Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Wu Wu Dan - 五 五 丹 - Five-Five Special Powder

English: Five-Five Special Powder
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Calcined Gypsum Fibrosum Chuan Shi Gao 5g Heals eczema, burns and ulcerated sores and wounds topically.
Crudum Hydrargyrum Oxydatum Sheng Yao 5g Discharges pus and removes putridity.

Formula Actions

  • Heals ulcerated sores topically
  • Discharges pus
  • Removes putridity

Syndromes

  • Toxic sores

Clinical Manifestations

  • Syphilitic chancres

Treats

  • Syphilis
  • Cervical lymphadenopathy

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

  • Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, sprinkle lightly on the lesion and cover with gauze that has first been spread with a layer of petroleum jelly. Apply 1-2 times a day on the lesions are dry. Then use Sheng Ji San to promote closure of the lesion.

Modifications

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.