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Treating scrofula (lymphatic tuberculosis), whether ulcerated or not, this preparation can be applied as a patch.
Helix Aspersa (Snail) (Any quantity, string with bamboo thread, dry on tiles, calcined to retain efficacy but charred).
Grind the above into powder, add a small amount of Calomel (Mercurous Chloride), mix with Pig Marrow, and apply onto paper flowers sized according to the lesion. Another method: take seven Helix Aspersa with shells, extract the fresh meat, place seven cloves into the seven empty shells, calcine to retain efficacy but char them, then grind together with the meat into a paste, and apply using paper flowers.

Treats men and women of all ages suffering from disharmony of internal organs' Qi, caused by worry, anger, fear, and fright; various Qi depressions leading to the aggregation of scrofula, stagnating in the neck and axilla; as well as external injuries from wind-cold, dryness-dampness, improper diet, or various toxins, forming various fistulas, accompanied by chills and fever, spreading throughout the neck and axilla. Regardless of duration, it is indicated for all such conditions.
Ecliptae Fructus (Han Lian Zi), Forsythiae Fructum (Lian Qiao Zi), Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Wei Ling Xian - *Note: Standard WHO term for Wei Ling Xian is Saposhnikoviae Radix*), Polygoni Multiflori Radix (He Shou Wu), Viticis Fructus (Man Jing Zi), Sparganii Rhizoma (San Leng) (soaked in vinegar until wet, wrapped in paper and roasted), Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chi Shao Yao) (each 1 liang).
Costi Radix (Mu Xiang) (2 liang), Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus (Da Zao Jiao) (3 tings, scraped of skin, fried with butter; if no butter, fry with mutton fat).
Grind the above into powder, use paste as a binder to make pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 to 50 pills with Jian tea decoction, three times daily; reduce dosage for children, taken after meals.

Blood and Qi stagnation causing goiter and tumors differs from carbuncles and sores in manifestation, but the etiology is the same. Goiters mostly attach to the shoulders and neck, while tumors form wherever Qi condenses. These conditions typically have a long history, gradually enlarging and lengthening. Those that are hard and immovable are named Stone Goiter (Shi Ying); those with unchanged skin color are named Flesh Goiter (Rou Ying); those with exposed and knotted tendons/vessels are named Tendon Goiter (Jin Ying); those with intersecting red vessels are named Blood Goiter (Xue Ying); those that fluctuate with sorrow and anger are named Qi Goiter (Qi Ying). None of these five types of goiter should be arbitrarily incised or ruptured; doing so causes pus and blood to gush out, often leading to premature death. There are six types of tumors: Bone Tumor, Lipoma (Fat Tumor), Flesh Tumor, Pus Tumor, Blood Tumor. They also should not be incised or ruptured. Flesh tumors are particularly untreatable; attempting treatment kills the patient. Only Lipomas (Fat Tumors) can be cured by incising and removing the fatty substance.

Treating Stone Goiter, Qi Goiter, Labor-induced Goiter, Earth Goiter, Worry Goiter, etc.
Sargassum Herba (Hai Zao) (washed), Gentiana Scabra Radix et Rhizoma (Long Dan), Concha Meretricis et Cyclinae (Hai Ge), Tetrapanacis Medulla (Tong Cao), Eckloniae Stipes (Kun Bu) (washed), Alumen (Fan Shi) (calcined), Usnea (Song Luo) (each 3 fen), Saccharomyces Granulum (Mai Qu) (4 fen), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Ban Xia).
Grind the above into powder. Take one cun bi (approx. 3-5g) with wine, three times daily. Avoid grass carp, pork, five pungent spices, raw vegetables, and various toxic foods. Improvement seen in ten days, cure in twenty days.