Yuanche Ointment，From *The Heart Book for Saving Infants*, Volume 2.，For secret and constricted conditions of the large and small bowels where no other treatments have been effective, regardless of age.
Yuanche Ointment
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Formulas Name : Yuanche Ointment
Chinese Name : 远彻膏
Drug Formulation
Pangolin scales (preferably from the tail or feet, thoroughly charred) 2 qian; Wulingzhi (pure) 2 qian.
Source
From *The Heart Book for Saving Infants*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Next, mix 2 qian of croton seed (shelled and crushed) with the powdered mixture. Additionally, take 4 qian of garlic, remove 3–5 layers of the outer skin, and pound it in a sand mortar until it becomes a paste.
Benefits
For secret and constricted conditions of the large and small bowels where no other treatments have been effective, regardless of age.
Instructions for Use
Form the mixture into a cake and insert it into the navel, securing it with a silk cloth. Warm the palm over a fire and apply it to the abdomen 8–9 times; when a faint rumbling sound is heard from the abdomen, the obstruction will be relieved.
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Yuanche Ointment,For secret and constricted conditions of the large and small bowels where no other treatments have been effective, regardless of age.