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Live magnetite (Qicishi, 3g, processed with vinegar), silver cinnabar (Yinzhu, 0.9g), realgar (Xionghuang, 0.9g), croton seed (Badou, 1 seed), lychee pulp (Lizirou, 1 fruit), castor bean (Bimazi, 7 seeds). Pound these into a paste, apply to the affected area to immediately extract the carbuncle toxin.

Baishuang (quantity not restricted), mix evenly with brown sugar, apply around the ulcer, leaving a hole in the center. If red threads are observed, roll cotton paper into wicks, dip them in tung oil, and cauterize the head of the ulcer; the red threads will retreat to their origin.

Pound elm bark until crushed, add cuttlebone (Haipiaoxiao) and mix well. Add good wine and knead by foot for application. Change once every three times a day. If fresh elm bark is unavailable, using the inner powder of Xiangchun tree (Toona sinensis) is also acceptable.

Use only licorice root (Gancao), quantity not restricted, to boil oil paper sheets. When needed, cut them to size according to the ulcer. Melt high-quality yellow beeswax and coat it evenly on the paper, then apply to the lesion. As the wound begins to heal, add a small amount of calomel (Qingfen) powder for immediate effect.

Harvest a basket of Populus tremula flowers, crush and extract juice. Boil in a copper pot until it reaches a thin paste consistency. Mix in equal parts of Aconitum carmichaelii lateral root prepared (Chuanwu) and Aconitum kusnezoffii root prepared (Caowu) ground into extremely fine powder to form a paste. Place in a porcelain basin and sun-dry for seven days until it resembles dried lacquer. Store in a porcelain bottle and seal tightly. For use, dissolve with a little aged rice wine and rice vinegar. Dip a new brush fully in the medicinal juice and draw circles starting from the periphery of the affected area, completing 110 circles gradually moving inward to the center. The affected area will itch, and the toxin will naturally converge into a single point. After a short while, thick discharge will appear, indicating recovery.

Rub the affected area with Zhi Lan Ye leaves for immediate cure; this method is highly effective.

Grind Evodia fruit (Wuzhuyu) and Sichuan pepper (Hujiao) in equal proportions into powder. Mash one clove of garlic and apply evenly.
Another prescription: Burn rhubarb juice (Dahuang zhi) to make incense, add alum (Kufan) and realgar (Xionghuang), and rub onto the affected area for cure.

Alum (Kufan), mirabilite (Piniao), calcined gypsum (Shushigao), fresh rhubarb (Xian Dahuang), and white balsam apple root (Baifengxian gen) are crushed. Mix with the previous herbs using distilled spirits (Shaojiu). Wrap the medicine in silk fabric and rub the affected area five times for cure.

Take seven apricot kernels (Xingren), burn them over a candle until carbonized but retaining medicinal properties (Cunxing), and grind into powder. Add catechu (Ercha), borneol (Bingpian), and bear bile (Xiongdan). Mix with pig bile (Zhudan) and apply to the affected area for immediate effect.

Take three Momordica charantia seeds (Mubiezi), peel and chop finely, grind into a paste. Soak the medicine in boiling water. Place in a basin, sit over it to fumigate, and wash the affected area. Repeat five times for cure.