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Take the deer thyroid (Lu Ye) and soak it in fine wine until completely submerged. Roast it until dry, place it back into the wine, and roast again until fragrant. Hold it in the mouth and swallow the juice; replace with a new one when the flavor fades. Using ten units will result in a cure.

This formula treats goiter nodules (Ying Liu) lasting for twenty to thirty years, as well as bone tumors, stone tumors, flesh tumors, fat tumors, pus tumors, and blood tumors. Some polyps may grow as large as cups, rods, or buckets. If left untreated for ten years without healing, they may lead to ulceration and perforation, causing emaciation of bones and wasting of muscles. The lesions may be hard, soft, or ulcerated, inducing palpitations, anxiety, restlessness during sleep and wakefulness, and muscle spasms or contractures. This is the formula for cases that recur even after apparent recovery.
Sepiae Endoconcha (Wu Mei Gu), Pyritum (Shi Liu Huang) (each 1 fen); Gypsum Fibrosum (Zhong Ru), Fluorite (Zi Shi Ying), Quartz (Bai Shi Ying) (each 2 fen); Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Dan Shen) (3 fen); Succinum (Hu Po); Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fu Zi); Hirundo Nidus (Hu Yan Shi); Rheum Palmatum Radix et Rhizoma (Da Huang); Zingiberis Rhizoma Dryus (Gan Jiang) (each 4 fen).
Grind the above eleven ingredients into powder and sift them. Store in a leather pouch, ensuring no air leakage. Apply directly if the wound is moist; if dry, mix with suet (Porcine Fat) for application. Apply three to four times daily until the area becomes dry. If pus discharge persists, use five to ten doses; this medication relieves pain. If the tumor does not subside, adding two liang of Mirabilite (Mang Xiao) is advisable.

Formula for treating goiter nodules:
Laminariae Thallus (Kun Bu), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Gui Xin) (each 1 liang); Salicis Tenuifoliae Capitulum (Ni Liu Shui Liu Xu) (1 liang); Sargassum (Hai Zao), Zingiberis Rhizoma Dryus (Gan Jiang) (each 2 liang); Ovis Thyroides (Yang Ye) (7 pieces, dried in shade).
Grind the above six ingredients into powder. Form pills with honey, sized like small marbles. Hold one pill in the mouth and swallow with saliva.

Another formula: Alumen (Fan Shi); Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Xiong); Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui); Rheum Palmatum Radix et Rhizoma (Da Huang); Coptidis Rhizoma (Huang Lian); Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin); Ampelopsis Radix (Bai Lian); Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shao Yao) (each 2 fen); Evodiae Fructus (Wu Zhu Yu) (1 fen).
Grind the above nine ingredients into powder and sift them. Mix with egg yolk and apply onto old fine cloth. Cut the cloth according to the size of the tumor and apply thickly or thinly as needed. Replace when dry. As the medication warms, pus and lipid will exude slowly from the pores. Ensure all pus and blood are drained before applying the Flesh-Regenerating Ointment (Sheng Rou Gao). If pus is not fully drained, the condition will recur as before.

Formula for treating abscess tumors with ulceration and sinus tracts, as well as metal wounds and various sores.
Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui); Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fu Zi); Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao); Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi); Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Xiong) (each 1 liang); Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (Xie Bai) (2 liang); Rehmanniae Radix Recens (Sheng Di Huang) (3 liang).
Chop the above seven ingredients. Decoct in three sheng and half of porcine fat until Bai Zhi turns yellow. Strain out the dregs. Apply while slightly warm to the affected area, three times daily.

Another formula: Apply dog feces and egg yolk to the site. Remove pus and water as described in the previous method, then apply the Flesh-Regenerating Ointment (Sheng Rou Gao) to achieve healing. (See Formula in Volume 22 on Carbuncles and Sores)