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Treatment for unnamed swelling and toxicity. Use 8 qian of Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), 5 qian of Astragali Membranacei Radix (Huangqi), 2 qian of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata (Feng Gancao), and 1 liang of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (Jinyinhua). Decoct with one bowl of water and one bowl of aged wine, combine and decoct. Take on an empty stomach.

Treatment for unnamed swelling and toxicity, carbuncles, and back abscesses, which will heal in three days. Use 3 qian each of Pangolin Scales (Chanshanjia, calcined and powdered), Astragali Membranacei Radix (Huangqi), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), and Rehmanniae Radix Recens (Shengdi). Decoct with three bowls of yellow wine or half yellow wine and half water until one bowl remains. Take orally. If the lesion is on the head or face, add 5 qian of Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong); if on the trunk, add 5 qian of Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong); if on both legs, add 5 qian of Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi); if on limbs, arms, hands, or feet, add 5 qian of Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi).

Treatment for all types of red, hot, swollen, and painful conditions, as well as various toxicities such as hemorrhoids and fistulas. Use 3 qian each of Beijing Ink (Jingmo), Bear Gallbladder (Xiongdan), Coptidis Rhizoma (Hulian), Camellia Seed Tea (Ercha), and Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang), along with 1 qian of Borneolum Syntheticum (Bingpian) and 5 qian of Moschus (Shexiang). Powder each of the above herbs separately. Extract juice from Pig's Bile (Zhudan) soaked with Ginger (Shengjiang) and Rheii Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang). Add a small amount of strong vinegar. Mix with the herbal powder to form tablets. When using, grind thickly with cold water, apply with a brush to the affected area, and it will heal immediately.

Treatment for carbuncles and swelling toxicity. Collect Hibiscus Mutabilis Leaves (Furongye) on the Double Yang Day (Chongyang Festival) and powder them. Collect Xanthium Strumarium (Canger) before the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival), burn until charred but retaining efficacy, and powder them. Mix equal parts. Blend with honey water and apply around the periphery of the swelling; the toxicity will naturally not spread.

Use 7 qian of Mulberry Wood Ash (Sangmuhui), 5 qian of Mineral Ash (Kuangzihui), 1 liang of Buckwheat Straw Ash (Qiaomaijiehui), and 1 liang of Solanum Melongena Ash (Qiaokehui). Place in a pot with five bowls of water, boil repeatedly ten times. Filter out the dregs using a cloth bag. Boil down with an iron spoon into a small cup. Store for use. If a swelling cannot break open, draw a cross shape on the top of the lesion with this medicine, and pus will emerge. For various large sores with hard cores or necrotic flesh that do not detach, wash with this medicinal water. It is especially effective for removing black moles and freckles on the face. Gengsheng notes: Although this method effectively promotes opening, it often causes excessive internal ulceration and destroys healthy tissue. It is better to wait until the pus is fully formed and then puncture it with a knife or needle. Regarding the use of this formula to wash necrotic flesh, the pain is unbearable; do not use it lightly.

(Also known as Hailong Powder) Use 1 fen each of Os Draconis (Longgu), Dracaenae Sangues (Xuexie), Minium Preparatum (Hongfenshuang), Frankincense (Ruxiang), Myrrha (Moyao), Sepiae Endoconcha (Haipiaoxiao), and Kaolinite (Chishizhi), along with 2 fen of Calcitum Puerilum (Nen Shigao). Powder the above herbs finely and apply externally for extreme efficacy. Generally, Shengji San (Regenerate Flesh Powder) must be compounded with Minium Preparatum (Hongfenshuang). To remove necrotic flesh, add 3 fen or 5 fen of Hongfenshuang per 1 liang of powder; to treat chancres and other ulcers, add 1 to 2 fen of Hongfenshuang per 1 liang of powder.