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The *Duanju Fang* (Short Drama Formulas) states: Whenever the hands or feet are pricked in the eighth or ninth lunar months, if this leads to an infection by "evil lochia" (residual blood and turbid fluids after childbirth), the consequences can be fatal. The treatment method is as follows:
Take two or three fresh bamboo shoots or mulberry branches, heat them red-hot in fire to use as thermal applicators, crush and break them. Place the broken ends directly over the wound; when the heat dissipates, replace with a new one. After using three pieces, the wound should turn white and ulcerate. Then take Allii Macrostemon Bulbus (Xiebai, small-root garlic), pound it into a paste, wrap it in cotton cloth, place it in hot ashes until extremely hot, remove the cloth, and apply the warm bulb to the wound, wrapping it tightly with cloth. If the wound remains swollen, repeat the procedure. If the area has been exposed to cold water or suffers from swelling and pain due to evil lochia combined with wind-cold, take several he of salt, sprinkle it urgently onto the wound, moxa-burn it to drive the heat deep into the lesion, then insert animal tallow (La) into a bamboo tube, place the tube in hot ashes to melt the tallow, and pour the melted tallow into the wound. If salt and Xiebai are unavailable, tallow alone may be used.

It further states: A method for treating evil lochia wounds:
Burn pampas mats or old blue cloth in a small-mouthed vessel or pit, and fumigate the affected area. Healing occurs once all exudate from the wound has drained out.

The *Qianjin Fang* (Thousand Gold Formulas) states: Pound Chinese chives (Jiu), apply them to the wound, and moxa-burn the application until the heat penetrates deeply into the lesion, which leads to healing.

The *Bingyuan Lun* (Treatise on the Origins and Manifestations of Various Diseases) states: Lacquer contains toxins. Some individuals have a congenital sensitivity to lacquer; merely seeing it can induce poisoning. Symptoms often begin with facial itching, followed by generalized itching in the chest, arms, and thighs. The face becomes swollen, and the area around the eyes turns slightly red. Scratching any itchy area results in raised erythematous streaks that fade and are replaced by tiny millet-seed-like pustules. In mild cases, symptoms present thus. In severe cases, sores appear all over the body, ranging in size from hemp seeds to dates or apricots, accompanied by suppuration and burning pain. Picking them provides slight relief or temporary healing, but new lesions quickly regenerate. Burning lacquer releases potent toxic vapors that cause acute and severe injury; however, some individuals possess natural tolerance and can boil lacquer all day without harm.

The *Guangji Fang* (Broad Salvation Formulas) offers a remedy for swollen and painful lacquer dermatitis:
Chew glutinous rice and apply the paste to the affected area; four or five applications lead to recovery. Avoid hot noodles and alcohol.

The *Ge Shi Fang* (Master Ge's Formulas) offers a remedy for sudden onset of lacquer dermatitis:
Apply egg yolk; reapply when dry. Do not exceed three applications.

Another formula: Boil willow leaves and wash the affected area at a comfortable temperature.

Another formula: Pound Chinese chives into a mud-like consistency and apply.

Another formula: Pound crabs and apply.

Another formula: Chew sorghum grains and apply.

Another formula: Boil vetiver root (Xiang Xu) and soak/wash the area.

Another formula: Apply *Shenhuo* (likely *Lysimachia foenum-graecum*) or *Jichangcao* (likely *Polygonum aviculare*).

The *Jiyao Fang* (Essential Formulas) treats lacquer dermatitis:
Wash with saline solution.

Another formula: Apply horse urine.

The *Qipo Fang* (Qibo's Formulas) treats lacquer dermatitis:
Apply juice from Perilla leaves (Ren Cai).

Another formula: Wash the area with a decoction of raw Sichuan peppercorns.

Another formula: Mix Gardenia fruit (Zhi Zi) with water and apply.

The *Fan Wang Fang* (Fan Wang's Formulas) treats lacquer dermatitis:
Use Mirabilite (Mang Xiao) 2 he (or another version says 5 liang), dissolve in 1 sheng of water until the liquid turns pale green, and use to wash.

Another method: Soak in hot water.

The *Lu Yan Fang* (Recorded Verified Formulas) treats lacquer dermatitis:
Take 1 jin of Rhus typhina wood (Huang Lu Mu), chop it, add 1 he of salt, boil in 10 dou of water until reduced to 5 sheng, strain, cool, and wash. This is a miraculous formula.

The *Jiudan Dan Yan Fang* (Emergency Single Verified Formulas) treats lacquer dermatitis:
Boil 1 sheng of Sichuan peppercorns in 5 sheng of water for about ten boils, remove the peppercorns, cool the water, and wash. Recovery is immediate. (Note: This corresponds to the *Qibo Fang* mention of boiling raw peppercorns.)

The *Ji Yan Fang* (Collected Verified Formulas) provides a washing decoction for lacquer dermatitis:
Take 1 jin of dried lotus leaves, boil in 10 dou of water until reduced to 5 sheng, and wash the lacquer dermatitis twice daily.

Another formula: Apply pig fat (Zhu Gao).

Another formula: It is advisable to consume fatty meat.

Tao Hongjing's Commentary on the Materia Medica states: Shave wood into persimmon-shaped slices, boil in water, and wash; lacquer dermatitis will invariably heal.

Cai Yu's Food Classic states: Applying aquatic moss is effective.