formula | Five-Fragrant Ointment Wu Xiang Gao |
source | Waitai Miyao Volume 16, Citing "Shan Fang Fang" |
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bubble_chart Composition Patchouli, Spikenard, Roasted Operculum, Clove, Prepared Aconite, Dipsacus, Prepared Aconitum carmichaelii, each 37.5 gm; Lycopus, Saposhnikovia, Asarum, Atractylodes, each 30 gm; Angelica dahurica, Pine Needles, Illicium lanceolatum, each 53 gm; Roasted Platycladus orientalis leaves 60 gm; Roasted Gleditsia sinensis 2 inches; Roasted Licorice 23 gm; Lard 2.5 kg.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
The above 18 ingredients, finely chewed and wrapped in cotton fabric, are soaked in 1.2 liters of bitter wine overnight, then fried with lard until the aconite turns yellow. Remove the dregs and apply the ointment to the scalp.
bubble_chart Indications
Head wind, scalp cutaneous pruritus, scratching causes white flakes to appear.