Star-Gazing Ointment，Quoted from *Formulas for Universal Relief with Modifications Based on Clinical Experience*, cited in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 11413.，For those with deteriorating vision, inability to see light, and seventy-two types of eye diseases, etc.
Star-Gazing Ointment
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Formulas Name : Star-Gazing Ointment
Chinese Name : 视星膏
Drug Formulation
1 qian of Coptis, 1 qian of Sophora flavescens, half a liang of blackfish bone, half a liang of Euphorbia seeds (husked), half a liang of Gentiana scabra, half a liang of white cloves, and half a liang of oyster shell.
Source
Quoted from *Formulas for Universal Relief with Modifications Based on Clinical Experience*, cited in *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 11413.
Processing
Boil the above ingredients in 3 sheng of water until reduced to half a sheng, then strain out the residue. Add 4 liang of white sand honey and boil again until thickened. Add half a qian each of mercury oxide, copper green, and borneol; and 2 qian each of horse-tooth ointment, realgar, phoenix sand, and frankincense. Grind these seven ingredients into a fine powder, mix them evenly, and incorporate them into the ointment. Store in a porcelain jar.
Benefits
For those with deteriorating vision, inability to see light, and seventy-two types of eye diseases, etc.
Instructions for Use
Apply 3–5 chopsticks’ worth per eye.
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Star-Gazing Ointment,For those with deteriorating vision, inability to see light, and seventy-two types of eye diseases, etc.