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Eye-Protecting Ointment

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Eye-Protecting Ointment,After the appearance of smallpox spots, when there is severe heat in the Liver and Spleen meridians, causing both eyes to become swollen and red.

Formulas Name : Eye-Protecting Ointment

Chinese Name : 护眼膏

Drug Formulation

1 liang of licorice, 1 liang of Phellodendron bark, 1 liang of carmine (grind all three into a powder), 5 he of mung beans (soak in 5 bowls of water for one day and one night, then strain out the beans).

Source

*The Jade Case*, Volume 6.

Benefits

After the appearance of smallpox spots, when there is severe heat in the Liver and Spleen meridians, causing both eyes to become swollen and red.

Instructions for Use

Take the mung bean water, add 4 liang of safflower, decoct until reduced to 2 bowls, strain out the residue, and mix in the powdered herbs from the previous recipe to form a paste. Apply to the upper and lower eyelids.

Eye-Protecting Ointment,*The Jade Case*, Volume 6.,After the appearance of smallpox spots, when there is severe heat in the Liver and Spleen meridians, causing both eyes to become swollen and red.

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