Red bayberry sore

Sores that occur after lower body gān and bubo sore, that are heralded by generalized heat, headache, and joint pain, that start with faint red areolas, and then develop into red bayberry patches, red bayberry pox, red bayberry papules, and everted-flower red bayberry. In the advanced stage, the toxin invades the bones, joints, and internal organs in what is called red bayberry toxin bind. Red bayberry sores were first recorded in the Jin-Yuán period. By the Qīng Dynasty, the disease was understood to be transmitted directly through sexual intercourse (by essence transformation), indirectly (by qì transformation), and from mother to fetus.

Biomedical correspondence: syphilis.

Medicinal therapy: Clear the blood and resolve toxin. Oral: One-Packet Red Bayberry Powder (杨梅一剂散 yáng méi yī jì sǎn) or Smooth Greenbrier Mixture (土茯苓合剂 tǔ fú líng hé jì). Topical: Gosling Yellow Powder (鹅黄散 é huáng sǎn).