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Precious Treasure Golden Thread Ointment

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Precious Treasure Golden Thread Ointment,For sudden redness of the eyes caused by external heat and all types of external eye disorders.

Formulas Name : Precious Treasure Golden Thread Ointment

Chinese Name : 至宝金丝膏

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis, Notopterygium incisum, Rehmannia glutinosa, Phellodendron amurense, Phellodendron chinense, Vitex negundo, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Scutellaria baicalensis, Paeonia rubra, Gardenia jasminoides seeds, Coptis chinensis, Rheum palmatum, and Asarum sieboldii—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 11.

Processing

Prepare each ingredient separately, place them in a clean copper pot, cover with clean water about one cun above the herbs, and simmer until thoroughly infused. Strain out the residue and retain the concentrated decoction. Mix this with high-quality, fine-grained honey in equal parts, then return the mixture to the copper pot and bring to a boil. Filter through two layers of cotton silk,then simmer in the copper vessel until it forms a paste as thin as a thread. Adjust the heat according to the season to control the color. Gradually add myrrh and cinnabar, ground to a fine powder like flour, followed by camphor and musk; the more of these added, the better.

Benefits

For sudden redness of the eyes caused by external heat and all types of external eye disorders.

Instructions for Use

Apply directly to the eyes; alternatively, dissolve in hot water and use as a wash.

Precious Treasure Golden Thread Ointment,From *Yonglei Qianfang*, Volume 11.,For sudden redness of the eyes caused by external heat and all types of external eye disorders.

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