Hei Tui Xiao

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Source: Zhong Yi Wai Ke Xue Jiang Yi

Last updated October 1, 2026

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Description

Hei Tui Xiao (Black- Removing- Dispersing Powder), from Teaching Materials of TCM External Medicine (Zhong Yi Wai Ke Xue Jiang Yi).

Actions: Move qi and invigorate blood, dispel wind, and expel cold, relieve swelling and promote suppuration, relax the sinews and quicken the collaterals. Indicated for the treatment of oncotic ulcer with yin pattern or half-yin half-yang, accompanied by no change of the skin color, obscure boundary, diffuse and headless swelling, aching pain, and no scorching hot sensation in the local area

Indications: Its use is prohibited in entering the mouth and eyes

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

Grind the ingredients except Borneolum Syntheticum ( bing pian ) and Moschus ( she xiang ) into powder, add the powder of Borneolum Syntheticum ( bing pian ), and Moschus ( she xiang ), mix evenly, put into a bottle, and seal up the bottle; when using, dust it on the plaster or oil paste and apply on the affected area

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