Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Seui Deukhyobang (世醫得效方)

Phellodendron and Coptis Powder

Baengnyeon-san

한글 백련산 · Pinyin Bai Lian San

栢連散

Composition 構成

Hwangbaek Huang Bai
黃柏 황백 · Phellodendron

8 g
Chief 君

黃栢, mix-fried (灸), equal parts
Hwangryeon Huang Lian
黃連 황련 · Coptis

8 g
Chief 君

equal parts
Hobun Hu Fen
胡粉 호분 · White Lead (toxic)

8 g
Deputy 臣

stir-fried (炒), equal parts · toxic
Jeoji Zhu Zhi
猪脂 저지 · Lard

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Envoy 使

lard to mix

Total 24 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

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Actions 效能

Treats heat toxin and malign sores on the face
smeared on the sore

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Heat toxin sores of the face

Biomedical correlates

Facial impetigo
Infected dermatitis — external use

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治面上熱毒惡瘡. 黃栢(灸)ㆍ黃連ㆍ胡粉(炒) 各等分. 右爲細末, 猪脂調勻, 頻塗瘡上. 《得效》

Translation

Treats heat toxin and malign sores on the face. Phellodendron (mix-fried), coptis and ceruse (stir-fried) in equal parts. Powder finely, mix evenly with lard and smear often on the sore. — Seui Deukhyobang 得效 (Donguibogam · Myeon)

Clinical commentary 臨床

**Contains ceruse (lead carbonate), which is toxic and absorbed through the skin. For external use only, and the lead should be omitted.** — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.