The craft of making Que's plasters The craft of making Que's plasters originated during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Que Shangzhi (1790-1861), a native of Pizhou, joined the army at the age of 18 and studied medicine under a teacher. He specialized in treating injuries sustained by soldiers of the Eight Banners during fighting. After leaving the army, he opened a clinic in the private sector and made a living by practicing medicine. Que Guangting, the son of Que Shangzhi, traveled frequently in Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places. Starting in 1856, he "distributed medicine for three years and treated illnesses for free" in Qufu, Shandong and other areas, making Que's plasters famous. The fourth-generation heir, Que Yonghang (1859-1928), inherited his ancestral business. He learned medicine from his grandfather at the age of 13, practiced medicine independently at the age of 23, and settled in Suzui Town, Huai'an at the age of 48 to open a clinic. Therefore, Que's plasters are also called "Suzui plasters" and have been circulated in Huai'an to this day. Que's plaster is composed of dozens of drugs, mainly musk, dragon's blood, chuanxiong, angelica, Panax notoginseng, bone drynaria, salvia miltiorrhiza, borneol, etc. The production process is mainly as follows: First, the medicinal meat made by boiling vegetable oil and yellow ochre is used as the mother body. Secondly, it is classified according to the characteristics of the secret recipe drugs, and boiled into single ointments at different temperatures and times. The third step is to select the boiled single ointment according to clinical needs (such as treating fractures, injuries, arthritis, etc.), and synthesize it at the right time and temperature. Fourth, before applying it to the patient, take the finished ointment, warm it appropriately, spread it on the plaster cloth base, infiltrate relevant drugs, and it can be used. The production technique of Que's plaster adopts the traditional Chinese medicine ointment production process. The plaster is simple in process, low in price, and has significant curative effect. It is a prominent representative of Chinese medicine ointment for the treatment of traumatic injuries, enriching the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine ointments, and is worthy of protection and inheritance.