广济疗面 方。
雄黄(七分) 雌黄(五分并以绵裹于浆水中煮一日) 光明砂 密陀僧(五分纳猪脂
中煮
数沸煮讫洗用) 真珠(三分研末) 硝粉(三分) 白僵蚕(三分) 白芨(三分) 茯
苓
(五分) 水银(五分和药末研令消尽)
上十味各研如粉讫,相和又研之,令匀少减,取和猪脂面脂搅令调,每夜用澡豆浆水洗
去妆,勿冲风及火。
千金疗面 方。
李子仁和鸡子白涂上则落。
又方
真白羊乳(三升) 羊 (两具以水渍去皮细擘) 甘草(二两炙末)
上三味相和一宿,先以酢浆水洗面,以生布拭之,夜涂药,明旦以猪蹄汤洗却,又依前
为之即尽。
又方
白附子末,以水和涂上,频频用,即落尽。
又方
桂心石姜末,蜜和涂之。
又方
杏仁酒浸皮脱,捣如泥,以绢囊裹,夜则拭之效。
又方
水和丹砂术服方寸匕,男女七日皆色白也。
又方
美酒浸鸡子三枚,蜜封四七日成,涂面净好无比。
又方
枸杞根(一百斤) 生地黄(三十斤)
上二味,先下筛枸杞又捣碎地黄,曝干合下筛空腹服方寸匕,日三效。
文仲疗 令人面皮薄如 萆方。
鹿角尖(取实白处于平石上以水磨之稍浓取一升二合) 干姜(一两)
上二味,捣筛干姜,以和鹿角汁搅使调,每夜先以暖浆水洗面软帛拭干,取上白蜜涂面,
以手摩使蜜尽,手指不粘为候,后涂药,平明还以暖浆水洗之,二三日,颜色惊人,涂药不
用过见风日妙。
救急疗面 方。
芍药 茯苓 杏仁(去皮) 防风 细辛 白芷(各一两) 白蜜(一合)
上七味捣为散,先以水银霜敷面三日,方始取前件,白蜜以和散药敷面,夜中敷之,不
得见风日向晓任意作粉,能常用大佳,每夜先须浆水洗面后敷药。
古今录验疗面 方。
取白蜜和茯苓粉敷面七日愈。
又疗面 黯苏合煎方。
苏合香 麝香 白附子(炮) 女菀 蜀水花(各二两) 青木香(三两) 鸡舌香
鸬屎(各两)
上八味,先取糯米二升淅,硬炊一斗,生用一斗,合醇酢用水一斛五斗,稍稍澄取汁合
得一斛,煮并令沸,以绵裹诸药,纳着沸浆中煎得三升,药熟以澡豆洗 处令燥,以药敷
上日再,欲敷药,常以酢浆水洗面后涂药,涂药至三四合, 处当小急痛, 处微微剥去便
白以浆三洗,三敷玉屑膏讫白粉之,若急痛勿怪,痒勿搔之,但以粉粉上面,按抑痒处满百
日,可用脂胡粉取瘥。
The *Guangji Fang* formula for treating facial melasma.
Xionghuang (Realgar, 7 fen), Cihuang (Orpiment, 5 fen, both wrapped in silk and boiled in fermented rice water for one day), Guangmingsha (Vermilion), Miduoseng (Litharge, 5 fen, boiled in porcine fat until several boils occur, then washed off before use), Zhenzhu (Pearl, 3 fen, ground into powder), Xiaofen (Niter powder, 3 fen), Baijiangcan (White Silkworm, 3 fen), Baiji (Bletilla Rhizome, 3 fen), Fuling (Poria, 5 fen), Shuiyin (Mercury, 5 fen, ground with the herbal powders until completely dissolved).
The above ten ingredients are each ground into powder, mixed together, and ground again until uniform and slightly reduced in volume. Take an appropriate amount and mix with porcine fat to make a facial cream. Every night, wash off makeup with soybean milk water first. Avoid exposure to wind and fire.
The *Qianjin Fang* formula for treating facial melasma.
Plum seed kernels mixed with egg white applied topically will cause the spots to fall off.
Another formula:
Zhenbaiyangru (Fresh goat milk, 3 sheng), Yangti (Goat hooves, 2 units, soaked in water, skin removed, and finely chopped), Gancao (Licorice Root, 2 liang, roasted and ground into powder).
Mix the above three ingredients and soak overnight. First wash the face with vinegar-fermented rice water, wipe dry with raw cloth, apply the medicine at night, and wash it off the next morning with pig trotter soup. Repeat as before until cured.
Another formula:
Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma) powder, mixed with water for topical application. Use frequently until all spots fall off.
Another formula:
Guixin (Cinnamon Twig) and Shijiang (Stone Ginger) powders, mixed with honey for topical application.
Another formula:
Xingren (Apricot Seed) soaked in wine until the skin peels off, pounded into a paste, wrapped in a silk bag, and rubbed on the face at night; this is effective.
Another formula:
Danshu San (Cinnabar and Atractylodes Powder) taken orally with water, one fangcun bi per dose. Both men and women will have whiter skin after seven days.
Another formula:
Three eggs soaked in fine wine, sealed with honey for forty days. Apply to the face for unparalleled cleanliness and beauty.
Another formula:
Gouqigen (Goji Root Bark, 100 jin), Shengdihuang (Rehmannia Root, 30 jin).
Sift the Goji root bark first, pound the Rehmannia root, dry it in the sun, mix them, and sift. Take one fangcun bi orally on an empty stomach, three times a day. This is effective.
The *Wenzhong Fang* formula for treating facial melasma that makes the skin thin like cicada wings.
Lujiaojian (Deer Horn Tip, select solid white parts, grind with water on a flat stone until slightly thick, take 1 sheng 2 he), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, 1 liang).
Pound and sift the Dried Ginger, mix with Deer Horn juice until uniform. Every night, first wash the face with warm fermented rice water and dry with soft cloth. Apply the upper layer of white honey to the face, massage with hands until absorbed (when fingers are no longer sticky), then apply the medicine. Wash off with warm fermented rice water at dawn. Within two or three days, the complexion will be astonishingly improved. It is excellent to avoid excessive exposure to wind and sun while applying the medicine.
The *Jiuji Fang* formula for treating facial melasma.
Shaoyao (Peony Root), Fuling (Poria), Xingren (Apricot Seed, peeled), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), Xixin (Asarum), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) (each 1 liang), Baimi (White Honey, 1 he).
Pound the above seven ingredients into a powder. First, apply Mercuric Oxide powder to the face for three days. Then, take the aforementioned ingredients, mix the powder with White Honey, and apply to the face. Apply at night; do not expose to wind or sunlight. By dawn, you may apply powder as desired. Frequent use is highly recommended. Every night, wash the face with fermented rice water before applying the medicine.
The *Gujin Luyan Fang* formula for treating facial melasma.
Mix White Honey with Poria powder and apply to the face. Cure within seven days.
Another formula for treating facial melasma: Suhhe Decoction.
Suhexiang (Styrax), Shexiang (Musk), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma, processed), Nüwan (Polygala Tenuifolia Root), Shuishuihua (Iris Tectorum Rhizome) (each 2 liang), Qingmuxiang (Saussurea Root, 3 liang), Jisheixiang (Cardamomum Fructus), Lushi (Cormus Fruit) (each 1 liang).
Take 2 sheng of glutinous rice, rinse it, steam one dou, and keep one dou raw. Add pure vinegar and 1 hu 5 dou of water. Clarify slowly to obtain the juice, combining to get 1 hu. Boil the mixture. Wrap the herbs in silk and decoct in the boiling liquid until reduced to 3 sheng. After the medicine is ready, wash the affected area with bath bean powder until dry. Apply the medicine twice daily. Before application, wash the face with vinegar-fermented rice water. When applying about 3-4 he of medicine, the affected area may feel slightly urgent pain. Once the area peels slightly and turns white, wash with fermented rice water three times. Then apply Yuxie Gao (Jade Dust Ointment) and finally dust with white powder. Do not be alarmed by urgent pain; do not scratch if itchy. Just dust powder on top and press the itchy area. After one hundred days, Hu Fen (Lead Carbonate) can cure it.