formula name | Amber Rhinoceros Horn Ointment |
source | Volume II of Waike Jingyao |
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bubble_chart Composition True amber (ground) 3 gm, rhinoceros horn (filed) 3 gm, cinnabar (finely ground) 6 gm, poria (peeled and de-cored) 6 gm, borneol (ground) a small amount, ginseng 9 gm, sour jujube seed (peeled, stir-fried) 6 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with honey to form a paste, and store in a porcelain container. When the illness occurs, take a dose the size of a pellet, dissolve it in a concentrated decoction of de-cored Ophiopogon japonicus, and take five doses in one day.
bubble_chart Indications
Sores in the throat and tongue, sometimes even developing red and black fungi.