Soft Seat Ointment

Hemorrhoid topical

This formula comes from Zhong Guo Zhong Yi Mi Fang Da Quan ("A Great Collection of Chinese National Chinese Medical Secret Formulas"). The book states that, "In the treatment of 60 cases of external hemorrhoids, 41 cases or 68.3% were cured, 17 cases or 28.3% improved, and only two cases got no effect. Thus the total amelioration rate was 93.6%." 1

Functions
Clears heat and disperses swelling, quickens the blood and stops bleeding, moves the qi and stops
pain

Formula Rationale: 
Within this formula, Wu Yao ( Radix Linderae ) moves the qi; Dang Gui ( Radix Angelicae Sinensis ), Xue Jie ( Sanguis Draconis ), and Hong Hua ( Flos Carthami ) quicken the blood and transform stasis; Da Huang ( Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei ), Huang Lian ( Rhizoma Coptidis ), Huang Bai ( Cortex Phellodendri ), Ku Fan ( Alum ), and Bing Pian ( Borneolum ) clear heat; Di Yu ( Radix Sanguisorbae ) stops bleeding; and Shi Chang Pu ( Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii ) stops pain when used externally. In addition, Ku Fan resolves toxins and stops itching, and Bing Pian ( Borneolum ) stops pain and itching and disperses swelling.