Qian Dan - 鉛丹 - Minium

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Minium
Common English:	Lead Oxide

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Cool Toxic	Heart Liver Spleen	0.3-0.9g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Expels toxins, Generates flesh, Promotes healing, Stops itching	Toxic ulcers and sores (topically in pellets and pastes) Eczema and body odor
Absorbs Dampness, Attacks toxins, Kills parasites, Stops itching	Topically for damp, itching skin rashes
Descends Phlegm, suppresses spasms and stops malarial disorders	Internal Wind (seizures) and malarial disorders (internally)

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Gypsum Fibrosum Preparatum Duan Shi Gao	Gypsum Fibrosum Preparatum Duan Shi Gao Myrrh Mo Yao	Calomelas Qing Fen Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Moschus She Xiang
Sores, swellings, non-healing ulcers and burns (topically)	Topically for chronic non-healing ulcers	Topically for a variety of Damp, scaling and itching rashes
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu	Colla Corii Asini (30g) E Jiao	Gypsum Fibrosum Preparatum Duan Shi Gao Calomelas Qing Fen Borneolum Bing Pian
Internally for convulsions, palpitations, insomnia or malarial disorders	Sores with or without pus (topically)	Topically for chronic ulcerations with necrosis of local tissue
Gypsum Fibrosum Preparatum Duan Shi Gao Calomelas Qing Fen Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu Olibanum Ru Xiang Myrrh Mo Yao	Calomelas Qing Fen Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian Moschus She Xiang	Calomelas Qing Fen Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia
Topically for chronic non-healing ulcerations with pus and abscess	Topically for body odor	Topically for general itching and pain
Rx. Dichroae Chang Shan Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao Bul. Allii Sativa Da Suan
Internally for malaria

It reduces the formation of pus and also expels pus from open sores, promoting healing.
Applied as an oil to the temples, it calms the Spirit and treats fear and fright.
Qian Dan and Calomelas Qing Fen are both toxic and are used externally for toxic sores. Qing Fen expels toxins, generates flesh, kills parasites and relieves itching, and it is applied externally for scabies, tinea and syphilitic chancres. Qian Dan acts more strongly to eliminate toxicity and generate flesh, and it is used for toxic abscesses and non-healing ulcers.