Recalcitrant residual ulcer is a commonyet troublesome problem in managing thelate postburn phase of extensive and severeburns.None of the various types of dres-sings and systemic medications that havebeen proposed have been found ideal.Inrecent years we have treated 48 hospitalizedpatients with simultaneous topical therapyand systemic traditional Chinese medicationwith the gratifying results of complete curein a comparatively short time. Recalcitrant residual ulcer is a commonyet troublesome problem in managing thelate postburn phase of extensive and severe burns. None of the various types of dres-sings and systemic medications that havebeen proposed have been found ideal .recent years we have treated 48 hospitalizedpatients with simultaneous topical therapy and systemic traditional Chinese Therapieswith the gratifying results of complete curein a comparatively short time.