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Rui Ren Ointment,For wind-heat affecting the eyes, causing swelling, redness, itching, and pain.

Formulas Name : Rui Ren Ointment

Chinese Name : 蕤仁膏

Drug Formulation

Rui seeds (oil removed), rock salt, borneol, lard from a pig slaughtered in the twelfth lunar month, and bear bile—all in equal parts.

Source

From *The New Book for the Very Young*, Volume 33, citing *The Ji Family’s Inherited Recipes*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients above into a very fine powder; for external eye conditions, add a tiny pinch of Aconite root.

Benefits

For wind-heat affecting the eyes, causing swelling, redness, itching, and pain.

Instructions for Use

Dissolve in breast milk to form a paste.

Rui Ren Ointment,From *The New Book for the Very Young*, Volume 33, citing *The Ji Family’s Inherited Recipes*.,For wind-heat affecting the eyes, causing swelling, redness, itching, and pain.

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