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Myrrh Powder for White Mouth Sores

Molyak-san

한글 몰약산 (백구창) · Pinyin Mo Yao San

沒藥散

Not the Bomyeong formula registered as molyak-san; the two share a name only.

Composition 構成

Yuhyang Ru Xiang
乳香 유향 · Frankincense

4 g
Chief 君
Molyak Mo Yao
沒藥 몰약 · Myrrh

4 g
Chief 君
Unghwang Xiong Huang
雄黃 웅황 · Realgar

4 g
Deputy 臣

· toxic
Gyeongbun Qing Fen
輕粉 경분 · Calomel (toxic)

2 g
Assistant 佐

5 pun · toxic
Padu Ba Dou
巴豆 파두 · Croton Seed

—
Assistant 佐

巴豆霜, a little · toxic

Total 14 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.

Actions 效能

Treats white mouth sores — applied to the sore

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

White mouth sores

Biomedical correlates

Oral candidiasis
Leukoplakia — external use

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治白口瘡. 乳香ㆍ沒藥ㆍ雄黃各一錢, 輕粉半錢, 巴豆霜少許. 右爲末, 敷之. 《綱目》

Translation

Treats white mouth sores. Frankincense, myrrh and realgar 1 don each; calomel 5 pun; a little croton frost. Powder them and apply. — Uihak Gangmok 綱目 (Donguibogam · Guseol)

Clinical commentary 臨床

**Contains realgar, calomel and croton frost — all toxic and absorbed from the mouth. This must not be prepared.** The chapter's own milder answers to a white-coated sore are Hwangbaek-haeacha-san and Bakhamil. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.