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Golden Cotton Ointment,For boils on the back.

Formulas Name : Golden Cotton Ointment

Chinese Name : 金绵膏

Drug Formulation

5 jin of Chinese hackberry leaves (if unavailable, use chopped white bark of the Chinese hackberry tree), 2 jin of purslane (remove roots, chop).

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 289.

Processing

Combine the ingredients with 5 sheng of water and boil down to 1 sheng. Strain out the residue, transfer the liquid to a pot, and stir with a willow branch until it reaches the consistency of malt syrup. Store in a porcelain container.

Benefits

For boils on the back.

Instructions for Use

First, wash the sore with Schizonepeta decoction; then, use a chicken feather to apply the ointment evenly over the sore, cover with thin paper, and additionally take 2 qian of the ointment mixed with wine orally.

Golden Cotton Ointment,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 289.,For boils on the back.

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