Yu Lu San

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Source: Zhong Yi Wai Ke Xue Jiang Yi

Last updated October 1, 2026

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Description

Yu Lu San (Jade Dew Powder), from Teaching Materials of TCM External Medicine (Zhong Yi Wai Ke Xue Jiang Yi).

Actions: Cool the blood, clear heat, and relieve swelling. Indicated for the treatment of sores and ulcers with yang pattern, accompanied by red swelling and pain in the local skin, and burning sensation

Indications: It is for external use, not for oral administration

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
Fu Rong Ye
as printed: Folium Hibisci Mutabilis (fu rong ye)
g — —

Preparation

Grind it into fine powder, mix with Vaseline according to the proportion of 1:4, and then apply it on the affected area

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