两手不能下 凡人有伸欠而两手不能下者，将人抱住，缚在柱上，又把木棒打去，病患自然把手来遮隔，而两
手自下矣。亦有妇人而得此症者，缚在柱上，令一人解其下衣，而彼怕羞，自然以两手来遮隔，亦一时手下。（《石室秘
》）
手足疼痛 用一人抱住身子，以两人两腿夹住左右各足一条，轻轻捶之千数，觉两足少快，然后以手执其三里
之间，少为伸之者，七次放足，执其两手捻之者，千下而治已，左右手各如是，一日之间而手足之疼痛可已。（同上）
手足肿痛 伤寒时气毒攻手足，肿痛欲断，牛肉裹之，肿消痛止。（《范汪方》）
手足心肿 乃风也。椒、盐末（等分），醋和，敷之，良。（《肘后方》）
手足发疣 以白梁米粉，铁铛炒末研末，以众人唾和，敷浓一寸即消。（同上）
手足疣目 蒴藿子揉烂，涂目上。（《圣惠方》）
手足偏风 蒴藿叶火燎，浓铺床上，趁热眠于上，冷复易之。冬月取根，春碎熬热用。（《外台秘要》）
手足痛风 冷痛如虎咬者，用樟木屑一斗，急流水（一石），煎极滚泡之，乘热安足于桶上熏之，以草荐围住，
勿令汤气入口，其功甚捷，此家传经验方也。（《医学正传》）
手足风痹 黄蜂窠（大者一个，小者三四个）烧灰，独囊蒜（一碗），百草霜（一钱五分），同捣，敷上一时，
取下埋在阴处，忌生冷荤腥。（《乾坤秘韫》）
风痹暖手 铁砂（四两） 砂（三钱） 黑脚 白矾（六钱） 研末，以热醋或水拌湿，汕纸裹，置袋内，
任意执之，冷再拌。（《圣济 》）
手足 疮 旧履系烧灰敷之。（《千金翼》）
缠足生疮 荆芥烧灰，葱汁调敷，先以甘草汤洗之。（《摘玄方》）
足趾鸡眼 作痛作疮，地骨皮同红花研细敷之，次日即愈。（《闺阁事宜》）
足 筋急 桂末，白酒和涂之，一日一上。（《甲乙经》）
足上转筋 以故绵浸醋中，甑蒸热裹之，冷即易，勿停，取瘥止。（《图经》）
远行足趼 成泡者，水调生面涂之，一夜即平。（《海上方》）
病后足肿 但节饮食，以养胃气，外用狗脊煎汤渍洗。（《蕴要》）
夏月趾肿 不能行走者，九月收茄根悬檐下，逐日煎汤洗之。（《简便方》）
嵌甲 胡桃皮烧灰贴。（《医林集要》）
手足甲疽 熏黄蛇皮少许为末，用泔水洗净，割去甲，入肉处敷之，一顷痛足，神效。（《便民图纂》）
手足为风湿所伤兼有香港脚 用晚蚕砂以米醋拌炒，令热，以绵絮包熨之。（《存仁堂秘 》）
脚冷 不随不能行者，用醇酒（三斗），水（一斗），入瓮中，灰火温之，渍脚至膝，常着灰火，勿令冷，三日
止。（《千金方》）
脚缝出水 好黄丹入花蕊石末掺之。（《谈野翁诚效方》）
脚趾烂 用蚌蛤粉干擦之。（《寿域神方》）
脚丫烂 滑石（一两） 石膏五钱（锻） 枯白矾（少许）研掺之。（《李时珍方》）
一方，用茶叶嚼烂，敷之有效。（《摄生方》）
脚疰 枯矾、黄柏为末，掺之。（《方钞》）
脚 葱根、荸荠捣汁一碗，煎，再取松香（四两），麻油再煎，滴水成珠，方入煎汁，摊膏药，贴即落。（《单
方秘 》）
一方，用荸荠半个，贴患处过夜，次晚再贴，五六夜其 连根脱出。（《十便良方》）
Hands and Feet Cannot Lower When a person stretches and yawns but cannot lower their hands, have someone embrace the patient and tie them to a pillar. Then strike with a wooden stick; the patient will naturally raise their hands to shield themselves, thereby lowering their arms. This also applies to women with this condition: tied to a pillar, with one person untying their lower garments, they will naturally cover themselves with their hands out of shame, thus temporarily lowering their hands. (*Shishi Milu*)
Pain in Hands and Feet Have one person hold the patient's body while two others use their legs to clamp each foot on either side. Gently beat for over a thousand times until the feet feel slightly relieved. Then, grasp the area around the Zusanli (ST36) acupoint and gently extend/move it seven times before releasing the foot. Grasp both hands and knead for a thousand times to cure. Apply this method to both left and right sides. Pain in the hands and feet can be resolved within one day. (Ibid.)
Swelling and Pain in Hands and Feet When toxins from Cold Damage or epidemic Qi attack the hands and feet, causing severe swelling and pain as if breaking off, wrap the affected area with beef. The swelling will subside and pain will cease. (*Fan Wang Fang*)
Swelling of Hand and Foot Palms Caused by Wind pathogen. Mix equal parts of Sichuan pepper powder and salt powder, blend with vinegar, and apply externally. Effective. (*Zhouhou Beiji Fang*)
Warts on Hands and Feet Use white rice flour, stir-fry in an iron pan until charred, and grind into powder. Mix with saliva from multiple people, apply thickly (one cun thick), and the warts will disappear. (Ibid.)
Warts on Hands and Feet Rub Fraxinus chinensis seeds until pulpy and apply to the warts. (*Shenghui Fang*)
Hemiplegia/Wind affecting Hands and Feet Roast Fraxinus chinensis leaves over fire, lay them thickly on a bed, and sleep on them while hot. Replace when cool. In winter, use the roots; in spring, crush and heat them before use. (*Waitai Miyao*)
Gout in Hands and Feet For cold pain resembling tiger bites, use one dou of camphor wood chips and one shi of fast-flowing water. Boil vigorously and soak the affected limbs. Place feet over the bucket while hot to fumigate. Surround with straw mats to prevent inhalation of steam. This works very quickly; it is a family secret recipe. (*Yixue Zhengzhuan*)
Wind-Bi in Hands and Feet Burn one large or three-four small yellow hornet nests to ash. Mix with one bowl of single-clove garlic and one qian five fen of Baicaoshuang (soot). Pound together and apply for one shichen. Bury the used patch in a shady place. Avoid raw, cold, and greasy foods. (*Qiankun Mi Yun*)
Warming Hands for Wind-Bi Iron filings (four liang), sand (three qian), Heijiao (black foot/root - *note: term unclear*), alum (six qian). Grind into powder. Moisten with hot vinegar or water, wrap in oiled paper, place in a bag, and hold at will. Re-moisten when cold. (*Shengji Zonglu*)
Sores on Hands and Feet Burn old shoe laces to ash and apply externally. (*Qianjin Yifang*)
Sores from Foot Binding Burn Schizonepeta to ash, mix with green onion juice, and apply. First wash with licorice decoction. (*Zhixuan Fang*)
Corn on Toes For painful sores, grind Lycium bark and safflower finely and apply. Healing occurs the next day. (*Guige Shanyi*)
Tightness of Foot Tendons Cinnamon powder mixed with white wine, applied topically. Once daily. (*Jiayi Jing*)
Calf Cramps Soak old cotton in vinegar, steam in a steamer until hot, and wrap around the affected area. Replace when cool. Do not stop until cured. (*Tujing Bencao*)
Calluses from Long Walking For blisters, mix raw flour with water and apply. Flattens overnight. (*Haishang Fang*)
Post-illness Foot Swelling Regulate diet to nourish Stomach Qi. Externally, soak and wash with Drynaria officinalis decoction. (*Yiyao Yunyao*)
Summer Toe Swelling For those unable to walk, collect eggplant roots in September, hang under eaves, and boil daily to wash feet. (*Jianbian Danfang*)
Ingrown Toenail Burn walnut husk to ash and apply. (*Yilin Jiyao*)
Onychocryptosis/Paronychia on Hands and Feet Take a small amount of Smilax glabra snake skin, grind to powder. Cleanse with rice water, trim the nail, and apply powder to the ingrown part. Pain stops instantly; highly effective. (*Bianmin Tucuan*)
Hand/Foot Injury by Wind-Dampness with Tinea Pedis Stir-fry evening silkworm excrement with rice vinegar until hot. Wrap in cotton wool and apply warm compresses. (*Cunrentang Mifang*)
Cold Feet/Numbness For numbness and inability to walk, use three dou of pure wine and one dou of water in a jar. Warm with ash embers. Soak feet up to the knees. Keep the ash warm constantly to prevent cooling. Effect seen in three days. (*Qianjin Fang*)
Oozing Between Toes Sprinkle good-quality red lead mixed with flower stamen stone powder onto the area. (*Tan Ye Weng Chengxiao Fang*)
Rotting Toes Dry-rub with clam powder. (*Shouyu Shenfang*)
Rotting Interdigital Spaces Talcum powder (one liang), calcined gypsum (five qian), dried alum (a little). Grind and sprinkle. (*Li Shizhen Fang*)
Another prescription: Chew tea leaves thoroughly and apply. Effective. (*Shesheng Fang*)
Foot Zhu (Chronic Ulcer/Infection) Dried alum and Phellodendron bark ground to powder, sprinkled on the lesion. (*Fangchao*)
Foot [Tinea/Fistula] Crush green onion roots and water chestnuts to obtain one bowl of juice. Boil. Add four liang of pine resin and sesame oil, boil again until "dripping pearls" form. Then add the juice. Spread into plasters and apply; it will detach. (*Danfang Mifang*)
Another prescription: Apply half a water chestnut to the affected area overnight. Repeat the next night. After five to six nights, the growth detaches from the root. (*Shibian Liangfang*)