Wei Chan Ointment，From *Li Ye*.，For various postpartum conditions in women, including stroke, exposure to cold, and all forms of blood deficiency with fever; or food stagnation and blood stasis; as well as malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, swelling, and pain; and also for retained lochia leading to strange illnesses.
Wei Chan Ointment
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Formulas Name : Wei Chan Ointment
Chinese Name : 卫产膏
Drug Formulation
4 liang of safflower steamed with vinegar; 3 liang of Sichuan peony root soaked in wine; 3 liang of Angelica sinensis soaked in wine; 3 liang of rhubarb soaked in vinegar; 2 liang of Taiwan evodia; 2 liang of Evodia fruit; 2 liang of sappan wood; 2 liang of cyperus rhizome (half raw, half roasted); 2 liang of cattail pollen (half raw, half roasted); 2 liang of rhinoceros horn (half raw, half roasted); 2 liang of Corydalis tuber (half raw, half roasted); 2 liang of cinnamon twig;1 liang of Codonopsis, 1 liang of Prepared Rehmannia, 1 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 liang of Astragalus, 1 liang of Evodia fruit, 1 liang of Sichuan Aconite, 1 liang of Wild Aconite, 1 liang of Atractylodes lancea, 1 liang of Notopterygium, 1 liang of Dehua, 1 liang of Saposhnikovia, 1 liang of Asarum,1 liang of Red Peony Root (fried), 1 liang of White Peony Root (fried), 1 liang of Moutan Bark (fried), 1 liang of Southern Star, 1 liang of Pinellia, 1 liang of Processed Magnolia Bark, 1 liang of Dried Tangerine Peel, 1 liang of Vinegar-treated Green Tangerine Peel, 1 liang of Vinegar-treated Trichosanthes, 1 liang of Vinegar-treated Curcuma, 1 liang of Wood Apple, 1 liang of Perilla Stem, 1 liang of Fragrant White Angelica,Hawthorn 1 liang (roasted), Shenqu 1 liang (roasted), Barley Malt 1 liang (roasted), Eucommia 1 liang, Sichuan Dipsacus 1 liang, Cooked Achyranthes 1 liang, Qin Jiao 1 liang, Schizonepeta Spikes 1 liang, Cistanche 1 liang, Trifoliate Orange Peel 1 liang (roasted), Platycodon Root 1 liang,1 liang of Areca nut, 1 liang of soft-shelled turtle blood (roasted), 1 liang of Bupleurum root, 1 liang of Apricot kernel, 1 liang of Peach kernel, 1 liang of Star anise, 1 liang of Galangal, 1 liang of Fried licorice root, 1 liang of Dodder seed, 1 liang of Cnidium monnieri, 1 liang of Black Polygala, 1 liang of Cypress seed, 1 liang of Roasted jujube seed, 1 liang of Schisandra berry, 1 liang of Clematis root,1 liang of cardamom seeds, 1 liang of amomum seeds, 1 liang of white aconite root, 1 liang of verbena, 1 liang of cinnabar-mixed ophiopogon, 1 liang of plantain seeds, 1 liang of alisma, 1 liang of akebia, 1 liang of toad-nut kernels, 1 liang of pangolin scales, 2 liang of fresh ginger, 2 liang of garlic cloves, 8 liang of scallion whites (whole), 8 liang of Chinese chives (whole),4 liang of black adzuki beans, 4 liang of mugwort, 4 liang of dried lotus leaves, 1 jin of fresh or 2 liang of dried impatiens, 1 liang of black pepper, 1 liang of Sichuan pepper, 1 liang of dried ginger, 1 liang of charred ginger, 7 jujubes, 3 black plums, 49 cun of locust tree branches, 49 cun of mulberry branches, 49 cun of peach branches, 49 cun of willow branches, 1 liang 6 qian of hair balls.
Source
From *Li Ye*.
Processing
Use a total of 20 jin of oil; decoct in batches to extract the elixir. Then add 1 liang of Guangxi frankincense, 1 liang of cloves, 1 liang of sandalwood, 1 liang of processed frankincense, 1 liang of processed myrrh, 1 liang of ground amomum, 1 liang of cassia bark, 1 liang of hundred-herb ash, and 4 liang of bovine glue (steamed with wine until dissolved, following the method for preparing Qingyang Ointment).
Benefits
For various postpartum conditions in women, including stroke, exposure to cold, and all forms of blood deficiency with fever; or food stagnation and blood stasis; as well as malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, swelling, and pain; and also for retained lochia leading to strange illnesses.
Instructions for Use
Apply to the chest, above the navel, the lower back, and the affected area.
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Wei Chan Ointment,For various postpartum conditions in women, including stroke, exposure to cold, and all forms of blood deficiency with fever; or food stagnation and blood stasis; as well as malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, swelling, and pain; and also for retained lochia leading to strange illnesses.