Tiger Bone and Bear Oil Ointment，*Collection of National Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).，For pain in the tendons and bones, numbness and loss of sensation, abdominal pain due to masses, stiffness in the limbs, rheumatic pain in the shoulders and back, and cold pain in the lower back and legs.
Tiger Bone and Bear Oil Ointment
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Formulas Name : Tiger Bone and Bear Oil Ointment
Chinese Name : 虎骨熊油膏
Drug Formulation
Frankincense 2 liang, Myrrh 2 liang, Borneol 2 liang, Angelica sinensis 2 liang, Schizonepeta 2 liang, Whole Scorpions 2 liang, Eucommia 2 liang, Curcuma zedoaria 2 liang, Saffron 2 liang, Clove buds 2 liang,Cinnamon Bark 2 liang, Tiger Bone 1 frame, Musk 2 liang, Bear Oil 5 jin, Centipedes 10, White Flower Snake 1 coil, Asarum 1 liang, White Peony Root 2 liang, Gastrodia 2 liang, Datura 2 liang, Notopterygium 2 liang, Achyranthes 2 liang, Qingfeng藤 2 liang, Curcuma 2 liang.
Source
*Collection of National Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicines* (Shenyang Formula).
Processing
Simmer the above herbs in 20 jin of sesame oil until the mixture thickens to the point where a drop forms a bead; then add yellow丹 to thicken it, and simultaneously incorporate frankincense and myrrh powder.
Benefits
For pain in the tendons and bones, numbness and loss of sensation, abdominal pain due to masses, stiffness in the limbs, rheumatic pain in the shoulders and back, and cold pain in the lower back and legs.
Instructions for Use
When preparing the ointment, mix 4 fen of camphor and 4 fen of musk into each jin of oil. The net weight of oil per patch should be 2 qian 8 fen for the larger size; for the smaller size, reduce this by half. For external application as a plaster.
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Tiger Bone and Bear Oil Ointment,For pain in the tendons and bones, numbness and loss of sensation, abdominal pain due to masses, stiffness in the limbs, rheumatic pain in the shoulders and back, and cold pain in the lower back and legs.