Red Rooster Ointment，*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Jinan Formula).，For joint and bone pain, numbness and loss of sensation, trauma from falls or blows, and mastitis in women.
Red Rooster Ointment
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Formulas Name : Red Rooster Ointment
Chinese Name : 红鸡膏
Drug Formulation
4 liang of Agarwood, 4 liang of Whole Angelica sinensis, 1 liang of Sichuan Pangolin Scale, 5 qian of Dragon’s Blood, 1 liang of Frankincense, 1 liang of Myrrh, 1 red rooster.
Source
*National Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Jinan Formula).
Processing
Remove the meat from the rooster and use only the bones; deep-fry them in 2 jin of sesame oil for 5 minutes. Next, add agarwood, angelica root, and Sichuan armadillo shell to the oil and fry for another 5 minutes. Then add dragon’s blood, frankincense, and myrrh to the oil; fry until blackened, then remove. Finally, add 1 jin of cinnabar to thicken the ointment. Form into tablets weighing 1 liang each for large ones and 5 qian each for small ones.
Benefits
For joint and bone pain, numbness and loss of sensation, trauma from falls or blows, and mastitis in women.
Instructions for Use
Apply externally to the affected area.
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Red Rooster Ointment,For joint and bone pain, numbness and loss of sensation, trauma from falls or blows, and mastitis in women.