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I have read many surgical texts. However, in seeking those that analyze Yin and Yang (Yin-Yang), differentiate cold and heat patterns, and are concise and essential, none surpass this book. The *Ling Shu: Carbuncle and Ulcer Chapter* contains numerous details, making it difficult for scholars with shallow learning to identify the key points; the *Jin Gui Yao Lue* only lists two types: sores/abscesses (Chuang Yong) and intestinal abscesses (Chang Yong), primarily distinguishing Yin and Yang by depth, yet its principles are not fully expounded. Later generations, unable to delve into it properly, deviated from the correct path. Master Wang alone mastered unique knowledge, inspiring insights akin to Ling Qi and Bian Que, rescuing critical cases, his merit being immense. The Jia Ding edition printed by the Wang family was reprinted in E Zhong, but its cross-referenced arguments were inconvenient to read. My younger brother, Qi Zhi, having practiced this field for years, had previously categorized them, adding and deleting characters, resulting in a version praised as excellent by the world. Subsequently, the Jiang family of Chang Zhou printed it in Suzhou City, and my brother Bo Yin reprinted it in the capital; E Zhong still lacks this edition. Since I have finished printing various medical books, I hurriedly put this one to press to facilitate its widespread dissemination.
Pan from Wu County

This compilation is the "Secret Treasure from the Pillow" (Zhen Zhong Mi) passed down in Lin Wu San Ren's family, not for selfish gain, but urgently prioritizing saving people. He reveals his heart and liver, exposing everything openly. By using Yin and Yang to distinguish between carbuncles (Yong) and ulcers (Ju), and by using redness and whiteness to clarify their manifestations, it truly supplements what ancient formula books lacked. Its language is simple, its methods easy to follow, so that even those unfamiliar with medicine can understand it clearly upon opening the book. In previous years, I suffered from bone trough wind (Gu Cao Feng, osteomyelitis of the mandible). Physicians administered herbs to disperse wind and clear fire, bringing me near death. It was only after obtaining this book and treating according to it that I recovered. I trusted it greatly. Thereafter, whenever relatives or friends encountered scrofula (Luo Li, cervical lymphadenitis), phlegm nodules (Tan He), flowing deposits (Liu Zhu, multiple deep muscle abscesses), back carbuncles (Bei Yong), or all other severe Yin-type diseases, I advised them to treat according to the formulas, without exception achieving immediate effects, which further strengthened my faith. Recently, Hu's granddaughter suffered pain in her left thigh, unable to touch the ground with her foot for over a year. She felt the affected area was diffusely swollen and hard, while the skin color remained unchanged. This is undoubtedly the "bone-adhering ulcer" (Tie Gu Ju) described in this book. Treating her again with decoctions, pills, and powders according to the formulas, she ulcerated and healed within less than a hundred days. Because I trust it deeply, I especially wish for others to share this trust. Alas, commercial editions are rife with textual errors. Just as I planned to correct and reprint it for wide distribution, my granddaughter willingly contributed funds, handing them to me and requesting this action. Fortunately, Mr. Wang Jing Men possessed a highly accurate collated edition, so I entrusted it to the printers. Whatever people are eager to do stems from their hearts. A heart dedicated solely to public good is rarely seen in the world. Lin Wu San Ren's writing of this book can be said to be the ultimate expression of public spirit. Now, with Mr. Wang's excellent collated edition circulating, allowing every reader to understand medicine, would this not be a great joy? My granddaughter is under fifteen, intelligent and literate. I appreciate her firm faith in the Dao and her sincere desire for goodness. Therefore, I record the details of this publication and write a few words at the beginning.
Huang Zi Ren, Preface, Sixth Month of Xinchou Year, Daoguang Era

This book arises from Lin Wu San Ren's pity for people confusing the terms "carbuncle" (Yong) and "ulcer" (Ju), unaware that their treatment methods differ vastly. This text clarifies that a carbuncle is a carbuncle and an ulcer is an ulcer, providing secret teachings not found in ancient formula books, prescribing formulas to save the world, preventing later generations from spreading errors, leaving millennia in darkness. It does not mean that once this book is published, all other formula books should be discarded. Formulas identical to those widely used in contemporary medicine are not recorded, as ancient texts are available for comprehensive study and selection. It merely requires readers to love learning, think deeply, and comprehend the meaning in their minds.
Zi Ren, Record Again, First Day of Ninth Month