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Black moles appear on the face like mottled mold spots; small ones resemble millet seeds, while larger ones are round like beans. This condition arises from blood in the *Sunluo* (terminal capillaries) being bound and condensed by Yang Qi. It is cured by pricking them open and applying *Shuijing Gao* (Crystal Paste).

[Note] This lesion occurs on the face, resembling mold spots. Small ones are like millet seeds, large ones like beans, protruding slightly above the skin level. Some are present since childhood, others appear in middle age. The etiology involves blood stagnation in the *Sunluo* within the *Wei Fen* (Defensive Level), where Yang Qi binds and condenses. The appropriate treatment is to prick the lesion with a thread needle and apply *Shuijing Gao*. After three to four days, a scab forms, and the mole falls off naturally. Apply *Beiye Gao* (Banyan Leaf Paste) afterwards, and avoid soy sauce and vinegar. Upon healing, no scar remains.

Black Mole Diagram

**Shuijing Gao (Crystal Paste)**
Take *Kuangzi* (Arsenic Ore) and *Duanshi* (Calcined Alum), dissolve in water, and collect five qian of powder. Use half a teacup of strong saline water to soak the *Duanshi* powder, with the saline water level two finger-widths above the powder. Sprinkle fifty grains of glutinous rice onto the ash/powder. If the saline water seeps down, add more gradually. Soak for one day and one night (two days and one night in winter). Remove the rice, pound it into a paste. Apply a small amount to the mole; do not use too much to avoid damaging healthy tissue.

[Prescription Verse] *Shuijing Gao* can remove black moles, saline water soaks the ash with glutinous rice; after one day and night the rice turns red, removed and pounded into paste, its efficacy is unparalleled.
*Beiye Gao* (See Ulcer Section)

Dark spots resembling dust or long-soot stains originate from worry, thought, and depression. They vary in size from lotus seeds to adzuki beans; prolonged washing with *Yurong San* (Jade Beauty Powder) will naturally flatten them.

[Note] This condition is also known as *Lihhei Ban* (Dark Melasma). Initially, the color resembles dirt; over time, it becomes black like coal, dry, dull, and lusterless. Sizes vary: small ones like millet grains or adzuki beans, large ones like lotus seeds or euryale seeds. Shapes may be elongated, oblique, or round, lying flat with the skin. The cause is worry and depression leading to weak blood that fails to nourish, combined with fire-dryness stagnation manifesting on the face. It is common in women. The recommended treatment is washing with *Yurong San* morning and evening, often rubbing with fine jade. With persistent use, it gradually fades and heals. Avoid worry and overexertion; refrain from foods that generate internal heat.

**Yurong San (Jade Beauty Powder)**
*Bai Qianniu* (White Morning Glory Seed), *Tuanfen* (Rice Flour), *Bailian* (Belamcanda Rhizome), *Baixixin* (White Asarum), *Gansong* (Nardostachys Root), *Baige Fen* (White Pigeon Droppings), *Baiji* (Bletilla Rhizome), *Balianrui* (White Lotus Stamen), *Baizhi* (Angelica Dahurica Root), *Baizhu* (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), *Baijiangcan* (White Silkworm), *Baifuling* (Poria) (each 1 liang); *Jingjie* (Schizonepeta Spike), *Duhuo* (Angelica Pubescens Root), *Qianghuo* (Notopterygium Rhizome) (each 5 qian); *Baifuzi* (Typhonium Rhizome), *Ying Tiao Bai* (Eagle Strip White - likely a specific preparation of eagle-related ingredient or typo for another white herb, kept as transliteration), *Baibiandou* (White Hyacinth Bean) (each 1 liang); *Fangfeng* (Saposhnikovia Root) (5 qian); *Baidingxiang* (White Civet Musk) (1 liang).
Grind all ingredients into powder. Take a small amount, place in the palm, mix with water to form a thick paste, rub onto the face vigorously. After some time, wash off with water. Apply twice daily, morning and evening.

[Prescription Verse] *Yurong San* removes dark melasma, with Qianniu, Tuanfen, Bailian, Baixixin; Gansong, Baige Fen, and Lianrui; Baizhi, Baizhu, Baijiangcan, Baifuling; Jingjie, Duhuo, Qianghuo, Baifuzi; Ying Tiao Bai, Baibiandou, Fangfeng; Baodingxiang ground together into powder, wash face morning and evening to remove spots and restore beauty.