Xie Bai Ointment，From *Shenghui*, Volume 67.，Apply to injuries from blows, fractures, and gunshot wounds.
Xie Bai Ointment
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Formulas Name : Xie Bai Ointment
Chinese Name : 薤白膏
Drug Formulation
2 handfuls of Leek White, 1 liang of White Polygonum, 1 liang of Red Peony Root,1 liang of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tips, and double kernels removed), 1 liang of Dipsacus asper, 1 liang of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 1 liang of Angelica dahurica, 1 liang of Curcuma longa, 1 liang of raw Rehmannia glutinosa (sliced), 1 liang of Acanthopanax senticosus, 3 liang of talc, 1 chi of crimson silk (burned to ash), 1 chi of blue cloth (burned to ash), and 24 liang of orpiment.
Source
From *Shenghui*, Volume 67.
Processing
Finely chop all the herbs except for the yellow lead oxide. Use 3 sheng of sesame oil to first decoct the white parts of the Chinese leek and raw Rehmannia root; then add the remaining herbs and simmer over low heat for half a day. Next, add the talc, the ashes of the scarlet silk and blue cloth, and simmer over low heat for another half day. Filter out the residue through cotton. In a clean pot, roast the yellow lead oxide until it turns purple, then immediately add it to the oil. Stir continuously with a willow branch untiluntil it turns purple. Wait until the oil has lost its potency; when a drop of it forms beads in water and does not stain the hands, turn off the heat. Store in a box and spread out on paper.
Benefits
Apply to injuries from blows, fractures, and gunshot wounds.
Instructions for Use
Apply to the affected area; change once daily.
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Xie Bai Ointment,Apply to injuries from blows, fractures, and gunshot wounds.