《圣惠》治小儿软疖乳香膏方
乳香 黄蜡（各半两） 腻粉 密陀僧（细研） 松脂（各一分） 油（一两）
上件药先取油煎蜡，松脂、乳香烊后下粉密陀僧，调和成膏。看疖大小，摊膏于故帛上贴之。
《圣惠》治小儿软疖赤肿疼痛不可忍方。
天灵盖（一枚，涂酥炙黄） 麻鞋底（一双，多年故者烧灰）
上件药捣，细罗为散。每使以油调涂之。
《圣惠》治小儿软疖虽出脓水热毒不止方。
赤小豆（四十九粒） 乳香（半分） 腻粉（半两）
上件药捣，细罗为散。先去脓水后，掺散药于疮上，立效。
《圣惠》又方
上以油麻子炒热烂嚼敷之。谭氏方云∶焦炒乘热嚼敷之。
《圣惠》治小儿软疖有脓不空，宜用此方。
巴豆（一粒） 豆豉（五十粒） 葱白（一寸）
上件药同研令烂。涂在疖上，别以醋面糊封之。
《圣惠》治小儿软疖立效方。
锻石 干姜（生用。各半两）
上件药捣，细罗为散。以生油和捏作碗子罨在疖上立瘥。
《圣惠》又方
百草霜 盐花 寒食面（各半两） 黄柏（锉） 乳香（各一分）
上件药捣，细罗为散。每以醋和涂于故帛上贴之。
《圣惠》又方
豆豉 盐（各半两） 葱白（七茎，细切）
上件药都捣作饼子。可疮贴之，如疮大，即以大艾炷灸之效。
《圣惠》又方
生椒（七） 面 伏龙肝（各等分）
上件药细研为散。以醋和封之，干即易之效。
《圣惠》又方
狗头骨（炙令黄） 芸薹子（等分）
上件药捣，细罗为散。以醋调涂之。
茅先生治小儿软疖不生发及不穿破方。
上地骨皮不以多少烧灰，入轻粉，用生麻油调涂之。
《庄氏家传》小儿软疖方。
上用海螵蛸生碾为末，鸡子白调敷。（海螵蛸，乌贼鱼骨也。）
《庄氏家传》又方
上用白角屑烧灰油调敷之。
安师传小儿软疖经年不破方。
南行猪粪（一块） 盐罨褊黄鱼头（一个，浙江鲞鱼中自有呼黄鱼者，边海处亦多有之）
上二物于荒僻处，先生炭火少许，烧二物成炭，取研细末，凡此末二钱入轻粉一钱，生油调涂疖上，少顷
脓汁自出，项上先以故帛缠定等待，再以药涂疖，使汁尽平复，疖须再出，只用此药涂，方痊可。
*Shenghui Fang* (Prescriptions from the Imperial Medical Bureau) treats soft carbuncles in children with Milk Resin Ointment Formula:
Milk Resin (Ruxiang, 乳香), Beeswax (Huangla, 黄蜡) (each half liang), Calomel (Nifen, 腻粉), Lead Monoxide (Miduoseng, 密陀僧) (finely ground), Pine Rosin (Songzhi, 松脂) (each one fen), Oil (one liang).
For the above medicines, first take oil to melt the beeswax. After the pine rosin and milk resin have melted, add calomel and lead monoxide, mix well to form an ointment. According to the size of the carbuncle, spread the ointment on old cloth and apply it to the affected area.
*Shenghui Fang* treats soft carbuncles in children characterized by redness, swelling, and unbearable pain:
Human Skull Cap (Tianlinggai, 天灵盖) (one piece, coated with butter and roasted until yellow), Hemp Shoe Sole (Majiaodi, 麻鞋底) (one pair, old ones used for many years, burned to ash).
Crush the above medicines, sift through a fine sieve to make a powder. When using, mix with oil and apply topically.
*Shenghui Fang* treats soft carbuncles in children where pus has drained but heat-toxin persists:
Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou, 赤小豆) (49 grains), Milk Resin (Ruxiang, 乳香) (half fen), Calomel (Nifen, 腻粉) (half liang).
Crush the above medicines, sift through a fine sieve to make a powder. First remove the pus, then sprinkle the powder onto the sore. Immediate effect is expected.
Another formula from *Shenghui Fang*:
Fry sesame seeds until hot, chew them into a paste, and apply to the affected area. Tan's formula states: Fry until charred, chew while hot, and apply.
*Shenghui Fang* treats soft carbuncles in children with pus that has not been fully evacuated:
Croton Seed (Badou, 巴豆) (one grain), Fermented Soybean (Douchi, 豆豉) (50 grains), Scallion White (Congbai, 葱白) (one cun).
Grind the above medicines together until pasty. Apply to the carbuncle, and seal it separately with vinegar and flour paste.
*Shenghui Fang* treats soft carbuncles in children with immediate efficacy:
Calcined Iron Oxide (Duanshi, 锻石), Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜) (used raw, each half liang).
Crush the above medicines, sift through a fine sieve to make a powder. Mix with raw oil, shape into a bowl-like compress, and apply to the carbuncle. Cure is immediate.
Another formula from *Shenghui Fang*:
Soot (Baicaoshuang, 百草霜), Salt Flower (Yanhua, 盐花), Cold Food Powder (Hanshimian, 寒食面) (each half liang), Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai, 黄柏) (chopped), Milk Resin (Ruxiang, 乳香) (each one fen).
Crush the above medicines, sift through a fine sieve to make a powder. Each time, mix with vinegar, spread on old cloth, and apply.
Another formula from *Shenghui Fang*:
Fermented Soybean (Douchi, 豆豉), Salt (Yan, 盐) (each half liang), Scallion White (Congbai, 葱白) (seven stalks, finely chopped).
Pound all the above medicines together to form cakes. Apply to the sore. If the sore is large, moxibustion with large moxa cones should be applied for good results.
Another formula from *Shenghui Fang*:
Raw Sichuan Pepper (Shengjiao, 生椒) (seven pieces), Flour (Mian, 面), Longjing Earth (Fulonggan, 伏龙肝) (equal parts).
Finely grind the above medicines into a powder. Seal with vinegar mixture; replace when dry. Effective.
Another formula from *Shenghui Fang*:
Dog Head Bone (Goutougu, 狗头骨) (roasted until yellow), Rapeseed (Yuntaizi, 芸薹子) (equal parts).
Crush the above medicines, sift through a fine sieve to make a powder. Mix with vinegar and apply topically.
Master Mao treats soft carbuncles in children that do not suppurate or rupture:
Bark of Ground Tree (Digupi, 地骨皮), quantity unspecified, burned to ash. Add Calomel (Qingfen, 轻粉). Mix with raw hemp seed oil and apply.
*Zhuang Family Collection* treats soft carbuncles in children:
Use Cuttlefish Bone (Haipiaoxiao, 海螵蛸) freshly ground into powder, mixed with egg white for application. (Cuttlefish bone is the shell of the cuttlefish.)
Another formula from *Zhuang Family Collection*:
Burn white horn flakes to ash, mix with oil for application.
Teacher An’s transmission treats soft carbuncles in children that remain unruptured for years:
Pig Manure from Southern Regions (Nanxing Zhifen, 南行猪粪) (one piece), Salt-covered Yellow Croaker Head (Yanyan Bianhuang Yutou, 盐罨褊黄鱼头) (one head; in Zhejiang dried fish, there are those naturally called yellow croaker; they are also common in coastal areas).
Place the two items in a desolate place, add a small amount of charcoal fire, and burn both items into charcoal. Take and grind into fine powder. For every two qian of this powder, add one qian of Calomel (Qingfen, 轻粉). Mix with raw oil and apply to the carbuncle. After a short while, pus will flow out naturally. First bind the neck area with old cloth and wait. Then apply medicine to the carbuncle until the fluid is exhausted and the area flattens. The carbuncle may reappear; simply apply this medicine again to achieve recovery.