Hundred Herbs Ointment，*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.，Effective for all types of sores and swellings, wind-induced ailments, and injuries from falls or blows.
Hundred Herbs Ointment
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Formulas Name : Hundred Herbs Ointment
Chinese Name : 百草膏
Drug Formulation
Hundred Herbs.
Source
*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.
Processing
On the 5th day of the 5th month, collect 100 varieties of medicinal plants and herbs; wash them thoroughly, extract their juice, and simmer in an earthenware pot until it becomes a paste. For every 5 jin of herbal paste, add 10 jin of sesame oil, and continue simmering until a drop of the mixture forms a bead when held up;For every 2 jin of oil, add 2 liang each of yellow and white beeswax, 8 liang of refined cinnabar, and 4 liang of colophony; melt them together, then thicken the mixture with half a jin of lead powder to form a paste. Add 5 qian each of frankincense, myrrh, and camphor, and stir thoroughly with a locust tree branch before setting aside for use. The herbs must be collected by someone well-versed in herbal medicine; do not use wild plants that are not medicinal.
Benefits
Effective for all types of sores and swellings, wind-induced ailments, and injuries from falls or blows.
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Hundred Herbs Ointment,Effective for all types of sores and swellings, wind-induced ailments, and injuries from falls or blows.