论曰∶瘰 诸病，皆由风热毒瓦斯，蕴积脏腑，搏于肝经所致，盖肝主筋，毒瓦斯攻于筋脉
，故随
。
治瘰 诸病。乌蛇丸方
乌蛇（酒浸去皮骨炙） 白僵蚕（微炒） 大黄（湿纸裹煨） 昆布（细锉麸炒） 斑
蝥（糯米
同炒令米黄去米不用） 连翘（各半两） 干虾蟆（一枚烧灰） 芫青（三对斑蝥同炒） 雄
鸽屎
（紧净者
上十味，捣罗为末，炼蜜丸如梧子大，每服七丸，加至十丸，茶清下，空腹晚后各一服
，成疮者，不过四十日内消干，其效皆胜于转泻，及小便内取者。
治诸瘰 。皂荚丸方
猪牙皂荚（七梃三梃炮二梃炙二梃生并去皮都一处椎破用温水一碗浸七昼夜每日揉一遍
日满去滓绢滤熬至半盏如糊入药用） 母丁香（四十九枚） 龙脑（研） 麝香（研各半钱）
漏
芦（去
米（少许）
上十味，除皂荚外，捣研为末，都入皂荚汁中，更和寒食面少许，为丸如绿豆大，每服
十丸，丁香水下，空心食前，日三四服，服时不得见日，此药内消，不吐不利。
治瘰 。神效追毒煎方
丁香（七枚） 麝香（研一钱） 莨菪子（五十粒） 雄鼠屎（七粒两头尖者以面两匙
同炒令
黄去
（三
枚
上六味，除 皮外，捣研为末，暖 皮煎令温，和诸药搅匀，贮瓷器内，每服三匙许
，空心
若病根
可。
治瘰 。鹳骨丸方
鹳骨（酥炙） 狸骨（酥炙） 獭肝（炙） 连翘 射干 玄参 丹参 木香 沉香（锉）
犀
参（一分）
上十六味，捣研为末，炼蜜和丸，如梧子大，每服二十丸，空心米饮下，加至三十丸。
治瘰 。六神散方
斑蝥（四十枚去头翅足用糯米炒色黄去米用） 巴豆（五枚去皮心膜研） 槟榔（一枚
锉）
硼砂（研一分） 麝香（研半钱） 腻粉（研一分）
上六味，捣研为散，再同研匀，用鸡子清两枚，调和药末匀，倾药入壳中，湿纸糊合，
勿令
并用
等分
治瘰 。皂荚丸方
皂荚（五梃去皮用酥二两旋涂炙） 干薄荷叶 大黄（锉） 防葵（各二两） 腻粉（研
少许）
鸡子（二枚煮熟用黄）
上六味，捣研为末，别将皂荚五梃，生椎碎，以水一斗，揉取汁，羯羊肉半斤，去筋膜
，以皂荚水，熬成膏，和药末，丸如梧桐子大，每服十丸，食前米饮下，日二。
治瘰 诸方不瘥。连翘汤方
连翘 犀角（镑） 黄 （锉） 蔓荆实 青葙子（生等分）
上五味，粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏，煎至六分，去滓温服，空心食前，十日见效。
治瘰 。乌犀散方
犀角（镑一分） 白花蛇（酒浸去皮骨炙四两） 青橘皮（汤浸去白焙半两） 牵牛子
（熟炒
一两生用半两）
上四味，捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，入腻粉一钱匕，五更初，以糯米粥饮调下，至辰巳间
，胸膈内作声勿怪。相次如筋线，连内结子下，是病根也。更候二十日，再一服，永瘥。
治瘰 。内消散方
芎 （一两） 白僵蚕（直者炒） 甘草（炙锉各半两）
上三味，捣罗为散，每服一钱匕，蜜水调下，食后服，日三。
治瘰 ，神圣得效。三神丸方
斑蝥（一分） 石决明（一枚） 麝香（研一分）
上三味，先将前二味为末，和粥面少许，捣成剂，入麝香再捣研，丸如绿豆大，每服五
丸，临卧煎生姜汤下。
治瘰 。蓖麻子丸方
蓖麻子（一千颗半生用半瓦内炒令烟起） 矾石（一两瓦上熔三五沸放冷研） 黑豆（六
颗
三粒生用三粒瓦上炒熟）
上三味，并不得犯铁器，一处细杵匀烂，丸如皂子大，每服一丸，盐汤下，妇人醋汤下
，不计时候。
治瘰 。皂荚针散方
皂荚针（一斗不生子者） 恶实（半升）
上二味，取皂荚针，于盆中烧，候火盛时，撒恶实于火中烧，候烟欲尽，急以盆合之，
冷定
利
治瘰 。内消牡蛎丸方
牡蛎（ 过为末三两） 皂荚子（二升取白水浸一宿）
上二味，先将皂荚子，以水三升，煮令烂，取出入瓷盆内，研为膏，入牡蛎末，为丸如
梧子大，每服十五丸，空心温酒下，日晚再服。
治瘰 。牡蛎散方
牡蛎（黄泥固济 取白为度三两） 甘草（炙锉一两）
上二味，捣罗为散，每服二钱匕，空心点腊茶清调下，日三服，仍用好皂荚一梃，去皮
分作
炒糯
治项下生瘰 ，不问新久，有热人可服。清凉散方
龙胆（拣净）
上一味，捣罗为散，每服一钱匕，酒或米饮酒下，食后夜卧服，天阴日住服。
治瘰 。三物散方
红娘子（六十枚不 者去翅足） 大黄（半两） 陈粟米（一合无即以陈粳米代之）
上三味同炒，令米黄为度，共捣罗为细散，初服一字匕，每日空心温酒调下，第四日后
，服半钱匕，及五七日，觉脐下疼，小便涩，勿怪，是药验也，更服后药。
青橘皮（汤浸去白焙） 虎杖（等分）
上二味，捣罗为末，以醋煮面糊为丸，如绿豆大，每服五丸，至七丸，用青橘皮汤下，
与前散药相间，食后临卧服，日二，次用贴药。
贴瘰 方
砒黄（信州者）
上一味细研，滴浓墨汁为丸，如梧子大，于挑子内，炒令干，后用竹筒子盛，每用时，
于所患处，灸破或针挑破，将药半丸，敲碎贴之，以自然蚀落为度，觉药力尽时，更贴少许。
治瘰 一宗先服。轻粉丸方
乌鸡子（一枚去黄取白盛于盏内用腻粉一钱半巴豆一七粒新者去皮心同入鸡白内蒸熟取
于乳钵内研令匀细别用腻粉三钱匕于手掌中以病患津唾调和合前药为丸如绿豆大）
上每服五丸，荆芥薄荷茶下，黄昏时服，至一更如未转，更以薄荷茶投之，若腹痛，先
取下宿食一次，第二次以水盛取，见病根恶物出也。或患年深，只可三度转，出尽恶物，其
项渐
人参 玄参 白药 苦参（各半两）
上四味，锉细焙干，捣为粗末，每服一钱匕，水一小盏，煎三五沸，去滓温服，如泻不
止，用黄连干姜各一钱，为粗末煎服，不过三五服便止，永瘥，如疮口未合，用后膏药。
坐拿草（半两）
上一味，捣罗为细末，用粟米少许，将酒煮成稀粥，滤取浓汁，入前药调匀为膏，涂于
帛上贴之，不得动换疮口，永瘥。
治瘰 药一宗先服。托中散方
黄 （切一两） 甘草（微炙半两）
上二味，捣罗为散，每日食后，汤点服一钱匕，日二服，次用取药。
外取瘰 方
麝香（研一钱） 蟾酥（十枚如松子大） 砒霜（研半钱） 斑蝥（十枚去翅足炒） 龙
脑（研
一钱）
上五味，捣研为末，用细白面一钱，以水和匀，青黛为衣，每用相度疮大小，仍须灸三
壮，候疮发用药，切宜少使。
候取下病，便用此药，淋洗疮口。方
五倍子（一两） 矾石（半两）
上二味为末，每用二钱匕，沸汤一碗，调匀淋洗，汤温即止，每淋洗了，用软帛 干，
用生肌药掺于疮口上。
治诸瘰 方
上用极薄纸，剪成四寸许片子，以水银腻粉各一钱，用鸡子一枚破之，取白和腻粉等，
摊在四方纸上，看药多少，摊得若干片数，仍于瓷盘中摊之，药匀为度，于日内晒，不得见
火，
三
源
治瘰 。柴胡汤方
柴胡（去苗） 荆芥穗 秦艽（去苗土） 知母（焙） 当归 桂（去粗皮） 藿香（去
梗） 甘
松（
（一
两）
上十五味，并净洗曝干，捣为粗末，每服三钱匕，以水一盏，入生姜三片，大枣一枚擘
，同煎七分，去滓温服，早晨午食后夜卧，各一服。
治瘰 。散毒汤方
连翘 射干 玄参 芍药 木香 升麻 栀子仁 前胡（去芦头） 当归（切焙） 甘
草（锉
微炙） 大黄（锉微炒） 芒硝（研各等分）
上十二味，除芒硝外，粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，水一盏半，入芒硝半钱匕，同煎至八分，
去滓温服，早晚食后各一。
治瘰 绕项如连珠。连翘丸方
连翘 防己 羌活（去芦头） 木香 栀子仁 芍药（各三两） 玄参（五两） 大黄
（一两）
上八味，捣罗为末，炼蜜丸如梧桐子大，每服二十丸，温水下，食后。
治热结瘰 ，绕颈项滋蔓。连翘丸方
连翘 羌活（去芦头各一两） 芍药 木香 防己 大黄（生锉） 栀子仁（生） 犀
角（屑
各一两） 玄参（一两半）
上九味，捣罗为末，炼蜜和丸，如梧子大，每服二十丸，食后米饮下。
治热毒风毒，结成瘰 。胜金散方
斑蝥（半两去头翅麸炒） 豆黄末（炒一合） 糯米末（炒一合） 甘草（一中指节许
半生半
炙） 腻粉（研一分）
上五味，捣研为散拌匀，空心以米饮，调下五钱匕，当吐泻，下恶物，煮糯米粥补之。
治风毒瘰 。祛风丸方
皂荚（三十梃十梃火烧欲过十梃涂酥炙去皮子十梃水 尽去滓取汁） 何首乌（蒸） 干
薄
荷叶 玄参（各四两为末） 精羊肉（半斤）
上五味，以皂荚水，煮肉使烂，细研和药，为丸如梧桐子大，每服二十丸，空心温酒下
，薄荷汤亦得。
治瘰 。内消散方
人参 滑石（各半两） 丹砂（研一分） 斑蝥（四十九枚去头足糯米炒） 麝香（研
半钱）
上五味，捣研为散，每服二钱匕，温酒调下。
治瘰 。禹余粮饮方
禹余粮粉（研一两分作两贴） 甘草（一两半生半炙椎碎） 腻粉（研半分分作两贴）
上三味，先将甘草半两，以水一升，煎取半升，调禹余粮末，并腻粉，各一贴，空心顿
服，当泻下恶物，未愈再服，泻后以薤粥补之。
治风毒热毒，结成瘰 。内消羌活散方
羌活（去芦头一两半） 白僵蚕（一两炒）
上二味，捣罗为散，每服四钱匕，空心蜜酒调下，临卧再服。
治风热毒瓦斯，结成瘰 。内消浸酒方
仙人杖草根（并苗一斤） 羌活（去芦头二两） 杏仁（去皮尖研炒二两）
上三味，将前二味细锉，入研杏仁，以醇酒一斗，于瓶内密封，七日后取开，每日空心
暖服一盏，临睡再服。
治热结瘰 。大蓟根散方
大蓟根（一斤）
上一味，捣罗为散，每服三钱匕，食后，温酒调下，日再服。
治瘰 。鲫鱼丸方
上取鲫鱼长三寸者，去肠。以和皮巴豆填满腹中，麻皮缠，以一束秆草烧，烟尽研细，
粳米
尽剂
治风热毒瓦斯，结成瘰 。内消方
小麦（淘净）
上一味，煮三五升，频吃即愈。
Discussion states: Various diseases of scrofula (lymphatic tuberculosis) are caused by wind-heat toxic qi accumulating in the zang-fu organs and binding with the Liver meridian. Since the Liver governs the sinews, when toxic qi attacks the sinews and vessels, nodules form along the flow of the sinews.
Wushe Wan (Black Snake Pill) for treating various scrofula:
* **Hebi She** (*Naja atra*, Black Snake): Half a tael, soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, roasted.
* **Bai Jiangcan** (*Bombyx batryticatus*, Silkworm): Half a tael, lightly stir-fried.
* **Dahuang** (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, Rhubarb): Half a tael, wrapped in wet paper and baked.
* **Kunbu** (*Laminariae Thallus*, Kelp): Half a tael, finely cut and stir-fried with bran.
* **Banmao** (*Mylabris*, Blister Beetle): Half a tael, stir-fried with glutinous rice until the rice turns yellow; discard the rice.
* **Lianqiao** (*Forsythiae Fructus*, Forsythia Fruit): Half a tael.
* **Gan Chanwa** (*Bufo bufo gargarizans*, Toad): One whole toad, burned to ash.
* **Yuanqing** (*Mylabris phalerata*, Mylabris): Three pairs, stir-fried with Banmao.
* **Xiong Geshi** (*Columba livia excrementum*, Pigeon Droppings): As needed, clean and compact.
The above ten ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of wu zi (cherry seeds). Take seven pills per dose, gradually increasing to ten pills, washed down with clear tea. Take on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. If ulcers have formed, they will dry up within forty days. This method is more effective than inducing diarrhea or extracting via urine.
Zaojiao Wan (Soap Pod Pill) for treating various scrofula:
* **Zhuya Zaojiao** (*Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus*, Chinese Honeylocust Pod): Seven stalks. Three are processed (pao), two are roasted (zhi), and two are used raw. All are peeled, placed together, crushed, and soaked in one bowl of warm water for seven days and nights. Rub once daily. After seven days, remove dregs, filter through silk, and boil down to half a bowl like paste (used as a base).
* **Mu Dingxiang** (*Eugeniae Caryophyllata Flos*, Clove): Forty-nine pieces.
* **Longnao** (*Borneolum Syntheticum*, Borneol): Crushed.
* **Shexiang** (*Moschi Fermentum*, Musk): Crushed.
* **Loulu** (*Radix Agrimoniae*, Agrimony Root): De-stalked.
* Other ingredients (text incomplete).
The above ten ingredients, except for the soap pod, are crushed and ground into powder, then mixed into the soap pod juice. Add a little cold-food dough and form pills the size of mung beans. Take ten pills per dose, washed down with Dingxiang (Clove) water. Take before meals on an empty stomach, three to four times daily. Do not expose to sunlight during treatment. This formula resolves masses internally without causing vomiting or diarrhea.
Shenxiao Zhuidu Jian (Miraculous Poison-Chasing Decoction) for treating scrofula:
* **Dingxiang** (*Eugeniae Caryophyllata Flos*, Clove): Seven pieces.
* **Shexiang** (*Moschi Fermentum*, Musk): Crushed, one qian.
* **Langdangzi** (*Solanis Semen*, Henbane Seed): Fifty grains.
* **Xiong Shushi** (*Mus musculus excrementum*, Rat Droppings): Seven grains (pointed at both ends), stir-fried with two spoons of flour until yellow; discard flour.
* Other ingredients (text incomplete).
The above six ingredients, except for a certain bark, are crushed and ground into powder. Warm the bark decoction, mix with the other medicines, and store in a porcelain vessel. Take about three spoons per dose on an empty stomach. Adjust dosage if the root of the disease is deep.
Guangu Gu Wan (Stork Bone Pill) for treating scrofula:
* **Guangu Gu** (*Ardeae Coromori Os*, Stork Bone): Roasted with butter.
* **Li Gu** (*Vulpis Os*, Fox Bone): Roasted with butter.
* **Ta Gan** (*Lutrae Livers*, Otter Liver): Roasted.
* **Lianqiao** (*Forsythiae Fructus*, Forsythia Fruit).
* **Shegan** (*Belamcandae Rhizoma*, Belamcanda Rhizome).
* **Xuanshen** (*Scrophulariae Radix*, Scrophularia Root).
* **Danshen** (*Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix*, Salvia Root).
* **Muxiang** (*Aucklandiae Radix*, Aucklandia Root).
* **Chenxiang** (*Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum*, Agarwood): Chopped.
* **Xijiao** (*Rhinocerotis Cornu*, Rhino Horn): Shavings, one fen.
The above sixteen ingredients are crushed and ground into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of cherry seeds. Take twenty pills per dose on an empty stomach with rice drink, increasing to thirty pills if necessary.
Liushen San (Six Gods Powder) for treating scrofula:
* **Banmao** (*Mylabris*, Blister Beetle): Forty pieces, heads, wings, and feet removed, stir-fried with glutinous rice until yellow; discard rice.
* **Badou** (*Crotonis Fructus*, Croton Seed): Five pieces, skin, heart, and membrane removed, ground.
* **Binglang** (*Arecae Semen*, Betel Nut): One piece, chopped.
* **Pengsha** (*Borax*, Borax): Ground, one fen.
* **Shexiang** (*Moschi Fermentum*, Musk): Crushed, half a qian.
* **Nifen** (*Calomelas*, Calomel): Ground, one fen.
The above six ingredients are crushed and ground into powder, then thoroughly mixed. Mix with two egg whites, pour the mixture into eggshells, seal with wet paper, and ensure no leakage.
Zaojiao Wan (Soap Pod Pill) for treating scrofula (Second Formula):
* **Zaojiao** (*Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus*, Chinese Honeylocust Pod): Five stalks, peeled, coated with butter and roasted.
* **Gan Bohe Ye** (*Menthae Haplocalycis Folium*, Mint Leaf): Dried.
* **Dahuang** (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, Rhubarb): Chopped.
* **Fang Kui** (*Angelicae Dahuricae Radix*, Dahurian Angelica Root): Two taels each.
* **Nifen** (*Calomelas*, Calomel): Ground, a small amount.
* **Jizi** (*Galli Ovum*, Chicken Egg): Two eggs, boiled hard, yolks only.
The above six ingredients are crushed and ground into powder. Separately, crush five stalks of raw soap pods, soak in one *dou* (approx. 10 liters) of water, rub to extract juice. Simmer half a *jin* (approx. 500g) of mutton (without fascia) in the soap pod water until it becomes a paste. Mix with the powder to form pills the size of cherry seeds. Take ten pills per dose before meals with rice drink, twice daily.
Lianqiao Tang (Forsythia Decoction) for refractory scrofula:
* **Lianqiao** (*Forsythiae Fructus*, Forsythia Fruit).
* **Xijiao** (*Rhinocerotis Cornu*, Rhino Horn): Sliced.
* **Huangqi** (*Astragali Radix*, Astragalus Root): Chopped.
* **Manjingzi** (*Viticis Fructus*, Vitex Fruit).
* **Qingxiangzi** (*Celosiae Semen*, Celosia Seed): Raw, equal parts.
The above five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take three *qian bi* (spoonfuls) per dose, decoct in one cup of water until reduced to sixty percent. Strain and take warm on an empty stomach before meals. Effects seen within ten days.
Wuxi San (Black Rhino Powder) for treating scrofula:
* **Xijiao** (*Rhinocerotis Cornu*, Rhino Horn): Sliced, one fen.
* **Baihuashe** (*Bungarus multicinctus*, Many-banded Krait): Soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, roasted, four taels.
* **Qing Jupi** (*Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride*, Green Tangerine Peel): Soaked in water, white pith removed, dried, half a tael.
* **Qianniuzi** (*Pharbitidis Semen*, Morning Glory Seed): Cooked stir-fried one tael, raw half a tael.
The above four ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder. Take two *qian bi* per dose, add one *qian bi* of Nifen (Calomel). Take at dawn (Wugeng) mixed with glutinous rice porridge drink. By Chen-Si hours (7-11 AM), sounds may be heard in the chest/diaphragm; do not be alarmed. Subsequently, fibrous strands containing internal knots will be expelled, indicating the removal of the disease root. Wait twenty days, then take another dose for permanent cure.
Neixiao San (Internal Resolution Powder) for treating scrofula:
* **Xiong** (*Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma*, Chuanxiong Rhizome): One tael.
* **Bai Jiangcan** (*Bombyx batryticatus*, Silkworm): Straight ones, stir-fried.
* **Gancao** (*Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, Licorice Root): Roasted and chopped, half a tael each.
The above three ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder. Take one *qian bi* per dose, mixed with honey water. Take after meals, three times daily.
Sanshen Wan (Three Gods Pill) for treating scrofula (Divine Effect):
* **Banmao** (*Mylabris*, Blister Beetle): One fen.
* **Shijueming** (*Ostreae Concha*, Oyster Shell): One piece.
* **Shexiang** (*Moschi Fermentum*, Musk): Crushed, one fen.
First, grind the first two ingredients into powder, mix with a little congee dough, knead into a mass, add Musk, and grind again. Form pills the size of mung beans. Take five pills per dose before sleep with ginger decoction.
Bimazi Wan (Castor Bean Pill) for treating scrofula:
* **Bimazi** (*Ricini Semen*, Castor Bean): One thousand seeds, half raw, half stir-fried in a tile until smoke rises.
* **Fanshi** (*Alumen*, Alum): One tael, melted on a tile for three-five boils, cooled and ground.
* **Heidou** (*Sojae Semen Nigrum*, Black Soybean): Six beans, three raw, three stir-fried on a tile until cooked.
Do not let these three ingredients touch iron. Pound them finely together into a uniform paste. Form pills the size of soap pods. Take one pill per dose with salt water (women use vinegar water). Time is not restricted.
Zaojiao Zhen San (Soap Pod Needle Powder) for treating scrofula:
* **Zaojiao Zhen** (*Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina*, Chinese Honeylocust Thorn): One *dou* (from non-bearing trees).
* **Eshi** (*Arctii Fructus*, Burdock Fruit): Half a *sheng*.
Burn the thorns in a basin. When the fire is strong, scatter the burdock fruit into the fire. When the smoke is almost gone, quickly cover with the basin. Collect the cooled powder.
Neixiao Muli Wan (Internal Resolution Oyster Pill) for treating scrofula:
* **Muli** (*Ostreae Concha*, Oyster Shell): Calcined and ground, three taels.
* **Zaojiao Zi** (*Gleditsiae Sinensis Semen*, Chinese Honeylocust Seed): Two *sheng*, soaked in plain water overnight.
Boil the seeds in three *sheng* of water until soft. Remove, place in a porcelain basin, and grind into a paste. Mix with oyster powder to form pills the size of cherry seeds. Take fifteen pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine, and again in the evening.
Muli San (Oyster Powder) for treating scrofula:
* **Muli** (*Ostreae Concha*, Oyster Shell): Sealed with yellow mud and calcined until white, three taels.
* **Gancao** (*Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, Licorice Root): Roasted and chopped, one tael.
Crush and sift into powder. Take two *qian bi* per dose on an empty stomach mixed with aged tea liquor. Take three times daily. Use good soap pod... (text incomplete).
Qingliang San (Cooling Powder) for submandibular scrofula with heat:
* **Longdan** (*Gentianae Radix*, Gentian Root): Cleaned.
Grind into powder. Take one *qian bi* per dose with wine or rice wine after meals and before bed. Stop taking on cloudy days.
Sanwu San (Three Items Powder) for treating scrofula:
* **Hong Niangzi** (*Tetramorium caespitum*, Red Ant): Sixty pieces, wings and feet removed.
* **Dahuang** (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, Rhubarb): Half a tael.
* **Chen Sumi** (*Setaria italica*, Foxtail Millet): One *ge* (substitute with old japonica rice if unavailable).
Stir-fry together until the rice turns yellow. Grind into fine powder. Start with one *zi bi* (very small dose) washed down with warm wine on an empty stomach. From the fourth day, take half a *qian bi*. Around the fifth to seventh day, pain below the navel and difficult urination may occur; this indicates efficacy. Continue with the following medicine:
* **Qing Jupi** (*Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride*, Green Tangerine Peel): Soaked, white pith removed, dried.
* **Huzhang** (*Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix*, Knotweed Rhizome): Equal parts.
Grind into powder, make pills with vinegar-cooked dough, size of mung beans. Take five to seven pills with Qing Jupi soup, alternating with the previous powder, after meals and before bed, twice daily. Follow with topical application.
Topical Application for Scrofula:
* **Pi Huang** (*Arsenic Trioxide*, Realgar/Arsenic compound from Xinzhou): Finely ground.
Mix with thick ink juice to form pills the size of cherry seeds. Dry in a pan. Store in bamboo tube. On affected area, moxa or needle to break skin. Apply half a pill, crushed. Allow natural erosion and falling off. Reapply when effect wears off.
Qingfen Wan (Light Powder Pill) - First course for scrofula:
* **Wuji Zi** (*Galli Ovum Album*, Egg White): One egg white.
* **Nifen** (*Calomelas*, Calomel): One and a half qian.
* **Badou** (*Crotonis Fructus*, Croton Seed): Seven fresh seeds, skin/heart removed.
Steam egg white with Badou and Nifen until cooked. Grind in mortar. Mix with three *qian bi* of Nifen and patient's saliva to form mung bean-sized pills.
Take five pills with Jingjie-Mint tea at dusk. If no movement after one watch, give more mint tea. If abdominal pain occurs, evacuate old food first. Second time, collect discharge with water to see pathological matter expelled. For chronic cases, limit to three evacuations. Then take:
* **Renshen** (*Ginseng Radix*, Ginseng)
* **Xuanshen** (*Scrophulariae Radix*, Scrophularia Root)
* **Bai Yao** (White Medicine - unspecified)
* **Kushen** (*Sophorae Flavescentis Radix*, Sophora Root)
Each half a tael. Chop, dry, grind. Decoct one *qian bi* in one small cup of water. Take warm. If diarrhea persists, decoct Huanglian and Ganjiang (one qian each). Cure permanently. If wound unhealed, use subsequent plaster:
* **Zuona Cao** (Sit-and-Take Grass): Half a tael. Grind to powder. Make paste with millet, wine, and filtered juice. Apply to cloth and stick to wound. Do not disturb. Permanent cure.
Tuozhong San (Support Middle Powder) - First course:
* **Huangqi** (*Astragali Radix*, Astragalus Root): Cut, one tael.
* **Gancao** (*Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, Licorice Root): Lightly roasted, half a tael.
Grind to powder. Take one *qian bi* with hot water after meals, twice daily. Follow with expulsion medicine.
External Expulsion Formula for Scrofula:
* **Shexiang** (*Moschi Fermentum*, Musk): Crushed, one qian.
* **Chansu** (*Bufonis Venenum*, Toad Venom): Ten pieces, pine-seed sized.
* **Pishuang** (*Arsenic Trioxide*, Arsenic): Crushed, half a qian.
* **Banmao** (*Mylabris*, Blister Beetle): Ten pieces, wings/feet removed, stir-fried.
* **Longnao** (*Borneolum Syntheticum*, Borneol): Crushed, one qian.
Grind to powder. Mix with one qian of fine white flour and water. Coat with Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis). Moxa three cones on the lesion before applying. Use sparingly.
Linxie Fang (Douching Formula) for post-expulsion care:
* **Wubeizi** (*Galla Chinensis*, Gallnut): One tael.
* **Fanshi** (*Alumen*, Alum): Half a tael.
Grind to powder. Take two *qian bi*, mix with one bowl of boiling water. Wash the wound while warm. Dry with soft cloth. Apply flesh-regenerating powder.
Paper Patch Formula for Various Scrofula:
Use very thin paper cut into four-inch squares. Mix one qian each of Mercury and Nifen (Calomel) with one egg white. Spread on paper squares. Dry in shade, not in fire... (text incomplete).
Chaihu Tang (Bupleurum Decoction) for scrofula:
* **Chaihu** (*Bupleuri Radix*, Bupleurum Root): De-heading.
* **Jingjie Sui** (*Schizonepetae Spica*, Schizonepeta Spike).
* **Qinjiao** (*Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix*, Largeleaf Gentian Root): De-heading and soil.
* **Zhimu** (*Anemarrhenae Rhizoma*, Anemarra Rhizome): Roasted.
* **Danggui** (*Angelicae Sinensis Radix*, Dong Quai).
* **Gui** (*Cinnamomi Ramulus*, Cinnamon Twig): Bark removed.
* **Huoxiang** (*Pogostemonis Herba*, Patchouli Herb): Stems removed.
* **Gansong** (*Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma*, Nardostachys Root).
* Other ingredients (text incomplete).
Fifteen ingredients, cleaned and dried, coarsely ground. Take three *qian bi*, decoct in one cup of water with three slices of ginger and one split jujube. Reduce to seventy percent. Take warm in the morning, after lunch, and before bed.
Sandu Tang (Dispersing Toxicity Decoction) for scrofula:
* **Lianqiao** (*Forsythiae Fructus*, Forsythia Fruit).
* **Shegan** (*Belamcandae Rhizoma*, Belamcanda Rhizome).
* **Xuanshen** (*Scrophulariae Radix*, Scrophularia Root).
* **Shaoyao** (*Paeoniae Radix Alba*, White Peony Root).
* **Muxiang** (*Aucklandiae Radix*, Aucklandia Root).
* **Shengma** (*Cimicifugae Rhizoma*, Cimicifuga Rhizome).
* **Zhizi Ren** (*Gardeniae Fructus*, Gardenia Seed).
* **Qianhu** (*Peucedani Radix*, Peucedanum Root): De-radicle.
* **Danggui** (*Angelicae Sinensis Radix*, Dong Quai): Cut and roasted.
* **Gancao** (*Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, Licorice Root): Chopped, lightly roasted.
* **Dahuang** (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, Rhubarb): Chopped, lightly stir-fried.
* **Mangxiao** (*Natrii Sulfas*, Mirabilite): Ground, equal parts.
Twelve ingredients, except Mangxiao, coarsely ground. Take five *qian bi*, decoct in one and a half cups of water with half a *qian bi* of Mangxiao. Reduce to eighty percent. Take warm after morning and evening meals.
Lianqiao Wan (Forsythia Pill) for bead-like scrofula around neck:
* **Lianqiao** (*Forsythiae Fructus*, Forsythia Fruit).
* **Fangji** (*Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix*, Stephania Root).
* **Qianghuo** (*Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix*, Notopterygium Rhizome): De-radicle.
* **Muxiang** (*Aucklandiae Radix*, Aucklandia Root).
* **Zhizi Ren** (*Gardeniae Fructus*, Gardenia Seed).
* **Shaoyao** (*Paeoniae Radix Alba*, White Peony Root): Three taels each.
* **Xuanshen** (*Scrophulariae Radix*, Scrophularia Root): Five taels.
* **Dahuang** (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, Rhubarb): One tael.
Eight ingredients, ground to powder, honey-pilled cherry seed size. Take twenty pills with warm water after meals.
Lianqiao Wan (Forsythia Pill) for heat-binding spreading scrofula:
* **Lianqiao** (*Forsythiae Fructus*, Forsythia Fruit).
* **Qianghuo** (*Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix*, Notopterygium Rhizome): One tael each.
* **Shaoyao** (*Paeoniae Radix Alba*, White Peony Root).
* **Muxiang** (*Aucklandiae Radix*, Aucklandia Root).
* **Fangji** (*Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix*, Stephania Root).
* **Dahuang** (*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*, Rhubarb): Raw chopped.
* **Zhizi Ren** (*Gardeniae Fructus*, Gardenia Seed): Raw.
* **Xijiao** (*Rhinocerotis Cornu*, Rhino Horn): Shavings, one tael each.
* **Xuanshen** (*Scrophulariae Radix*, Scrophularia Root): One and a half taels.
Nine ingredients, ground to powder, honey-pilled cherry seed size. Take twenty pills with rice drink after meals.
Shengjin San (Golden Victory Powder) for heat-wind-toxic scrofula:
* **Banmao** (*Mylabris*, Blister Beetle): Half a tael, head/wings removed, bran-roasted.
* **Douhuang Mo** (*Sojae Semen Preparatum*, Prepared Soybean): Stir-fried, one *ge*.
* **Nuomi Mo** (*Oryzae Glutinosa Semen*, Glutinous Rice): Stir-fried, one *ge*.
* **Gancao** (*Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, Licorice Root): Finger-joint size, half raw half roasted.
* **Nifen** (*Calomelas*, Calomel): Ground, one fen.
Five ingredients, ground and mixed. Take five *qian bi* with rice drink on empty stomach. Expect vomiting/diarrhea of toxic matter. Supplement with glutinous rice porridge.
Qufeng Wan (Wind-Expelling Pill) for wind-toxic scrofula:
* **Zaojiao** (*Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus*, Chinese Honeylocust Pod): Thirty stalks. Ten fire-burnt, ten butter-roasted/de-skinned/de-seeded, ten boiled/decocted.
* **Heshouwu** (*Polygoni Multiflori Radix*, Polygonum Root): Steamed.
* **Gan Bohe** (*Menthae Haplocalycis Folium*, Mint): Dried.
* **Heye** (*Nelumbinis Folium*, Lotus Leaf).
* **Xuanshen** (*Scrophulariae Radix*, Scrophularia Root): Four taels each, ground.
* **Jing Yangrou** (*Ovis Aries Carco*, Lean Mutton): Half a *jin*.
Cook mutton in soap pod water until tender. Grind fine, mix with powder, honey-pill cherry seed size. Take twenty pills with warm wine or mint tea on empty stomach.
Neixiao San (Internal Resolution Powder) for scrofula:
* **Renshen** (*Ginseng Radix*, Ginseng).
* **Huashi** (*Talcum*, Talc): Half a tael each.
* **Dansha** (*Cinnabaris*, Cinnabar): Ground, one fen.
* **Banmao** (*Mylabris*, Blister Beetle): Forty-nine pieces, head/feet removed, glutinous rice-roasted.
* **Shexiang** (*Moschi Fermentum*, Musk): Crushed, half a qian.
Five ingredients, ground to powder. Take two *qian bi* with warm wine.
Yuyuliang Yin (Yu Yu Liang Drink) for scrofula:
* **Yuyuliang Fen** (*Haematitum*, Haematite): Ground, one tael, divided into two doses.
* **Gancao** (*Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, Licorice Root): One and a half taels, half raw half roasted, crushed.
* **Nifen** (*Calomelas*, Calomel): Ground, half a fen, divided into two doses.
Decoct half a tael of Gancao in one *sheng* of water to half volume. Mix with Yuyuliang powder and Nifen (one dose each). Take on empty stomach. Expect evacuation of toxic matter. Repeat if not cured. Supplement with leek porridge after diarrhea.
Neixiao Qianghuo San (Internal Resolution Notopterygium Powder) for wind-heat-toxic scrofula:
* **Qianghuo** (*Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix*, Notopterygium Rhizome): De-radicle, one and a half taels.
* **Bai Jiangcan** (*Bombyx batryticatus*, Silkworm): One tael, stir-fried.
Two ingredients, ground to powder. Take four *qian bi* with honey-wine on empty stomach, repeat before bed.
Neixiao Jinjiu (Internal Resolution Infusion) for wind-heat-toxic scrofula:
* **Xianren Zhang Gen Cao** (*Unknown Root/Stem*, Immortal Staff Root): One *jin* including leaves.
* **Qianghuo** (*Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix*, Notopterygium Rhizome): De-radicle, two taels.
* **Xingren** (*Pruni Armeniaci Semen Amarum*, Apricot Seed): Skin/kernel removed, ground, stir-fried, two taels.
Chop first two ingredients, mix with ground almonds. Seal in bottle with one *dou* of strong wine. After seven days, open. Take one cup warm on empty stomach daily, repeat before sleep.
Daji Gen San (Large Thistle Root Powder) for heat-binding scrofula:
* **Daji Gen** (*Cirsii Japonici Radix*, Japanese Thistle Root): One *jin*.
One ingredient, ground to powder. Take three *qian bi* with warm wine after meals, twice daily.
Jiyu Wan (Crucian Carp Pill) for scrofula:
Take three-inch crucian carp, remove guts. Fill with Badou (skin included), wrap with hemp rope. Burn with straw bundle until smoke ceases. Grind fine... (text incomplete).
Neixiao (Internal Resolution) for wind-heat-toxic scrofula:
* **Xiaomai** (*Tritici Caput Hordei*, Wheat): Washed clean.
Decoct three-five *sheng* of wheat. Drink frequently until cured.