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Treats conditions where the neck and axilla initially present like a plum pit, with swelling, nodulation, hardness, and rigidity, gradually becoming like a string of pearls. The swelling neither dissipates nor suppurates, or if it does suppurate, the pus and water flow endlessly without healing for a long time.

Hupo (Succinum, Amber) (1 liang), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis), Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Songzhi (Pini Resina), Zhusha (Cinnabar, processed), Miebiezi Ren (Momordicae Semen, flesh only) (each 5 qian), Mayou (Sesami Oleum) (2 jin), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (each 3 qian).

First, grind Hupo, Dingxiang, Guixin, Zhusha, and Mutong into powder. Chop the remaining herbs. Soak them in 4 jin 2 liang of Sesami Oleum for seven days. Place in a cauldron and simmer over slow fire until scorched yellow. Strain out the dregs. Slowly add 1 jin of Huangdan (Lithargyrum). Stir constantly with a willow branch while heating until a drop tested in water yields a consistency that is neither too hard nor too soft. Then add the powders of Hupo and others, stirring evenly. Store in a porcelain vessel. When using, take a small amount, spread on paper, and apply as a plaster.

Treats Luoli (Scrofula), Liuzhu (Flowing Abscesses), and masses formed by Qi stagnation; pain that wanders; chest and epigastrium fullness and oppression; throat obstruction and blockage; distension of the hypochondrium and abdomen; vomiting and inability to eat; asthma, rapid breathing, cough with profuse phlegm; edema of the face, eyes, and limbs; constipation of both stool and urine.

Zisu (Perillae Folium), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, white pith removed), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, mixed with wine), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, stir-fried), Wuyao (Linderae Radix), Fuling (Poria), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, bran-fried), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, stir-fried), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, prepared with ginger), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, honey-fried), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, white pith removed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried) (each 1 qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium), Binglang (Arecae Semen), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, bran-fried) (each 5 fen).

Use 2 zhong of water, 3 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube. Decoct until 8 fen remains. Take after meals.

Treats dry mouth and thirst following the resolution of sores, or severe cases with a yellow tongue coating; also treats thirst occurring before the onset of illness. This indicates depletion of Kidney Water, failing to moisten upwards, leading to flaming up of Heart Fire, and failure of Water and Fire to interact (Ji Ji). Thus, there is mental restlessness, thirst, frequent urination, or turbid urine and impotence. There is poor appetite, gradual emaciation of the skin and muscles, or leg edema with thinning of the knees first. Taking this formula generates Kidney Water and descends Heart Fire, causing all symptoms to cease abruptly. It also treats persistent aphthous ulcers in the mouth and tongue.

Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, clean flesh) (1 liang), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, stir-fried) (2 liang), Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex) (0.5 liang), BaiFuling (Poria, white part) (0.5 liang), Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) (1 liang), Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex, bark removed) (0.5 liang), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma, sliced, steamed and baked) (0.5 liang), Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens) (2 liang, mixed with wine, steamed, pounded into paste).

Grind into powder. Mix with the Rehmanniae Radix Recens paste. Add a little refined honey and roll into pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 60-70 pills each time, early in the fourth watch (wugeng) before speaking, or on an empty stomach with light salt water.