From ancient times to Ching Dynasty, we studied the causes and oriental prescriptions of purpura for 23 oriental medical records. The results were obtained as follows ; 1. Purpura is a disease that raises the purplish speckle or speckle mass on the skin by blood overflowing between flesh and skin and belongs to speckle occurrence(Balban, 發斑) or blood symptom(Hyeoljeong, 血證). 2. At ancient times, purpura named Balban(發斑), Banjin(斑疹), Yin-yang dok(陰陽毒), Podoyeok(葡萄疫) and Bansa etc. 3. In oriental carse of purpura, Insufficient symptoms are gastric energy insufficiency and groundless frame, and Sufficient symptoms are heat-evil in stomach, blood heat, season's improper energy, yin-evil height and wind-heat with phlegm. 4. At oriental prescriptions on purpura, Insufficient symptom used Hwabantang(化斑湯) mostly, the next Hyunsam-seugmatang(玄蔘升麻湯), Jojungtang(調中湯), Seogakcheongdaeeum(犀角靑黛飮), Heuknowhan(黑奴丸) and Sufficient symptom used Jojungikgitang(調中益氣湯), Wibitang(胃脾湯), Daegeonjungtang(大建中湯), Hwanggi-geonjungtang etc. much. 5. The medicines for external use for purpura were Mil(蜜), Seungma(升麻t), Mangcho-jeodamjeup(芒硝猪膽汁), Geongal(乾葛), Seontae(蟬退), Chongbaek and Gangjeup(薑汁) etc., pregnant woman used jeongjeoni(井底泥). 6. The order of medicines were Seungma(升麻), Hwanggi, Insam(人蔘), Seokgo(石膏), Seogak(犀角), Hyunsam(玄蔘) and Chija(梔子) ect.