Blood mole

A clearly delineated smooth shiny purple-red patch or swelling on the skin, usually of the face, neck or trunk, that bleeds fresh blood when forcefully ruptured. It is congenital or attributable to binding depression of fire and anger in the liver channel.

Biomedical correspondence: vascular nevus.

Medicinal therapy: Topical: Apply Borneol and Freshwater Snail Powder (冰蛳散 bīng sī sǎn). When the mole has disappeared, apply Pearl Powder (真珠散 zhēn zhū sǎn). Oral: If there is pronounced bleeding, take Blood-Cooling Rehmannia Decoction (凉血地黄汤 liáng xuè dì huáng tāng).