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Yong (carbuncle) takes the medicinal properties from the sun-facing side of the tree trunk. For Bian Du (abscess in the groin) and Xuan Yong (hanging carbuncle), thorns from within the tree forks are taken. This is based on the principle of "qu xiang" (drawing analogies), meaning the medicine has a specific affinity.

Huangqi Liuyi Decoction
Treats thirst after the ulceration of yong and ju (carcinoma/ulcer), as well as unexplained thirst in general. If the Lung pulse is洪数 (surging and rapid), it indicates an impending yong or ju; taking this decoction eliminates the pathogen.
Mian Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 6 liang: half roasted with honey water, half soaked in salt water then roasted; steamed over rice three times then dried) Gancao (Licorice Root, 1.5 liang: half raw, half roasted)
Each dose weighs 1 liang. Add 2 zhong of water, decoct to 0.8 zhong. Take after meals. Alternatively, grind into fine powder, take 2 qian each time, mixed with plain boiled water in the morning and at noon. Adding Renshen (Ginseng Root) is even more effective.

Dushen Decoction
Treats extreme deficiency of Qi and Blood following ulceration, leading to fever and aversion to cold, hemorrhagic syndromes, as well as Zhengchong (palpitations) from Shanghan (Cold Damage) and Baihe Bing (Lily Disease). It treats all these conditions.
Renshen (Ginseng Root, 1-2 liang)
Make one dose. Add 2 zhong of water, decoct to 0.8 zhong. Add 10 jujubes. Take slowly. A larger dose of Ginseng is also acceptable. Decocting into a paste is even better.

Jiajian Bawei Wan (Modified Eight-Ingredient Pill)
Treats thirst during the recovery phase of sores and ulcers. In severe cases, yellow coating appears on the tongue. This is due to Kidney Water depletion failing to moisten upwards, causing Heart Fire to blaze without mutual regulation, resulting in mental restlessness and thirst. Symptoms include frequent urination, white turbid discharge, impotence, reduced appetite with muscle wasting, damaged skin, leg swelling, and weak feet. This formula nourishes Yin and descends Fire, preventing mouth and tongue ulcers.
Shanyao (Chinese Yam Rhizome, 1 liang) Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Bark, 0.5 liang) Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit Cleaned Meat, 1 liang soaked in wine and pounded) Zexie (Alisma Rhizome, steamed and dried) Baifuling (Poria Sclerotium, 0.5 liang each)
Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry, roasted 1.5 qian) Mudanpi (Tree Peony Root Bark, 0.5 liang) Huaishu Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, 8 liang steamed in wine, avoid iron vessels when pounding into paste)
Grind all into powder, make pills with honey the size of tung tree seeds. Take 60 pills per dose, increasing by 10 pills gradually. Take on an empty stomach with salt water for divine effect.

Shengyu Decoction
Treats excessive discharge of pus from sores/ulcers, or excessive bleeding from knife wounds, causing mental restlessness, insomnia, and heat sensation in the five centers (palms, soles, and chest).
Dihuang (Rehmannia Root, soaked in wine and steamed) Shengdihuang (Fresh Rehmannia Root, soaked in wine) Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage Rhizome) Renshen (Ginseng Root) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, soaked in wine) Huangqi (Astragalus Root, soaked in salt water and stir-fried, 1 qian each)
Make one dose. Add 2 zhong of water, decoct to 0.8 zhong. Take after meals.

Dijin San (Golden Resistance Powder)
Treats pain from rotting and ulceration after Fa Bei (back carbuncle) or Ju breaks open.
Shiqianglang (Dung Beetle, collected on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, placed in a bamboo tube, dried in shade, ground to powder)
Store in a porcelain jar. Apply powder directly to the sore for excellent results.

Jinchans Paste (Toad Paste)
Treats Fa Bei Ding Du (back carbuncle with hard core/toxic nodule).
Huoxiaha (Live Toad, bones removed)
Pound into paste. Apply to the affected area, leaving the head uncovered if present; apply fully if no head. Highly effective. Remove after 1-2 days. May require a second application for complete cure.

Liaocao Paste (Polygonum Paste)
Treats Yin Fa Bei (cold-type back carbuncle) presenting as black and depressed with insensitivity to pain.
Xian Liaocao (Fresh Polygonum Herb, 10 jin dried, burned to ash retaining nature, leached with water to make paste, half bowl reserved) Fenghua Yaonao (Weathered Alum/Nitrum, 1 liang, i.e., Duan Shi)
Mix evenly, store in sealed porcelain jar. For Yin toxicity, brush onto the lesion. After two applications, pain returns, black fluid drains, and blood clears; then apply plaster for self-healing.

Huo Long Paste (Fire Dragon Paste)
Treats same symptoms as above.
Xin Huojiang (New Ginger, 8 liang dried on June 6th, ground to powder, stored in porcelain jar)
For Yin Fa Bei Ju, mix fresh pig bile with ginger powder to form a paste. Apply around the lesion, cover with paper. Moisten with hot water if dry. Black fluid draining upon feeling pain is ideal. If painless with black drainage, prognosis is poor.

Hui Chuang Jinyinhua San (Return Wound Honeysuckle Powder)
Treats purple-black sores with severe pain or insensitivity.
Jinyinhua (Honeysuckle Flower/Bud, branches, leaves, 2 liang chopped) Huangqi (Astragalus Root, 4 liang) Gancao (Licorice Root, 1 liang)
Chop all, decoct with wine and water to 2 bowls. Take in one dose.

Tuoli San (Supporting Interior Powder)
Treats early stage Fa Bei, Ding Ju, Ru Yong (breast abscess), Bian Du. Pulse is surging, wiry, full, and rapid. Severe swelling suggesting impending suppuration.
Dahuang (Rhubarb Root, 3 qian) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, 2 qian) Gualougen (Trichosanthes Root) Muli (Oyster Shell) Zaojiaozhen (Gleditsia Spine) Puxiao (Mirabilite) Lianqiao (Forsythia Fruit) Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) Jinyinhua (Honeysuckle) Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root)
All above 1 qian each. Make one dose. Add 1 zhong wine and 1 zhong water, decoct to 0.8 zhong. Take after meals.

Huanglian Jiedu Tang (Coptis Decoction for Resolving Toxicity)
Treats sores/ulcers caused by accumulated heat. Swelling and pain, restlessness, desire for cold drinks, surging/rapid/full/large pulse, mouth/tongue ulcers, epidemic toxicity with mania.
Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark, roasted) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, roasted) Zhizi (Gardenia Fruit, 1.5 qian each)
Make one dose. Add 2 zhong water, decoct to 0.8 zhong. Take hot.

Liujunzi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction)
Treats vomiting from sores/ulcers, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, sallow complexion, limb fatigue, loose stools.
Renshen (Ginseng Root) Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, roasted) Fuling (Poria) Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, ginger processed) Chenpi (Tangerine Peel, 1 qian each) Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted 5 fen)
Make one dose. Add 2 zhong water, 3 slices ginger, 2 jujubes. Decoct to 0.8 zhong. Take after meals. If cold food injured Spleen/Stomach, add Huoxiang (Patchouli) and Sharen (Amomum Fruit). Also known as Xiangsha Liujunzi Tang.

Fangtong Tongsheng San (Wind-Blocking Detoxifying Powder)
Treats all wind-heat accumulated toxin sores/swellings, fever, constipation, excess in both exterior and interior.
Shaoyao (Peony Root, roasted) Mangxiao (Mirabilite) Huashi (Talcum) Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage Rhizome) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, wine-soaked) Jiegeng (Platycodon Root) Shigao (Gypsum) Jingjie (Schizonepeta Spike) Mahuang (Ephedra Stem, 0.45 qian each) Bohe (Mint) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root, baked) Shanzhi (Gardenia Fruit, roasted) Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, roasted) Lianqiao (Forsythia Fruit) Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted) Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) Huangqin (Scutellaria Root, roasted, 0.5 qian each)
Chop all, make one dose. Add 2 zhong water, decoct to 0.8 zhong. Take.

Qingxin Tang (Clear Heart Decoction)
Treats sores/ulcers with fever, desire for cold drinks, deep/full pulse, sleep-talking/restlessness. Add Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, 5 qian) to Fangtong Tongsheng San, total dose 1 liang. Decoct and take as before for efficacy.

Shiwei Tuoli San Modified Method
Treats Fa Bei, Ju, Ji Du (boil), Ru Yong, foot pain. Disperses if not suppurated, drains if suppurated. Eliminates foul pus and toxins, reduces pain significantly. Very effective.
Renshen (Ginseng Root) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, wine-washed) Guanzi Gui (Cassia Twig) Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage Rhizome) Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) Jiegeng (Platycodon Root) Huangqi (Astragalus Root) Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted) Nongpo (Magnolia Bark, ginger processed)
Equal parts, grind to powder. Take 5-6 qian with wine. Non-drinkers use Muxiang (Costus Root) decoction or rice soup. Adding Nanmuxiang, Baishaoyao, Binglang, Wuyao, Zhike, Zisu names it Shiliuwei Liuqi Yin. If fluids are dry, add Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb) according to symptoms.

Ruxiang Wan (Frankincense Pill)
Treats Fa Bei and all suppurating sores/ulcers with unbearable pain.
Ruxiang (Frankincense) Moyao (Myrrh) Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) Wlingzhi (Polyporus Umbrellatus - *Note: likely typo for Lingzhi or specific local herb, kept as transliteration*) Duhuo (Angelica Pubescens Root) Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage Rhizome) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) Zhen Lvdou Fen (True Mung Bean Starch) Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) Jiaogui (Cassia Twig) Baijiaoxiang (Boswellia Gum, 0.5 liang each)
Grind to powder, make pills with honey the size of bullet seeds. Take one pill, chew finely with Mint Decoction. For limb injury/pain preventing movement, add Caowu (Aconite Root); chew with Papaya Salt Water for efficacy.

Ga Yao Fang (Plaster Formula)
Specifically for applying to back carbuncles.
Zhen Mayou (True Sesame Oil) Qing Tongyou (Pure Tung Oil, 0.5 jin each) Zhu Mao (Pig Hair, 3 liang)
Boil oils, add pig hair until dissolved, add 8 liang Huangdan (Lead Monoxide). Test by dropping in water to form beads. Remove fire toxicity. Spread and apply for divine effect.

Saizhen San (Needle-Competing Powder)
Treats yong/ju with head but unbroken, or Ding Zhong/Shi Du (toxic nodules) on limbs with mild progression, for those fearing needles. First apply vinegar-mixed medicine on top of the sore, then internally support interior.
Badou (Croton Seed, 5 fen) Qingfen (Calomel) Sha (Realgar) Baixiangding (White Civet Cat Dropping, 1.5 qian each)
Grind to powder, mix with vinegar for application. Recently, I apply vinegar-mixed powder onto thick white cotton paper, cut into pieces, and apply to sore for natural ulceration.

Chansu Dingzi (Toad Venom Plug)
Treats Ding Du attacking the heart causing near-death. Prick the sore towards the heart direction. If painful and bloody, insert plug. If pricking to heart side causes no pain/blood, urgently prick Baihui (GV20). Painful and bloody means salvageable; insert plug. If painful but no blood, substitute with relative's warm blood; 3-4 in 10 survive. If no pain/no blood, incurable. Limb Ding is slower; chest/back/head are urgent. Initial symptoms: variable pain/itch, central depression, root feels firm, high fever, nausea.
Tiannanxing (Arisaema Rhizome) Kuandonghua (Coltsfoot Flower) Badou (Croton Seed) Huangdan (Lead Monoxide) Baipi (White Arsenic, 2 qian each) Duhuo (Angelica Pubescens Root, 5 fen) Banmao (Mustard Beetle, 10 heads/legs removed)
Grind finely, mix with fresh Chansu (Toad Venom) to make millet-sized plugs. For Ding, prick first then insert plug. If painful, skip this, just apply plaster; pus will drain. For deep Ding, prick to pain point. If medicine cannot reach, make silver tube (~3 cun long). Insert via needle, push plug out with thin silver wire to pain point only.

Shi Ding Fang (Test Ding Method)
When initial swelling/pain occurs, unsure if Ding: chew raw soybean. If tasteless, it is Ding. Urgent Ding: chew walnut meat with tofu, apply to sore. Gradually absorb. Replace until black spots disappear. Very effective.

Single Prescription for Duikou Yong (Opposite Mouth Carbuncle)
Dry roast eggplant calyx, grind to powder. Take 3 qian with good hot wine for immediate cure.

Nourishing Pus Method
Ancient benevolent doctors used mouth suction to remove pus without pain. Use 5-7 bitter bamboo tubes, 1 cun long, one end with node, green skin peeled thin. Heat tube in medicine, place on sore. When filled with blood/pus, tube falls off. Repeat with new heated tubes until pus exhausted. Then apply plaster. If pus remains, boil tubes again.

Boiling Bamboo Tube Method
Baiji (Bletilla Rhizome) Bailian (Lilium Bulb) Aiye (Mugwort Leaf) Yacha (Tea Leaf) Gancao (Licorice Root) Cangzhu (Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome) Nongpo (Magnolia Bark) Caowu (Aconite Root) Baijili (Tribulus Fruit) Wupi (Dogwood Bark)
Equal parts, chop. Boil with 3-5 bowls water and bamboo tubes for many boils. Use tubes. Adjust quantity based on sore size/pus amount. This is flexible method.

Tie Guan Dian Du Gao (Iron Pot Pointing-Toxicity Paste)
Points all yong/ju/festering boils/Ding/Bian Du. Breaks early sores, disperses non-suppurated, drains suppurated.
Gongzi Duan Shi (Calcined Alum with Gleditsia, roasted until smoke stops, 2 liang) Nuomi (Glutinous Rice, stir-fried with Tiannanxing, Danggui, Chi Shaoyao until cooked, 2 he) Shaguniu (Land Snail, 7 shells removed) Banmao (Mustard Beetle, 7 stir-fried with rice until cooked, legs/wings removed) Sha (Realgar, add for Ding only, not for Ju)
Grind/sieve finely, store in iron pot.
Sangchaihui (Mulberry Branch Ash) Zhima hui (Sesame Ash) Zaogehui (Gleditsia Ash) Qiaomai hui (Buckwheat Ash) Yaonao (Nitrum, 1 jin each). Leach ashes with ~3 dou water.
Simmer in large pot until 3/10 remains. White frost appears on surface. Store in porcelain. Mix this juice with previous powder to point sores. 3-5 points naturally break sore/disperse toxin. Do not point if weeping fluid. Divine effect.

Daizhen San (Substitute Needle Powder)
Also known as Tou Nong San or She Nong San. For yong/ju/stone toxicity unbroken, or fear of needles. Prevents toxin from eroding healthy flesh. One dose causes pus to emerge quickly. Very effective.
Can Jianzi (Silkworm Cocoon, after moth emergence, select thick one)
Burn to ash, powder. Take with hot wine to penetrate. Do not use 2-3, too many openings cause damage. Avoid.

Shou Du San (Collect Toxin Powder)
Treats Fa Bei opening uncontrollably, critical condition. Cauterizes/dries with this powder. Very effective.
Yanshuang Mei (Salt-frosted Plum, 10) Shan Zaogeo (Wild Gleditsia, 1 non-bitten stick)
Burn both to ash, grind finely. If fever, mix with rice vinegar, apply thick around opening to prevent spreading. Ginger juice + vinegar is better. If fever, mix with honey + vinegar or tea dregs to dry/cure immediately.

Tongqi San Modified Method
Also called Heshouwu San. Treats all yong/ju/Fa Bei/Liuzhu (flowing abscess)/trauma. Saves ruined sores, revives dead tissue, prevents future issues, removes root after healing. Adjusts Yin/Yang, harmonizes Qi/Blood, removes stagnation, nourishes Stomach, expels evil. Immortal formula.
Heshouwu (Polygonum Multiflorum Root) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root, roasted) Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) Huixiang (Fennel Seed, roasted) Wuyao (Lindera Root, roasted) Gancao (Licorice Root) Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, roasted) Mutong (Akebia Stem, peeled, equal parts)
Grind, decoct with water/wine. Take 4 qian. Or mix with wine. Upper body sores: take after meal. Lower body: before meal.
- Fa Bei chronic non-healing: reduce appetite, sallow complexion. Regulate Spleen. Remove Mutong, add Nongpo, Chenpi, Danggui. Add Baidoukou (Cardamom) if severe.
- Liuzhu: add Duhuo to move Qi/Blood stagnation.
- Cold Liuzhu (from excessive sweating in Shanghan): add warming/mild herbs like Shixuan Neibu. Severe: add Fuzi (Prepared Aconite) or Sigui San.
- Gu Yong (Bone Carbuncle): failed Liuzhu. Long duration, bone decay, thin serum, foul muscle. Extreme Yin/Cold. Add Fuzi. Tonify Kidney requires Fuzi to solidify Kidney, giving life to bone, preventing attachment to bone.
- Yong/Ju caused by Qi/Blood stagnation. Young people with strong Qi/Blood: reduce Danggui to prevent continuous recurrence.
- Phlegm in Yong/Ju: Cold type add Shengjiang, Banxia, Chenpi. Heat type add Jiegeng, Xuanshen.
- Naojue/Duikou (Back of neck carbuncle): Remove Mutong, add Qianghuo, Bencao. Old/weak add Renshen, Huangqi.
- Form: Pills with honey, coated with Muxiang. Or powder/decoction with Chenshen. Half water/half wine, adjust as needed.
- Hernia/Masses/Qi pain/vomiting/inability to swallow/dying from sudden onset: Use Tang/Pills with Muxiang decoction. Two doses cure.
- Trauma head/neck: Remove Mutong/Zhike, add Chuanxiong, Chenpi. Lower body: add Honghua, Pugu Zhi. Constipation: add Dahuang.
- Waist pain: add Bibi, Yuanhusuo, decoct with wine.
- Podagra/Hongjiaojiao pain: add Binglang, Muxiang, Shanjiajia (Pangolin Scale), Xiangfuzi.
- Chronic Phlegm off course: add Tiannanxing, Banxia. Cold mass/swelling no pain/heat: add Shengma, Lianqiao.
- Chang Yong (Intestinal Abscess)/Internal Ju: Alternate with Shixuan San, add Zuochanteng (Honeysuckle Vine).
- Fei Yong (Lung Abscess) Excess: add Dahuang slightly to drain toxin downwards.
- Du Yong (Abdominal Abscess): Pus in stool or umbilicus. Add Rendongteng (Honeysuckle Vine), Gancao Jie (Licorice Joint), decoct with wine.

Chonghe Gao (Harmonizing Paste) Application & Modifications
Treats yong/ju/Fa Bei/Liuzhu, trauma pain, phlegm masses, Biao Ju (inflamed boils), soft boils, unclear cold/heat sores. Apply with tea/wine based on symptoms. Divine effect.
Hong Neixiao (5 liang roasted = Zijing Pi/Red Inner Eliminator/Bauhinia Bark) Duhuo (Angelica Pubescens Root, 3 liang roasted) Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root, 1 liang) Mulaxi (Wood Wax? Note: Text says "Mu La", identified as Wangjian Xiao/Yangchun Xue = Shichangpu/Acorus Rhizome, 1 cun 9 nodes best, adjust as needed) Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root, 2 liang roasted)
Grind five ingredients to fine powder. Usage detailed below. All sores arise from Qi/Blood stagnation. Zijing Pi is essence of Wood, breaks Qi, drives Blood, reduces swelling. Duhuo is essence of Earth, guides Qi, moves Blood, dispels Wind, pulls cold toxin from bone, removes damp bi from muscle. Mulaxi breaks stone-like hardness like magic. Chi Shaoyao is essence of Fire, stops pain, moves Blood, generates Blood, dispels Wind. Mulaxi is essence of Water, reduces swelling, stops pain, disperses Blood. Baizhi is essence of Metal, dispels Wind, generates flesh, stops pain. Flesh generation prevents necrosis; Blood movement unblocks meridians. Necrosis prevents foul smell; Blood movement prevents swelling/pain. Thus: Wind disperses, Blood scatters; Qi flows, hardness removes. Human body tissues (skin, flesh, tendon, bone, blood) correspond to Five Elements' essences. Must remove them.
- Extreme heat: Double Zijing Pi, reduce Mulaxi. Extreme cold: Reduce Chi Shaoyao/Duhuo to move Blood/disperse Wind without damaging constitution.
- Extreme heat: Do not use wine. Use Scallion decoction, apply hot. If heat subsides, use wine (wine generates/moves Blood).
- Small sores on surface: Apply four ingredients first, then cover with Mulaxi mixture, extending beyond edges to cut off blood supply attack route. Always apply hot to disperse Qi/Blood. If dry, moisten with original decoction to keep moist.
- Black halo/no blood color at sore: Overuse of cooling meds previously. Add Rougui (Cinnamon Bark), Danggui to revive dead Blood, black halo recedes. Once blood returns, use main formula.
- Unstopping pain: Add Ruxiang, Moyao, dissolve in wine in clay pot, mix with powder, apply hot to pain site.
- Liuzhu with stiff tendons: Apply Ruxiang/Moyao with wine as above to relax tendons/stop pain.
- Protruding flesh at sore opening: Four causes: Water, Wind, Anger. Add Tiannanxing powder, apply with Ginger Juice/Wine around. If not resolving, likely layperson squeezed pus too hard or cooled skin with cold meds. Hot meds cure.
- Severe erosion: Dry Baifan (Alum) + Puxiao (Mirabilite) equal parts powder to scatter. Then apply Sulfur powder externally. Internally take Yang Rongwei + Duijin Yinzi. Externally apply Chonghe Gao.
- Excessive heat: Do not suddenly use cold meds (causes blood stasis/pain/ruin). Use half warm/half cool. Harmonize Blood for easy healing. Add Duiting Hongbao Gao, apply with Scallion decoction.
- Fa Bei/Ju/Liuzhu rely on this formula for stable final success. Skill lies in flexible modification. Controls outcome, prevents deterioration. Back carbuncles relate to life/death; preserves regardless of severity. This formula combines Yin/Yang, captures creation mechanism. Truly divine!
- Liuzhu: Incomplete Shanghan exterior, residual toxin flows to limbs, meridian stagnation. "Liu" means moving (Yang/Qi); "Zhu" means stopping (Yin/Blood). Yin follows Yang movement; Blood follows Qi flow. Stagnates in meridians, initially swelling/pain, later pus. Never use cold meds. Single herb: Duhuo powder with wine applied hot along pathway to end, induce with Yulong Gao. Moves Yin/Yang, harmonizes Qi/Blood, Liuzhu dissipates. Duhuo moves Qi/Blood, preventing Gu Ju (Bone Abscess).
- Gu Yong: Failed Liuzhu. Quack doctors wrongly used cold meds/surgery, causing Gu Yong. Bone decays...