Rhubarb Ointment，From *Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For both dry and moist chronic tinea, regardless of whether the condition is new or chronic, provided the skin is thick and calloused, the rash moves erratically, and there is itching but no pain.
Rhubarb Ointment
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Formulas Name : Rhubarb Ointment
Chinese Name : 土大黄膏
Drug Formulation
8 liang of sulfur, 4 liang of raw alum, and 2 liang of red Sichuan pepper.
Source
From *Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.
Benefits
For both dry and moist chronic tinea, regardless of whether the condition is new or chronic, provided the skin is thick and calloused, the rash moves erratically, and there is itching but no pain.
Instructions for Use
Grind each ingredient into a fine powder. Extract the juice from the root of wild rhubarb and mix it with the powdered ingredients to form a paste; store in a bowl. For new cases of tinea, apply the paste to areas scratched open; for chronic, stubborn cases, mix with vinegar before applying; if the paste dries out over time, moisten it with vinegar before use; for psoriasis, use pangolin scales to scratch the affected area open before applying the paste.
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Rhubarb Ointment,For both dry and moist chronic tinea, regardless of whether the condition is new or chronic, provided the skin is thick and calloused, the rash moves erratically, and there is itching but no pain.