治胸背游热痈疽方∶
黄 (三两) 生地黄(八两) 甘草(三两,炙) 芍药(三两) 黄芩(三两) 人
参(二两)
姜(五两,切) 大枣
(三
上一十四味,以水一斗二升,先煮竹叶,取九升,去滓,纳诸药,煮取三升,分四服。
相去如人行二十里间食,日三夜一之服。
主痈肿热盛口干除热止渴方∶
黄 升麻 栝蒌 干地黄 麦门冬(去心,各三两) 黄芩 芍药(各一两) 栀子
(二
十枚,擘)
上八味, 咀,以水一斗,煮取三升,分三服。
主痈疽取冷过多寒中下痢食完出方∶
甘草(炙) 干姜 附子(炮,各一两半) 蜀椒(二百四十枚,汗)
上四味, 咀,以水六升,煮取二升,分三服。
主痈疽撮脓方∶
黄 (五分,脓多倍之) 小豆(一分,热口干倍之) 芎 (半两,肉大,生倍之) 芍
药
(二分,痈不止,倍之) 栝蒌(二分,渴,小便利倍之) 白蔹(三分,有脓不合倍之)
上六味,捣筛为散,酒服方寸匕,日三(《广济》有甘草三分)
主诸痈溃及未溃,疮中疼痛,脓血不绝,不可忍之方∶
瞿麦 白芷 黄 当归 细辛 芍药 芎 薏苡仁 赤小豆(各一两)
上九味,先以清酒渍豆,出,于铜器中熬之。干复渍,渍熬五过止。然后治末之合下筛
。温酒服方寸匕。日夜各五,三日后痛者肌肉生。一方以苦酒渍小豆,多痛,倍瞿麦,疮未
开倍白芷,脓多倍黄 、薏苡、芍药。
Formula for treating wandering heat-toxin carbuncles and sores on the chest and back:
Huangqi (Radix Astragali, 3 liang) Shengdihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Recens, 8 liang) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata with honey, 3 liang) Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, 3 liang) Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, 3 liang) Renshen (Radix Ginseng, 2 liang)
Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, 5 liang, sliced) Dazao (Fructus Jujubae, 12 pieces, split open)
The above fourteen ingredients are decocted in 12 sheng of water. First, boil Zhu Ye (Folium Bambusae) until the liquid reduces to 9 sheng, then remove the dregs. Add the remaining herbs and decoct until 3 sheng remains. Divide into four doses.
Take each dose at intervals equivalent to the time it takes a person to walk twenty li, three times during the day and once at night.
Formula for treating severe heat in carbuncles and sores, dry mouth, clearing heat, and relieving thirst:
Huangqi (Radix Astragali) Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) Gualou (Fructus Trichosanthis) Gandyehuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis, heart removed, 3 liang each) Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, 1 liang each) Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae, 20 pieces, broken open)
The above eight ingredients are coarsely crushed and decocted in 10 sheng of water until 3 sheng remains. Divide into three doses.
Formula for treating diarrhea with undigested food caused by excessive consumption of cold foods due to carbuncles and sores, leading to cold accumulation in the middle jiao:
Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata with honey) Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparata) Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, processed, 1.5 liang each) Shujiao (Semen Zanthoxyli, 240 pieces, treated to release moisture)
The above four ingredients are coarsely crushed and decocted in 6 sheng of water until 2 sheng remains. Divide into three doses.
Formula for promoting pus discharge from carbuncles and sores:
Huangqi (Radix Astragali, 5 fen; double if pus is abundant) Xiaodou (Phaseoli Semen, 1 fen; double if there is heat and dry mouth) Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong, 0.5 liang; use raw and double if the flesh is large) Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, 2 fen; double if the carbuncle does not resolve) Gualou (Fructus Trichosanthis, 2 fen; double if there is thirst and frequent urination) Bailian (Radix Ampelopsis, 3 fen; double if there is pus and non-healing)
The above six ingredients are pounded, sifted into a powder, and taken with wine, one fangcun bi per dose, three times a day. (Guangji Fang includes Gancao 3 fen).
Formula for treating various carbuncles and sores, whether ulcerated or not, characterized by severe pain, continuous discharge of pus and blood, which is unbearable:
Qumai (Herba Dianthi) Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) Huangqi (Radix Astragali) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) Xixin (Herba Asari) Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) Yiyiren (Semen Coicis) Chixiaodou (Phaseoli Semen Rubrum, 1 liang each)
The above nine ingredients are first soaked in clear wine. Remove the beans and stir-fry them in a copper vessel. When dry, soak again. Repeat the soaking and frying process five times. Then grind into a fine powder and sieve. Take with warm wine, one fangcun bi per dose, five times during the day and five times at night. After three days, pain will subside and muscle tissue will regenerate. Another method involves soaking Chixiaodou in vinegar. If pain is severe, double the amount of Qumai. If the sore has not opened, double the amount of Baizhi. If pus is abundant, double the amounts of Huangqi, Yiyiren, and Shaoyao.