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(Deep lesions are termed Ju (deep-seated abscess), while superficial ones are termed Yong (superficial carbuncle). Large lesions are Yong, and small ones are Jie (small boil).)

[Swollen Ulcer Stage]
[Herbal Category] Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice Root): Promotes the circulation of turbid blood, eliminates the five types of back abscesses, reduces swelling, and guides out toxins. For all cases of back carbuncles and deep abscesses, grind into powder, mix with Hordei Fructus Germinatus (Barley flour), apply hot compress with warm water; if pus has not formed, it can be resolved internally; if pus has formed, it will ulcerate. Alternatively, take one liang of lightly roasted Licorice Root, soak in water overnight, and ingest; or quench in wine made with Black Lead (Nigrum Plumbum); or extract juice and boil into a paste; for scrotal abscesses, decoct with water and ingest, resolving within twenty days. Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (Honeysuckle): Treats various carbuncles and abscesses, regardless of location (back, jaw, eyebrow, brain, breast). Crush leaves, add a little wine, and apply around the periphery. Internally, take five liang of Lonicera leaves with one liang of Glycyrrhizae Ramulus (Licorice Twig), decoct in water, add wine, decoct again, and divide into three doses. For severe cases, one or two doses are effective once bowel movement is smooth; its efficacy surpasses Hongneixiao, and the dregs can also be made into pills. Or crush to extract juice, decoct with wine and ingest. Polygalae Radix (Polygala Root): Treats all carbuncles, abscesses, back sores, boils, and malignant throat conditions. For stagnant blood and yin toxins accumulated in the middle jiao causing no pain, it induces pain; for severe pain caused by emotional stagnation (worry/anger), it stops pain; it cools heat; it promotes healing of ulcers. Grind into powder, take three qian per dose, soak in warm wine, drink the clear liquid, and apply the dregs externally. Hongchuang Yao (Red Sore Medicine): Essential for this purpose. Boil and ingest at the initial stage of carbuncles to induce sweating. Nelumbinis Plumula (Lotus Plumule): Treats initial stages of all carbuncles and abscesses. Take 49 pieces, grind fine, extract juice, and ingest; efficacy is similar to Honeysuckle. For back abscesses, ingest powder; recovery occurs after diarrhea. Hederae Helix Caulis (Ivy Stem): Treats all swelling and pain. Extract juice, mix with wine, and ingest to expel evil substances and remove the root cause. Trachelospermi Caulis (Star Jasmine Vine): Same as above. Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix (Gentian Root): For initial back abscesses, decoct with cow's milk and ingest to promote bowel movement. Smilax Glabrae Rhizoma (Smilax Rhizome): With Xanthii Fructus (Cocklebur Fruit), crush and ingest with wine to induce sweating. [Missing Subject]: With Frankincense (Yanru Xiang, ground) and Alum (Kufan), grind together, ingest with wine to induce sweating; or make into paste and apply to all carbuncles, back abscesses, malignant sores, carbuncles, and throat obstruction. Isatis Indigoticae Folium (Isatis Leaf): Crush to extract juice, ingest daily. Xanthii Fructus (Cocklebur Fruit): Crush and ingest with wine to induce sweating. Violae Yedoensis Herba (Viola Herb): With Xanthii Fructus, crush and ingest with wine to induce sweating; apply dregs mixed with flour. Causonis Japonicae Caulis (Causonis Stem): Crush and ingest hot with wine to induce sweating; apply dregs. Jasmini Flors (Jasmine Flower): Ingest powder with wine to induce sweating. Irisensatae Flos et Folium (Iris Flower and Leaf): Decoct with Pinus Massonianae Folium (Masson Pine Needle) and Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Achyranthes Root). Qujie Cao (Qujie Grass): Decoct with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice Root). Cyperi Rhizoma (Cyperus Rhizome): Whether ulcerated or not, stir-fry with Ginger Juice, grind, and ingest daily. Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata (Prepared Lateral Root of Aconite): For non-raising yin abscesses, decoct hot with Arisaematis Rhizoma (Arisaema), Cinnamomi Cortex (Cinnamon Bark), and Ginger Juice. If unbroken, resolve internally; if chronic, removes black rot. Pharbitidis Semen (Morning Glory Seed): For initial toxins in robust individuals, decoct in vinegar and ingest to discharge pus and blood; excellent effect. Cassiae Semae Orentalis (Cassia Seed): Decoct with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice Root) and apply externally. Pyri Lobatae Radix (Pear Root): For back abscesses, ingest with cold wine. Glechomae Herba (Ground Ivy): With Manis Squama (Pangolin Scale) and Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dong Quai tail), crush and ingest with wine, and apply externally. Euphorbiae Humifusa Herba (Spotted Spurge): With Frankincense and Myrrha (Myrrh), crush and ingest with wine, and apply externally. Centellae Herba (Gotu Kola), Wild Chrysanthemum, Trichosanthis Radix (Snake Gourd Root), Asparagi Radix (Asparagus Root): All crushed and ingested with wine; dregs applied externally. Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Black Cohosh): Dispels wind-induced swelling, moves blood stasis; a sacred herb for skin diseases. For sudden swelling/toxins, grind with vinegar and apply. Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Notopterygium Root): Disperses abscess swelling and败血 (stagnant blood), enters the Taiyang meridian. Sanguisorbae Radix (Burnet Root): Use when pain worsens in various sores. Scutellariae Radix (Scutellaria Root): Use when itching occurs. Coptidis Rhizoma (Coptis Rhizome): Pain and itching in all sores belong to Heart Fire. Gentianae Radix (Gentian Root): For abscesses with dry mouth. Leonuri Herba (Motherwort Herb): Invigorates blood, benefits intestines. Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dong Quai), Paeoniae Radix (Peony Root), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong): Harmonize blood, stop pain. Bupleuri Radix? No, Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma): Dissolves hardness. Abutilonis Medicinalis Flos (Abutilon Flower): For swelling, pain, and malignant sore pus; a sacred herb for sores. Preserved with salt for years; especially effective. Picrorhizae Rhizoma (Picrorhiza): Apply with Pangolin Scales. Musa Basjoo (Japanese Banana): Apply with Fresh Ginger. Rehmanniae Radix Recens (Fresh Rehmannia Root): Crush and apply, cover with Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang). Solani Lycopersici Caulis? No, Solanum Nigrum (Black Nightshade): Crush and apply, or add Moschus (Musk), or use with Toad. Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Rhubarb Root): Mix with vinegar for application; apply with Myricae Fructus (Myrica Berry) and Phellodendri Cortex (Phellodendron Bark). Aconiti Radix (Aconite Root): Apply with Phellodendri Cortex. Phytolaccae Radix (Pokeweed Root): Rub for lithiasis-like hard abscesses. Crush with salt and apply to all toxins. Daturae Semen (Datura Seed): Apply for hard lithiasis-like abscesses. Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Gastrodia Rhizome), Du Guan Cao: Apply with vinegar. Bamboo Leaf, Safflower, Ramie Root, Motherwort, Goldthread Vine, Euphorbia, Narcissus Root, Carduus Thistle, Verbena, Cirsium Japonicum Root, Peucedanum Root, Oxalis, Achyranthes, Cirsium Root, Glehnia, Polygonum Hydropiper, Alisma, Plantago Seed, Viola, Imperata Rhizome, Salvia Miltiorrhiza, Taraxacum, Polygonum Multiflorum, Uterus (Placenta), Pinellia, Arisaema, Vaccaria Seed (Wash), White Peony, Trichosanthes Root (Vinegar mix), Panax Notoginseng, Tribulus Seed (Boil into paste), Sophora Root, Melothia Root, Du Yong Jiang Jun, Lycoris Radiata, Moutan Cortex, Isatis Root, Xiao Qing (Grass Aconite), Typhonium Rhizome, Morus Root, Belamcanda Rhizome (Vinegar grind), Rumex Root (Vinegar grind), Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome, Genkwa Flos (Mix with glue), Jin Xing Cao, Ban Xia (Egg white mix), Masao, Luo Ye Cao, Shui Jin, Shui Xing Cao, Mao Gen, Shui Ye, Hai Yu Gen, Poria, Sargassum Leaf, Hai Gen, Shui You Cao, Podophylli Radix.
[Cereal/Veg Category] Sojae Semen Nigrum (Black Soybean): Raw and ground. Pisum Sativum (Pea): Mainly treats initial swelling of all carbuncles. Vigna Angularis Var. Umbilicata? No, Mung Bean Powder: For initial carbuncles/abscesses with nausea, take with Frankincense and Licorice Root to protect the Heart. Sesami Album Oleum (Sesame Oil): For major toxic back abscesses, boil one jin, add two bowls of vinegar, take in five doses to prevent internal attack; or boil with green onion until black, apply hot to dissolve. Fan Bai Cao (White-flowered Clover): Crush and ingest with wine. Eggplant: Make paste with Niter (Xiao Shi), ingest with wine for back abscesses; grind with vinegar for swelling; raw for heat toxins. Fermented Soybean (Dou Chi): Make into cake for moxibustion. Garlic: Moxibustion for all swelling/toxins/yin toxins. Mix with vinegar for application. Adzuki Bean (Chi Xiao Dou): Mix with egg white, apply to all carbuncles/abscesses. Ci Mi Fen (Glutinous Rice Flour): Charred, apply with egg white. Mai Fen (Wheat Flour): For hot/painful back abscesses, char, mix with vinegar, apply; pain stops immediately, swelling resolves over time. Buckwheat Flour: For carbuncles/back abscesses, apply with Sulfur powder; if head is concave/black, cook and eat to raise. Chinese Yam (Shan Yao): Raw application, or with Castor Seed and Glutinous Rice. Vitex Fruit (Man Jing): Apply with salt, or with Rapeseed. Purple Mustard Seed: Apply with Cypress Leaf; always curative. Wheat Flour, Rice Vinegar, Winter Melon, Dried Ginger (Vinegar mix), Fresh Ginger (Pig Gallbladder mix), White Mustard Seed (Vinegar mix), Radish Seed (Vinegar grind), Purslane, Qin Di Li (Vinegar pound), Han Jin, Soap Mushroom (Vinegar grind), Ganoderma Lucidum (Sang Huang).
[Fruit/Wood Category] Wild Grape Root: Sun-dry, grind, mix with water. Cornus Officinalis (Dogwood): Mix with vinegar, apply to all swellings. Acorn: Grind with vinegar, apply to hard abscesses. Walnut: For unformed back abscess/bone abscess, take with Sophora Flower powder in hot wine; oily type applies to all swellings. Lindera Root (Wu Yao): Moves qi, stops pain. For pregnancy abscess, decoct with Cowhide Glue. Sophora Flower (Huai Hua): For initial back abscess, roast, mix with wine, ingest to sweat and cure. Phellodendri Cortex (Huang Bo): For unbearable pain in sores, add to treatment. Mix with egg white for application; apply with Sichuan Aconite powder. Ziziphus Spinosa Leaf (Zuo Mu Ye): Moves blood/qi, reduces swelling/detoxifies. Mix with Angelica Pubescens, Angelica Dahurica, Peony, Wood Wax into powder, mix with green onion soup for application; for initial back abscess, mix with wine for application; internally take with Angelica Dahurica in wine. Gleditsia Sinensis Spine (Zao Zi): On June 6th, swallow seven pieces to prevent boils. Hibiscus Mutabilis Flower/Leaf (Mu Fu Rong): Clears heat/detoxifies. For all carbuncles/back abscesses/malignant sores, mix with honey for application; promotes ulceration if formed, drains pus if ulcerated; or burn with Cocklebur leaf; or decoct with Chrysanthemum leaf for washing. Hibiscus Rosasinensis Flower/Leaf (Fu Sang): Mix with Hibiscus, Arctii Fructus (Burdock) leaf, honey, crush and apply. Croton Tiglium Root (Ba Dou Tree Root): For major back abscesses, apply powder; miraculous. Pine Resin (Song Zhi): For all carbuncles, mix with Verdigris and Castor Seed, crush and apply; used in plasters. Maple Bark: For formed abscesses, crush and ingest with wine, and apply. Incense: For head abscess/swelling, mix with sesame oil, apply; necrotic tissue falls off in seven days. Yangmu (Huang Yang): Crush and apply to boils. Eucommia Ulmoides? No, Broussonetia Fruit (Chu Shi) and Mulberry Bark (Sang Bai Pi): Apply to hard abscesses. Mulberry Leaf (Sang Ye): Apply to hand-piercing toxin; cures immediately. Rosewood (Zi Tan): Grind with vinegar. Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit (Zao Jia): Decoct into paste. Ulmus Alba Cortex (Yu Bai Pi): Mix with vinegar, apply to swelling. Water Willow Soup. Sang Chai Huo (Mulberry Firewood): Moxibustion for non-ulcerated swelling, non-healing/non-putrefying ulcers; draws out toxins, stops pain, generates flesh.
[Vessel/Earth Category] Paper Money: Burn in tube, suck out toxins. Fire Needle. Ink: Grind with vinegar. Hanging Dust: With green onion. Longtan Earth (Fu Long Gan): With garlic. Soil under Cauldron (Fu Xia Tu): With pepper. Rat Burrow Soil: With vinegar. Earth Wasp Nest: With vinegar. Earthworm Mud: With salt. Pit Soil, Well Bottom Mud, Eaves Drip Mud, Wuming Yi (Iron Ore): Grind with vinegar, apply to swelling.
[Mineral Category] Black Lead (Qian Dan): Reduces swelling/back abscesses. Decoct Licorice in wine, melt lead, add 8-9 times, drink to intoxication. Iron Slag (Tie Jiang): For initial back abscess, drink two sheng to promote bowel movement. Bodhisattva Stone: Treats mineral/toxin-induced abscesses. Hu Fen (Lead Carbonate), Huang Dan (Red Lead), Mituo Seng (Litharge): Add to plasters. Niter (Xiao Shi): For initial back abscess, soak in water, apply several times to disperse. White Stone from Water: For back swelling like a plate, heat red, quench in water, wash several times to resolve. Purple Quartz (Zi Shi Ying): Grind, mix with vinegar. Magnetite (Ci Shi), Azurite (Shi Qing), Stone Crab: Grind with vinegar. Rehmannia, Salt Medicine.
[Insect Category] Earth Wasp Larva: Mix with vinegar. Red-winged Wasp, Single-legged Wasp: Apply to swelling. Honeycomb (Lu Feng Fang): For malignant abscesses/osteomyelitis where roots are in zang-fu. Burn to ash, decoct oil with Croton Seed, apply to soft boils. Chinese Gall (Wu Bei Zi): Roast purple, mix with honey for application. Or add Phellodendri Cortex and Rhubarb. Leech (Shui Zhi): Sucks blood. Beeswax (Mi La).
[Shell/Fish Category] Hawksbill Turtle Shell (Dai Mao), Oyster Shell (Mu Li): Mix with egg white. Clam Powder (Ge Fen): Both reduce swelling. Corbicula Shell (Che Ao Ke): Reduces swelling, heat red, quench in vinegar, mix with Licorice, ingest with wine, and apply. Regardless of size/depth, draining the root prevents transmission. Grind, add a little Calomel, decoct Trichosanthes Root and Licorice Twig in wine, mix with honey and ingest. Tortoise Plastron (Gui Ban): For initial stage, burn, grind, ingest with wine. Pangolin Scale (Chuan Shan Jia): Roast, grind, ingest with wine. Snake Skin (She Tui): Burn, mix with vinegar for application; for hard abscess, apply overnight for cure. Snake Head Ash: Mix with vinegar. Snake Horn, Mussel Powder, Crucian Carp.
[Bird/Beast Category] White Goose Fat, Wild Goose Fat, Swan Oil, Bustard Fat: All for application. Pelican Oil: Penetrates to the lesion site. Chicken Comb Blood: Frequent dripping disperses it. Chicken Gizzard Lining (Ji Nei Jin): For initial back abscess, apply moist; resolves in 3-5 applications. Chicken Egg: For back abscess refractory to other drugs, stew with dog feces and apply. White Duck Tongue, Pig Gall, Sheep Gall, Pig Brain: All for application. Pig Kidney: Mix with fine flour, crush and apply. Cured Sheep Fat: For initial swelling/toxins, rub on; disperses instantly, miraculous. Pig Fat, Beef Fat: Soak in cold water, apply, change frequently. Yellow Ming Glue (Huang Ming Jiao): For all carbuncles, moves blood/stops pain. Soak in water, apply; dissolve in wine and drink to prevent internal attack/transmission; mix with burnt Pangolin Scale, ingest with wine (excellent); for open wounds, dissolve and mix with Red Lead. Dog Feces: Squeeze juice, ingest and apply. Dog Gallstone (Gou Bao): For carbuncles/all toxins, make pills with Toad Venom. Dog Tooth: Burn, grind, mix with vinegar for back abscess/saddle sore. Deer Antler: For swelling with blood retention in yin channels. For initial back abscess, burn to ash, mix with vinegar, apply 5-6 times daily. Deer Fat, Elk Fat, Deer Gall, Antelope Horn: Grind with water. Tapir Fat, Donkey-hide Glue (E Jiao).
[Human Category] Human Saliva: Apply to swelling. Human Feces: For unulcerated swelling, grind, add Musk, mix and apply to head; for fatal back abscess, burn, mix with vinegar, apply. Human Milk: For abscess pus not draining, mix with flour, apply; drains same day. Human Tooth: For yin abscess with concave/dark head, no pain/heat, internal tonics fail. Must use Calcined Human Tooth and Roasted Pangolin Scale (2.5 qian each), divide into two doses, decoct with Angelica Sinensis and Ephedra in water; externally apply Ginger Juice mixed with flour. Another formula: Calcined Human Tooth, Sichuan Aconite, Sulfur powder (equal parts), ingest with wine. Human Eyebrow Hair: Burn and apply. Menstrual Cloth: Wash.
[Needle Replacement] Mao Zhen (Bamboo Shoot Tip): Decoct in wine, ingest; one needle hole per dose. Dong Kui Zi (Malva Seed): Swallow 100 grains with water. Shu Kui Zi, Arctii Fructus (Niu Bang Zi), Agastache Rugosa (Qu Mai): All for application. Shi (??), Coicis Semen (Job's Tears): Swallow one grain. Ku... Juice: Drip. Lily Bulb (Bai He): Mix with salt, crush and apply. Gleditsia Sinensis Spine (Zao Jiao Ci): Burn to ash, ingest 3 qian with wine; for non-ulcerating back abscess, take with Licorice and Huang... powder. Bai Ji Ci (White Thorn): Burn to ash, one qian, ingest with water. Ba Dou (Croton): "Dot" (apply). Rope from Matting: Burn and apply. White Porcelain: Grind and apply. Stone Gall (Shi Dan): Dot with Sparrow Droppings. Sha (Sand?): Dot. Sparrow Droppings: Dot. First feather under White Chicken Wing: Burn to ash, ingest with water. Human Tooth: Dot.
[Ulcer Stage]
[Herbal Category] Astragali Membranacei Radix (Huang Qi): For chronic/failing carbuncles, drains pus, stops pain, generates flesh, tonifies internally; sacred herb for sores. Ginseng (Ren Shen): Boil into paste. Atractylodes Rhizome (Zhu), Coicis Rhizoma? No, Cang Zhu, Polygalae Radix, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Scutellariae Radix, Libanaris? No, Ben (Ligusticum), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma: All drain pus, stop pain, generate flesh. Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi): Erodes pus. Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niu Xi): Insert into wound, remove bad blood. Rehmanniae Radix Prepared (Di Huang): Boil into paste, apply to boils/bad blood. Sanguisorbae Radix, Reed Ash, Shuo... Ash, Mugwort Ash, Ru: All erode bad blood/necrotic tissue. Aucklandiae Radix (Mu Xiang): For non-healing, foul abscesses, apply with Coptidis Rhizoma and Areca Seed. Banana Oil (Ba Jiao You): Smear on non-closing wounds. Aconiti Radix Preparata (Fu Zi): For eunuch flesh (granulation tissue) in abscesses, wash with strong vinegar decoction; for cold non-healing wounds, make cake for moxibustion, flesh grows in days. Garlic-separated moxibustion also works. Rosa Multibracteata Root (Qiang Wei Gen), White Trumpet Creeper Root (Bai Lian), Bletilla Rhizoma (Bai Ji), Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Dan Shen), Periplocae Radix (Zi Shen), Akebiae Caulis (Mu Tong), Polygoni Multiflori Caulis (Mao Liao), Polygoni Cuspidati Radix (Chi Di Li), Dendrobii Caulis (Shi Hu), Polygoni Multiflori Radix (He Shou Wu). Green Barley (Qing Da Mai): Roasted. Luffa Juice (Si Gua Zhi): Smear, closes wounds. Rotten Eggplant: Ingest with wine.
[Fruit/Wood Category] Prunus Mume Fructus (Wu Mei): Erodes malignant eunuch flesh, burning dot is good. Lotus Pedicel (He Ti): Wash. Oak Bark (Hu Bai Pi): Wash failing sores. Burn and ingest for osteomyelitis. Oak Ash (Li Mu Hui): Leach juice, boil into paste, erode abscesses. Croton Seed (Ba Dou): Roast scorched, apply to swollen ulcer (detoxify); apply to bruised flesh (dissolves); make into wick to guide pus. Pine Resin, Liquidambar Resin (Feng Xiang), Dalbergia Odorifera Lignum (Su Fang Mu): Drain pus, stop pain, generate flesh. Myrrha (Mo Yao), Dragon's Blood (Xue Jie), Frankincense (Ru Xiang): All reduce swelling, stop pain, generate flesh. For trembling abscess head, grind in warm water and ingest. Panax Szechuanensis Caulis? No, Fan Jiang Zhen: With Liquidambar and Frankincense, fumigate malignant abscess qi. Clove (Ding Xiang): Apply to malignant flesh. Lycii Cortex (Di Gu Pi): Wash rotten abscesses. Albizia Cortex (He Huan Pi): Decoct into paste. Willow Branch (Liu Zhi): Decoct into paste. Fruit, expels pus/blood. Locust Bark (Huai Bai Pi): Decoct into paste, stops pain, grows flesh. Catalpa Leaf (Qiu Ye): Erodes pus/blood. White bark, decoct into paste for application. Tung Leaf (Tong Ye): Steam with vinegar, apply to abscess, secret recipe for cooling/pain relief. Parasitic Tree Leaf (Wu Tong Ye): Roast, grind, apply to back abscess. Tung Nut (Tong Zi): Apply oil. Burn lamp, fumigate initial swelling. White Poplar Bark (Bai Yang Pi): Apply to bone abscess. Shan Bai Zhu Ash: Erodes flesh. Old Pot Lid Cover (Gu Zeng Bi): Burn and apply to bone abscess. Phellodendri Cortex, Mulberry Firewood, Cattail Ash: All close wounds. Pine Bark: Burn and apply. Magnolia Bark.
[Mineral Category] Alum (Fan Shi): Erodes malignant flesh, generates good flesh. For all back abscess patients, take in yellow wax pill; prevents poison, protects membrane, supports interior to suppurate, stops pain, generates flesh. Maifan Stone (Mai Fan Shi): For all back abscesses, heat, quench in vinegar, mix with burnt Deer Antler powder and fresh Bai Lian powder, boil into paste with vinegar, surround and apply. Unformed resolves; formed ulcerates, drains pus, generates flesh. Sulfur (Huang Dan? No, Huang): For eunuch flesh extending inches, apply to dissolve; if not closing, powder to close. Magnetite (Ci Shi): With Honeysuckle and Red Lead, boil into paste, apply to ulcer. Cinnabar (Yin Zhu): For back abscess, wash with Alum soup, roast with Mulberry firewood. Table Salt (Shi Yan): For itchy ulcers, rub surroundings. Litharge (Mi Tuo Seng): Boil into paste. For bone abscess with bone exposure, mix with Tung Oil for application. Realgar? No, Arsenic Stone (Pi Shi): Erodes dead flesh. Calcined Lime (Duan Shi): Decoct frost with Buckwheat Straw Ash, dot rotting flesh and ulcerated swelling. Cold Water Stone (Han Shui Shi): With Red Lead, closes wounds. Five-color Earth Lip (Wu Se Shi Zhi).
[Insect Category] Beeswax, Insect White Wax, Zemin (Purple Mineral): All generate flesh, stop pain, close wounds. Mantis Egg Case (Sang Piao Xiao): Burn, apply to soft boils. Scorpion (Quan Xie): For all swellings, decoct oil with Gardenia, add wax, apply. Silkworm Moth (Yuan Can E): For neck abscess breaking like chopstick head, apply with Pyri Lobatae Radix powder. Mylabris (Ban Mao): For non-breaking abscess or broken without pus, crush with garlic (bean size), apply, remove medicine soon. Di Dan: Erodes malignant flesh. (All close wounds.) Gecko (Shou Gong): For large painful swelling, roast, grind, mix with oil for application. Water Snake Ash: Apply to bone abscess. Carp (Li Yu): For all swelling/toxins, ulcerated or not, burn and apply; for chronic bone abscess, slice and apply to draw out worms. Crucian Carp (Ji Yu): For all toxins, wrap in Cypress leaf, burn, add Calomel, rub with oil; for bone abscess pus, wrap in salt, roast scorched, rub. Softshell Turtle Shell (Bie Jia): Erodes malignant flesh, closes wound, burn and sprinkle. White Snail Shell Ash (Bai Luo Ke Hui): With Hanging Dust, apply to soft boils. Crab.
[Beast Category] Black Hen: Drains pus, generates new blood. Chicken Droppings: With Mugwort, fumigate bone abscess. Flying Dawn Sand (Ye Ming Sha): Drains pus, apply with Frankincense and Cinnamon Twig. Pig Trotter: Boil juice, wash abscesses, dissipate heat/toxins, remove bad flesh. For breast abscess, decoct with Tong Cao into soup/water. Deer Antler Glue, Deer Antler Velvet, Musk: Erode pus/water from all abscesses. Pig Droppings: Erode bad flesh, apply with Realgar and Areca Seed. Yellow Weasel: Detoxify, stop pain, decoct oil, add Red Lead and Yellow Wax to make paste. Rat: For non-healing ulcer, burn and apply; skin, raw seal osteomyelitis to chase pus out; burn, apply to wound. Cat Head: Close wound..., mix with egg white for application; neck hair/rat droppings, burn, apply to temple boil. Elephant Skin (Xiang Pi): Closes wound. Mole, Pig Hoof, Horse Tooth Ash, Pig Dropping Ash, Hair Ash: All close wounds. Also ingest with wine with Honeycomb and Snake Skin Ash.