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For all men and women, whether due to a single cough, sorrowful weeping, or carrying heavy loads, resulting in lumbar pain with qi stabbing sensation, inability to turn the body, and even inability to breathe, Buwo San (Non-Lying Powder) can be administered via nasal insufflation (snuffing). Once sweating occurs, the pain will cease. If accompanied by loss of appetite, Tongjing San (Meridian-Unblocking Powder) and Daoshui Wan (Water-Guiding Pill) may be used to induce diarrhea more than ten times; after purgation is completed, Wuji Wan (Black Gold Pill) and Hexue Dan (Blood-Harmonizing Pellet) should be taken until the pain subsides.

In children presenting with red tumors and erysipelas-like swelling, Niuhuang Tongge Wan (Calculus Bovis Throat-Unblocking Pill) should first be used for purgation; subsequently, Yangqishi (Steleopsite) powder should be applied topically, causing the erysipelas toxin to dissipate naturally. If it does not dissipate, bloodletting via bian stone (stone lancet) puncture will lead to recovery.

When children suffer from sores, urticaria, die sores, or erysipelas, during years when the Fire phase is dominant, Shengma Tang (Cimicifugae Decoction) must not be used immediately for resolution. Shengma Tang is a pungent-warm formula. Only pungent-cool formulas should be used for resolution. In peaceful times, one may initially use pungent-warm formulas to disperse; thereafter, Liangge San (Cooling the Chest Powder) added with Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baihu Tang (White Tiger Decoction), Huaban Tang (Spot-Transforming Decoction), and Yulu San (Jade Dew Powder) may be decocted and ingested. For severe cases, Jiedu Tang (Detoxifying Decoction) and Tiaowei Chengqi Tang (Regulating the Stomach and Guiding Out Decoction) may be administered. The ancients stated: "For sores and ulcers, purgation is contraindicated at both the beginning and the end." This statement has misled people for a long time. Have they not heard the saying, "Stirring boiling soup to stop the boil, while removing firewood from under the castry"? The *Neijing* states: "In years of Wuyin and Wushen, this disease frequently occurs." This refers to years governed by Shaoyang Xianghuo (Ministerial Fire). When Shaoyang Keqi (Guest Qi) is excessive, diseases such as erysipelas sores and urticaria arise. Furthermore, the *Neijing* states: "All pain, itching, sores, and ulcers belong to Heart Fire." From this perspective, these conditions are clearly generated by Heart Fire; therefore, pungent-warm formulas for dispersion must not be used, lest the heat intensity increase further, gradually evolving into visceral toxicity with bloody stool, teeth grinding, and convulsions, manifesting as clear signs of extreme heat. For instance, Baihu Tang added with Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), or Liangge San added with Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) and Danggui, regardless of autumn or winter seasons, can be used whenever sore/ulcer symptoms are present. Moreover, sores, urticaria, erysipelas, and die sores are caused by the Qi of Heaven injuring humans. Regarding sores and urticaria, scarcity is auspicious, while density is ominous. Scarcely distributed cases may heal spontaneously without medication; densely distributed cases, treated with cold-cool medicines, have only a one or two in ten survival rate. My relatives and acquaintances, trusting and believing in these medicines, have achieved numerous effective results.