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银朱主破积滞劫痰涎散结胸疗疥癣恶疮杀虫及虱功同粉霜（本草纲目）【名】猩红 紫
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之○（多能鄙事方）治汤火灼伤银朱研细菜油调敷二次愈○（普济方）治鱼脐疔疮四面赤中
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银朱水和丸每服一丸温酒下名走马丹【合治】（心鉴方）治小儿内钓多啼银朱五分乳香煨蒜
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一钱为末研丸黍米大半岁五丸薄荷汤下○（唐瑶经验方）治男女阴毒银朱轻粉各一钱用五日
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海螵蛸末等分吹之取涎○又方治疮疽发背银朱白矾等分煎汤温洗却用桑柴火远远炙之日三次
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一两为末化摊纸上贴之○（简便方）治血风 疮生脚股上乃湿毒成风也黄蜡一两溶化入银朱
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银朱主治破除积滞、劫除痰涎、消散结胸、治疗疥癣恶疮、杀虫及虱子，其功效与粉霜相同（出自《本草纲目》）。【名称】猩红、紫粉、霜。（李时珍说）古人称水银从丹砂中熔化出来又还原为朱砂的，就是这种东西，名字也由此而来。（味道）辛。（性质）温。（炮制方法）（胡演《丹药秘诀》记载）炼制银朱需用石亭脂二斤，在新锅中熔化，随后加入水银一斤，炒制成青砂头，继续炒至不见星点，研成粉末，装入罐中，用石板盖住，以铁线捆紧，用盐泥密封加固，用大火煅烧，待冷却后取出，贴在罐壁上的称为银朱，贴在罐口的称为丹砂。现在的人多用水银一斤，烧制出上好的水花朱十四两八分，次等朱三两五钱。
【治疗】（《李楼怪症方》）治疗火焰丹毒，用银朱调和鸡蛋清涂抹患处。（《多能鄙事方》）治疗汤火灼伤，将银朱研细，用菜油调敷，两次即可痊愈。（《普济方》）治疗鱼脐疔疮，四周发红中央发黑，用银朱和水做成丸药，每次服用一丸，温酒送下，名为走马丹。
【配合治疗】（《心鉴方》）治疗小儿内钓、多啼哭，取银朱五分、乳香（煨）、蒜各一钱，研末，制成黍米大小的丸药，半岁大的婴儿服五丸，薄荷汤送下。（《唐瑶经验方》）治疗男女阴毒，取银朱、轻粉各一钱，用一枚放置五天的独头蒜捣烂混合，做成饼状贴在手心，男性贴左手，女性贴右手，用手合定，放在阴部下方，片刻间气回汗出即愈，只要口中微有气息就能救活。（曾世荣《活幼全书》记载）痰气结胸鹤顶丹，不论阴阳虚实，炒过后用于陷胸、泻心等方剂，药用银朱半两、明矾一两，一同碾碎，用熨斗盛火，瓦盏盛药熔化，迅速刮下搓成丸药，每次服用一钱，加真茶和少许姜汁服用，心上隐隐有声，结胸自然消散，不伤脏腑，不损真气，这是因为明矾化痰、银朱破积的缘故。（《普济方》）治疗水肿病且大便通畅者，取银朱半两、硫黄四两，研末，用面糊做成梧桐子大小的丸药，每次饮服三十丸。另一方治疗杨梅毒疮，取银朱、官香等分研末，用纸卷成捻点燃，置于桶中，用鼻子吸入烟雾，一天一次，七天痊愈。又一法：银朱二钱、孩儿茶一钱、龙挂香一钱、皂角子一钱，研末，按上述方法使用。又一法：银朱、轻粉各一钱，黄蜡、清油各一两，化开混合收存，用油纸摊开贴于疮痂上，疮痂自脱。（《急救方》）治疗咽喉疼痛，将银朱、海螵蛸研成等分粉末吹入喉中，以引出痰涎。又一法治疗疮疽发背，银朱、白矾等分煎汤温洗，然后用桑柴火远远地熏烤，每天三次，非常有效。（《纂要奇方》）治疗筋骨疼痛，取猩红三钱、枯矾四钱，研末，做成三根纸捻，每天早晨取一根蘸油点火熏脐，覆盖身体卧倒以取汗。（《应急良方》）治疗日久顽疮不收敛者，取银朱一钱、千年地下锻石五分、松香五钱、香油一两，研末化开后摊在纸上贴敷。（《简便方》）治疗血风疮，生于大腿上，这是湿毒成风所致，取黄蜡一两溶化，加入银朱一两，搅拌摊在纸上，刺孔后贴敷。（《集元方》）治疗黄水湿疮，用银朱和盐梅一起捣烂敷之。（《医方摘要》记载）癣疮有虫，用银朱、牛骨髓、桐油调匀搽涂。（《积德堂方》）治疗头上生虱，用银朱浸泡醋，每天梳头。又一法：包银朱的纸用碗扣住烧之，用茶水清洗烟纸揉搓包头，一夜到早上虱子全部死亡。又一法：银朱、枯矾、苍术、苦参等分为末，掺入发内梳洗数次。
【禁忌】银朱是由硫黄与水银升炼而成，其性燥烈，也能导致牙龈腐烂、筋脉拘挛，其功过与轻粉相同。如今厨师往往用它来染色供饮食食用，应当禁用。【伪品】真正的银朱称为水华朱，现在的人多用黄丹及矾红掺杂其中，颜色黄暗，应当辨别。
Toxic.
Yinzhu (Cinnabar, prepared) is indicated for breaking up stagnation and accumulation, expelling phlegm, dissipating chest bind (Jie Xiong), treating tinea and malignant sores, killing parasites and lice. Its efficacy is similar to that of Fenshuang (Lead Oxide Powder) (from *Bencao Gangmu*). [Names] Xinghong (Scarlet Red), Zifen (Purple Powder), Shuang (Frost). (Li Shizhen stated) The ancients referred to mercury that melts from Cinnabar and returns to being red cinnabar as this substance; its name derives from this process. [Taste] Acrid. [Nature] Warm. [Processing] (According to Hu Yan's *Dan Yao Mi Jue*) To refine Yinzhu, use two jin of Shitingzhi (Styphnolobium japonicum gum resin), melt it in a new pot, then add one jin of Mercury, stir-fry until it forms "Qingshatou" (Green Sand Head), continue frying until no star-like spots are visible, grind into powder, store in a jar, cover with a stone slab, bind tightly with iron wire, seal firmly with salt mud, and calcine over high fire. After cooling, remove the residue: the part adhering to the jar wall is Yinzhu, while the part at the mouth of the jar is Dansha (Realgar/Cinnabar mixture). Nowadays, people often use one jin of Mercury to produce fourteen liang eight fen of high-quality Shuihuazhu (Water Flower Cinnabar) and three liang five qian of secondary Zhu.
[Indications] (*Li Lou Guai Zheng Fang*) Treats Huoyan Dandu (Flame Erysipelas): Mix Yinzhu with egg white and apply. (*Duo Neng Bi Shi Fang*) Treats scalds and burns: Grind Yinzhu finely, mix with rapeseed oil, and apply twice for cure. (*Pu Ji Fang*) Treats Yuqi Ding Chuang (Fish-umbilical Carbuncle), characterized by redness around the perimeter and blackness in the center: Mix Yinzhu with water to form pills, take one pill per dose with warm wine; named Zouma Dan (Running Horse Pill).
[Combined Therapies] (*Xin Jian Fang*) Treats pediatric Neidiao (Internal Hooking) with excessive crying: Take 5 fen of Yinzhu, 1 qian of roasted Ruxiang (Frankincense), and 1 qian of garlic. Grind into powder, form pills the size of millet seeds. For infants half a year old, administer 5 pills with mint decoction. (*Tang Yao Jing Yan Fang*) Treats Yin Du (Yin Toxin) in men and women: Take 1 qian of Yinzhu and 1 qian of Qingfen (Calomel). Mash one bulb of garlic aged five days, mix with the powders to form a cake. Apply to the palm (left hand for males, right for females), hold hands together, and place below the genitals. When qi returns and sweat appears, the condition resolves; survival is possible if there is slight breath in the mouth. (Zeng Shirong's *Huo You Quan Shu* states) Regarding Tanqi Jie Xiong (Phlegm-Qi Chest Bind) using Hedding Dan: Regardless of yin/yang or deficiency/excess, after calcination, it is used in formulas like Xie Xin Tang. Use 0.5 liang of Yinzhu and 1 liang of Mingfan (Alum), grind together. Melt the medicine in a tile cup over a heated ironing board, scrape off quickly, and roll into pills. Take 1 qian per dose with real tea and a little ginger juice. If a faint sound is heard in the heart region, the chest bind dissipates without damaging the viscera or depleting true qi. This is because Mingfan transforms phlegm and Yinzhu breaks up accumulation. (*Pu Ji Fang*) Treats Edema with normal bowel movements: Take 0.5 liang of Yinzhu and 4 liang of Liuhuang (Sulfur), grind into powder, make pills with wheat paste the size of wutong seeds. Take 30 pills with drink. Another formula for Yangmei Duchuang (Syphilis Chancre): Mix equal parts of Yinzhu and Guanxiang (Agarwood) into powder, roll into paper incense sticks, burn in a bucket, inhale the smoke once daily for seven days. Another method: 2 qian of Yinzhu, 1 qian of Haiertcha (Camellia seed tea), 1 qian of Longguaxiang (Dragon's Gourd Fragrance), 1 qian of Zaojiaozi (Gleditsia sinensis fruit seed), grind into powder, use as above. Another method: 1 qian each of Yinzhu and Qingfen, 1 liang each of Huangla (Yellow Beeswax) and Qingyou (Clarified Oil). Melt and mix, store. Spread on oiled paper and apply to crusts; crusts will fall off naturally. (*Ji Jiu Fang*) Treats sore throat: Blow equal parts of Yinzhu and Haipiaoxiao (Cuttlebone) powder into the throat to induce salivation/phlegm discharge. Another method for Jiangju Fabei (Carbuncle and Back Abscess): Boil equal parts of Yinzhu and Baifan (White Alum) for washing, then fumigate from a distance with mulberry wood fire, three times daily; highly effective. (*Zuan Yao Qi Fang*) Treats bone and tendon pain: 3 qian of Xinghong, 4 qian of Kufan (Burnt Alum), grind into powder, make three paper incense sticks. Each morning, light one stick dipped in oil to fumigate the navel, cover the body, and lie down to induce sweating. (*Ying Ji Liang Fang*) Treats chronic stubborn sores that do not heal: 1 qian of Yinzhu, 5 fen of Qiannian Dixia Duanshi (Ancient Underground Calcined Stone), 5 qian of Songxiang (Pine Rosin), 1 liang of Xiangyou (Sesame Oil). Grind, melt, spread on paper, and apply. (*Jian Bian Fang*) Treats Xuefeng Chuang (Blood Wind Sore) on the thighs, caused by damp-toxin turning into wind: Melt 1 liang of Huangla, add 1 liang of Yinzhu, stir and spread on paper, prick holes, and apply. (*Ji Yuan Fang*) Treats Huangshui Shichuang (Yellow Water Damp Sore): Mash Yinzhu and Yanmei (Salted Plum) together and apply. (*Yi Fang Miao Yao* states) For tinea with parasites: Mix Yinzhu, Niu Gu Suo (Ox Marrow), and Tongyou (Walnut Oil) and apply. (*Ji De Tang Fang*) Treats head lice: Soak Yinzhu in vinegar and comb hair daily. Another method: Burn Yinzhu-wrapped paper under a bowl, collect the soot/paper residue, rub onto the head with tea rinse; lice die overnight. Another method: Equal parts of Yinzhu, Kufan, Cangzhu (Atractylodes lancea), and Kushen (Sophora flavescens) ground into powder, sprinkle into hair and comb/wash several times.
[Contraindications] Yinzhu is refined from Sulfur and Mercury; its nature is dry and fierce, capable of causing gingival rot and tendon contraction. Its merits and faults are similar to those of Qingfen. Nowadays, cooks often use it for coloring food; it should be strictly prohibited. [Adulterants] Genuine Yinzhu is called Shuihuazhu. Nowadays, people often adulterate it with Huangdan (Minium) and Fanhong (Alum Red); the color becomes dull yellow. Discrimination is necessary.