in a porcelain or stone pot, and simmer over low heat until reduced to 7 fen. Filter through muslin to remove the dregs, then add half a qian of ground borneol. Apply this mixture before bedtime.

Clear Water Ointment,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 107.,For wind-toxin eye conditions characterized by itching, pain, redness, and dryness, with the formation of styes.

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