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[Uncommon Formulas for All Kinds of Nameless Swelling and Toxins] Take one bulb of soapberry (Soapberry fruit) and one raw taro (Taro tuber), along with seven green onion whites (Scallion white). Pounded into a paste together, apply to the affected area. Replace if it dries out. After one week, if not yet suppurated, it will dissipate; if already suppurated, slight discharge of pus leads to recovery. (From *Tong Shou*)

[Method for Surrounding Application on Swelling and Toxins] Rhubarb (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) 5 qian, and Momordica seeds (Momordicae Semen) 3 qian (stir-fried with soil). Grind into fine powder. Mix evenly with genuine rice vinegar. Apply around the affected area, leaving the head of the sore uncovered. (Ibid.)

[Moxibustion Method for Swelling and Toxins] For all initial swellings and malignant sores where the head is difficult to identify, first cover with wet paper. The place that dries first is the head of the carbuncle. Take a single-clove garlic, peel it, and slice it to a thickness of about 2 qian. Place it on the head of the carbuncle. Pierce a hole in the center. Place a moxa cone on the garlic slice and moxibustate three zhuang. Replace with a new garlic slice. If painful, moxibustate until pain ceases; if not painful, moxibustate until extreme pain occurs; if painful, moxibustate until itching occurs; if itching, moxibustate until pain occurs, then stop. Failure to follow this method may cause great harm. Remember well. Moxibustion is strictly forbidden for toxins located on the head or at the Shenshu acupoint (BL-23), and for individuals with severely deficient Yuan Qi (Original Qi). If garlic is unavailable during moxibustation, substitute with sliced fresh ginger. (From *Gu Fang*)

[Swelling and Toxins on Fingers] One single-clove garlic bulb, several leaves of Lily bulb (Lilii Bulbus), applied with fermented rice residue (Jiu Zao). Miraculous effect. (From *Wei Sheng Bei Yao*)

[Initial Facial Toxin] Quickly find three slugs (Limax), mix with a little sauce, pound together, spread on paper, leaving one hole for breathing. (From *Bi Xiao Fang*)

[Initial Carbuncles and Ulcers] Dried Ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma) 1 liang, soaked and stir-fried until purple, then ground into powder. Mix with vinegar, apply around the perimeter leaving the head open, self-healing. (From *Shen Yi Zhai Fang*)

[Initial Back Carbuncle] Deer horn burned to ash, mixed with vinegar and applied. Change 5-6 times daily. (From *Sun Zhen Ren Fang*)

[Back Toxin Not Yet Suppurated] Live toad (Bufo bufo gargarizans) tied to the toxin site. After half a day, the toad will become comatose (save its life by placing it in water). Replace with another toad; it will stagger. Repeat changing toads as before, and the toxin will dissipate. Tested repeatedly with great efficacy, do not underestimate. (From *Yi Lin Ji Xiao*)

[Ruined Back Carbuncle] Powdered old reed leaves (Phragmitis Caulis). Cleanse the area with scallion and pepper decoction, then apply. Miraculous effect. (From *Qian Kun Mi Yun*)

[Dying Back Carbuncle and All Swellings] Banana root pounded and applied. (From *Zhou Hou Fang*)

[Application Medicine for Back Carbuncle] Bashanhu grass, Plantago seed/grass (Plantaginis Herba), Honeysuckle flower (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos) in equal parts. Mix with aged rice flour paste and apply. (From *Qi Fang Lei Bian*)

[Initial Foot Back Carbuncle] Decoct salt-brine licorice (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma cum Sale) in water. Wash the area to eliminate swelling. (From *Tian Gai Lou Fang*)

[Acupuncture for Redness and Swelling of Both Feet Back Carbuncles] Yanglingquan (GB-34): Located 1.5 cun anterior-inferior to the knee, in the depression between the bones. Baxie (EX-UE8): Located in the webbing of the ten toes. (From *Ci Jiu Xin Fa*)

[Convergence of All Carbuncles and Ulcers] Tortoise shell (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) burned to ash but retaining properties. Sprinkle on the wound. Miraculous effect. (Ibid.)

[Opposite Mouth Toxin] Sugarcane residue and white dog feces (both dried and powdered) mixed evenly. Use a bamboo tube with a fine silk tip to sift the powder onto a plaster. Apply the plaster (any type, or pine resin plaster for sores is acceptable). Even critical cases will recover. (From *Chen Shi Fang*)

[Various Body Toxins (Also effective for long-term non-healing wounds)] One single-clove garlic bulb, add realgar (Realgar) as needed. Pound into a cake and apply. Place moxa on the cake and moxibustate one zhuang for recovery. (From *Mi Fang Zuan Yao*)

[Toxin Relocation Formula] When toxins develop in joints or areas inconvenient for drainage, relocate them up or down to prevent fatal consequences or physical disability. Use Bletilla rhizome (Bletillae Rhizoma) 1.6 liang, Purple Cockscomb flower (Viola Yedoensis Flos) 8 qian, Chinese Gall (Galla Chinensis) roasted yellow, Rhubarb (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) 2 qian each, Black Chicken bone, Realgar, Cinnabar, Calomelas (Hydrargyri Chloridum), and Soap Bean (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus) 0.8 fen. Grind into powder, mix with vinegar, and apply. The upper part of the toxin will be relocated to the lower part. Repeated tests show consistent results. Subsequently, administer internal medicine according to the patient's deficiency or excess. (From *Mao Feng Shan Zi Song Fang*)

[Percutaneous Pus Extraction Method] For deep-seated toxins difficult to incise directly, or when patients fear surgery: Use donkey hoof skin (scraped from feet, stir-fried with sand) and Buckwheat flour (Fagopyri Esculenti Semen) 1 liang each, Aconite root (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata - Caowu) 4 qian (peeled and powdered). Mix evenly, add Salt 5 qian. Make a thin cake with water paste, roast on tile until slightly yellow, grind fine. Mix with rice vinegar, spread on white paper, apply to affected area. Pus exudes through pores. Cover with straw paper, replace when wet. Once fluid stops and paper dries, swelling subsides. If pus does not exit through pores, make a small incision beside the patch; pus will naturally drain. Tested on several people with repeated success. (Ibid.)

[Eight Treasures Pill] For treating areas where necrotic flesh is gone but new flesh has not grown: Frankincense (Olibanum), Myrrh (Myrrha) (both de-oiled), Dragon's Blood (Sanguis Draconis), Calomelas (Hydrargyri Chloridum) 2 qian each; Child's Tea (Catechu), Dragon Bone (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) Lead White (Cerussa) 1 qian each; Borneol (Borneolum Syntheticum) 0.5 fen. Grind into extremely fine powder. Sieve through fine gauze stretched over a pen tube. Sprinkle on the wound for immediate effect. (From *Zhong Fu Tang Fang*)

[Wound Closing Medicine] Calcined Gypsum (Gypsum Fibrosum) 5 qian; Thick Elephant Skin (Elephantiasis Dermis), White Snail Shell 2 qian each (powdered); Cooked Dragon Bone (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) 1 qian; Frankincense (Olibanum), Myrrh (Myrrha) (both de-oiled), Amber (Succinum), Calomelas (Hydrargyri Chloridum), Child's Tea (Catechu) 0.5 fen each. Grind into fine powder. Sprinkle on the wound for recovery. (Ibid.)