Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Dragon and Tiger Ointment

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Dragon and Tiger Ointment,For rheumatic bi syndrome with thickened muscles and loss of sensation to pain or itching.

Formulas Name : Dragon and Tiger Ointment

Chinese Name : 龙虎膏

Drug Formulation

2 liang of dragon bone, 3 liang of tiger bone (coated with butter and roasted), 1 liang of Angelica sinensis (sliced and roasted), 1 liang of cinnamon bark (with coarse outer bark removed), and half a jin of soapberry pods (plump ones, seeds removed).

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 19.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Separately, take 10 good soap pods, squeeze out the juice with 3 sheng of vinegar, strain out the residue, and simmer in a cauldron until reduced by half. Immediately add the prepared powder and simmer together until it reaches the consistency of thin syrup, then transfer to a porcelain container.

Benefits

For rheumatic bi syndrome with thickened muscles and loss of sensation to pain or itching.

Instructions for Use

Apply a small amount each time, rubbing it into the affected areas.

Dragon and Tiger Ointment,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 19.,For rheumatic bi syndrome with thickened muscles and loss of sensation to pain or itching.

More Herbs Formulas

Modified Phlegm-Resolving Decoction

Modified Phlegm-Resolving Decoction,*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 9.,Phlegm-related disorders. For cases where fire is stagnant in the heart, causing constant spitting of phlegm throughout the day; where even minimal intake of tea or water results in a hard, constricted sensation beneath the heart, shortness of breath, and aversion to water.

Divine Support Internal Powder

Divine Support Internal Powder,From *The Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 1.,For abscesses, carbuncles, and various sores on the head and neck that, after 14 days—when they should normally have ulcerated and discharged pus—have not ulcerated, and where the sore is not significantly swollen, the pulse is fine, and the body feels cold.

Piper longum Decoction

Piper longum Decoction,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 20.,For chronic spleen deficiency with accumulated cold that fails to disperse, as well as cold damage to the yin, manifesting as shortness of breath, chest tightness, abdominal distension, and cold extremities.

Blood-Activating Safflower Powder

Blood-Activating Safflower Powder,From *Yin Hai Jing Wei*, Volume 1.,For cases of excessive heat in the heart and blood, with a blood opacity covering the cornea and causing pain.

Pianlian Powder

Pianlian Powder,*National Formulary of Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).,Pus discharge from the ear that has persisted for years without healing; ear sores at the base of the ear.

Formula for Replenishing Fluids

Formula for Replenishing Fluids,From *Essence of Ancient Formulas*, Volume 1.,For bloody diarrhea flowing like a torrent, as well as abdominal pain at the onset of dysentery, with stools resembling cinnabar or the color of pork liver.

Life-Taking Golden Pill

Life-Taking Golden Pill,From *Simple Formulas*, citing a secret formula from the *Huang Yi Chuan* (see *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 258).,For acute and chronic convulsions in children that cannot be treated with other medicines.

Enhanced Xianyi Liang Powder

Enhanced Xianyi Liang Powder,From *Fushou Jingfang*.,For chronic pain caused by a long-standing wind-dampness invasion affecting the tendons and bones.

Lung-Soothing and Cough-Relieving Pills

Lung-Soothing and Cough-Relieving Pills,From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,For cough caused by phlegm-fire stagnation in the lungs or lung deficiency-heat; also treats pulmonary tuberculosis.

Two-Ingredient Pill

Two-Ingredient Pill,*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.,For bloody stools and blood in the urine.

Xingyang Pill

Xingyang Pill,Formula taken from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 11), citing *The Physician’s Heart Mirror*; the name appears in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 219).,

Stomach Decoction

Stomach Decoction,From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.,For spleen and stomach disorders.

Dragon Fragrance Pills

Dragon Fragrance Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 388.,In children with cold-induced dysuria—caused by excessive intake of cold medications for heat-induced dysuria, resulting in urinary incontinence—or by excessive exposure to cold, leading to cold invading the lower jiao and qi entering the bladder, thereby causing enuresis.

Tendon-Relaxing and Pain-Relieving Decoction

Tendon-Relaxing and Pain-Relieving Decoction,From *Lin Rugao’s Experience in Bone Setting*.,For localized swelling and pain resulting from all types of trauma.

Hemorrhoid-Healing Powder

Hemorrhoid-Healing Powder,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.,For all types of hemorrhoids and anal fistulas, regardless of whether they are recent or chronic.

Scalp-Massaging Asarum Ointment

Scalp-Massaging Asarum Ointment,*Shenghui*, Volume 22.,For dizziness and vertigo.

Five-Drink Pills

Five-Drink Pills,*Yi Tong*, Volume 43.,For all cases of stagnant phlegm and retained fluid.

Yin Dan Decoction

Yin Dan Decoction,From *Qian Jin*, Volume 9.,For pain in the limbs and joints due to cold damage, with internal cold and external heat, and restlessness from deficiency; or for winter fever with cold in the middle jiao complicated by food stagnation.

Shenyu Powder

Shenyu Powder,From *Yi Tong*, Volume 62.,Lung heat, with thick, turbid nasal discharge and nasal obstruction. Inability to perceive odors.

Li Gen Pi Decoction

Li Gen Pi Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 71.,Ben-tun qi surges toward the heart, causing short, gasping breaths; episodes occur at irregular intervals.

Modified Six-Ingredient Pills

Modified Six-Ingredient Pills,Quoted from *Formulas for Emergency Use* in *Wai Tai* (Vol. 11, Annotations).,Treats thirst and internal heat.

External Toxin-Clearing Powder

External Toxin-Clearing Powder,From *Essentials for the Treatment of Boils*, Volume 2.,For early-stage or mild cases of furuncles.

Bu Zhong Shen Fu Decoction

Bu Zhong Shen Fu Decoction,*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.,Chronic blood stasis, with deficiency of the vital energy and excess of pathogenic factors; physical weakness; loss of appetite; dizziness and vertigo; mental fatigue and reluctance to speak; shortness of breath and sinking of the qi; clear urine and loose stools; or even cold extremities; pale tongue … Read more

Formula for Dry Hemorrhoids

Formula for Dry Hemorrhoids,From *Formulas of the Huizhiting*, Volume 3.,For hemorrhoidal fistulas.

Extremely Effective Ointment

Extremely Effective Ointment,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Abscesses*, Volume 7.,Boils and abscesses.