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Xian Yi Liang Tang (Immortal Leftover Grain Decoction)

Xian Yi Liang Tang consists of Jingjie (Schizonepetae Spica), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Jinyinhua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos), Tianhuafen (Trichosanthis Radix), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Bajieli (Tribuli Fructus), Yiyiren (Coicis Semen), Weilingxian (Syringae Ramulus et Folium), Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), and Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus). It is prepared by decocting in water.
Indicated for Yangmei Jiedu (Chancre or Gumma of Syphilis) in the initial stage, presenting with bone and joint pain, ulcerated sores, and muscle necrosis.
Ingredients and Dosages: Xian Yi Liang (commonly known as Tufuling, Smilax Glabrae Rhizoma, 4 liang); Fangfeng, Jingjie, Chuanxiong, Danggui, Tianhuafen, Jinyinhua, Bajieli, Yiyiren, Weilingxian (each 1 qian); Shanzhi, Huanglian, Lianqiao, Gange, Baizhi, Gancao, Huangqin (each 6 fen). If the lesion is located in the lower body, add Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix).
Administration: Decoct 3 bowls of water until reduced to 2 bowls. Take orally before or after meals depending on whether the lesion is upper or lower. Re-decoct the dregs with water to obtain 1 bowl. Drink one cup of wine after taking the medicine. Avoid beef, strong liquor, and sexual intercourse for better efficacy.

Xiong Gui Er Zhu Tang (Cyperi and Angelicae Two Atractylodes Decoction)

Xiong Gui Er Zhu Tang consists of Chuanxiong, Danggui, Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Fangfeng, Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Fuling (Poria), Yiyiren, Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus), Zaojiaoci (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina), Jingzhurou (Lean Pork), Chuanshanjia (Manis Squama), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis), Tufuling, Jinyinhua, and Gancao.
Indicated for Yangmei Jiedu, whether formed or unformed, presenting with bone and joint pain, difficulty walking, and post-ulceration with foul-smelling necrotic tissue that fails to regenerate muscle and close wounds. This formula is effective.
Ingredients and Dosages: Baizhu, Cangzhu, Chuanxiong, Danggui, Renshen, Fuling, Yiyiren, Zaojiaoci, Houpo, Fangfeng, Mugua, Mutong, Chuanshanjia (stir-fried), Duhuo (each 1 qian); Jinyinhua (2 qian); Gancao; Jingzhurou (2 liang); Tufuling.
Administration: Decoct 3 bowls of water until reduced by half. Take orally based on the location of the lesion. Re-decoct the dregs for administration.

Xiao Feng Tuo Jia San (Wind-Dispersing Nail-Shedding Powder)

Xiao Feng Tiao Jia San consists of Honghua (Carthami Flos), Fanbaicao (Euphorbiae Humifusae Herba), Weilingxian, Shanzhi, Chantui (Cicadae Periostracum), Dongguapi (Benincasae Exocarpium), Dafengzi (Jatrophae Semen), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Fengteng (Sinomenii Caulis), Jinyinhua, Zaojiaoci, Lianqiao, Mutong, Cangzhu, and Gancao.
Indicated for Yangmei Jiedu with bone and joint pain, foul-smelling necrosis, in patients with robust Qi and Blood.
Verse:
Ten years, fifteen years, half a year five;
Twenty years plus thirty supplements.
Even if the rot is unbearable to smell,
It will ensure you never spit it out again.
Ingredients and Dosages: Fanbaicao, Honghua, Gancao, Weilingxian, Shanzhi, Chantui, Lianqiao, Zaojiaoci, Dafengzi (flesh only), Bohe, Fengteng, Jinyinhua, Dongguapi, Mutong, Cangzhu (each 1 qian); Tufuling (4 liang).
Administration: Decoct 3 bowls of water until reduced to 2 bowls. Take twice. Drink a large cup of good wine after ingestion. Re-decoct the dregs for administration.

Xun Xi Jie Du Fang (Fumigation and Washing Formula for Sores)

The Xun Xi Jie Du Fang is highly effective, composed of Cangzhu and Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Fructus) decocted in water.
Regardless of how deep-seated the rotting pain is, it can be eliminated immediately after fumigation and washing.
Ingredients and Dosages: Cangzhu (1 liang), Dianhong Chuanjiao (3 qian), water (5 bowls). Decoct until 4 bowls remain, pour into a pot. Position the affected area over the pot mouth to fumigate with steam. When the liquid is half-hot, pour into a basin to wash the affected area. Dry with a clean cloth, then apply Jiedu Zijin Gao.

Jiedu Zijin Gao (Detoxifying Purple Gold Ointment)

Jiedu Zijin Gao is easy to prepare, but its efficacy is hard to appreciate.
Using equal parts of Fanhong (Alumen Rubrum) and Songxiang (Pini Resina), it removes necrotic tissue and generates new flesh, bringing smiles.
Indicated for Yangmei Jiedu with foul-smelling necrosis, dripping pus, and resistance to other treatments.
Ingredients and Dosages: Fine-block Fanhong (1 jin), clear Songxiang (1 jin). Grind into an extremely fine powder and mix with Sesame Oil (Mayou) to a thick consistency.
Administration: First, clean the affected area with the aforementioned decoction. Apply this ointment, cover with oil paper, and bind tightly with soft cloth strips to restrict blood flow. Change every three days. If the aforementioned decoction is unavailable, decoct Cong (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus), Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium), and Gancao for washing. Also effective for stubborn ulcers. After healing, avoid "fa" foods and fried items.

Shenxian Biyu Gao (Immortal Jade Green Ointment)

Shenxian Biyu Gao contains Zhangbing (Borneolum Syntheticum), Qingfen (Calomelas), Hangfen (Starch), along with Rushiang (Frankincense) and Moyao (Myrrh), mixed with Zhuyou (Pig Fat/Oil) for application to rotten areas.
Indicated for ulcerated, foul-smelling sores from Jiedu that are painful and non-healing, as well as wind sores and malignant ulcers.
Ingredients and Dosages: Qingfen (1 liang), Hangfen (1 liang), Baizhan (White Beeswax, 5 qian), Rushiang, Moyao (each 3 qian), Zhangbing (2 qian).
Administration: Melt 5 liang of purified cooked male pig fat with Baizhan in a bowl. Add the above ingredients and mix well. Heat in water for one shichen (2 hours). Before use, take a small amount, melt in the palm, spread on oil paper, clean the sore with Cong soup, and apply to the affected area.

Wu Bao San (Five Treasures Powder)

Wu Bao San contains Zhusha (Cinnabar), Hupo (Amber), Zhenzhu (Pearl), Bingpian (Borneol), Feiluomian (Fine Wheat Flour), and Dilushi (Collophonium), combined with rice dumplings for excellent efficacy.
Indicated for bone and joint pain, oral/nasal necrosis caused by Jiedu, when other medicines fail.
Ingredients and Dosages: Dilushi (resembling hanging teat, breaks easily, shiny like dragonfly wings, 4 qian), Hupo, Zhenzhu, Zhusha (each 2 qian), Bingpian (1 qian).
Administration: Grind each ingredient to an ultra-fine powder, mix thoroughly, and grind hundreds of times more. Store in a sealed porcelain jar. Use 2 qian of powder mixed with 8 qian of Feiluomian. For each dose, decoct 1 jin of Tufuling in 8 bowls of water until reduced to 5 bowls. Filter and divide into 5 doses. Mix 1 fen of Wu Bao San into each dose. Take according to the lesion's location, finishing within one day. Self-healing occurs after ten doses. If the nose is necrotic, add Xinyi (Magnoliae Flos, 2 qian) to the Tufuling decoction daily to guide the medicine. Avoid seafood, fried foods, and sexual intercourse.

Jiedu Zijin Dan (Detoxifying Purple Gold Pill)

Jiedu Zijin Dan is rare; this formula was originally kept secret.
Composed of Juemingzi (Cassiae Semen), Guiban (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum), Zhusha, etc., made into pills with rice flour to relieve suffering.
Indicated for long-standing or recent Yangmei Jiedu with bone/joint pain, chronic necrosis, foul odor, or destruction of throat/lips/nose resistant to other treatments.
Ingredients and Dosages: Guiban (charred on charcoal, coated with Xin'an wine slurry using a brush, repeated three times until yellow-brown, 2 liang), Shi Jueming (Haliotidis Concha, select nine-hole variety, calcined red, soaked in Tongbian/Child's Urine once), Zhusha (bright quality, each ground to 2 qian powder).
Administration: Grind together to ultra-fine powder. Form pills the size of hemp seeds using mushy rice. Take 1 qian per dose, before or after meals depending on the lesion. Take with wine for bone/joint pain, or with Tufuling decoction for necrosis. Severe cases heal in 40 days. This formula is superior to Wu Bao San.

Jiedu Lingyao Fang (Spirit Medicine Formula for Sores)

Jiedu Lingyao Fang contains Shuiyin (Mercurius), Zhusha, Xionghuang (Realgar), Huangliu (Sulfur), plus Qingfen, ground together. Sprinkle on necrotic areas for miraculous effects.
Indicated for Yangmei Jiedu with foul necrosis, or progressive destruction of throat, lips, and nose.
Ingredients and Dosages: Shuiyin (1 liang), Zhusha, Xionghuang, Huangliu (each 3 qian).
Administration: Grind finely. Place in a Yangcheng jar, seal with mud and iron clamp. Burn for three incense sticks' duration. Wipe the inside of the lid with water. The next day, collect the sublimated Lingyao from the bottom of the lid, approx. 1.5-1.6 qian. For ordinary necrosis, mix 5 qian Lingyao with 5 qian Qingfen, grind fine, store in a small jar sealed with gauze. Before use, clean the sore with Gancao soup. Invert the jar over the sore and sieve the powder through the gauze. Cover with Danyou Gao. Change once daily. For throat necrosis in men/women, mix 1 qian Lingyao with 2 fen Renzhongbai (Urea Crystallisatum), grind fine, and insufflate into the throat three times daily. Internally take Bu'er San to stop pain and resume eating.

Huangliu Bu'er San (Sulfur Non-Two Powder)

Huangliu Bu'er San has unique merit, stopping pain and removing danger reliably.
Mixed with Dianhua (Indigo Naturalis) into fine powder, taking it is like meeting a divine physician.
Indicated for Yangmei Jiedu affecting the throat, causing necrosis, pain, and difficulty swallowing liquids.
Ingredients and Dosages: Huangliu (1 qian), Dianhua (1 fen).
Administration: Grind to fine powder. Mix with a large wine glass of cool water and take orally. Pain stops immediately, allowing diet.

Qianhui San (Lead Return Powder)

Qianhui San contains peculiar drugs, effective for multiple bone/joint pains.
Mixed with Huangliu as powder and taken orally, it makes suffering vanish silently.
Indicated for Yangmei Jiedu with bone/joint pain, lighter in morning/heavier at night, preferring warm hand massage.
Administration: Use 0.5 jin of Lead (Qian). Melt in a copper spoon, pour into water, retrieve lead. Repeat melting and pouring 100 times until lead is consumed. Wait half a day for water to clarify. Discard clear water, collect lead ash settled at the bottom of the mortar. Spread on triple-layered paper, dry under ashes to remove moisture, sun-dry. Mix equally with Huangliu, grind fine, and store in a jar. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine. Severe cases show effect within three doses.

Danyou Gao (Single Oil Ointment)

Danyou Gao uses Mayou (Sesame Oil), gradually adding Hangfen.
Boiled into ointment and poured into water, it protects skin and medication, preventing leakage.
Used to cover medicated plasters for Jiedu.
Administration: Boil 2 jin of Mayou until it forms beads when dropped in water. Add 13 liang of Hangfen, stir uniformly into an ointment. Pour into water, retrieve after a moment, and spread for use.

Bixie Tang (Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma Decoction)

Bixie Tang consists of Puzhibaicang, Lingxian Guiban Caohongdang, Humaqianghuochuanjiao, etc., suitable for Jiedu tendon/toxin issues.
Indicated for Jiedu-related bone/joint pain, head distension/pain, and existing ulcers.
Ingredients and Dosages: Chuanbixie (2 qian), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix), Fangfeng, Heshouwu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix) (each 5 qian), Weilingxian, Danggui, Baizhi, Cangzhu, Huma (Sesami Semen), Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex) (each 6 fen), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Chuanjiao (each 4 fen), Guiban (1.5 qian), Honghua (3 fen), Gancao (5 fen).
Administration: Decoct 2 zhong of water until reduced to 8 fen. Add 1 cup of wine before taking. Administer based on lesion location.

Bi Yun San (Green Cloud Powder)

Bi Yun San for nasal insufflation uses Chuanxiong and E Bushi Cao (Centipedae Herba) in equal amounts, mixed with Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis) into fine powder. Insufflating into the nose yields divine results.
Indicated for Jiedu invading the vertex, causing severe headache and distending pain.
Ingredients and Dosages: E Bushi Cao (1 liang), Chuanxiong (1 liang), Qingdai (1 qian).
Administration: Grind to fine powder. Patient holds cool water in mouth. Use a reed tube to insufflate powder into both nostrils. Effectiveness is indicated by sneezing.