Qianhu Ointment

Qianhu Ointment,Muscle atrophy; deficiency of the Nutritive Qi and excess of the Defensive Qi, resulting in numbness of the muscles; sores, ringworm, and wounds; various wind-induced conditions such as numbness and pain; injuries, fractures, and damage from falls or impacts.

Formulas Name : Qianhu Ointment

Chinese Name : 前胡膏

Drug Formulation

Qianhu (root tip removed) 3 liang, Bai Zhu (raw) 3 liang, Bai Zhi (chopped) 3 liang (set aside one piece unchopped to verify the ointment’s completion), Chuanxiong 3 liang, Sichuan Pepper (seeds and closed tips removed, raw) and Wu Zhu Yu (washed in boiling water, dried in an oven, then stir-fried) 2 liang,Aconite (with navel skin removed, used raw) 5 liang, Angelica sinensis (finely sliced) 5 liang, Asarum (stems and leaves removed) 3 liang, Cinnamon (coarse bark removed) 3 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.

Processing

Chop the ingredients. Separately, mix with 3 sheng of vinegar (stir well and marinate overnight). Use this mixture to render 5 jin of pork fat. Add the mixture to the fat and simmer gently until the Angelica dahurica turns yellowish-purple. Strain out the residue; the ointment is now ready.

Benefits

Muscle atrophy; deficiency of the Nutritive Qi and excess of the Defensive Qi, resulting in numbness of the muscles; sores, ringworm, and wounds; various wind-induced conditions such as numbness and pain; injuries, fractures, and damage from falls or impacts.

Instructions for Use

For external conditions, apply topically; for internal conditions, dissolve a cherry-sized amount in hot wine and take orally. For fractures and injuries from falls, apply topically and take orally.

Qianhu Ointment,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.,Muscle atrophy; deficiency of the Nutritive Qi and excess of the Defensive Qi, resulting in numbness of the muscles; sores, ringworm, and wounds; various wind-induced conditions such as numbness and pain; injuries, fractures, and damage from falls or impacts.

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