Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

shēng dān / 升丹 / 升丹 / upborne elixir;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Sublimatum Triplex

Alternate English names: triple sublimate; crude mercury oxide

Alternate Chinese names: 升药 shēng yào

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: External medicine agents / Toxin-drawing, putridity-transforming, and flesh-engendering agents

Properties: Toxic.

Channel entry: lung and spleen channels.

Indications:

Draws out pus and toxin, eliminates putridity, and engenders flesh.

welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); clove sores (dīng); syphilis; lower-body gān; any sores characterized by a purple-black coloration and a hard opening that fails to heal.

Dosage & Method:

Topical: Grind with other agents and sprinkle on dry or mixed.

Warning:

This item is toxic; use sparingly.