汉东王先生《家宝》论小儿诸疮疖。夫疮者,皆因脏腑不调,风邪失守而得。或有积毒,或者风化为虫,
或则热气有盛,或者惊入皮肤。其大者,是滞于血脉而横出于皮肤之间,若节其气血则易破。若或风缠,则生
其瘾疹。或者外邪所入,即多燥痒而不定,其食毒则滞死其血气,久则化为脓也。或作惊疮者,惊本无物,亦
蹉其血气,在脏而为积,在腑故出皮肤为疮,发遍身而四肢难较。(其积即是不化之食在脾。有积者,皆是脾得之。其
脾胃主四肢,故有根本在脏,宜以取转耳。)
风疮亦发遍身,其形甚小,世呼为疥。(其风出入毛窍之间,久感外风,化为气也。)
热毒疮发处不定,节滞其血,故作疮。
虫窠疮常发于胫后,作其窠,窠内有虫,如虮子,盖因腹中烧虫随气化。其疮即较而再发成片子,如癣相
似,甚有死血,痒若以药敷较,只是归腹中,须是取却虫方瘥,及与杀虫药。
惊疮若发在四肢手足腕时,亦难瘥,宜服惊药。
头疮多因胎热,及肾上冲之所为也。
雁过疮是肺热也。(其疮遇秋肺盛则发;遇春水旺必瘥。发在脚HT HT 上,成片子也。)
《婴童宝鉴》论小儿疮是脏腑有积热,并宿食停留胸中,毒瓦斯流十二经络而生疮也。
《千金》治小儿上下遍身生疮方。
芍药 黄连 黄芩(各三两) 苦参(八两) 大黄(二两) 蛇床子(一升) 黄柏 菝 (一斤)
上八味 咀,以水二斗,煮取一斗,以浸浴儿。
《千金》苦参汤 治小儿身上下百疮不瘥方。
苦参(八两) 地榆 黄连 王不留行 独活 艾叶(各五两) 竹叶(二升)
上七味 咀,以水三斗,煮取一斗。以浴儿疮上,浴讫敷黄连散。
《养生必用》治疮肿退脏腑积热方。
黄 (切,焙) 人参 甘草(炙) 白药子 栝蒌根(等分)
上为末,煎柳枝汤放温,温调下一钱,日二三服。
《婴孺》治小儿、大人一切疮,医不识者神效方。
水银 甘草 黄柏 黄连 松脂(黄明者) 腻粉 土蜂窠(以泥为着壁者。南方均有,自可采觅。以上等分。)
上取水银放掌中,以唾杀为青泥,入 碗中。以生麻油和研,生绢滤如稀饧,和药末再研如稠饧。先以温
水洗疮,帛拭干涂之。治一切无名疮。此方不须付医人合和,令一细心子弟根据方为之,涂一度即瘥。至如疮
有黄水出,涂之随手便干。如疮痒不堪忍,涂之立止。如痛不撒者,涂之立瘥。比合此药,前后救人非一也。
《婴孺》治疮飞乌膏方
轻粉(烧朱砂作水银上黑烟也) 矾石(烧灰。各二两)
上为末。甲煎和如脂,敷乳疮,日三。为末敷,不须和。有汁自淹定,为散敷。诸种疮黄烂一切悉效。
《婴孺》治疮又方
黄连(三两,末) 胡粉(五分) 水银(一两)
上和匀,以纸裹,熟 匀,敷乳疮上及小儿头垢百疮,并悉大效。
《婴童宝鉴》洗小儿疮药。
剪刀草 防己 黄连 黄柏 甘草(各一分)
上件同杵,每用一匙,布裹入葱叶,以水同煎汤,候通手洗之。
《婴童宝鉴》治小儿大人疮方。
黄丹(一两) 腻粉(一钱匕)
上件研匀,嚼杏仁取汁,调药敷之。
《庄氏家传》治小儿诸般疮欲出、已出、变证、坏证神效二仙汤方
防风 甘草(炙。各一两)
上为粗末,先用杏仁一两去皮尖,茶盆内研令细烂后,入上件药末同更研,拌令匀。每用药五钱,入陈粳
米一匙,须用水一碗,煎米熟为度,如熟水饮之。
《赵氏家传》治秃疮、疳疮、无辜疮方。
皂角(三寸,不 者) 鳖甲(一两,烧存性) 豉(一合,炒焦) 腻粉(五筒)
上为末,后入粉一处研匀,生油调涂疮上,先用浆水洗去疮上不洁,然后上药。此累经大验,头上一切疮
皆可治。
《吉氏家传》治诸般疮毒方。
黄柏 柏叶(各一两) 轻粉(二钱)
上件为末,用鸡子油调涂在疮上,未瘥,更上一次。
安师传疮口久不合者方。
狗头骨 空鸡子壳(已抱出者) 乳香 没药 黄连
上五味,将狗头骨及鸡子壳各烧灰,乳香等各为细末,平取五者等分,以油蜡成膏,调涂搽疮上便干好。
若是曾水入后不合,即用皂子烧灰存性,入沙糖和贴疮口上。少顷水出肿退,却合前合疮口药。如肿水退,
且用取水毒令肿退方合疮口。
(Chuang, Jie, Xuan) Total of seventeen categories
Mr. Wang from Handong discusses various sores and boils in children in his *Jiabao*. Sores are caused by dysfunction of the internal organs and invasion of Wind pathogen due to loss of defensive integrity. Some have accumulated toxic heat, some transform into parasites due to Wind, some have excessive Heat, and some have惊 (Fright/Jing) invading the skin. In severe cases, Qi and Blood stagnate in the vessels and overflow into the skin; if Qi and Blood are regulated, healing is facilitated. If entangled by Wind, urticaria (Yinzhen) may arise. If invaded by external pathogens, it often presents as dry itching with uncertain location; if food toxicity causes stagnation and death of Qi and Blood, pus forms over time. Some are called Jing Chuang (Fright Sores); Jing itself has no physical substance but disrupts Qi and Blood. In the Zang organs, it becomes accumulation; in the Fu organs, it manifests as sores on the skin, spreading over the body with difficulty in healing the limbs. (The "accumulation" refers to undigested food stagnating in the Spleen. Accumulations are related to the Spleen. The Spleen and Stomach govern the four limbs, so the root lies in the internal organs, and treatment should focus on regulating them.)
Feng Chuang (Wind Sores) also spreads over the body, appearing very small, commonly known as Scabies (Jie). (Wind pathogen enters and exits through hair follicles; prolonged exposure to external Wind transforms into Wind Qi.)
Redu Chuang (Heat-Toxin Sores) appear in不定 (uncertain) locations, causing sores by stagnating blood.
Chongke Chuang (Insect Nest Sores) often occur behind the calves, forming nest-like structures containing insects resembling lice eggs, caused by intestinal roundworms transforming via Qi. These sores scab and reappear in patches, resembling Tinea (Xuan), often with dark blood, and are intensely itchy. Applying medication for itching only temporarily suppresses the worms in the abdomen; one must expel the worms to cure, using vermifuge drugs.
If Jing Chuang occurs on the wrists or ankles of the limbs, it is difficult to heal; calming Jing medications should be taken.
Tou Chuang (Head Sores) are mostly due to fetal heat or upward rushing of Kidney Qi.
Yanguo Chuang (Goose-Pass Sores) belong to Lung Heat. (These sores flare up in autumn when Lung Qi is strong; they heal in spring when Water element is dominant. They appear on the feet in patches.)
*Yingtong Baojian* states that childhood sores are caused by accumulated heat in the internal organs and retained food in the chest, with toxic vapors flowing through the twelve meridians to generate sores.
*Qianjin Fang* prescription for treating widespread sores all over a child's body:
Shao Yao (Peony Root), Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome), Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root) (each 3 liang), Ku Shen (Sophora Root) (8 liang), Da Huang (Rhubarb Root) (2 liang), She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Fruit) (1 sheng), Huang Bai (Phellodendron Bark), Ba Qian (Smilax Glabra Rhizome) (1 jin).
Crush the above eight ingredients, boil in two dou of water until reduced to one dou, and use the decoction to bathe the child.
*Ku Shen Tang* from *Qianjin Fang*, for treating persistent sores all over a child's body:
Ku Shen (Sophora Root) (8 liang), Di Yu (Sanguisorba Root), Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome), Wang Bu Liu Xing (Vaccaria Seed), Du Huo (Angelica Pubescens Root), Ai Ye (Mugwort Leaf) (each 5 liang), Zhu Ye (Bamboo Leaf) (2 sheng).
Crush the above seven ingredients, boil in three dou of water until reduced to one dou. Use to bathe the sores, then apply Huang Lian San after bathing.
*Treatment for reducing swelling and clearing organ heat* from *Yangsheng Biyong*:
Huang Qi (Astragalus Root) (sliced, dried), Ren Shen (Ginseng Root), Gan Cao (Licorice Root) (roasted), Bai Yao Zi (Stemona Root), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthes Root) (equal parts).
Grind into powder. Mix with warm Willow Branch Decoction (Liu Zhi Tang) and take one qian per dose, two to three times daily.
*Divine Effect Prescription for All Sores in Children and Adults* from *Yingru Shu*, effective even if physicians do not recognize the condition:
Shui Yin (Mercury), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Huang Bai (Phellodendron Bark), Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome), Song Zhi (Pine Resin) (choose bright yellow ones), Ni Fen (Calomel), Tu Feng Ke (Earth Beehive) (attached to walls with mud. Available in the south, collect as needed. Equal parts).
Place mercury in the palm and grind with saliva into a green paste, put into a bowl. Grind with raw Sesame Oil (Sheng Ma You) until smooth like thin syrup, filter through raw silk, then mix with the powdered herbs and grind again until thick like syrup. First wash the sore with warm water, dry with cloth, and apply. Treats all unnamed sores. This formula does not need to be prepared by a physician; a careful young man can prepare it according to the prescription. One application cures. If yellow fluid oozes from the sore, it dries immediately upon application. If itching is unbearable, itching stops immediately. If pain persists, healing occurs immediately. Many people have been saved by this preparation.
*Feiwu Gao* for treating sores from *Yingru Shu*:
Qing Fen (Calomel) (made by burning Cinnabar to obtain mercury, taking the black smoke), Fan Shi (Alum) (burned to ash). (Each 2 liang).
Grind into powder. Mix with Jia Jian (Nail Lacquer) to form a grease-like consistency, apply to breast sores three times daily. If used as powder, no mixing is needed. If there is exudate, it will naturally settle; use as a powder. Effective for all types of suppurative sores.
Another prescription for sores from *Yingru Shu*:
Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) (3 liang, powdered), Hu Fen (Lead Carbonate) (5 fen), Shui Yin (Mercury) (1 liang).
Mix evenly, wrap in paper, heat and blend uniformly, apply to breast sores and head crusts causing various sores in children. Highly effective.
Washing medicine for childhood sores from *Yingtong Baojian*:
Jian Dao Cao (Centella Asiatica), Fang Ji (Stephania Root), Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome), Huang Bai (Phellodendron Bark), Gan Cao (Licorice Root) (each 1 fen).
Pound together. Use one spoonful, wrap in cloth with scallion leaves, decoct with water. Wash the area when temperature is suitable.
Prescription for childhood and adult sores from *Yingtong Baojian*:
Huang Dan (Minium), Ni Fen (Calomel) (1 qian bi).
Grind evenly, chew Almond (Xing Ren) to extract juice, mix with medicine and apply.
*Er Xian Tang* from *Zhuang Family Collection* for childhood sores in various stages (about to erupt, erupted, complicated, or damaged):
Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia Root), Gan Cao (Licorice Root) (roasted). (Each 1 liang).
Grind into coarse powder. First, grind 1 liang of peeled and deseeded Almond (Xing Ren) finely in a tea basin, then add the herb powder and grind together until uniform. Take 5 qian of medicine, add one spoonful of aged Rice (Jing Mi), decoct with one bowl of water until the rice is cooked. Drink like water.
Prescription for Alopecia Sores (Tu Chuang), Malnutrition Sores (Gan Chuang), and Innocent Sores (Wugu Chuang) from *Zhao Family Collection*:
Zao Jiao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit) (3 cun, straight ones), Bie Jia (Turtle Shell) (1 liang, burned to retain nature), Chi (Fermented Soybean) (1 he, fried until scorched), Ni Fen (Calomel) (5 tong).
Grind into powder, mix thoroughly with the powder. Mix with raw oil and apply to sores. First wash off dirt with bean water, then apply medicine. This has been proven effective repeatedly; treats all sores on the head.
Prescription for various toxic sores from *Ji Family Collection*:
Huang Bai (Phellodendron Bark), Bai Ye (Cupressus Leaf) (each 1 liang), Qing Fen (Calomel) (2 qian).
Grind into powder, mix with Chicken Egg Oil (Jizi You) and apply to sores. If not healed, apply again.
An Shi's prescription for non-healing sore wounds:
Gou Tou Gu (Dog Skull Bone), Kong Ji Zi Ke (Empty Chicken Eggshell) (already hatched), Ru Xiang (Frankincense), Mo Yao (Myrrh), Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome).
Burn the dog skull bone and eggshells to ash separately. Grind Ru Xiang and others into fine powder. Take equal parts of these five ingredients. Make into an ointment with oil and wax. Apply to sores to dry and heal.
If the wound failed to close due to water entry later, burn Soap Nut (Zao Zi) to ash retaining its nature, mix with rock sugar, and apply to the wound. Fluids will drain, swelling will subside, then use the previous wound-closing medicine. If swelling and fluids have subsided, first drain toxins and reduce swelling, then close the wound.