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Formula for treating carbuncles and swelling in patients with deficiency:
Huangqi (Radix Astragali, four liang), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae, three liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, used cold, two fen), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, one liang), Zhuye (Folium Bambusae, cut, one sheng), Fuling (Poria, unspecified amount), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, cut), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, each two liang, honey-fried).
The above eight herbs are coarsely crushed. Boil with two dou of water; first boil the bamboo leaves until the volume reduces by five sheng, then remove the leaves. Clarify the liquid to obtain nine sheng. Add the remaining herbs and decoct until three sheng remain. Remove the dregs and divide into three doses, taken three times daily.

Formula for treating various malignant swellings that have been neglected and developed pus:
Burn the needles of Ulmus pumila (Shiyu) to ash and administer with water. After one night, the head of the abscess will emerge. One needle corresponds to one abscess head; more needles correspond to more heads. If Shiyu is unavailable, burn snake skin to ash, mix with water, and apply as a poultice. The pus hole will discharge within one day. Concurrently, administer Wuxiang Tang (Five-Spice Decoction). Insert a tendon strip into the pus hole to prevent it from closing, facilitating the drainage of pus and blood. If a large ulcer has formed and all blood has been drained, boil urine from a young child and apply it to the wound, sprinkling dried ginger powder on top. It will gradually resolve spontaneously.

Formula for treating individuals under forty who are strong but suffer from severe heat, wandering carbuncles and sores without fixed locations, and obstruction of urination and defecation:
Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, three liang), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae, three liang), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, two liang), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae, fifteen pieces), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas, one liang).
The above five herbs are coarsely crushed. Decoct with five sheng of water until three sheng and four he remain. Remove the dregs, add Mangxiao, and divide into four doses. Stop taking when bowel movement becomes rapid and loose.

Formula for treating internal deficiency after carbuncles and sores have ulcerated and discharged pus:
Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis, heart removed, each three liang), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, four liang, cut), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae, four liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong), Fuling (Poria), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae, heart removed), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, each two liang), Dazao (Fructus Jujubae, twenty liang, pits removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, six liang, honey-fried).
The above twelve herbs are coarsely crushed. Decoct with one dou of water until four sheng remain. Divide into six doses.

Formula for long-term use by those with robust heat constitution to prevent carbuncles and sores throughout life, promoting physical fitness and endurance:
Shengdihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, five liang), Tiantian Dong (Radix Asparagi, heart removed, four liang), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, three liang), Bajitian (Radix Morindae Officinalis), Roucongrong (Herba Cistanche, Gualou (Fructus Trichosanthis), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, each one liang), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae, heart removed), Shihu (Caulis Dendrobii), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried, each two liang).
The above fifteen herbs are crushed, sifted into powder, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take ten pills with wine, twice daily. The dose may be increased to twenty pills.