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Cooling Compress,Eye inflammation with redness and sores.

Formulas Name : Cooling Compress

Chinese Name : 清凉包子

Drug Formulation

1 fen of Coptis (finely ground into powder; from Xuanzhou).

Source

*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 10.

Benefits

Eye inflammation with redness and sores.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 bowl of fresh water and a small amount of running water. Mix the Coptis powder evenly into the bowl. Place a piece of cooked moxa the size of a chicken’s egg on top of 7 ancient coins. Arrange 40 bronze coins around it to form four stacks, then place the bowl of Coptis on top. Light the moxa and burn it.wait until the smoke has dissipated, then sweep the Coptis powder into a silk pouch. Soak the pouch in breast milk from an infant and apply it to the eye frequently. Stop when a bitter taste permeates the mouth.

Cooling Compress,*Compendium of Divine Remedies*, Volume 10.,Eye inflammation with redness and sores.

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