Five Nourishing Ointment

Five Nourishing Ointment,Wind-phlegm.

Formulas Name : Five Nourishing Ointment

Chinese Name : 五养膏

Drug Formulation

2 qian of raw Rehmannia root, 2 qian of prepared Rehmannia root, 2 qian of Asparagus root, 2 qian of Ophiopogon tuber, 2 qian of Aconite root, 2 qian of Cinnamon bark, 2 qian of Polygala root, 2 qian of Achyranthes root, 2 qian of Cistanche, 2 qian of Cardamom seeds, 2 qian of Apricot kernels, 2 qian of Jatropha seeds,Cuscuta seed 2 qian, Cnidium fruit 2 qian, deer glue 2 qian, tiger glue 2 qian (simmered in sesame oil, set with yellow lead oxide, mixed with rosin, stirred with locust and willow twigs, added later), realgar 3 qian, sulfur 3 qian, red cinnabar 3 qian, dragon bone 3 qian, cinnabar 3 qian, agarwood 3 qian, wood fragrant 3 qian,1 qian of musk, 3 qian of beeswax, Eucommia bark, Scrophularia root, Angelica root, Saposhnikovia root, White peony root, Astragalus root, Angelica dahurica root, Dipsacus root, Licorice root, Pangolin scales, Earthworm, Cloves, Frankincense, Myrrh, Magnolia bark, Dragon’s blood, 49 cun of mulberry twigs, 49 cun of locust twigs, 49 cun of willow twigs (simmered).

Source

From *Li Ye*.

Benefits

Wind-phlegm.

Note

Do not mistakenly apply to swollen abscesses or boils.

Five Nourishing Ointment,From *Li Ye*.,Wind-phlegm.

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