Skin-Clearing Powder

Skin-Clearing Powder,For malignant sores with pus discharge and unrelenting itching.

Formulas Name : Skin-Clearing Powder

Chinese Name : 清肤散

Drug Formulation

10 snail shells (i.e., white snail shells from the fields), 2 liang of calamine, and 1 qian of orpiment.

Source

From *Wu’s Collection of Proven Prescriptions*, cited in *Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 192.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, lightly calcine them on a new tile, lay a sheet of good-quality paper on the ground, remove the residual heat from the medicine, sift it again, and mix with 500 sheng of mercury oxide.

Benefits

For malignant sores with pus discharge and unrelenting itching.

Instructions for Use

First, boil scallions, Sichuan pepper, and salt in water until the broth is ready; let it cool, then wash the sore thoroughly before applying the powder.

Skin-Clearing Powder,From *Wu’s Collection of Proven Prescriptions*, cited in *Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 192.,For malignant sores with pus discharge and unrelenting itching.

More Herbs Formulas

Formula for Astringent Dressings

Formula for Astringent Dressings,*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 290.,For wounds that will not heal.

Combined Formula of Zhi Bai Di Huang Decoction and Si Wu Decoction

Combined Formula of Zhi Bai Di Huang Decoction and Si Wu Decoction,*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Laryngology*.,For laryngeal tinea caused by excessive sexual activity leading to deficiency of kidney yin, presenting with restlessness due to deficiency, insomnia, rising fire with a sensation of burning heat, dry mouth and throat, emaciation, and six pulses that … Read more

Heart-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Powder

Heart-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Powder,From *Huoren Xintong*, Volume 3.,Burning sensation in the mouth; swelling and pain in the throat.

Purple Reishi Pills

Purple Reishi Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.,For deficiency-related wasting disease with shortness of breath, soreness in the chest and flanks, dry lips and mouth, cold hands and feet, or restlessness, blurred vision, and intermittent abdominal pain.

Newly Added Huanglong Decoction

Newly Added Huanglong Decoction,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.,Yangming warm disease where purgation was indicated but not performed, resulting in deficiency of the healthy qi and excess of pathogenic factors.

Magnetite Wine

Magnetite Wine,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 114.,Deafness and tinnitus, often sounding like the roar of wind and water.

Secretly Transmitted Tissue-Regenerating Powder

Secretly Transmitted Tissue-Regenerating Powder,From *Songya Medical Path* (Volume 2).,For sores and abscesses.

Gardenia Wine

Gardenia Wine,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 195.,Jaundice.

Kelp Pills

Kelp Pills,*The Precious Mirror of Health*, Volume 13.,For goiter that has persisted for a long time.

Medicinal Wine

Medicinal Wine,From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 3.,For hemorrhoids with persistent oozing of pus and blood.

Aristolochia Decoction

Aristolochia Decoction,Formula from *Bo Ji* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Sheng Ji Zong Lu* (Vol. 65).,For cough.

Scallion and Ginger Compress

Scallion and Ginger Compress,From *Essentials of the Crimson Sack*.,For chest constriction due to typhoid fever.

Cimicifuga and Alisma Decoction

Cimicifuga and Alisma Decoction,From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 28.,For spontaneous diarrhea associated with measles or smallpox.

Enhanced Tongxin Decoction

Enhanced Tongxin Decoction,From *De Xiao*, Volume 3.,Excessive heat in the kidneys and bladder, pain in the small intestine, and obstruction of the lower bowels. Various types of hernia-related distension and pain, as well as difficulty urinating.

Rhubarb Decoction (Used Alone)

Rhubarb Decoction (Used Alone),Formula from *Qianjin Yi* (Vol. 4); name cited in *Wai Tai* (Vol. 35).,Pain in women after marriage.

Amber Paste

Amber Paste,From *Li’s Medical Mirror*, Volume 5.,For masses and masses with masses.

Ginseng and Astragalus Qi-Harmonizing Decoction

Ginseng and Astragalus Qi-Harmonizing Decoction,From *Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 7.,For smallpox lesions resembling flea bites or mosquito bites, where the blood has arrived but the qi has not followed.

Partridge Herb Wine

Partridge Herb Wine,*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 252.,For those on the verge of death due to miasma or poisonous qi.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Nourishing the Blood

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Nourishing the Blood,*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.,Manic-depressive disorder.

Dew-Exposed Bee Hive Powder

Dew-Exposed Bee Hive Powder,*Shenghui*, Volume 60.,Hemorrhoids and fistulas with unceasing discharge of pus and blood.

Emergency Powder

Emergency Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Vol. 115.,For centipedes or other insects that have entered the ear.

Wood Fragrance Ruyi Pills

Wood Fragrance Ruyi Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 182.,Discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.

Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Decoction

Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Decoction,*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 2.,For obese individuals suffering from stroke, regardless of whether it affects the left or right side.

Chenmei Powder

Chenmei Powder,From *Essential Guide to Obstetrics from the Family Treasure of Health*, Volume 6.,Postpartum dysentery.

Daihuang Powder

Daihuang Powder,From *Selected Formulas of Renowned Physicians (Sequel)*.,For mouth sores and foul-smelling, decaying tooth roots—whether blackened or accompanied by severe pain.