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Digestive Ointment

Formulas Name : Digestive Ointment

Chinese Name : 消化膏

Drug Formulation

Processed ginger 1 liang, safflower 8 qian, white mustard seed 6 qian, Pinellia ternata 6 qian, raw Pinellia 7 qian, ephedra 7 qian, black aconite 7 qian, cinnamon bark 5 qian, red-bud Euphorbia 2 qian, red ladybug 8 fen, sesame oil 5 jin.

Source

*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.

Processing

Fry all the above herbs in sesame oil until charred. For every jin of oil, add camphor (8 liang 5 qian in summer; 7 liang 5 qian in winter) and simmer into a paste. To each jin of paste, add 1 qian 6 fen of musk and 1 liang of gambier powder.

Instructions for Use

Melt the ointment and spread it on cloth or paper, then apply it externally to the affected area.

Digestive Ointment,*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.,

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