INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Minium
Common English:	Lead Oxide

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Cool Toxic	Heart Liver Spleen	0.3-0.9g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Expels toxins, generates flesh, promotes healing and stops itching	Toxic ulcers and sores (topically in pellets and pastes) Eczema and body odor
Attacks toxins, kills parasites, absorbs Dampness and stops itching	Topically for damp, itching skin rashes
Descends Phlegm, suppresses spasms and stops malarial disorders	Internal Wind (seizures) and malarial disorders (internally)

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Gypsum Fibrosum Preparatum Duan Shi Gao	Gypsum Fibrosum Preparatum *Duan Shi Gao* Myrrh Mo Yao	Calomelas Qing Fen Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Moschus She Xiang
Sores, swellings, non-healing ulcers and burns (topically)	Topically for chronic non-healing ulcers	Topically for a variety of Damp, scaling and itching rashes
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu	Colla Corii Asini (30g) E Jiao	Gypsum Fibrosum Preparatum *Duan Shi Gao* Calomelas Qing Fen Borneolum Bing Pian
Internally for convulsions, palpitations, insomnia or malarial disorders	Sores with or without pus (topically)	Topically for chronic ulcerations with necrosis of local tissue
Gypsum Fibrosum Preparatum *Duan Shi Gao* Calomelas Qing Fen Fossilia Ossis Mastodi *Long Gu* Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao	Calomelas Qing Fen Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian Moschus She Xiang	Calomelas Qing Fen Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia
Topically for chronic non-healing ulcerations with pus and abscess	Topically for body odor	Topically for general itching and pain
Rx. Dichroae Chang Shan Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao Bul. Allii Sativa Da Suan
Internally for malaria

It both decreases the amount of pus formed and expels pus from open sores to promote healing.
It is applied as an oil to the temples to calm the Spirit and treat fear and fright.
Both Qian Dan and Calomelas Qing Fen are toxic and used externally to treat toxic sores. Qing Fen expels toxins, generates flesh, kills parasites and stops itching. it is used externally for scabies, tinea and syphilitic chancres. Qian Dan has a stronger action in eliminating toxicity and generating flesh. It is used for toxic abscesses and non-healing ulcers.