formula | Spring Snow Ointment Chun Xue Gao |
source | Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang Volume 7 |
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bubble_chart Composition Brain 7.5 gm (ground) Prinsepia (peeled, shelled, oil pressed out) 60 gm
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Take 18 grams of raw honey, grind it together with the kernels of Prinsepia uniflora and brain. Each time, use a copper chopstick or a gold or silver hairpin to dip into water and apply the powdered medicine to the inner corners of the eyes. For treating redness and ulceration around the eye sockets, apply the medicine on oiled paper and stick it on.
bubble_chart Indications
Insufficiency of the liver meridian, internal exposure to wind-heat, upward attack on the head and eyes, resulting in dimness, itching, pain, difficulty in opening the eyes, dizziness, redness, swelling, photophobia, inability to see far, tearing in the wind, and frequent appearance of black spots; also treats redness and ulceration at the edges of the eyes.