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Originating from Lung Heat. Some cases involve Damp-Heat, some involve Damp-Phlegm, some involve Blood Deficiency, some involve Qi Deficiency, and some involve Blood Stasis; they must not be treated as Wind diseases.

The formula is found in the section on Hongxiangjiao (Gout).
One prescription treats Qi Deficiency and flaccidity syndrome.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma).
Take on an empty stomach, decocted in water. Taking it with Buyin Wan (Nourishing Yin Pills) is especially good.
Another prescription treats Damp-Phlegm and flaccidity syndrome.
Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap), Jiang Zhi (Ginger Juice), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria), Gan Cao (Licorice Root).
Decoct the above ingredients in one and a half zhong of water, and take warm on an empty stomach.
Another prescription treats Gu Ruan Feng (Bone-Softening Wind) with pain in the lower back and knees, inability to walk, and generalized itching.
Da He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix) and Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), each one jin, soaked in wine for seven days, dried, pounded into powder in a mortar, and made into pills the size of wu zi (walnut seeds) using refined honey. Take thirty to fifty pills at a time, swallowed with warm wine or plain hot water on an empty stomach.

Treats the anterior genitals feeling cold like ice along with yin sweating, and weakness and lack of strength in both legs. The formula is found in the section on Xu Sun (Deficiency and Damage).

Yong Ju (Carbuncles and Ulcers) arise solely from Heat overcoming Blood, causing stagnation between Yin and Yang. After middle age, one should not suffer from this disease. The Mai Jue (Pulse Classic) states: "If the pulse for Yong Ju is floating and rapid, accompanied by aversion to cold and fever, and there are painful areas, these are sites where Yong Ju develops." If the pulse is rapid, with fever and pain, it is Yang; if the pulse is not rapid, without fever, and without pain, it is Yin. For sores developing into carbuncles, the pulse is wiry and surging interacting together, fine and deep yet straight, with both Lung and Liver pulses being rapid.

Treats all types of Yong Ju (Carbuncles and Ulcers), malignant sores, malignant conditions, Fa Bei (Back Carbuncle), Fa Nao (Head Carbuncle), Fa Zi (Beard Carbuncle), Fa Bin (Temple Carbuncle), Fa Xie (Flank Carbuncle), Fa Ru (Breast Carbuncle), Ji Du (Boil Poison), Qi Ma Du Yong (Horse-Riding Abdominal Abscess), Tui Yong (Leg Abscess), Qi Kuai (Qi Masses), Xue Kuai (Blood Masses), and edema of the face, eyes, hands, and feet. All are treated.
Chuan Shan Jia (Pangolin Scales) (three slices, stir-fried with Clam Powder), Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthis Radix) (one qian), Gan Cao Jie (Licorice Joint), Ru Xiang (Olibanum), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (each one qian), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (seven fen), Mo Yao (Myrrha), Zao Jiao Ci (Gleditsiae Spina) (each five fen), Gui Wei (Cinnamomi Ramulus/Cassiae Twig tail? Note: Gui Wei usually refers to Angelicae Sinensis Radix tail, but text says Gui Wei, likely Dang Gui Wei - Angelicae Sinensis Radix Tail) (wine-washed), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each one and a half qian), Jin Yin Hua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos) (three qian).
Decoct the above in one and a half zhong of Jinhua wine, and take orally. Continue for two or three doses. At the initial stage when swelling and toxicity are felt, add Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) and Mu Bie Zi (Strychni Semen); after ulceration and in deficient or elderly patients, remove Da Huang and Mu Bie Zi, add Sheng Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), decoct in water, and take.