Ointment for Removing Opacities and Restoring Vision，*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 78.，For clouding of the eyes and corneal opacities.
Ointment for Removing Opacities and Restoring Vision
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Formulas Name : Ointment for Removing Opacities and Restoring Vision
Chinese Name : 摩障灵光膏
Drug Formulation
Coptis (chopped into bean-sized pieces, soaked in a child’s urine overnight, sun-dried, and ground into a fine powder) 1 liang,Orpiment (water-floated) 3 liang, Angelica sinensis (washed with wine) 2 qian, Musk 5 fen, Frankincense 5 fen, Mercury oxide 1 qian, Arsenic trioxide 1 qian, White clove 1 qian, Borneol 1 qian, Cuttlefish bone (all ground separately into a fine powder) 1 qian, Zinc oxide (decocted in 1 liang of Coptis chinensis water, quenched 7 times, then ground into a fine powder) 6 liang.
Source
*The Golden Mirror*, Volume 78.
Processing
First, take 10 liang of high-quality white honey and boil it for 5–7 boils. Use clean paper to skim off the wax layer. Add all the remaining herbs except for the yellow lead oxide, then stir well with a willow wood spoon. Next, add the yellow lead oxide and stir again. Continue stirring over low heat until the mixture turns purple. Then, mix the frankincense, musk, mercury oxide, and realgar evenly into the mixture until it no longer sticks to your hands.
Benefits
For clouding of the eyes and corneal opacities.
Instructions for Use
For instillation into the eyes.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026
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Ointment for Removing Opacities and Restoring Vision,For clouding of the eyes and corneal opacities.