Peng Sha - 硼砂 - Borax

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Borax
Common English:	Borax

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Salty	Cool	Lung Stomach	1.5-6g Powder and Pills: 1.5-3g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Relieves toxicity and prevents putrefication	Pain and swelling of the throat, open sores in the mouth, white, draining vaginal lesions (internally and topically)
Resolves toxicity, reduces swellings and treats the eyes	Red, swollen and painful eyes and superficial visual obstruction. Can be used alone
Clears Heat and dissolves Phlegm	Hot Phlegm obstruction with difficult-to-expectorate sputum (internal)
Dries Dampness and transforms stones	Blisters between the toes (Dampness) Painful urinary dysfunction with stones

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Use caution internally.
Long term use can cause renal dysfunction.
When used externally, it should be calcined.
Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Dryness of the Yang fluids with exhaustion of the marrow and desiccation of the Ying forming Lung atrophy Heat distention.
Contraindicated for those with Painful obstruction and stifling sensations with failure of Qi to flow freely.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Borneolum Bing Pian Alumen Ming Fan	Realgar Xiong Huang Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao	Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Bul Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
Swelling and ulcerations of the mouth, tongue, and throat.	Thrush.	Phlegm-Heat induced cough with difficult expectoration.
Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen Persimmon Frost	Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao Borneolum Bing Pian Margarita Zhen Zhu Cinnabaris Zhu Sha	Catechu Er Cha Margarita Zhen Zhu
Cough with thick, viscous sputum due to Yin Deficiency with Internal Heat.	Topically as a powder for ulcerations of the mouth or sore throat.	General disorders of the oral cavity.
Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian	Borneolum Bing Pian Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao	Charred Pollen Typhae Pu Huang
General disorders of the oral cavity with Heat and toxins.	Powder and apply topically to the corner of the eye for rye redness, swelling and pain.	Bleeding lesions.
Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
Chronic cough with a sore throat and yellow, sticky, difficult-to-expectorate Phlegm.

As a gargle, it is used for sore throat, tonsillitis, sores of the mouth and tongue, and bones stuck in the throat.
Internally, it is taken for Hot Phlegm.
It addresses every disorder involving Qi closure with labored breathing and Phlegm-Fire clumping.
As an eye wash, it treats red, swollen and painful eyes.
For skin sores and ulcerations, unprocessed Peng Sha is used to clear Heat and eliminate toxins, while calcined Duan Peng Sha is used to drain pus and speed recovery.
Peng Sha and Calamina Lu Gan Shi both nourish, prevent putrefaction and resolve toxicity, and both treat the eyes. Peng Sha is used mainly to clear Heat and dissolve Phlegm to prevent putrefaction, with a focus on the mucous membranes. Lu Gan Shi dries Dampness and generates flesh, and it is best for long-term drainage of pus from open sores or non-healing wounds.
Calcined Borax Duan Peng Sha is restraining, inhibiting and drying, which makes it good for weeping lesions.
Borax is toxic, and many countries prohibit both its external and internal use. The lethal dose for adults is 12-30g.