Translation of Pien Tze Huang, an Intangible Cultural Heritage "Magic Medicine"国药片仔癀

Pien Tze Huang is a national-level intangible cultural heritage of China with a history of nearly 500 years, dating back to the late Ming Dynasty. Its name, "Pien Tze Huang", means "one piece can reduce 'huang'". In traditional Chinese medicine, "huang" refers to symptoms like heat-toxin swelling and pain, directly reflecting its efficacy.
This Chinese patent medicine is made from precious ingredients such as bezoar, musk, notoginseng, and snake gallbladder, refined using traditional techniques, whose production skills are listed in the intangible cultural heritage. It is effective in clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and resolving stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Traditionally used to treat acute and chronic viral hepatitis, carbuncles, boils and other conditions caused by heat-toxin and blood stasis, it now also gains attention for its health-preserving value.