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[Yangsheng] (From *Jia Yi Zhen Jing: Treatise on Cold-Heat Scrofula*) The Yellow Emperor asked: What qi generates the cold-heat scrofula (*Luo Li*) occurring in the neck and axilla? Qibo replied: This is all due to the qi of rat-infested sores, which has not yet been eliminated, severing the connection between life and death.

[Methods for Life and Death] (From *Qian Jin Fang*, *Guang Ji Fang*) Pill formula for treating scrofula.
*Guan Gu* (Stork Bone), *Li Gu* (Fox Bone) [both roasted], *She Gan* (Belamcanda Rhizome), *Xuan Shen* (Scrophularia Root), *Sheng Ma* (Cimicifuga Rhizome) [roasted], *Qing Mu Xiang* (Aquilaria Wood), *Chen Xiang* (Agarwood), *Xi Jiao* (Rhinoceros Horn) [shavings], *Ding Xiang* (Clove), *Ling Yang Jiao* (Antelope Horn) [shavings], *Dan Shen* (Salvia Miltiorrhiza Root), *Gan Cao* (Licorice Root) [roasted, each 4 fen], *Ren Shen* (Ginseng Root), *Sha Shen* (Glehnia or Adenophora Root) [each 3 liang], *La Gan* (Hyena Liver) [6 fen], *Lian Qiao* (Forsythia Fruit) [6 fen], *Guang Ming Sha* (Realgar) [2 fen, finely ground].
The above seventeen ingredients are crushed and sifted, then made into pills with honey. Take 15 pills with warm water, twice daily, gradually increasing to 30 pills, taken on an empty stomach. Avoid raw/cold foods, greasy foods, blood products, vinegar, hot meats, kelp, Chinese cabbage, sticky foods, stale/foul-smelling substances, and raw blood products.

Another formula for treating scrofula.
*Lian Qiao* (Forsythia Fruit), *She Gan* (Belamcanda Rhizome), *Xuan Shen* (Scrophularia Root), *Shao Yao* (Peony Root), *Qing Mu Xiang* (Aquilaria Wood), *Mang Xiao* (Mirabilite), *Sheng Ma* (Cimicifuga Rhizome), *Zhi Zi Ren* (Gardenia Seed) [split], *Qian Hu* (Peucedani Radix), *Dang Gui* (Angelica Sinensis Root), *Gan Cao* (Licorice Root) [roasted], *Da Huang* (Rhubarb Root) [each 2 liang].
The above twelve ingredients are cut, boiled in one *dou* of water until reduced to three *sheng*. Divide into three doses. The interval between doses should be equivalent to a person walking for six or seven *li*. The goal is to achieve smooth bowel movements. Dietary restrictions are the same as the previous formula. (All from Volume 5)

Liu Juanzi’s Powder Formula for Cold-Heat Scrofula.
*Li Gu* (Fox Bone) [5 liang, roasted], *Wu Tou* (Aconite Root) [7 fen, processed], *Huang Lian* (Coptis Rhizome) [6 fen].
The above three ingredients are crushed and sifted. Before meals, take one *qian bi* amount with wine, three times daily. It is effective. Avoid pork and cold water. (Same as Fan Wang’s formula, from Volume 10)

*Qian Jin Fang* Formula for Treating Scrofula.
Grind *Bai Jiang Can* (Bombyx Batryticatus) into powder. Take half a *bi* amount with water. Cure within thirty days. (Same as *Shen Shi Fang* Emergency Formula)

Another Formula
Apply moxibustion to the points on both sides of the patient's back, behind the armpits, using the number of moxa cones corresponding to the patient's age.

Another Formula
Apply seven moxa cones to the hairline behind the ear.

Another Formula
*Hu Bai Pi* (Inner Bark of Oak).
Take two *jin* of this single ingredient, cut finely, and boil in seven *sheng* of water until reduced to three *sheng*. Strain the dregs. Add one *cun bi* amount of *Zhen Zhu Sha* (Cinnabar) to one *sheng* of the decoction. Drink it in the morning facing the sun. Force the ingestion; shortly after, the patient will vomit out mouse-like objects. Three days of administration yield good results.

Another Formula
Roast one fox head, crush and sift it. Take one *cun bi* amount with plain water, twice daily.

Another Formula
Apply ash from wild wolf feces to seal the affected area. This is effective.

Another Powder Formula for Cold-Heat Scrofula.
*Lian Qiao* (Forsythia Fruit), *Tu Gua Gen* (Trichosanthes Kirilowii Root), *Long Dan Cao* (Gentiana Root), *Ku Shen* (Sophora Flavescens Root), *Huang Lian* (Coptis Rhizome), *Gua Lou* (Trichosanthes Fruit), *Shao Yao* (Peony Root), *Chang Shan Pi* (Dichroa Bark) [each 1 liang], *Li Tou Gu* (Fox Skull Bone) [one piece, roasted].
The above nine ingredients are crushed and sifted. Take half a *bi* amount with wine, three times daily. Avoid pork and cold water. (*Yi Ji*, *Ji Yan*, *Gu Jin Lu Yan* have the same formula, stating no fox skull bone is used; if added, it is named *Li Tou San*, otherwise identical. All from Volume 24)

Emergency Formula for Treating Scrofula.
Dry *Ma Chi Xian* (Purslane) in the shade, burn it to ash, and mix with lard rendered in the twelfth lunar month. Clean the sore with warm rice-washing water, dry it, and apply the mixture. Do this three times daily. (From Volume 3)