Trichosanthes Seed Paste

Trichosanthes Seed Paste,After recovery from a cold-induced pea-like rash, the scar remains red and swollen and does not subside.

Formulas Name : Trichosanthes Seed Paste

Chinese Name : 栝楼子膏

Drug Formulation

1 sheng of Trichosanthes seed (soak in hot water, split open, remove the kernel, and grind finely into a paste); 1 liang of white calcined gypsum (pounded and sifted into a fine powder); 1 fen of musk (finely ground); half a liang of male sparrow droppings (white ones, finely ground).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 14.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder; mix with the natural juice extracted from dodder shoots to form a paste.

Benefits

After recovery from a cold-induced pea-like rash, the scar remains red and swollen and does not subside.

Instructions for Use

At night, first wash the face with a decoction of scallion whites, then apply the medicine; the next morning, wash it off with warm whey.

Trichosanthes Seed Paste,*Shenghui*, Volume 14.,After recovery from a cold-induced pea-like rash, the scar remains red and swollen and does not subside.

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