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Green Cloud Ointment,For scrofula that has spread and metastasized to the armpits, flanks, hands, and feet.

Formulas Name : Green Cloud Ointment

Chinese Name : 绿云膏

Drug Formulation

1 qian of Coptis, 1 qian of Rhubarb, 1 qian of Scutellaria, 1 qian of Scrophularia, 1 qian of Phellodendron, 1 qian of Mu Jie (shell removed).

Source

From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 6.

Processing

Finely chop the above ingredients and simmer them with 1 liang of sesame oil until they turn a charred color. Remove the herbs, add 5 liang of pure rosin, and simmer again until it forms a paste. Strain it into water, stir vigorously until it turns golden, then return it to the pot and simmer until warm. Add the following ingredients: the juice of 3 pig gallbladders and 3 qian of verdigris (soaked in vinegar overnight and filtered through cotton to remove residue).

Benefits

For scrofula that has spread and metastasized to the armpits, flanks, hands, and feet.

Instructions for Use

Stir thoroughly with a bamboo spatula while still warm, then apply as usual. To also treat sores that do not dry out, adding frankincense, myrrh, and mercuric oxide is particularly effective.

Green Cloud Ointment,From *The Correct Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 6.,For scrofula that has spread and metastasized to the armpits, flanks, hands, and feet.

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