Herb

Du nou xiang (an aromatic resin)

笃耨香du nou xiang
1 source

Recorded, in a compounded face wash, for facial blemishes and dark spots.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十四·香木·笃耨香·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主面黧䵟，同白附子、冬瓜子、白及、石榴皮等分为末，酒浸三日洗面后傅之，久则面莹如玉。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·笃耨香·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十四·香木·笃耨香·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.