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Five-Ash Ointment

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Five-Ash Ointment,Various sores, hemorrhoids, and malignant ulcers.

Formulas Name : Five-Ash Ointment

Chinese Name : 五灰膏

Drug Formulation

1 dou of mulberry wood, 1 dou of sorghum stalks, 1 dou of eggplant roots, 1 dou of wheat straw ash (burned to ash), and 5 sheng of slaked lime (weathered).

Source

From *Qixuan of Surgery*, Volume 11.

Processing

Boil with water to form a paste, then store in a porcelain jar.

Benefits

Various sores, hemorrhoids, and malignant ulcers.

Instructions for Use

For external washing.

Five-Ash Ointment,From *Qixuan of Surgery*, Volume 11.,Various sores, hemorrhoids, and malignant ulcers.

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