─痈与疽之治，截然两途。世人以痈疽连呼并治，夫痈疽二字之连呼，即夫妻二字之连
呼也
。若以痈药治疽，犹以安胎之药服其夫矣。是集以痈疽分别两途，皆识症执方之法；如照法
法制，照症用药，救人之功，余不敢分；害人之罪，余当独认。情愿万劫披毛，甘受屠家诛
戮。
─辑是《集》，专论阴虚阳实，认定红白两色，是痈是疽，治即痊愈。所载诸方，皆药
到病
愈，切勿增减，并勿因贵重之药减轻。逐症治法，开卷一目了然，不必投师，人人可精此道
。
─诸书惟《冯氏锦囊》内附阴疽论，与余家遗秘相符，独无消疽之方，惟以温补兼托为
法。
且疽初起，即如平塌，安可用托？托则成患。余家之法，以消为贵，以托为畏。即流注、瘰
、恶核，倘有溃者，仍不敢托。托则溃者虽敛，增出者又如何耶？故以消为贵也。
─外科之虚实，发现下外。治之法，《集》中详细，不必谙脉，尽可救人。故痘症之险
闷顺
逆，眼科之心肝脾肺肾，皆现于外，故亦不诊脉也。好学人察患色则知症，照症治，无不痊
。
─医可寄生死。阅坊刻外科，妄称正宗，载云症现七恶即死。又载以桐油烧红衣针，针
入痰
块半寸，用降药为条，插入针孔，七日块自开裂，再以条插七日，其核自落。又称毒在皮里
肉内，刀割深要寸许，伤透内腑，病患何能堪此极刑，七恶之现顷矣。世之宗其法治，尽属
刽徒。此集惟疔用刺，其外概不轻用刀针，并禁用升降痛烂二药。
─遍身所患，止有红白两色。红者痈，白者疽，痈疽即其名也。有谓无名肿毒者，因未
识其阴阳也。
─是书无论背项腰腹，白色者言疽，以疽药愈之；红肿者言痈，以痈药愈之。坊刻书称
以某
药与服不应，再易某药，岂非以人试药乎？倘患生要紧穴道，安可遭医几试！望高明详之。
─世无烂久之痈，惟疽初起失消，或遭降灸针割，以致年久不敛。治之方药，《集》中
详细。
─此《集》有行到之处，好学人自然以此治法。初起者消，久溃者敛。余恐此《集》迟
到，
医未经目，人未见习，以致多误，是以任坊翻刻，速遍海内。使医有生人之治，而无枉死之
人，余愿遂矣。
─载痈疽、咽喉、疔毒、结毒诸疮、痔漏等症，皆药到病愈之方；其杂症及临症后所附
诸病
诸方，亦一服即效者，附梓《集》中。内无以人试药之误，望有力者照方合就，对病旋送；
或止取药本，或抄方传人，注明法制。
─是书所有之药，法制极详，不可忽略。宜细心照法精制，药纯效速。
─伤寒症有转经传变，故有医不执方之说。至如外科杂症，全赖识症执方。余年七十有
二
，治病经历四十余年，用药从无一错，故敢辑是《集》，以公诸世，因名《症治全生》。
- The treatment of carbuncle (Yong) and gangrene (Ju) follows two completely distinct paths. People in the world habitually refer to "carbuncle and gangrene" together and treat them as one, which is akin to referring to "husband and wife" together (implying they are fundamentally different entities). To use medicine for carbuncle to treat gangrene is like administering pregnancy-preserving herbs to a husband instead of his pregnant wife. This collection divides the treatment of carbuncle and gangrene into two separate pathways, both based on the method of identifying symptoms and prescribing formulas; if one follows these methods and prescribes according to symptoms, I dare not claim credit for saving lives; however, I shall bear sole responsibility for any harm caused. I am willing to suffer eternal damnation and be slaughtered by butchers.
- This *Collection* specifically discusses Yin deficiency and Yang excess, identifying red and white colors to determine whether it is a carbuncle or gangrene, upon which recovery can be achieved. All formulas recorded here are effective immediately upon administration; do not arbitrarily add or subtract ingredients, nor reduce dosages due to the high cost of certain herbs. The treatment methods for each symptom are clear at a glance upon opening the book; there is no need to seek a master, as anyone can master this art.
- Among other medical texts, only the discussion on Yin Gangrene attached to *Feng Shi Jin Nang* (Feng's Brocade Bag) aligns with my family's secret knowledge, yet it lacks formulas for resolving gangrene, relying solely on warming, tonifying, and supporting methods. Moreover, when gangrene first appears, the lesion is often flat and collapsed; how can a supporting method be used? Using support would cause further trouble. My family's method prioritizes resolution (dissipation) and fears support. Even in cases of flowing abscesses, scrofula, or malignant nodules, if ulceration has occurred, support is still contraindicated. If support is used, although the ulcerated area may heal, what about the newly emerging lesions? Therefore, resolution is prioritized.
- The deficiency and excess patterns in surgical diseases manifest externally. The treatment methods are detailed in this *Collection*, allowing one to save lives without needing to be proficient in pulse diagnosis. Thus, for conditions like smallpox (where danger, obstruction, smoothness, or reversal are observed), and eye diseases related to the Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lung, and Kidney, signs appear externally, so pulse diagnosis is also unnecessary. Diligent students can identify the disease by observing the color of the lesion and treat accordingly, ensuring recovery.
- Physicians hold the power over life and death. Reading commercially published surgical books that falsely claim orthodoxy, one finds statements like "if seven evils appear, death is certain." Another passage describes using a needle heated with tung oil and red clothing to pierce phlegm masses half an inch deep, inserting strips of descending medicines into the puncture wound; after seven days, the mass cracks open, and after another seven days of insertion, the nodule falls off. It also claims toxins lie within the skin and flesh, requiring incisions up to an inch deep, penetrating internal organs, asking how patients could endure such torture, leading to the immediate appearance of the "seven evils." Those who follow these methods are essentially executioners. This collection only uses pricking for ding-toxins (hard boils); otherwise, it generally avoids knives and needles and strictly prohibits the use of descending and pain-inducing/rotting medicines.
- Lesions all over the body present in only two colors: red and white. Red indicates carbuncle, white indicates gangrene; these are their names. Some call them "nameless swelling and toxicity" because they fail to recognize their Yin-Yang nature.
- Regardless of whether the lesion is on the back, neck, waist, or abdomen, white lesions are termed gangrene and cured with gangrene medicines; red and swollen lesions are termed carbuncles and cured with carbuncle medicines. Commercially printed books suggest trying one medicine, and if ineffective, switching to another. Is this not using humans as test subjects? If a lesion occurs at a critical acupoint, how can doctors afford to experiment! I hope those with superior insight will consider this carefully.
- There are no chronic, non-healing carbuncles in the world. Only gangrenes that failed to resolve initially, or were subjected to descending treatments, moxibustion, needling, or cutting, result in long-term non-healing. The formulas and drugs for treating these are detailed in this *Collection*.
- Wherever this *Collection* reaches, diligent students will naturally adopt its treatment methods. Initial stages are resolved, and chronic ulcers are healed. I fear that if this *Collection* arrives too late, physicians may not have seen it, and people may not have learned from it, leading to many errors. Therefore, I allow commercial reprinting to spread it rapidly throughout the land. May physicians possess the skill to save lives, and may there be no unjust deaths; this is my wish.
- The book records formulas for carbuncles, gangrenes, throat disorders, ding-toxins, chancres, various sores, hemorrhoids, and fistulas, all of which cure diseases upon administration. Miscellaneous conditions and additional diseases and formulas appended after clinical observations, which are also effective after a single dose, are included in this *Collection*. There is no error of testing medicines on humans here. I hope those with resources will prepare the medicines according to the formulas and deliver them promptly for the corresponding diseases; or simply take the cost of the herbs, or copy and transmit the formulas to others, noting the preparation and usage rules.
- The preparation and usage rules for all medicines in this book are extremely detailed and must not be ignored. One should carefully refine the medicines according to the rules to ensure purity and rapid efficacy.
- Typhoid fever (Shanghan) involves transmission through meridians, hence the saying that physicians should not stick rigidly to fixed formulas. However, surgical miscellaneous diseases rely entirely on identifying symptoms and adhering to specific formulas. At seventy-two years old, having treated diseases for over forty years, I have never made a mistake in medication. Thus, I dare to compile this *Collection* and make it public, naming it *Zheng Zhi Quan Sheng* (Complete Life Based on Symptom Treatment).