Miraculous Phlegm-Fire Ointment，*Lu Fu’s Prohibited Formulas*, Volume 1.，Phlegm-Fire.
Miraculous Phlegm-Fire Ointment
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Formulas Name : Miraculous Phlegm-Fire Ointment
Chinese Name : 神异痰火膏子
Drug Formulation
4 jin of raw Rehmannia root, 1 jin of prepared Rehmannia root, 1 jin of walnut meat, 1 jin of red date pulp, 1 jin of lotus seed, 1 jin of persimmon frost, 1 jin of Cornus officinalis (pitted), 4 liang of sweet Goji berries, 4 liang of Coptis chinensis, 4 liang of ginseng, 4 liang of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 4 liang of Fritillaria thunbergii, 4 liang of Bupleurum chinense,4 liang of Chebulic Myrobalan pulp, 4 liang of Peony Bark, 4 liang of Lycium Bark, 4 liang of Chinese Yam, 4 liang of Astragalus, 4 liang of Scutellaria, 4 liang of Phellodendron, 4 liang of Dried Tangerine Peel, 4 liang of White Saponaria Root, 4 liang of Apricot Kernels (peeled and de-tipped), 4 liang of Platycodon, 4 liang of Yellow Chrysanthemum, 4 liang of Schisandra, 4 liang of White Peony Root,Gardenia 4 liang, Cyperus Rhizome 4 liang, Pine Pollen 4 liang, Asparagus Root (core removed) 4 liang, Ophiopogon Tuber (core removed) 4 liang, Magnolia Bark (ginger-fried) 4 liang, Fructus Aurantii (pulp removed) 4 liang, Angelica Root 4 liang, Atractylodes Rhizome (root tip removed) 4 liang,Mulberry Bark 4 liang, Trichosanthes Root 4 liang, Trichosanthes Seed 4 liang, Poria 4 liang, Frankincense 4 liang, Myrrh 4 liang, Corydalis 4 liang, Borax 4 liang, Deer Antler Gelatin 4 liang, Millet Husk 4 liang, Cypress Seed 4 liang, Pear Juice 5 jin, Lotus Root Juice 2 jin, Acanthopanax Bark 6 liang.
Source
*Lu Fu’s Prohibited Formulas*, Volume 1.
Processing
In a large pot, use sweet water to boil the raw and cooked Rehmannia root until the decoction is thick and concentrated, reducing it to 10 bowls, then set it aside. Add another large pot of water and boil again; once the decoction is thick and concentrated to just over 10 bowls, set it aside as well. Grind the two types of Rehmannia root into a fine powder using cold water,and strain through a silk bag to remove the residue. Add the prepared decoction to the pot with 1 large bucket of water, boil once, and reduce to 10 bowls of liquid. Repeat this process five times to obtain a total of 50 bowls of liquid;Mix the decoctions from the two Rehmannia preparations evenly with the decoctions of the other herbs, filter out the residue using a fine silk bag, and pour the clear decoction into a copper pot. Simmer over alternating low and high heat until it becomes a paste. Add 5 jin of honey and simmer for one or two boils, then add pine pollen, barium sulfate, white alum, frankincense, persimmon frost, pear, and lotus root. Once the paste is fully cooked and smooth, transfer it to a porcelain jar, ensuring no air escapes.
Benefits
Phlegm-Fire.
Instructions for Use
Each morning, mix 3 qian of the paste with boiling water and consume it, regardless of whether it is before or after a meal. Additionally, grind the herbal residue into a fine powder, mix it with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed. Take 50 pills at a time, washed down with boiling water, at any time of day.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Miraculous Phlegm-Fire Ointment,Phlegm-Fire.