夫干疥者。但痒。搔之皮起作干痂。此风热气。深在肌肉间故也。
治干疥瘙痒久不瘥。黄 丸方。
黄 （二两锉） 乌蛇（四两酒浸去皮骨炙令黄） 川乌头（二两炮裂去皮脐） 附子
（二两
炮裂去皮脐） 茵芋（二两） 石南（一两） 秦艽（一两去苗）
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣三二百杵。丸如梧桐子大。每于食后。以荆芥汤下三十丸。
治遍身生疥。干痒。搔之皮起。秦艽丸方。
秦艽（二两去苗） 黄 （二两锉） 漏芦（一两半） 乌蛇（四两酒浸去皮骨炙令微
黄） 防
风（一两半去芦头） 黄连（一两半去须） 苦芩（二两锉） 川大黄（二两锉碎微炒）
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣三二百杵。丸如梧桐子大。每于食后。以温酒下三十丸。
治干疥久不瘥。皮肤瘙痒方。
水银（一分并胡粉点少水研令星尽） 胡粉（一两） 蛇床子（半两捣为末） 黄连（三
分去
须捣为末）
上件药。都以生麻油和如稀膏。每用药时。先以盐浆水洗疮令净。后以药涂之。干即更
换。不过三五度瘥。
治皮肤风热生疥。干痒。宜涂皂荚膏方。
猎牙皂荚 腻粉 硫黄（细研） 臭黄（细研） 白矾灰 黄蜡 巴豆（去皮） 乌头
（生用）
吴茱萸
上件药各一分。捣罗为末。都研令匀。先以麻油三二合。以慢火消蜡了。搅和令匀。日
二涂之。
又方。
白矾（一两烧灰） 硫黄（一两细研） 黄连（一两半去须末） 雌黄（一两细研） 蛇
床子（
三分末）
上件药。都研令匀。以炼了猪脂和如饧。每用。先以盐浆水洗令净。拭干涂之。
治疥疮生干痂。瘙痒不止方。
皂荚（一两） 臭黄（一两）
上件药。捣罗为末。醋二升熬成膏。涂之。
又方。
猪脂（一斤） 巴豆（半两去皮研烂） 蜡（半两） 硫黄（一分末）
上件药。先煎猪脂令沸。入巴豆煎候黄。次下蜡令熔。又下硫黄末。搅令匀。盛于瓷
盒内。日三五度涂之。
Dry scabies (Gan Jie) is characterized merely by itching; upon scratching, the skin rises and forms dry crusts. This occurs because wind-heat pathogenic factors are deeply lodged within the muscle layer.
Formula for Huang Wan to treat persistent dry scabies with long-standing itching:
Huang (2 liang, cut into small pieces) Shehuo (Ultramontanae Serpentis Corpus [Wushe], 4 liang, soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, roasted until yellow) Chuan Wutou (Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata [Chuanwu], 2 liang, processed until cracked, skin and umbilicus removed) Fuzi (Aconiti Radix Preparata [Fuzi], 2 liang, processed until cracked, skin and umbilicus removed) Yinyu (Corydalis Amurensis [Yinyu], 2 liang) Shinan (Rhododendri Daurici Folium [Shinan], 1 liang) Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix [Qinjiao], 1 liang, remove seedlings)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into powder. Mix with refined honey and pound three to two hundred times. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills after meals, washed down with Jingjie Decoction (Schizonepeta Decoction).
Formula for Qinjiao Wan to treat scabies all over the body, dry and itchy, with raised skin upon scratching:
Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix [Qinjiao], 2 liang, remove seedlings) Huang (2 liang, cut into small pieces) Loulu (Euphorbiae Humifusae Radix [Loulou], 1.5 liang) Shehuo (Ultramontanae Serpentis Corpus [Wushe], 4 liang, soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, roasted until slightly yellow) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix [Fangfeng], 1.5 liang, remove rhizome head) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma [Huanglian], 1.5 liang, remove roots/knots) Kuqin (Scutellariae Radix [Huangqin], 2 liang, cut into small pieces) Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma [Dahuang], 2 liang, cut into small pieces, lightly stir-fried)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into powder. Mix with refined honey and pound three to two hundred times. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take thirty pills after meals, washed down with warm wine.
Formula to treat persistent dry scabies with skin itching:
Shuiyin (Mercurius [Shuiyin], 1 fen, mixed with Hufen and a little water, ground until mercury particles disappear) Hufen (Plumbi Carbonas Basicus [Hufen], 1 liang) Chuangzi (Cnidii Fructus [Shechuangzi], 0.5 liang, ground into powder) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma [Huanglian], 3 fen, remove roots/knots, ground into powder)
Mix all the above herbs with raw Sesame Oil (Sesami Oleum [Mahu]) to form a thin paste. When applying, first wash the lesion clean with salted water solution, then apply the medicine. Replace when dry. It will heal within three to five applications.
Formula for Zaojiao Gao (Soap Pod Ointment) suitable for application to treat scabies caused by wind-heat on the skin, characterized by dryness and itching:
Lieya Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus [Zaojiao], wild variety) Nifen (Calomel [Nifen]) Liuhuang (Sulfur [Liuhuang], finely ground) Chouhuang (Orpiment [Chouhuang], finely ground) Baifan Hui (Alumen [Baijian] ash) Huangla (Beeswax [Huangla]) Badou (Crotonis Fructus [Badou], skin removed) Wutou (Aconiti Radix [Wutou], used raw) Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus [Wuzhuyu])
Take one fen of each of the above herbs. Crush and sieve into powder, mix and grind evenly. Take two or he of Sesame Oil (Sesami Oleum [Mahu]), melt the Beeswax (Beeswax [Huangla]) over low heat, stir and mix evenly. Apply twice daily.
Another formula:
Baifan (Alumen [Baijian], 1 liang, burned to ash) Liuhuang (Sulfur [Liuhuang], 1 liang, finely ground) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma [Huanglian], 1.5 liang, remove roots/knots, ground into powder) Cihuang (Realgar [Cihuang], 1 liang, finely ground) Chuangzi (Cnidii Fructus [Shechuangzi], 3 fen, ground into powder)
Mix and grind the above herbs evenly. Combine with rendered Pig Fat (Suet [Zhuzhi]) to the consistency of maltose syrup. When using, first wash the area clean with salted water solution, pat dry, and apply.
Formula to treat scabies with dry crust formation and unceasing itching:
Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus [Zaojiao], 1 liang) Chouhuang (Orpiment [Chouhuang], 1 liang)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into powder. Boil with two sheng of Vinegar (Acetum [Cu]) until it becomes a paste. Apply to the affected area.
Another formula:
Zhuzhi (Pig Fat [Suet], 1 jin) Badou (Crotonis Fructus [Badou], 0.5 liang, skin removed, pounded to pulp) La (Beeswax [Huangla], 0.5 liang) Liuhuang (Sulfur [Liuhuang], 1 fen, ground into powder)
First boil the Pig Fat (Suet [Zhuzhi]) until bubbling. Add Badou (Crotonis Fructus [Badou]) and fry until yellow. Then add Beeswax (Beeswax [Huangla]) to melt. Next, add Sulfur (Sulfur [Liuhuang]) powder and stir evenly. Store in a porcelain box. Apply three to five times daily.