(治发背。痈疽。乳痈。一切外患。初起即散。已成者。搽三次。收小出毒随愈
鲜山岳(五两不见水) 土朱 松香 白洋糖(各一两) 全蝎(十个)
上共捣烂围之。留顶。药上盖纸。周时一换。
(治痈疽肿毒。)
陈小粉。不拘分两。年久者佳。炒黄黑色。研以陈米醋。调熬如黑漆状。瓦罐收用。纸
摊。
(治气凝血滞。痈疽初起。坚硬可散。)
远志 真菊叶(各三钱) 荆芥 全当归 丹参(各五分)
上药各取净末。和匀研细。蜜酒葱汁调敷。每药末一钱。加入真川贝二分。芒硝四厘。
敷痰
(治一切痈疖红肿。疼痛难忍者。)
陈京墨(醋磨汁)每墨汁半小杯。和入猪胆汁一小匙。生姜蘸。频涂患处。定痛消肿神
验。
(治痈疽初起。敷之即消。)
远志(八钱) 首乌皮(一两) 赤小豆(一两五钱) 红花(八分) 荆芥(三钱)
各取末和匀。每药末一两。加真麝香四分。葱酒汁调敷。
(治一切外症初起。色淡浮肿。)
生南星 生大黄 北细辛
上药等分。葱汁醋卤熬稠。调敷。
(治一切外症初起。红热火症。)
锦纹大黄(十六两) 白芷(四两) 芙蓉叶(三两) 元参(二两)
各取净末。研至无声为度。用葱汁黄蜜调敷。
(Treats back carbuncle (Fabei), carbuncles and sores, breast abscess, and all external wound conditions. At the initial stage, it can disperse the swelling; if already formed, applying it three times will reduce the size, expel toxins, and lead to recovery.)
Fresh Shanyue (5 liang, kept away from water) Tuzhu Pine resin White rock sugar (1 liang each) Whole Scorpion (10 pieces)
Pound all ingredients together until paste-like, apply around the affected area leaving the top open. Cover with paper and change once every shichen (2 hours).
(Treats carbuncles, sores, swelling, and toxicity.)
Chen Xiaofen (aged mung bean starch). Quantity is flexible; aged material is preferred. Stir-fry until yellow-black, grind into powder, mix with aged rice vinegar, and boil until resembling black lacquer. Store in a clay jar. Apply by spreading on paper.
(Treats qi stagnation and blood stasis, early-stage carbuncles and sores that are hard and can be dispersed.)
Polygala Root (3 qian each) True Chrysanthemum Leaf (3 qian) Schizonepeta Fruit Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root (5 fen each)
Take pure powders of the above herbs, mix evenly, and grind finely. Mix with honey, wine, and scallion juice for topical application. For every 1 qian of herb powder, add 2 fen of real Sichuan Fritillaria Bulb and 4 li of Niter.
(Treats all boils and furuncles with redness, swelling, and unbearable pain.)
Aged Jingmo Ink (ground with vinegar into juice). Take half a small cup of ink juice, mix with one small spoon of pig bile. Dip fresh ginger into the mixture and frequently apply to the affected area. It is a miraculous remedy for relieving pain and reducing swelling.
(Treats early-stage carbuncles and sores; disperses immediately upon application.)
Polygala Root (8 qian) Polygonum Multiflorum Bark (1 liang) Adzuki Bean (1.5 liang) Safflower (8 fen) Schizonepeta Fruit (3 qian)
Mix the powders of each ingredient evenly. For every 1 liang of herb powder, add 4 fen of real Musk. Mix with scallion juice and wine for topical application.
(Treats all external lesions at the initial stage characterized by pale color and edema.)
Raw Arisaema Rhizome Raw Rheum Palmatum Rhizome Northern Asarum Rhizome
Use equal parts of the above herbs. Boil with scallion juice, vinegar, and brine until thick. Mix and apply topically.
(Treats all external lesions at the initial stage characterized by redness, heat, and fire-toxin symptoms.)
Jinwen Rheum (16 liang) Angelica Dahurica Root (4 liang) Hibiscus Mutabilis Leaf (3 liang) Scrophularia Root (2 liang)
Take pure powders of each ingredient and grind until no sound is produced. Mix with scallion juice and yellow honey for topical application.
(Treats all external lesions at the initial stage.)
Hibiscus Mutabilis Leaf, or root or flower. Fresh ones are pounded into a paste; dried ones are ground into powder. Adzuki beans are ground into powder. Use equal parts, mix with honey, and apply around the periphery, leaving the center top open.