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外用·赋形药 · Excipient / topical

Beeswax fēng là · 蜂蜡

Apis cerana / Apis mellifera (beeswax)

Nature and flavour. Sweet, neutral; Lung, Stomach and Large Intestine systems.

A wax used mainly as an excipient to bind pills and as a base for topical plasters; in the traditional materia medica it is also placed with astringent, wound-soothing uses.

性味归经。甘,平;归肺、胃、大肠经。

主要作丸剂赋形与膏药基质;传统亦归收涩、生肌敛疮之品。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Food-grade when from clean hives; not meant to be eaten in quantity. Topical use is generally low-risk; oral large amounts can cause gut blockage. As with honey, keep any form that could harbour spores away from infants.

洁净蜂巢所出可作食品级,不宜大量吞服。外用风险低;口服过多可致肠阻塞。与蜂蜜同理,任何可能带菌形态均勿给婴儿。

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