治寒覆皮毛。郁遏经络。不得伸越。热伏荣中。聚结。赤肿作痛。恶寒发热。或痛引肢
体。若头肿痛 甚。更宜砭之。（见头面赤肿门）
治时毒 肿赤痛。烦渴便秘。脉数。
大黄（煨） 黄芩 升麻（各二钱） 芒硝 栀子（各一钱二分）
作一帖。水钟半。煎六分。空心热服。
治时毒肿痛。便秘。脉沉数。
郁金 枳壳（麸炒去瓤） 升麻 大黄（煨） 山栀仁（炒） 牛蒡子（炒各等分）
为末。每服三钱。蜜水调下。
治时毒肿痛。脉数而少力者。
葛根 贯众 甘草 豆豉（江西者） 牛蒡子（半生炒各二钱）
作一服。水钟半。煎八分。食后服。
治时毒。疫 初觉。增寒体重。次传头面肿痛。或咽喉不利。口干舌燥。
黄芩 黄连（各五钱） 人参（三钱） 橘红 玄参 甘草（各二钱） 柴胡 桔梗（炒各二
钱） 连翘 鼠粘子 板蓝根 马勃（各一钱） 升麻 白僵蚕（炒各七分）
作一帖。水二钟。煎一钟。去渣。稍热。食后徐服之。如大便硬。加大黄（酒煨）一钱或
二钱。肿势甚者砭之。去恶血。
（见臀痈条）
治寒湿。腿外侧少阳经分患痈。或附骨痈。坚硬漫肿作痛。或侵足阳明经。亦治之。
柴胡（钱半） 连翘 肉桂（各一钱） 黄柏（五分） 黄 （盐水拌炒二钱） 归尾（二钱）
升麻（七分） 甘草（炙五分） 大力子（炒一钱）
作一服。水酒各一钟。煎八分。食前服。
Treats cold pathogens covering the skin and hair, stagnating and obstructing the meridians, preventing their free flow and extension. Heat lurks within the Ying (Nutritive) level, gathering and knotting, presenting as redness, swelling, and pain, accompanied by aversion to cold and fever, or pain radiating to the limbs. If head swelling and pain are severe, bloodletting with a stone needle is more appropriate. (See Chapter on Red Swelling of Head and Face)
Treats epidemic toxins causing swelling, redness, and pain, accompanied by irritability, thirst, constipation, and a rapid pulse.
Da Huang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, baked), Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (each 2 qian), Mang Xiao (Mirabilite), Zhi Zi (Gardenia Fruit) (each 1.2 qian).
Prepare as one dose. Add half zhong of water, decoct until six-tenths remains. Take hot on an empty stomach.
Treats epidemic toxins causing swelling and pain, with constipation and a deep, rapid pulse.
Yu Jin (Curcuma Longa Rhizome), Zhi Qiao (Aurantii Fructus, bran-fried and pith removed), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Da Huang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, baked), Shan Zhi Ren (Gardenia Seed, fried), Niu Bang Zi (Arctii Fructus, fried) (equal parts).
Grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with honey water.
Treats epidemic toxins causing swelling and pain, where the pulse is rapid but the patient lacks strength.
Ge Gen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Guan Zhong (Cyatheae Spina), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean, from Jiangxi), Niu Bang Zi (Arctii Fructus, half raw, half fried) (each 2 qian).
Prepare as one dose. Add half zhong of water, decoct until eight-tenths remains. Take after meals.
Treats epidemic toxins; early stage of plague: initial sensation of increased chills and heavy body, subsequently transmitting to head and face swelling and pain, or throat discomfort, dry mouth, and dry tongue.
Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (each 5 qian), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (3 qian), Ju Hong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), Gan Cao (Licorice Root) (each 2 qian), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix, fried) (each 2 qian), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Shu Niu Zi (Arctii Fructus), Ban Lan Gen (Isatidis Radix), Ma Bo (Phyllanthi Herba), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus, fried) (each 0.7 qian).
Prepare as one dose. Add two zhong of water, decoct until one zhong remains. Strain dregs. Take slightly warm, slowly after meals. If stool is hard, add Da Huang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome, wine-baked) 1 or 2 qian. If swelling is severe, use bloodletting with a stone needle to remove bad blood.
(See entry for Buttock Carbuncle)
Treats cold-dampness affecting the Shaoyang meridian distribution on the lateral side of the leg, causing carbuncles, or Gu Ben Yong (carbuncle adhering to bone), presenting as hardness, diffuse swelling without a head, and pain. It also treats invasion of the Foot Yangming meridian.
Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (1.5 qian), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (each 1 qian), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex) (0.5 qian), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, stir-fried with salt water) (2 qian), Gui Wei (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, tail end) (2 qian), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (0.7 qian), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried) (0.5 qian), Da Li Zi (Arctii Fructus, fried) (1 qian).
Prepare as one dose. Add one zhong each of water and wine, decoct until eight-tenths remains. Take before meals.