Apply frankincense powder mixed with water to the affected area. Continue administering Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang (Perilla Fruit Descending Qi Decoction).
Formula for treating all types of heat-toxin carbuncles and swellings, where pain is unbearable. (From *Sheng Hui Fang*)
Take an unspecified amount of Xanthium Fructus (Cang Er Zi), stir-fry until slightly yellow, and grind into powder. Mix with oil sediment and apply to the swelling; replace when dry. Soaking with the juice of Xanthium Fructus is preferable.
Formula for treating toxic pathogen attacking the hands and feet causing swelling and pain. (From *Zhou Hou Fang*)
Take one sheng of salted fermented soybeans (Yan Chi) and sheep feces, heat them, and use to soak the affected area.
Another formula
Finely cut five jin of Phellodendri Cortex (Huang Bo), boil in three dou of water, and soak the affected area. This also treats swelling and pain caused by toxic pathogen attacking the genitals.
Yet another formula
Wrap the swollen area with beef to reduce swelling and stop pain. Mutton is also acceptable.
Gleditsiae Spina and Frankincense Wine (From *Sheng Ji Zong Lu*) for treating tumorous toxins.
Take one large Gleditsiae Spina (Zao Jia Ci), cut into more than ten slices. Take a piece of frankincense the size of a chicken head, stir-fry in a silver or ceramic vessel until smoke rises, then add the Gleditsiae spina slices and stir-fry together.
Pus
Formula for reducing swelling and detoxifying
Dip Phellodendri Cortex (Huang Bo) in pig bile, roast multiple times, grind into powder, mix with water, and apply.
Another formula
Take soil from the bottom of a field latrine, mix with water, and apply.
Yet another formula