治面黑 ,令人洁白光悦方。
桃花(二升) 桂心 乌喙 甘草(各一两)
上四味末之,白蜜为丸,服如大豆许十丸,日二。十日易形。(一方有白附子、甜瓜子、
杏仁各一两,为七味。
治面黑,令人面白如雪方。
铅丹(三十铢) 真女菀(六十铢)
上二味治下筛,酒服一刀圭,日三,男十日知,女二十日知,知则止。黑色皆从大便中
出矣,面白如雪。
治面与手足黑,令光泽洁白方。
白杨皮(十八铢,一方用橘皮) 桃花(一两) 白瓜子仁(三十铢)
上三味治下筛,温酒服方寸匕,日三。欲白,加瓜子;欲赤,加桃花。三十日面白,五
十日手足俱白。
治面 内外治方。
成炼松脂为末,温酒服三合,日三服,尽三升,无不瘥。
治外膏方
白芷 白蜡(各二两) 白附子 辛夷 防风 乌头 藿香(各半两) 本(一两) 葳
蕤
油(二合)
上十六味薄切,醋渍,浃浃然一宿,合煎,候白芷色黄,膏成。以皂荚汤洗面,敷之,
又方 白矾 石硫黄 白附子(各六铢)
上三味为末,以醋一盏渍之三日,夜净洗面,敷之,莫见风日,三七日慎之,白如雪。
又方 鸡子(三枚) 丁香(一两) 胡粉(一两细研)
上三味,先以醋一升渍七日后,取鸡子白调香粉,令匀,以浆水洗面,敷之。
治面 方。
李子仁末和鸡子白,敷一宿即落。
又方 白羊乳(二升) 羊胰(二具水浸、去汁、细擘) 甘草(二两末)
上三味相和一宿,先以醋浆水洗面,生布拭之,夜敷药两遍,明旦以猪蹄汤洗却,每夜
洗之。
又方 白附子末酒和,敷之即落。
又方 桂心 石盐 蜜(各等分)
上三味末之,相和以敷。
治人面 黑,肤色粗陋,皮浓状丑方。
羊胫骨末,以鸡子白和敷之,旦以白粱米泔洗之,三日白如珂雪。
又方 白蜜和茯苓粉敷之,七日愈。
又方 杏仁(末之) 鸡子白
上二味相和,夜涂面,明旦以米泔洗之。
又方 杏仁酒浸皮脱,捣,绢袋盛,夜拭面。
又方 酒浸鸡子三枚,密封,四七日成,敷面,白如雪。
治面 ,令悦泽光白润好及手皴方。
猪蹄(两具治如食法) 白粱米(一斗洗令净)
上二味,以水五斗合煮猪蹄烂,取清汁三斗,用煮后药。
白茯苓 商陆(各五两) 葳蕤(一两) 白芷 本(各二两)
上五味 咀,以前药汁三斗,并研桃仁一升,合煮,取一斗五升,去滓,瓷瓶贮之,纳
甘松、零陵香末各一两入膏中,搅令匀,绵幕之,每夜用涂手面。
面多 ,面皮粗涩,令人不老,皆主之方。
朱砂 雄黄(各二两) 水银霜(半两) 黄鹰粪(二升) 上胡粉(二两)
上五味并细研如粉,以面脂和净洗面,夜涂之,以手细摩令热,明旦不废作妆,然须五
日一洗面,一涂不过三遍,所有恶物一切皆除,数倍少嫩,慎风日。不传,神秘。
治 乌靥令面洁白方。
马珂(二两) 珊瑚 白附子 鹰屎白(各一两)
上四味研成粉,和匀,用人乳调以敷面,夜夜着之,明旦以温浆水洗之。
治面黑生 方。
白蔹(十二铢) 生 石(《救急方》无 石) 白石脂(各六铢) 杏仁(三铢)
上四味,研,和鸡子白,夜卧,涂面上,旦用井花水洗之。
治面 ,令人悦白方。
栝蒌子(六合) 麝香(半两) 白石脂(五合) 雀屎(二合去黑)
上四味捣筛,别研麝香、雀粪、白石脂和合,取生菟丝苗汁,和之如薄泥,先用澡豆洗
去面上腻,以涂 上,日夜三四过,旦以温浆水洗之,任意作妆。
治 子面不净方。
以上朱砂研细如粉,和白蜜涂之,旦以醋浆洗之,大验。
又方 白附子 香附子 白檀 马珂 紫檀(各一两)
上五味末之,白蜜和如杏仁大,阴干,用时以水研涂面,旦以温水洗。忌风油,七日面
如莲花。
治面 方。
沉香 牛黄 薰陆香 雌黄 鹰屎 丁香 玉屑(各十二铢) 水银(十铢)
上八味末之,蜜和以敷。
治面黑 皮皱皴散方。
白附子 密陀僧 牡蛎 茯苓 川芎(各二两)
上五味末之,和以 羊乳,夜涂面,以手摩之,旦用浆水洗,不过五六度。一重皮脱,
瘥矣。
治面 方。水和丹砂末服方寸匕,男七日,女二七日,色白如雪。
Formula for treating dark complexion to make the face fair and radiant.
Peach Flower (2 sheng) Cinnamon Heart Aconite Root (Guizhi, 桂枝) Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) (each 1 liang)
Grind the above four herbs into powder, form pills with white honey. Take ten pills the size of soybeans twice a day. The appearance will change after ten days. (Another prescription includes White Aconite Rhizome (Baifuzi), Sweet Melon Seed (Tian Guazi), and Apricot Seed (Xingren), each 1 liang, totaling seven ingredients.)
Formula for treating dark complexion to make the face white as snow.
Lead Tetroxide (Qiandan, 铅丹) True Female Gentian (Zhen Nüwan, 真女菀) (30 zhu)
Process the above two herbs and sieve them. Take one dao gui dose with wine, three times a day. Men will see results in ten days, women in twenty days. Stop taking when effective. The black toxins will be excreted through the stool, and the face will become white as snow.
Formula for treating dark complexion of the face and hands/feet to make them lustrous and white.
White Poplar Bark (Baiyangpi, 白杨皮) (18 zhu; another prescription uses Tangerine Peel (Jupi, 橘皮)) Peach Flower (1 liang) White Melon Seed Kernel (Baiguazi Ren, 白瓜子仁) (30 zhu)
Process the above three herbs and sieve them. Take one fang cun bi dose with warm wine, three times a day. To achieve whiteness, increase the melon seed dosage; to achieve rosiness, increase the peach flower dosage. The face becomes white in thirty days, and the hands and feet become white in fifty days.
Internal and external treatment formulas for facial [pigmentation/dark spots].
Refined Pine Resin (Cheng Lian Songzhi, 成炼松脂) ground into powder, take 3 he doses with warm wine, three times a day. After consuming 3 sheng, it will surely heal.
External Ointment Formula
Angelica Dahurica (Baizhi, 白芷) White Beeswax (Baila, 白蜡) (each 2 liang) White Aconite Rhizome (Baifuzi, 白附子) Magnolia Flower (Xinyi, 辛夷) Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng, 防风) Aconite Root (Wutou, 乌头) Patchouli Leaf (Huoxiang, 藿香) (each 0.5 liang) Ligusticum Chuanxiong (Ben, 本) Polygonatum (Weirui, 葳蕤) Oil (2 he)
Slice the above sixteen herbs thinly, soak in vinegar overnight until thoroughly saturated, then decoct together. When Angelica Dahurica turns yellow, the ointment is ready. Wash the face with Soap Pod (Zaojia, 皂荚) water, then apply the ointment.
Another Formula
Alum (Bai Fan, 白矾) Realgar (Shi Liuhuang, 石硫黄) White Aconite Rhizome (Baifuzi, 白附子) (each 6 zhu)
Grind the above three herbs into powder, soak in one cup of vinegar for three days. Wash the face clean at night, apply, and avoid wind and sunlight. Practice for twenty-one days (three sevens), and the skin will be white as snow.
Another Formula
Chicken Egg (3 eggs) Clove (Dingxiang, 丁香) (1 liang) Lead White (Hufen, 胡粉) (1 liang, finely ground)
Soak the above three ingredients in one sheng of vinegar for seven days. Then take the egg white to mix with the fragrant powder until uniform. Wash the face with grain water and apply.
Formula for facial [pigmentation].
Powdered Plum Kernel mixed with egg white, apply overnight, then it will fall off.
Another Formula
White Goat Milk (2 sheng) Sheep Pancreas (2 pieces, soaked in water, drained, torn into small pieces) Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) (2 liang, powdered)
Mix the above three ingredients and soak overnight. First wash the face with vinegar-grain water, wipe with raw cloth, apply medicine twice at night, and rinse with pig trotter soup the next morning. Repeat washing every night.
Another Formula
White Aconite Rhizome (Baifuzi, 白附子) powder mixed with wine, apply, and it will fall off immediately.
Another Formula
Cinnamon Heart (Guixin, 桂心) Rock Salt (Shiyan, 石盐) Honey (equal parts)
Grind the above three ingredients into powder, mix, and apply.
Formula for treating facial [pigmentation], dark skin, rough texture, thick skin, and ugly appearance.
Sheep Tibia Bone powder mixed with egg white, apply. Rinse with white sorghum bran water in the morning. After three days, the skin will be white like jade snow.
Another Formula
White honey mixed with Poria (Fuling, 茯苓) powder, apply. Heals in seven days.
Another Formula
Apricot Seed (Xingren, 杏仁) (powdered) Egg White
Mix the above two ingredients, apply to the face at night, and rinse with rice water the next morning.
Another Formula
Soak Apricot Seeds (Xingren, 杏仁) in wine until the skin peels off, crush, place in a silk bag, and rub the face at night.
Another Formula
Soak three chicken eggs in wine, seal tightly. After four weeks (twenty-eight days), it is ready. Apply to the face, making it white as snow.
Formula for treating facial [pigmentation], making the face radiant, bright, white, moist, and good-looking, as well as treating hand chapping.
Pig Trotters (2 pieces, prepared for cooking) White Sorghum (Bailiangmi, 白粱米) (1 dou, washed clean)
Decoct the above two ingredients in five dou of water until the pig trotters are tender. Extract three dou of clear juice, and use this juice to decoct the following herbs.
Poria (Fuling, 茯苓) Phytolacca Root (Shanglu, 商陆) (each 5 liang) Polygonatum (Weirui, 葳蕤) (1 liang) Angelica Dahurica (Baizhi, 白芷) Ligusticum Chuanxiong (Ben, 本) (each 2 liang)
Coarsely crush the above five herbs. Add the three dou of previous juice and one sheng of crushed Peach Kernel (Taoren, 桃仁). Decoct together to obtain one dou five sheng of liquid. Strain and store in a porcelain bottle. Add Cardamom (Gansong, 甘松) and Lingling Fragrance (Linglingxiang, 零陵香) powders, each 1 liang, into the ointment, stir well, cover with cotton cloth, and apply to hands and face every night.
Formula for treating excessive facial [pigmentation], rough and dry facial skin, which causes premature aging.
Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) Realgar (Xionghuang, 雄黄) (each 2 liang) Mercury Frost (Shuiyin Shuang, 水银霜) (0.5 liang) Yellow Hawk Droppings (Huang Ying Fen, 黄鹰粪) (2 sheng) Upper Lead White (Shang Hufen, 上胡粉) (2 liang)
Finely grind the above five herbs into powder. Mix with facial fat, wash the face clean, apply at night, and gently massage with hands until warm. The next morning, resume makeup application normally. However, wash the face once every five days. Do not apply more than three times. All harmful substances will be removed, and the skin will become several times softer. Avoid wind and sunlight. This is a secret transmission.
Formula for treating dark spots to make the face white.
Marble Powder (Ma Ke, 马珂) Coral (Shanhu, 珊瑚) White Aconite Rhizome (Baifuzi, 白附子) White Hawk Droppings (Ying Shi Bai, 鹰屎白) (each 1 liang)
Grind the above four ingredients into powder, mix evenly, and blend with human milk to apply to the face. Apply every night, and rinse with warm grain water the next morning.
Formula for treating black spots on the face.
Akebia Stem (Bailian, 白蔹) Raw [Stone?] (The "Emergency Formulas" lacks this stone) Kaolin (Baishizhi, 白石脂) (each 6 zhu) Apricot Seed (Xingren, 杏仁) (3 zhu)
Grind the above four ingredients, mix with egg white, apply to the face before sleeping, and rinse with well water in the morning.
Formula for treating facial [pigmentation] to make the face bright and white.
Trichosanthes Fruit (Gualouzi, 栝蒌子) (6 he) Musk (Shexiang, 麝香) (0.5 liang) Kaolin (Baishizhi, 白石脂) (5 he) Sparrow Droppings (Queshi, 雀屎) (2 he, remove black parts)
Pound and sieve the above four ingredients. Grind Musk (Shexiang, 麝香), Sparrow Droppings (Queshi, 雀屎), and Kaolin (Baishizhi, 白石脂) separately and mix. Add juice from fresh Dodder Seedlings (Tusimiao, 菟丝苗) to form a thin paste. First wash the face with bath bean powder to remove grease, apply to the [spots], three to four times day and night, and rinse with warm grain water in the morning. Makeup can be applied as desired.
Formula for treating facial freckles and unclean complexion.
Grind Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) finely into powder, mix with white honey, and apply. Rinse with vinegar-grain water in the morning. Highly effective.
Another Formula
White Aconite Rhizome (Baifuzi, 白附子) Cyperus Rotundus (Xiangfuzi, 香附子) Sandalwood (Baitan, 白檀) Marble Powder (Ma Ke, 马珂) Red Sandalwood (Zitan, 紫檀) (each 1 liang)
Grind the above five herbs into powder, mix with white honey to form pills the size of apricot seeds, and dry in the shade. When using, grind with water and apply to the face. Rinse with warm water in the morning. Avoid windy and oily conditions. In seven days, the face will be as beautiful as a lotus flower.
Formula for treating facial [pigmentation].
Agarwood (Chenxiang, 沉香) Cow Bezoar (Niuhuang, 牛黄) Frankincense (Xunluxiang, 薰陆香) Orpiment (Cihuang, 雌黄) Hawk Droppings (Yingshi, 鹰屎) Clove (Dingxiang, 丁香) Jade Dust (Yuxie, 玉屑) (each 12 zhu) Mercury (Shuiyin, 水银) (10 zhu)
Grind the above eight ingredients into powder, mix with honey, and apply.
Formula for treating dark facial [pigmentation] with wrinkled, cracked, and scattered skin.
White Aconite Rhizome (Baifuzi, 白附子) Litharge (Mituo Seng, 密陀僧) Oyster Shell (Muli, 牡蛎) Poria (Fuling, 茯苓) Ligusticum Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong, 川芎) (each 2 liang)
Grind the above five herbs into powder, mix with goat milk, apply to the face at night, and massage with hands. Rinse with grain water in the morning. It takes no more than five or six applications. Once the outer layer of skin peels off, it is cured.
Formula for treating facial [pigmentation].
Take one fang cun bi dose of Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) powder mixed with water. Men take it for seven days, women for fourteen days (two sevens), and the complexion will become white as snow.