Ophthalmic Ointment for Removing Corneal Opacities，Quoted from *The Essentials of Ophthalmology* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Vol. 11412.，When the lungs are diseased, a yellowish-red membrane obscures both eyes, day and night.
Ophthalmic Ointment for Removing Corneal Opacities
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Formulas Name : Ophthalmic Ointment for Removing Corneal Opacities
Chinese Name : 退翳海螵蛸膏
Drug Formulation
Cuttlefish bone, any amount (with the coarse outer skin removed).
Source
Quoted from *The Essentials of Ophthalmology* in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Vol. 11412.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take one black chicken egg, boil it until cooked, remove the shell and yolk, and use the white to mix with the cuttlefish bone to form a paste. Calcine in a furnace until it glows red-hot, then remove it and grind in a small amount of borneol and musk to form a fine powder.
Benefits
When the lungs are diseased, a yellowish-red membrane obscures both eyes, day and night.
Instructions for Use
Apply a wick 5–7 times; wait until a reddish-white discharge appears, then wash with cold water; after a long while, apply the treatment again.
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Ophthalmic Ointment for Removing Corneal Opacities,When the lungs are diseased, a yellowish-red membrane obscures both eyes, day and night.