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Red Kudzu Ointment

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Red Kudzu Ointment,To treat toxic swellings in the lotus root joints, as well as the arms, elbows, wrists, and palms.

Formulas Name : Red Kudzu Ointment

Chinese Name : 赤葛膏

Drug Formulation

Red kudzu root bark, mountain gourd root, mountain sumac, mountain camphor root bark, purple gold bark, red achyranthes root, red ligusticum root, and red hairy peach root.

Source

*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 3.

Benefits

To treat toxic swellings in the lotus root joints, as well as the arms, elbows, wrists, and palms.

Instructions for Use

Take the bark mentioned above, chop it finely, and stir-fry it in wine lees. Apply it to the affected area.

Red Kudzu Ointment,*Zhun Sheng: Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 3.,To treat toxic swellings in the lotus root joints, as well as the arms, elbows, wrists, and palms.

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