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Four-Seed Ointment

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Four-Seed Ointment,For eye conditions caused by toxic qi and for eye sores.

Formulas Name : Four-Seed Ointment

Chinese Name : 四仁膏

Drug Formulation

4 peach kernels (skin and tips removed), 4 apricot kernels (skin and tips removed), 5 loquat kernels (skin and tips removed), 5 prunus mume kernels (skin and tips removed), 5 wild pepper seeds (pulp extracted), half a qian of cuttlefish bone (central core, ground into powder), and 1 piece of Beiting (i.e., realgar, the size of a small bean).

Source

From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 18).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into an extremely fine powder. Mix thoroughly with an appropriate amount of white honey, then strain through silk or cotton. Separately, add a small amount each of finely ground borneol and finely ground mercury oxide.

Benefits

For eye conditions caused by toxic qi and for eye sores.

Instructions for Use

Apply topically.

Four-Seed Ointment,From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 18).,For eye conditions caused by toxic qi and for eye sores.

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