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After farmers apply manure to the ground, under the scorching sun, stepping on it causes heat-toxin (Re Du) to invade, inevitably leading to swelling and pain of the toe tips, resembling ulceration but not fully ulcerated. This is commonly known as "Shou Re Fei" (Suffering from Fertilizer).

Decompose duck feathers in water and wash the affected area with the decoction mixed with Vitriol (Zao Fan).

Burn 5 qian of Schizonepetae Herba (Jingjie) to ash, mix with Allii Fistulosi Juice (Cong Zhi) for topical application. First wash the wound with a decoction of raw Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Sheng Gancao), then apply the dressing.

(Located at) the tips of fingers and toes. Take the lower half of Impatiens balsamina L. (Fengxianhua) including the roots (without washing), mash it with sweet fermented rice wine residue (Tianjiuzao) and apply topically; this is highly effective. Alternatively, drill a hole in a white radish, insert 3 fen of Realgar (Xionghuang), steam until half-cooked, and place over the finger. Or chew real dried plum kernel (Wumeiren) and apply topically.

Also known as Onychocryptosis (Qianjia/Ingrown Nail), characterized by a piece of red flesh growing beside the nail and protruding.

Take 5 qian of Vitriol (Zao Fan) (grind into powder after cooling). First wash the sore with salt water, dry it, and apply the Vitriol powder. Wrap tightly with old silk cloth and change once daily. Alternatively, chew large Licorice Root (Gancao) until mushy and apply thickly to the lesion; change when dry.

Use the sharp edge of porcelain to shave off a layer of the nail, then apply Powder of Alum (Kufan).

Daily, take Impatiens balsamina L. (Fengxianhua) including roots, stems, and leaves, mash them, and apply to the nail. Wrap with cloth and change once daily. It will heal in about a month.

When the fingertips feel cold before chills occur, it is named "Luo Chuang" (Snail Sore).

Mix salt and vinegar evenly, soak the fingertip in it, and it will heal spontaneously.

Fresh Taraxacum Mongolicum Hand.-Mazz. (Pugongying) can be crushed and applied topically for several days until recovery. Alternatively, use Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi), Talcum (Huashi), and Minium (Huandan) in equal parts, ground into fine powder, and applied topically. (The Baizhi formula also treats painful, itchy, and ulcerated interdigital spaces caused by contact injury.)

Decoct Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (Kushen) in wine for oral administration. Externally, apply Kushen powder mixed with wine.

Cauterize with a lamp flame until it gradually flattens and heals.

(Symptoms include) intermittent pain or no pain, intermittent ulceration or no ulceration.

This condition is named "Chuan Zhang", also known as "Qing Dan" or "Tuo Pan". Apply slices of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) to the site (soaking in Fuzi decoction is even better). After a few days, if the pain subsides, itching and pain may return (do not scratch with hands). Continue soaking in Fuzi decoction, or apply Fuzi slices mixed with 1 fen of Calomelas (Qingfen); it will surely heal.

Another method: Apply thin chicken manure, or mash fresh Mulberry Leaf (Sangye) for topical application, or mix Sichuan Pepper (Huajiao) and salt powder with vinegar for topical application (do not use if broken).

Apply pig lard and sheep manure, or wash with water-boiled horse manure.

Dislocation of limbs and joints, connected only by skin, unable to move (named "Jin Jie"/Sinew Unbinding).

Take Phragmitis Rhizoma (Huanglu) (soak in wine overnight, bake dry, and grind into powder). Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with wine for oral administration.