吴茱萸(一两)为末,以面(五钱)用水调成浓糊一般,取布如钟口大摊成膏,膏滋浓半分,贴涌泉穴内,即手足
不逆。(《石室秘方》)
酸梅草不拘多少,阴干为末,临用醋调和,蘸笔涂舌根,痰涎流出,又涂又流,三四次愈。(《姚罗浮集验方》)
芥菜子末酒调,贴之立效。(《叶氏摘元》)
腹有物如石,刺痛啼呼,不治,至百日率)死。多取商陆根捣汁蒸之,亦可以布藉腹上,后置药,勿覆卧,冷即易,
昼夜勿停。(《邵真人方》)
用水蓼花、皮硝、牙皂、大黄、栀子(各五钱)、生姜(十片)、葱、蒜(各七枝)、莱菔子(三钱)捣烂,作一大膏
药贴脐腹,外用绵絮裹。(《卫生简易方》)
一方,以田螺、大蒜、车前草和研为膏,作大饼覆脐上,使水从小便出。(《证治汇补》)
(即古癞风)
桑枝 槐枝 桃枝 苍耳苗 鲜地骨皮 野蔷薇根 紫背萍 七味不拘多少,煎汤浸浴竟日。须择明亮无风处,七
日一浴。(《滇南士司高松筠传方》)
治风症肿热如云,头如癣,或成块,或 疹不穿烂者,用真 油二两(煎滚黑色去渣)、大枫子(净肉一两捣)、桃
仁(去皮)、杏仁(去皮尖各五钱)、水银(一钱五分,研三味内) 已上四味,候油冷未凝调和。轻粉(钱半)、樟脑(一
钱),牛黄、冰片(各一分)、麝香半分,已上五味研细,候油凝捣和合好,埋土中一日夜,出火气,用指蘸擦患处,一
日擦二次,十日见效。(同上)
Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸) [1 liang] is ground into powder. Wheat flour (Mai Fen, 麦粉) [5 qian] is mixed with water to form a thick paste. A piece of cloth, sized like the mouth of a bell, is spread with this paste to make a plaster. The plaster should be about half a fen thick and applied to Yongquan (Kidney 1, 涌泉), which immediately alleviates cold extremities (Chongni). (From *Shishi Mifang*)
Suanmeicao (Sour Plum Grass, 酸梅草) in any quantity is dried in the shade and ground into powder. Before use, it is mixed with vinegar and applied to the root of the tongue with a brush. As phlegm and saliva flow out, continue applying until they flow; after three or four applications, the condition is cured. (From *Yaoluofu Jiyuan Fang*)
Mustard seed powder (Jiecaizi Mo, 芥菜子末) is mixed with wine and applied externally for immediate effect. (From *Ye Shi Zha Yuan*)
If there is a hard mass in the abdomen like a stone, causing stabbing pain and crying out, and if untreated, death usually occurs within a hundred days. Take a large amount of Phytolaccae Radix (Shanglu, 商陆) root, crush it to extract juice, steam it, place a cloth on the abdomen, then apply the medicine. Do not cover the body to lie supine; replace when cool, day and night without stopping. (From *Shao Zhenren Fang*)
Use Polygoni Hydropiperis Flos (Shuiliao Hua, 水蓼花), Natrii Sulfas (Piaoxiao, 皮硝), Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina (Yazao, 牙皂), Rhizoma et Radix Bupleuri (Dahuang, 大黄 - *Note: Text says Dahuang but context implies Rheum/Rhubarb, standard translation for Dahuang is Radix Rhei*), Fructus Gardeniae (Zhizi, 栀子) [each 5 qian], Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜) [10 slices], Scallion (Cong, 葱), Garlic (Suan, 蒜) [each 7 stalks], and Raphani Semen (Laifuzi, 莱菔子) [3 qian]. Crush them all into a large plaster and apply to the umbilicus and abdomen, wrapping externally with cotton wadding. (From *Weisheng Jianyi Fang*)
Another method: Mix Snail (Tianluo, 田螺), Garlic (Suan, 蒜), and Plantaginis Herba (Cheqiancao, 车前草), grind into a paste, make into a large cake, and cover the umbilicus to promote urination. (From *Zhengzhi Huibu*)
(Ji Gu Lai Feng / Ancient Leprosy-like Skin Disease)
Cassi Ramulus (Sangzhi, 桑枝), Sophorae Flavescentis Ramulus (Huai Zhi, 槐枝), Persicae Ramulus (Tao Zhi, 桃枝), Xanthii Herba (Canger Miao, 苍耳苗), Cortex Lycii Radicis (Di Guy Pi, 地骨皮), Root of Rosa Multiflora Var. Rubra (Ye Qiangwei Gen, 野蔷薇根), and Azolla (Zibei Ping, 紫背萍). These seven herbs in any quantity are decocted for a whole-day bath. Choose a bright, windless location; bathe once every seven days. (From *Dunnan Shisi Gao Songyun Zhuan Fang*)
To treat Wind syndrome presenting with swelling and heat like cloud patches, or lesions on the head resembling tinea, forming masses, or rashes that have not ulcerated: Use Sesame Oil (Zhen You, 真油) [2 liang] (boiled until black and dark, then filtered), Semend Perillae (Da Feng Zi, 大枫子) [clean meat 1 liang, crushed], Persicae Semen (Taoren, 桃仁) [skin removed], and Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, 杏仁) [skin and tip removed, each 5 qian], Mercurius (Shuiyin, 水银) [1.5 qian, ground into the previous three]. Mix these four ingredients when the oil is cool but not solidified. Then add Calomel (Qingfen, 轻粉) [1.5 qian], Camphora (Zhangnao, 樟脑) [1 qian], Bovis Calculus (Niuhuang, 牛黄), and Borax (Bingpian, 冰片) [each 1 fen], and Moschus (Shexiang, 麝香) [0.5 fen]. Grind these five ingredients finely, mix well when the oil solidifies, bury in soil for one day and night to remove "fire qi," then apply to the affected area with a finger twice daily. Visible improvement occurs within ten days. (Ibid.)