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Treats carbuncles and sores (Yongju), back abscesses (Fabei), eyebrow abscesses, mustache/beard abscesses, brain abscesses, and breast abscesses in women. It alleviates pain and eliminates toxins.
Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (half tael), Moyao (Olibanum) (one fen), Gualou (Fructus Trichosanthis) (one fruit, peeled).
Crush the above ingredients into a powder. Boil with three sheng of unadulterated wine until reduced to one sheng, remove the dregs, and drink the entire amount according to tolerance. Efficacy is indicated by the discharge of pus or yellow fluid.

Treats all types of malignant nodules (Ehe), scrofula (Luoli), carbuncles, and malignant swellings.
Qingmuxiang (Linderae Radix, i.e., imported Muxiang), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Xunmuxiang (i.e., Rushiang/Dingxiang? Note: Text says Xunmuxiang is Rushiang, likely referring to RuXiang/Olibanum contextually or a specific variant, but standard text implies Olibanum/RuXiang here based on "RuXiang" parenthetical), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Shexiang (Moschus), Shengma (Bupleuri Radix), Sangsheng Jisheng (Taxilli Herba), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix).
Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Shegan (Belamcandae Rhizoma), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis) (each two liang), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, steamed, three liang).
Crush the above ingredients into a powder. For each dose, take four qian, add two zhan of water, boil until more than one zhan remains, remove the dregs, and obtain eight li of clear liquid. Take hot on an empty stomach. If there is no bowel movement after half a day, administer again. The goal is to evacuate malignant substances from the body. It is safe to take before granulation tissue forms, as it reduces heat and toxin qi. This formula originally included Zhuli (Bamboo Sap) and Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas), but these were omitted due to difficulties in precise measurement for some users; knowledgeable practitioners should adjust accordingly.

Treats carbuncles and back abscesses, erysipelas (Dan) and foul flesh, epidemic heat toxins causing redness and swelling, and red eyes with sores.
Loulu (Euphorbiae Humifusae Radix), Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, nodes removed), Baiwei (Cleomidis Radix), Zhiqiao (Aurantii Fructus Pericarpium, bran-fried), Shengma (Bupleuri Radix), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, honey-fried, each two liang).
Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, three liang, steamed).
Crush the above ingredients into a powder. For each dose, take four qian, add two zhan of water, decoct until seven-tenths remain, and take hot on an empty stomach. The goal is rapid and smooth bowel evacuation. This formula originally included Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas), which may be omitted; instead, increase Dahuang to five liang.

Highly effective for treating carbuncles and toxic swellings.
Rendongcao (Lonicerae Japonicae Herba, tender shoots, one handful), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, eight qian, honey-fried and crushed).
Grind together, add one and a half sheng of wine, seal in a clay pot, boil, remove dregs, and take warm. Apply the remaining dregs topically to the swollen area. Alternatively, use forty-nine leaves of Mulianye (Magnoliae Flos/Leaf? Context suggests Magnolia or similar aromatic leaf, often associated with Mu Lian), rub off the hairs, grind finely, and take warm with wine. Its efficacy is comparable to Rendongcao. Another option is Longlin Bili (Fici Heterophyllae Caulis), one handful, finely ground, mixed with wine juice, and taken warm. It also evacuates malignant substances and removes the root cause.