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(Attached: Ru Yan [Breast Cancer], Chang Yong [Intestinal Abscess], Nang Yong [Scrotal Abscess])

Diseases of the breast are governed by the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. The nipples belong to the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Mothers who are breastfeeding, if they fail to maintain proper care, may cause their milk to become turbid and stagnant. Combined with injury from anger, leading to Qi stagnation and condensation, abscess toxins form. Additionally, those injured by melancholy damaging the Liver, excessive worry damaging the Spleen, harboring obsessive thoughts in the heart, or having unfulfilled desires, may suffer from meridian obstruction and涩滞 (stagnation), causing nodules to aggregate and form lumps. Initially the size of a bean, gradually growing to the size of a chess piece. Over half a year to one year, or even two or three years, without pain or itching, they slowly enlarge. Only then does pain begin; once painful, it becomes intractable. Later, swelling resembles piled millet grains, or inverted millet, with a dark and foul complexion, gradually ulcerating. Deep lesions resemble rock caves, while protruding ones look like lotus flowers floating on water. Pain radiates to the heart, bleeding emits a foul odor. At this stage, the Five Zang Organs are all exhausted, and the Four Elements (the body) cannot be saved. This is named Ru Yan [Breast Cancer]. For anyone contracting this condition, not one in a hundred survives. Treatment should focus on clearing the Liver and resolving depression, benefiting Qi and nourishing Blood and Spirit. Patients must cultivate mental clarity and rest quietly, free from worries and hindrances. Through medicinal regulation, life can only be prolonged for a few years.

The pulse of Ru Yong [Mastitis] is often wiry and tight. A wiry and rapid pulse indicates constrained Fire; a wiry and slippery pulse indicates constrained Phlegm.

Niubangzi Tang (Burdock Seed Decoction): Treats Ru Yong [Mastitis] with induration and swelling, accompanied by severe pain. Administration of this formula causes immediate resolution.
Ingredients: Fructus Arctii (Niubangzi), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Chenpi), Fructus Gardeniae (Shanzhi), Flos Lonicerae Japonicae (Jinyinhua), Semen Trichosanthis (Gualou Ren), Radix Trichosanthis (Tianhuafen), Cortex Scutellariae (Huangqin), Fructus Aurantii (Qingpi) (each 1.2 qian); Fructus Forsythiae (Lianqiao), Radix Bupleuri (Chaihu) (each 1 qian); Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (Gancao) (0.3 qian). Decoct in water. Before taking, add one cup of wine and consume together.

Xiaoyong Sandu Yin (Abscess-Resolving and Toxin-Dispelling Drink): Treats Ru Yong [Mastitis] with aversion to cold, fever, swelling, and pain. Administration leads to immediate elimination of symptoms.
Ingredients: Fructus Aurantii (Qingpi), Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii (Zhe Beimu), Radix Trichosanthis (Tianhuafen) (each 2 qian); Herba Taraxaci (Gongying) (one handful of the variety with yellow flowers, known as Man Di Jin Qian, crushed for juice); Fructus Forsythiae (Lianqiao), Cornu Cervi Deglutitum (Lu Jiao Xie), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui) (each 1.5 qian). Decoct in equal parts water and wine, one cup each.

Feilong Duoming Dan (Flying Dragon Snatching Life Pill): Treats all cases of Ru Yong [Mastitis], whether formed or unformed. (Formula see in Yong Ju Men [Abscess and Carbuncle Section]).

Sanzhong Tang (Swelling-Dispersing Decoction): Treats Ru Yong [Mastitis] before suppuration occurs; one dose causes immediate resolution. Apply Taiyi Shenyin Gao externally. (Formula see in Yong Ju Men [Abscess and Carbuncle Section]).
Ingredients: Fructus Aurantii (Qingpi), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) (each 2 qian); Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (Ganjie), Semen Trichosanthis (Gualou Zi), Resina Myrrhae (Moyao), Herba Taraxaci (Gongying - i.e., Man Di Jin Qian), Flos Lonicerae Japonicae (Jinyinhua), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Dangwei) (each 1.5 qian); Folium Citri Reticulatae Viride (Qingjuye) (20 leaves). Decoct in equal parts water and wine, one cup each.