Yellow Powder，*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 3.，Effective for yellow water sores, scalp sores, eyebrow sores, ear erosion, “goat’s beard” sores, “swallow’s nest” sores, and pus-filled sores.
Yellow Powder
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Formulas Name : Yellow Powder
Chinese Name : 一黄散
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Coptis.
Source
*The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 3.
Processing
Grind into a fine powder, mix with water, and spread into a bowl; add 1 fen of Sichuan turtle shell to the mugwort, burn and fumigate until the smoke turns pure black; then add 5 qian of mercury oxide and 2 fen of borneol.
Benefits
Effective for yellow water sores, scalp sores, eyebrow sores, ear erosion, “goat’s beard” sores, “swallow’s nest” sores, and pus-filled sores.
Instructions for Use
Mix with oil extracted from locust tree branches and apply as a poultice, or mix with pig bile and apply as a poultice.
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Yellow Powder,Effective for yellow water sores, scalp sores, eyebrow sores, ear erosion, “goat’s beard” sores, “swallow’s nest” sores, and pus-filled sores.