象皮具有止血生肌、敛疮之功能,是中医疮疡外科常用药之一。由于其质地坚韧,原药材难以同其它药共同配制。为此常需要“先置火上烤软,再切成小块,或是在水中浸泡,捞起润之,再切成小块。然后再将小块象皮用滑石粉炒酥,粉碎成细末”(详 The elephant skin has the function of hemostasis, muscle healing and sore accretion, and is one of the commonly used drugs for sore surgical treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. Due to its tough texture, it is difficult to prepare the original herbs together with other drugs. To this end, it is often necessary to “fire on soft and then cut into small pieces, or soak it in water, scoop it up, and then cut it into small pieces. Then stir the small pieces of elephant skin with talcum powder and crush into “Detailed” (Detailed