肘后疗面多 黯如雀卵色者方。
以苦酒渍白术，以拭面上即渐渐除之。
又方
以羚羊胆酒二升，合煮三沸以涂拭之，日三瘥。
又方
羊胆猪头细辛末，煎三沸涂面，平旦以醋浆水洗之。
又方
茯苓白石脂等分末，和蜜涂之，日三除去。
文仲疗 黯方。
杏仁去皮捣末，鸡子白和涂，经宿拭之。
又方
桃花瓜子各等分捣以敷面。
又方
茯苓末以蜜和敷之。
备急疗 黯方。
鸡子（一枚去黄） 朱砂末（一两）
上二味，朱砂末纳鸡子中封固口与鸡同令伏 ，候鸡雏出，即取之以涂面，立去也。
又方
七月七日，取露蜂房子于漆杯中渍，取汁重滤绞之，以和胡粉涂。
又去黯HT 方。
桑灰 艾灰（各三升）
上二味，以水三升淋之，又重淋三遍，以五色帛纳中合煎令可丸，以敷黯上，则烂脱乃
以膏涂之，并灭瘢痕甚妙。
短剧疗面黯，灭瘢痕除 去黑HT 方。
荠 （二分） 桂心（一分）
上二味捣筛，以酢浆水服方寸匕，日一止即脱，又服栀子散瘥。（千金治面 ）
千金疗面 黯，令悦白润好及手方。
猪蹄（二具治如食法白梁米一升汰令净以水五升煮蹄烂澄取清汁三升） 白茯苓 商陆
（各五两） 葳蕤 本 白芷（各三两）
上六味，以猪蹄汁并桃仁一升合煮取二升，去滓，以白瓷器中贮之，纳甘松零陵香各一
两，以绵裹渍以敷之。
又澡豆方。
猪胰（五具干之） 白茯苓 本 白芷（各四两） 甘松香 零陵香（各三两） 白
商陆（五两） 大豆（末二升绢筛） 灰（一斗火炼）
上九味捣筛调和讫，收贮，稍稍取前瓷中汁，和以洗手面只用暖酢浆洗净后，任意水
洗如常八月九月则合，冷处贮之，至三月以后，勿用神良。
又 面方。
沉香 牛黄 薰陆香 雌黄 鹰屎（各三分） 丁香（一分末） 水银（一两） 玉
屑（
三分）
上八味作粉，以蜜和涂之。
又 面内外疗方
以成炼松脂为末温酒服二合，日三服，尽二升，即瘥。
又方
白芷 白蜡（各八两） 白附子 辛夷 乌头（炮） 防风 藿香 商陆（各二分）
本
脂（五合） 麻油（二合）
上十六味细锉，以酢渍浃浃然一宿，以诸脂油煎，白芷色黄膏成，以皂荚汤洗面敷之，
日三瘥。
又疗面 方。
白矾（烧汁尽） 硫黄 白附子（各一分）
上三味捣筛，以酢一盏渍之一宿，夜净洗面涂之勿见风，白如雪也。（翼同）
又方
鸡子（三枚） 丁香（一两） 醋（一升）
上三味渍七日，取鸡子白研丁香胡粉一两和之洗面，夜以药涂之甚妙。
又方
羚羊胆 牛胆
上二味，以醋二升，合煮三沸，涂之瘥。
千金翼面药方疗 及 瘰并皮肤皴劈方。
防风 本 辛夷 芍药 商陆根 白芷 牛膝 当归 细辛 密陀僧 芎
独活 葳蕤 木兰皮 零陵香 鸡舌香 丁香 麝香 真珠（各一两） 蕤
仁杏仁（二两去皮） 腊月猪脂（三升炼） 油（一升） 獐鹿脑（各一具无以羊脑充） 牛
髓（五升）
上二十五味，先以浸脑髓使白藿香以上 咀，如麦豆，乃于脑髓脂油中煎，三上三下，
以绵绞滤去滓，入麝香及真珠末等，研搅千遍，凝即涂面上。（谨按千金翼云二十九味遂以
诸本并千金翼数之但二十五味上云藿香以上 咀恐并藿香更有三味）
必效疗 令面白悦泽，白附子膏方。
白附子 青木香 丁香（各一两） 商陆根（一两） 细辛（三两） 酥（半升）
羊
上九味，以酒三升渍一宿，煮取一升，去滓，纳酥，煎一升膏，夜涂面上，旦起温水
洗，不得见大风日瘥。
The *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* (Emergency Prescriptions Kept in the Sleeve) treats facial melasma, where the color resembles that of a sparrow's egg.
Soak *Atractylodis Rhizoma* (Baizhu, 白术) in vinegar, and wipe it on the face; the discoloration will gradually disappear.
Another prescription:
Boil two sheng of gallbladder wine from antelope (*Saiga tatarica*) for three boiling cycles, apply and wipe on the face; cure after three times daily.
Yet another prescription:
Mix sheep gallbladder, pig head meat, and powdered *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* (Xixin, 细辛); boil for three cycles, apply to the face, and wash with vinegar water at dawn.
Yet another prescription:
Powder equal parts of *Poria* (Fuling, 茯苓) and *Alumen Rubrum* (Baishizhi, 白石脂), mix with honey, apply, and remove three times daily.
Wen Zhong's prescription for treating melasma.
Remove the skin of apricot kernels (*Semen Armeniacae Amarum*, Xingren), pound into powder, mix with egg white (*Albumen Ovi Galli*), apply, leave overnight, then wipe off.
Yet another prescription:
Equal parts of peach blossoms (*Flos Persicae*, Taohua) and melon seeds (*Citrulli Semen*, Guazi), pound and apply to the face.
Yet another prescription:
Powdered *Poria* (Fuling, 茯苓) mixed with honey, applied to the face.
The *Beiji Qianjin Yaofang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies) treats melasma.
One chicken egg (remove yolk) Cinnabar powder (Liangsha, 1 liang)
Take these two ingredients, place the cinnabar powder inside the egg, seal tightly, and incubate with a hen until the chick hatches. Take the contents and apply to the face; the discoloration will vanish immediately.
Yet another prescription:
On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, take hornet nests (*Nidus Vespae*, Lufengfang) and soak them in lacquer cups. Extract the juice, filter and squeeze it twice, then mix with lead carbonate (Hufen, 胡粉) for application.
Another prescription for removing melasma.
Ash from mulberry branches Ash from mugwort (*Herba Artemisiae Argyi*, Aihui) (3 sheng each)
Take these two ingredients, leach with three sheng of water, repeat leaching three times. Place colored silk cloth in the liquid and boil until it can be formed into pills. Apply to the melasma; the lesion will slough off. Then apply ointment to completely eliminate scars, which is excellent.
The *Duanju Fang* (Short Treatise Formulas) treats facial melasma, eliminates scars, and removes dark spots.
Radix of Shepherd's Purse (*Herba Capsellae Bursa-Pastoris*, Jiqing, 2 fen) Cinnamon heart (*Cortex Cinnamomi*, Guixin, 1 fen)
Pound and sieve these two ingredients. Take one fangcunbi (a measure of volume) with vinegar water once daily. Stop when the spot falls off, then take Gardenia Powder (*Fructus Gardeniae*, Zhizi San) to cure. (Treats facial melasma as per *Qianjin Fang*).
The *Qianjin Fang* (Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) treats facial melasma, making the complexion bright, white, moist, and good, including hand care.
Two pork trotters (prepared for eating) One sheng of white rice (washed clean, boiled with five sheng of water until trotters are soft, clarified to obtain three sheng of clear broth) *Poria* (Fuling, 茯苓) *Phytolaccae Radix* (Shanglu, 商陆) (5 liang each) *Polygonati Rhizoma* (Weirui, 葳蕤) *Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix* (Gaoben, 藁本) *Angelicae Dahuricae Radix* (Baizhi, 白芷) (3 liang each)
Boil these six ingredients together with the pork trotter broth and one sheng of peach kernels (*Semen Persicae*, Taoren) to obtain two sheng. Remove dregs, store in a white porcelain vessel. Add one liang each of *Nardostachyos Radix* (Gansong, 甘松) and *Lingzhi Fragrant Plant* (Linglingxiang, 零陵香), wrap in cotton, soak, and apply.
Another bath bean prescription.
Five dried pig pancreases *Poria* (Fuling, 茯苓) *Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix* (Gaoben, 藁本) *Angelicae Dahuricae Radix* (Baizhi, 白芷) (4 liang each) *Nardostachyos Radix* (Gansong, 甘松) *Lingzhi Fragrant Plant* (Linglingxiang, 零 Lingxiang, 零陵香) (3 liang each) White *Phytolaccae Radix* (Shanglu, 商陆) (5 liang) Soybeans (powdered, 2 sheng, sifted through silk) Ash (1 dou, refined by fire)
Pound and sieve these nine ingredients, mix well, and store. Gradually take the liquid from the previous porcelain jar, mix with the powder to wash hands and face. Wash thoroughly with warm vinegar water, then rinse with water as usual. Prepare in August and September, store in a cool place. Do not use after March; it is miraculous.
Another facial beauty prescription.
Agarwood (*Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum*, Chenxiang) Realgar (*Realgar*, Shuanghuang) Frankincense (*Resina Olibani*, Xunluxiang) Orpiment (*Orpiment*, Cihuang) Hawk feces (3 fen each) Clove (*Flos Caryophylli*, Dingxiang) (1 fen, powdered) Mercury (*Hydrargyrum*, Shuiyin) (1 liang) Jade fragments (Yuxie, 玉屑) (3 fen)
Grind these eight ingredients into powder, mix with honey, and apply.
Another internal and external treatment for facial melasma.
Grind refined pine resin (*Resina Pini*, Songzhi) into powder. Take two he with warm wine, three times daily. After consuming two sheng, it will cure.
Yet another prescription:
*Angelicae Dahuricae Radix* (Baizhi, 白芷) White beeswax (*Cera Alba*, Bala) (8 liang each) *Bai Fu Zi* (Baifuzi, 白附子) *Magnoliae Flos* (Xinyi, 辛夷) Aconite (*Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata*, Wutou, processed) Saposhnikovia Root (*Radix Saposhnikoviae*, Fangfeng) *Vetiveria Radix* (Huoxiang, 藿香) *Phytolaccae Radix* (Shanglu, 商陆) (2 fen each) *Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix* (Gaoben, 藁本) Pig lard (Zhi, 脂) (5 he) Sesame oil (Mayou, 麻油) (2 he)
Finely chop these sixteen ingredients, soak in vinegar overnight. Fry in various fats and oils until the angelica turns yellow and the ointment is ready. Wash face with soap pod soup, then apply. Three times daily until cured.
Another prescription for treating facial melasma.
Alum (*Alumen*, Bai Fan) (burned until juice is gone) Sulfur (*Sulfur*, Huangliu) *Bai Fu Zi* (Baifuzi, 白附子) (1 fen each)
Pound and sieve these three ingredients. Soak in one cup of vinegar overnight. Wash face cleanly at night, apply, avoid wind exposure. The face will become white as snow. (Same as *Yi*).
Yet another prescription:
Three eggs Clove (*Flos Caryophylli*, Dingxiang) (1 liang) Vinegar (1 sheng)
Soak these three ingredients for seven days. Take egg whites, grind with clove and lead carbonate (Hufen, 胡粉) (1 liang), mix to wash face. Apply medicine at night; very effective.
Yet another prescription:
Antelope gallbladder Ox gallbladder
Boil these two ingredients in two sheng of vinegar for three cycles. Apply to cure.
The *Qianjin Yifang* (Supplement to Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) facial medicine treats melasma, scrofula, and skin cracking/fissures.
Saposhnikovia Root (*Radix Sapothnikoviae*, Fangfeng) *Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix* (Gaoben, 藁本) *Magnoliae Flos* (Xinyi, 辛夷) Peony Root (*Radix Paeoniae Alba*, Shaoyao) *Phytolaccae Radix* (Shanglu, 商陆) *Angelicae Dahuricae Radix* (Baizhi, 白芷) Achyranthes Root (*Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae*, Niuxi) Angelica Root (*Radix Angelicae Sinensis*, Danggui) *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* (Xixin, 细辛) Lead monoxide (*Litharge*, Mituoseng) Ligusticum Rhizome (*Rhizoma Chuanxiong*, Xiong) *Angelicae Pubescentis Radix* (Duhuo) *Polygonati Rhi-zoma* (Weirui) Magnolia Bark (*Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis*, Mulanpi) *Lingzhi Fragrant Plant* (Linglingxiang, 零陵香) Clove (*Flos Caryophylli*, Dingxiang) Musk (*Moschus*, Shexiang) Pearl (Zhenzhu, 真珠) (1 liang each) Prunus seed kernel (*Semen Pruni Armeniacae*, Renxing) Apricot kernel (*Semen Armeniacae Amarum*, Xingren) (2 liang, peeled) December pig fat (Zhi, 脂) (3 sheng, refined) Vegetable oil (You, 油) (1 sheng) Muntjac or deer brain (Zhanglu Nao, 獐鹿脑) (one each, substitute with sheep brain if unavailable) Cow marrow (Niu Sui, 牛髓) (5 sheng)
First, soak the above twenty-five ingredients in brain marrow, chewing/crushing them like wheat or beans. Then fry in the brain marrow fat/oil, lifting and lowering three times. Strain through cotton to remove dregs. Add musk and pearl powder, grind and stir for a thousand times. When solidified, apply to the face. (Note: *Qianjin Yifang* states twenty-nine ingredients, but counting versions yields only twenty-five. "Above Ligustici" implies there may be three other ingredients besides Vetiveria).
The *Bixiao Fang* (Effective Prescriptions) treats melasma to make the face white and lustrous, Baifuzi Ointment Prescription.
*Bai Fu Zi* (Baifuzi, 白附子) *Aucklandiae Radix* (Qingmuxiang, 青木香) Clove (*Flos Caryophylli*, Dingxiang) (1 liang each) *Phytolaccae Radix* (Shanglu, 商陆) (1 liang) *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* (Xixin, 细辛) (3 liang) Butter/Suet (Su, 酥) (half sheng) Sheep fat (Yang Zhi, 羊脂)
Soak these nine ingredients in three sheng of wine overnight. Boil to obtain one sheng, remove dregs, add butter/suet, boil down to one sheng of ointment. Apply at night, wash with warm water in the morning. Avoid strong wind and sun to cure.