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This condition arises on the toes. It gradually extends upward to the knee. The affected area turns black, with unbearable internal pain. The lesions fall off segment by segment, ultimately leading to death. It may also occur on the hands. Use earth wasps (Tu Feng), ground into fine powder, mixed with vinegar for application; it heals promptly. Truly a miraculous prescription.

Apply sulfur (Liu Huang) to rub the area, then apply a thick layer of sulfur again. Wrap with cloth and wear socks. Change once daily; the root cause is eliminated in a few days. Strictly avoid using aged ham bones. Rinse with rice water (Mi Gan Shui) to remove all saltiness, burn until charred, grind into powder, and apply.

Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis, three units), Bingpian (Borneolum Syntheticum, five li), mixed with Camellia Oil (Chayou) for topical application. Another method: take fresh Goose Palm Yellow Skin (Xian Zhanghuangpi), shade-dry, burn until carbonized but retaining its nature, grind into powder, and sprinkle; extremely effective. Another method: burn Longan Seed (Guiyuan He) to ash, sprinkle; immediate effect. Another method: sprinkle with powder of aged Songluo Tea (Chen Songluocha).

For those with water blisters (Sheng Shuikong) and wet, rotting skin, use tofu dregs (Doufuzha) that have not touched water; apply for three days and it heals.

Decoct wheat stalks (Maichai) in water and wash frequently.

Raw Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root, two qian), good yeast (Hao Jiuqu, three qian), grind together into powder, mix with distilled liquor (Shaojiu), and apply to the sole of the foot; very wonderful.

Willow catkins (Yanghua) are spread inside shoes and socks for wearing.

Scrape Baiji (Bletilla Rhizome) into fine powder, mix with saliva for application.

Mix raw flour (Shengmian) with water and apply.

Caowu (Aconitum Carmichaelii Deaux Root), Xixin (Asarum Root), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) (equal parts), grind together into powder. Make knee pads or place in shoe soles. (Also eliminates wind-cold in knees and cold pain in the waist). Alternatively, grind into powder, mix with BaiFan (Alumen, powdered), and spread in shoe soles; walking long distances without foot pain; extremely effective.

Apply Yangpi Jinmian (Sheepskin Gold Powder) to the wound; heals overnight. For abrasions on the lower leg caused by boot cuffs, melt Baxie (Beeswax, five qian) in Sesame Oil (Mayou), apply to the wound; it subsides immediately.

Apply half a Chinese Water Chestnut (Biqi) to the affected area overnight, repeat the next night. After five or six applications, the hard growth falls out from the root. Another method: crush Scallion Head (Congtou) and Biqi to extract juice. Take Songxiang (Rosin, four liang) and Mayou (half jin), boil until it forms beads when dropped in water, then add the previous juice. Spread into a plaster and apply; it detaches immediately.

Mash real Wumei (Mume Fruit Flesh) into a paste, add a little vinegar, mix evenly with salt water, and apply; it subsides immediately. Another method: paste one Biqi with Qiaomian (Buckwheat Flour); it falls off naturally within a day and night. Another method: grind Digupi (Phellodendri Cortex) and Honghua (Carthamus Flower) finely, apply; heals instantly. Another method: chew raw white radish like divine medicine.