ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Red Mercuric Oxide
Red Mercuric Oxide. Class: External Medicinal (Draw Out Toxin, Resolve Putridity). Properties: Pungent; Hot; Extremely Poisonous. Meridians: Lung; Spleen
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Hong Fen
δΈζε (Chinese)
ηΊ’η²
Latin Name
Hydrargyri Oxydum Rubrum
English Name
Red Mercuric Oxide
Alias Names
η΅θ―δΈη½δΈΉδΈδ»ζ£ε°εδΈΉδΈδ»δΈΉεδΈΉηΊ’εε°ηΊ’εεθ―
β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Pungent; Hot; Extremely Poisonous
Meridians (ε½η»)
Lung; Spleen
Therapeutic Class (EN)
External Medicinal (Draw Out Toxin, Resolve Putridity)
εζεη±» (CN)
ζζ―εθ
ηθθ―
π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
Treatment of carbuncles, sores, chancre and other malignant boils with darkcoloured putrid tissues, formation of fistulae or sinuses, constant discharge of pus, and difficult to heal up.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Treatment of carbuncles, sores, chancre and other malignant boils with darkcoloured putrid tissues, formation of fistulae or sinuses, constant discharge of pus, and difficult to heal up.
Toxicity
Extremely toxic
π External References
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