【方歌】痈疽轻证七日时，神灯照法最相宜，未成自消已成溃，
即发即腐实称奇。油浸灼火周围照，初用三根渐加之，
头后敷药贴患上，有脓汤洗不宜迟。
【注】凡痈疽轻证，初起七日前后，神灯照法最宜。能使未成
者自消，已成者自溃，不起发者即起发，不腐者即腐，
实有奇验。将神灯照麻油浸透，用火点着，离疮半寸许
，自外而内，周围徐徐照之，火头向上，药气入内，毒
气随火解散，自不致内侵脏腑。初用三根，渐加至四、
五根，候疮势渐消时，仍照之。但照后即用敷药，围敷
疮根，比疮晕大二、三分为率。疮口用万应膏贴之。如
干及有脓，用猪蹄汤润洗之。如已溃，大脓泻时，不必
用此照法。
方法：神灯照法方
组成：朱砂 雄黄
血竭 没药（各二钱）
麝香（四分）
共为细末，每用三分。红绵纸裹药搓捻，长七寸，
麻油浸透听用。
【方歌】神灯照法功速急，麝没雄朱血竭宜，为末纸裹麻油润，
火点薰疮火毒离。
【方歌】痈疽初起肿且疼，重若负石不溃脓，桑柴烘法能解毒，
止痛消肿有奇功。新桑树根劈条用，木枝长有九寸零，
劈如指粗一头燃，吹灭用火患处烘。片时火尽宜再换，
每用三四枝方灵，每日须烘二三次，肿溃腐脱新肉生。
【注】凡痈疽初起肿痛，重若负石，坚而不溃者，桑柴烘之，
能解毒止痛，消肿散瘀，毒水一出，即能内消。若溃而
不腐，新肉不生，疼痛不止者，用之助阳气，散瘀毒，
生肌肉，移深居浅，实有奇验。法用新桑树根，劈成条
，或桑木枝，长九寸，劈如指粗，一头燃着吹灭，用火
向患处烘片时，火尽再换。每次烘三、四枝，每日烘二
、三次，以知热、肿溃、肉腐为度，此古法也。但桑柴
火力甚猛，宜用于未溃之先，可以生发阳气，速溃速腐
。若已溃之后，或疮口寒，或天气寒，或肌肉生迟者，
亦须烘之，使肌肉常暖。法以桑木烧作红炭，以漏杓盛
之，悬患上，自四围烘之疮口，或高或低，总以疮知热
为度。每日烘后，再换敷贴之药。盖肌肉遇暖则生，溃
后烘法，亦疡科所不可缺也。
[Prescription Verse] For mild cases of carbuncles and sores at the seven-day mark, the Divine Lamp Illumination Method is most appropriate. If pus has not yet formed, it may resolve spontaneously; if already formed, it will quickly ulcerate. The immediate sloughing of necrotic tissue is truly miraculous. Soaked burning sticks are used to illuminate around the lesion. Initially use three sticks, gradually increasing the number. Apply medicine to the back of the head and paste it on the affected area. If pus is present, wash with decoction without delay.
[Annotation] For mild cases of carbuncles and sores, within the first week after onset, the Divine Lamp Illumination Method (Shen Deng Zhao Fa) is most suitable. It can cause lesions that have not yet suppurated to resolve spontaneously, and those that have suppurated to ulcerate spontaneously. Lesions that fail to rise will then rise, and those that fail to slough will then slough, demonstrating remarkable efficacy. The "Divine Lamp" (a medicated paper stick) is soaked thoroughly in sesame oil, ignited, and held about half an inch away from the sore. Illuminate slowly around the lesion from outside to inside, with the flame pointing upward. The medicinal vapor enters the interior, and the toxic qi disperses with the fire, preventing internal invasion of the Zang-Fu organs. Start with three sticks, gradually increasing to four or five. Continue illumination as the lesion subsides. Immediately after illumination, apply a surrounding dressing to the base of the sore, extending two to three fen beyond the erythema. Cover the wound opening with Wanying Gao (Universal Ointment). If dry or purulent, rinse with Pig Trotter Decoction (Zhuti Tang). If already ulcerated with profuse discharge, this illumination method is unnecessary.
Method: Divine Lamp Illumination Formula
Composition: Cinnabar (Zhu Sha), Realgar (Xiong Huang), Dragon's Blood (Xuexie), Myrrh (Moyao) (each 2 qian), Musk (Shexiang) (4 fen).
Grind all into a fine powder. Use 3 fen per application. Wrap the powder in red cotton paper, roll into a stick 7 cun long, soak thoroughly in sesame oil, and set aside for use.
[Prescription Verse] The Divine Lamp Illumination Method acts swiftly and urgently; Musk, Myrrh, Realgar, Cinnabar, and Dragon's Blood are suitable. Ground into powder, wrapped in paper, moistened with sesame oil, ignited to fumigate the sore, driving away fire-toxin.
[Prescription Verse] Carbuncles and sores initially present with swelling and pain, feeling heavy as if carrying a stone, hard without suppuration. The Mulberry Fire Roasting Method (Sang Chai Hong Fa) can detoxify, stop pain, reduce swelling, and eliminate edema with miraculous efficacy. Split new mulberry tree roots into strips; branches should be slightly over 9 cun long. Split to the thickness of a finger. Ignite one end, blow out the open flame, and roast the affected area with the residual heat. Replace when the fire burns out. Use three to four branches per session for effectiveness. Roast two to three times daily until swelling subsides, suppuration occurs, necrotic tissue sloughs off, and new flesh grows.
[Annotation] For initial carbuncles and sores presenting with swelling, pain, heaviness like carrying a stone, hardness, and lack of suppuration, roasting with mulberry wood can detoxify, relieve pain, reduce swelling, dissipate blood stasis, and allow toxic fluids to drain, leading to internal resolution. If already ulcerated but failing to slough, with no new flesh growth and persistent pain, this method aids Yang Qi, dissipates stasis and toxin, promotes muscle regeneration, and moves the pathology from deep to superficial, showing remarkable results. The method uses new mulberry root split into strips, or mulberry branches 9 cun long, split to finger thickness. Ignite one end, blow out the flame, and roast the lesion until warm, replacing when exhausted. Use three to four branches per session, twice or thrice daily, stopping when warmth is felt, swelling subsides, suppuration occurs, and tissue sloughs. This is an ancient method. However, mulberry fire is intense and is best used before ulceration to generate Yang Qi and accelerate suppuration and sloughing. After ulceration, if the wound feels cold, weather is cold, or flesh growth is delayed, roasting is also necessary to keep the tissue warm. Burn mulberry wood to red charcoal, place in a perforated ladle, suspend above the lesion, and roast the wound margins from all sides, adjusting height based on perceived warmth. Change dressings after each daily session. Since flesh regenerates better with warmth, post-ulceration roasting is indispensable in surgery.