Bing Peng San
Star冰硼散 (Borneol and Borax Powder)
Source: Wai Ke Zheng Zong (1617)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Bing Peng San (Borneol and Borax Powder), from Orthodox Lineage of External Medicine (Wai Ke Zheng Zong).
Actions: Clear heat and resolve toxins, and relieve swelling and pain. Indicated for the treatment of throat disease with pain caused by heat toxin accumulated in the throat, with sore-throat, swelling and pain of the gums, sore in the mouth and tongue, foul breath, constipation, red tongue, yellow coating, slippery, and rapid pulse
Indications: Its use is prohibited in pregnant women or patients with deficiency fire flaming upward
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.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bing Pian
as printed: Borneolum Syntheticum (bing pian) 50 g
|
50g | 4.5% | — | |
|
Zhu Sha
as printed: Cinnabaris (zhu sha) 60 g
|
60g | 5.41% | — | |
|
Peng Sha
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: calcined Borax (duan peng sha) 500 g
|
500g | 45.05% | — | |
|
Mang Xiao
batch quantity as printed (stock for a pill/powder/plaster preparation), not a single dose; as printed: Natrii Sulfas Exsiccatus (xuan ming fen) 500 g
|
500g | 45.05% | — |
Dui Yao — Core Herb Pairs
The classical two-herb combinations at the heart of this formula, as recorded on the herbs' own pages — each pair has an action neither herb has alone.
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net cool (-1.45)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 45%, cool 55%.
Taste
- pungent 2%
- sweet 28%
- bitter 25%
- salty 45%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 90%
- Lung 50%
- Large intestine 45%
- Heart 10%
- Spleen 5%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into fine powder, blow 0.5 g powder to the affected area each time, 3 times a day
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