White Flower Snake Ointment，From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 43, citing *Ji Feng’s Emergency Formulas*.，For disharmony between the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, with a deficiency of Yang and an excess of Yin, resulting in sluggish movement of the hands and feet.
White Flower Snake Ointment
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Formulas Name : White Flower Snake Ointment
Chinese Name : 白花蛇膏
Drug Formulation
White Flower Snake (boiled in wine, skin and bones removed, baked on a tile, and the flesh extracted) 1 liang; Tianma 2 liang; Dogspine 2 liang.
Source
From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 43, citing *Ji Feng’s Emergency Formulas*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, place it in a silver bowl, and soak it in 1 sheng of ash-free wine. Simmer in a double boiler until thickened to a paste-like consistency, stirring with a silver spoon. Add half a cup of fresh ginger juice and simmer until well blended, then store in a bottle.
Benefits
For disharmony between the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, with a deficiency of Yang and an excess of Yin, resulting in sluggish movement of the hands and feet.
Instructions for Use
Take half a spoonful per dose, dissolved in good wine or clear broth, twice daily.
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White Flower Snake Ointment,For disharmony between the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, with a deficiency of Yang and an excess of Yin, resulting in sluggish movement of the hands and feet.