Description
Bai Jiang Dan (White Downborne Powder), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Draw out toxin and relieve swelling, remove putridity, and promote granulation. Indicated for the treatment of ulcers with pus and stasis (dispersing hard) or fistula formed, oncotic ulcer with pus formed but difficulty in suppuration, or warts, nevus and scrofula without evident effects after external application
Indications: It contains mercuric chloride, which has rank poison, so it is only for external use, not for oral use. Furthermore, dosage should not be too large
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 861–873.
Preparation
Make into ointment, use 0.15–0.18 g for big sore each time, 0.03–0.06 g for small sore each time, mix with clear water, and apply on the top of sore; or mix with rice paste and make into strips, insert it into the opening of sore, and cover with plaster
Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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