(续名医类案简妙愈病之方附采于下)
瘅疟,青蔗汁任饮之,并治蛔动痞痛。
久疟不愈,以枣一枚,安病患口上。咒曰∶我从东方来,路逢一池水,水内一尊龙,九
头十
八尾。问他吃甚么,专吃疟疾鬼。太上老君,急急如律令,敕。咒三遍,将枣纳入口中,令
嚼食之即瘥。(雄按∶此即上古祝由之意,必邪已渐衰,始能有效。)
又何首乌五钱,陈皮二钱,青皮三钱,酒一碗,河水一碗,煎至一碗,温服即愈。
又石首鱼恣啖可愈。雄按∶邪未衰者忌之。
血痢久不瘳,乌梅肉、胡黄连、伏龙肝等分为末,茶调下。
五色痢久不瘳,大熟栝蒌一个, 存性出火毒,为末作一服,温酒下。
热毒下痢脓血,痛不可忍,水浸甜瓜恣啖之。
噤口痢,牛乳频灌之。
传尸劳,宜先服玉枢丹,继以苏合丸,其虫即下。
吐血用水澄蚌粉研细,入朱砂少许,米饮调下二钱。
衄血,用赤金打一戒指,带左手无名指上,如发病,将戒指捏紧箍住,则血止矣。或以
蒜杵烂,贴涌泉穴。
又真麻油纸捻 鼻中,打嚏即止,或以人乳挤入即止。
又用灯盏数枚,沸汤中煮热安顶上,冷即易之。
牙衄,用苦竹茹四两,醋煮含漱,吐之。
舌衄,赤小豆一升杵碎,水三碗和捣取汁,每服一盏,外以槐花末糁之。
筋骨疼,如夹板状,痛不可忍者,以驴骡修下蹄甲,砂锅内炒为炭,研细末,酒或白汤
下。
雄按∶此方并治 疮久不愈,麻油调敷之。疮湿者糁之。
醋哮,用粉甘草二两,去皮研开,以猪胆六七枚取汁,浸三日,炙干为末,蜜丸,清茶
下三四十丸。
怒后呃忒,用铁二斤烧红,淬水饮之。
痰喘久不痊,五味子、白矾等分为末,熟猪肺蘸末细嚼,白汤下。
偏头风,南星、半夏、白芷等分为末,生姜、葱白杵烂,和捏为饼,贴太阳上,一夕良
已。
头疼如劈,目中溜火,酒制大黄为末,茶调服三钱。
偏头风,蓖麻仁同乳香、食盐捣贴。
头风畏冷久不愈, 麦面二升,水调作二饼,更互合头上,微汗即愈。
拳毛倒睫,木鳖子一个,去壳为末,棉裹塞鼻中,左目塞右,右目塞左,一二夜即痊。
烂弦
风眼,黄连、淡竹叶各一两,柏树皮干者一两,如半湿者用二两, 咀,水二斗,煎五合稍
冷,用滴目 及洗烂处,日三四。
鼻 ,瓜蒂、细辛等分细研,以棉包豆许塞之,化水而消。或以瓜蒂研末,羊脂和敷亦
妙。
胃火鼻赤,每晨以盐擦齿,噙水漱口,旋吐掌中,掬以洗鼻,月余而愈。
鼻流臭黄水,脑痛如虫啮,用丝瓜藤近根三五尺许,烧存性研细,酒调下。
食物从鼻中缩入脑中,介介痛不得出,以羊脂如指头大,内鼻中吸入,须臾脂消,物随
出。
齿肿痛,用黑豆以酒煮汁,漱之立愈。
蛀牙疼,川椒为末,巴豆一粒,同研成膏,饭为丸,如绿豆大,以棉裹安蛀孔内立效。
脱,以酒饮之令醉,取皂角末吹入鼻中,嚏透即止。
咽喉壅塞,吹皂角末于鼻中取嚏,外以李树近根磨水涂喉外。
急喉痹,口开不得者,巴豆仁拍碎,棉裹随左右塞鼻中,即吐出恶物,喉宽即拔去之,
后鼻中生小疮,亦无害。
喉痛危困,令人以手用力揪其顶心发即愈。无发者,用力撮其顶心皮。
心腹久痛,栀子炭一两,生姜五片,煎服。
鹤膝风、乳香、没药各一钱五分,地骨皮三钱,无名异五钱,麝香一分,各为末,车前
草捣汁,入老酒少许,和敷患处。
香港脚,袋盛赤小豆,朝夕践踏展转之,渐愈。
又樟脑排两股间,以脚绷系定。
香港脚上攻,及一切肿毒流注,以甘遂研细末,水调敷患处,另浓煎甘草汤服之,二物相
反,须二人各处买,并不可安放一所,用之立效。
诸疝,以灰布门槛上,脱裤坐之,阴囊着灰,即有一印。左患灸左印,右患灸右印,须
避四眼,五月五日灸尤效。
风颠神方,乌犀角四两锉末,每用一两,清水十碗,砂锅内煎至一碗,滤净,再加水十
碗,熬至二酒杯,另以淡竹叶四两,水六碗,煎二碗去渣,加犀角汁同服,尽四剂即愈。
稻芒着喉,鹅涎灌之。
误吞铜钱,面筋置新瓦 作炭,研细,开水调温服,未下咽者,即从口出,已下咽者从
大便出,神效。未下咽者,以生大蒜塞鼻中亦能出,尤简便。
误吞铁针,乳香、荔枝、朴硝为末,猪脂入盐和之,吞服。
防蛊毒,须袖中常带当归,遇饮食讫,即咀嚼少许。若有毒,实时呕吐。又法,食不辍
醋,蛊不入肚。
解蛊毒,败鼓皮烧灰,服方寸匕,须臾自吐。
又生甘草五钱煎汁,半温饮之,入咽即吐,恐未尽再一服。
又马兜铃藤十两,水一斗,酒二升,煮三升,分三服。
又升麻、郁金煎服,不吐则下,毒自去矣。
又玉枢丹,井华水调服。
阴毛生虱,生银杏杵烂敷之。
烟火熏死,芦菔捣汁灌之。
中砒毒,白扁豆生研细,新汲水下二三钱。
河豚毒,麻油灌之。
丹石毒, 菜频煮食之。
狐媚,以桐油涂阴上,即绝迹,男女皆可用此法。
邪祟,玉枢丹频服之,并以烧烟于卧室,即愈。
鬼交,鹿角末三指一撮,清酒和服。
飞尸,玉枢丹以忍冬藤煎浓汤灌之。
走马牙疳,蚕蜕纸烧存性,入麝少许,蜜和敷,加白矾尤妙。
小儿好吃粽,成积胀痛。白酒曲同黄连末为丸服,或以熬酒调曲末服亦可。
又吃鸭蛋不消,用砂仁末钱许,枣汤下。
小儿口噤不开,猪乳饮之立效。若月内胎惊,同朱砂、牛乳少许抹口中,甚良。
小儿惊风,导赤散煎汤送泻青丸,大妙。
小儿噤口痢,干山药半生用,半炒黄色,研细末,米饮下。
肿毒初起,用鸡子一枚,以银簪插一孔,用透明雄黄三钱,研极细末入之,仍以簪搅匀
,封孔放饭上蒸熟食之,日三枚神效。
又方。麦粉(即小粉,乃洗麸造面筋澄下者也)不拘多少,陈醋和之,熬成膏,贴之即愈
,陈久者愈佳。
又方,糯米饭乘热入盐并葱管,杵极烂如膏贴之。
发背,玉枢丹内服外涂,即可得瘳。
翻花疮,藜芦末,生猪脂调涂。
腰疽未破者,新杀牡猪肝,切如疮大贴之,以布缠定,一周时即愈。肝色变黑,犬亦不
食。
雄按∶一切痈疽,似亦可用。
痔疮,芦菔煎汤频洗佳。
又,玉枢丹服之良,亦治便毒。
又先以木鳖子煎汤熏洗,后以葱涎蜂蜜对调匀,敷之立效。
阴囊溃烂,紫苏末敷之,杉木灰亦可并用。
便毒,棉地榆四两,白酒三碗,煎一碗服,即愈。
疮,先以淡齑水洗净 干,次用驻车丸研极细,加乳香少许干糁之。
又烂捣马齿苋敷之,并疗多年恶疮,百方不效者。
又松香一两,轻粉三钱,乳香五钱,细茶五钱,共打成膏,先以葱白花椒汤熏洗净,用
布摊膏浓贴,用绢缚定,黄水流尽,腐退生肌。
耳疔,夏枯草、甘菊、贝母、忍冬、地丁,大剂饮之。
髭疔,牙关紧急者,用患者耳垢齿垢,并刮手足指甲屑,和匀如豆大,放茶匙内镫火上
炙少顷,取作丸,将银针挑开疔头抹入,外以棉纸一层津湿覆之,立愈。兼治红丝疔。
诸疔,用陈年露天铁锈,碾如飞面,以金簪脚挑破疔头纳入,仍将皮盖好,少顷黑水流
出,
中有白丝如细线,慢慢抽尽,此疔根也。抽尽立愈。或用甘菊花并根叶捣汁,以酒下之。
诸癣,先以温浆水洗之,旧帛拭干,用芦荟一两,炙甘草半两,研细和匀敷之。冻疮,
黄柏烧存性研,鸡蛋清调涂,破者糁之。
一切恶疮,陈米饭紧作团,或用肥皂亦可,火 存性,加腻粉研细,麻油调敷。
坐板疮,松香五钱,雄黄一钱,研细和匀,以棉纸包捻成条,腊月猪油浸透,点火烧着
,取滴下油搽之立效,如湿痒者,加苍术末三钱同包。
下疳,生槐蕊,开水送三钱,日三服。
又小蓟、地骨皮每五两,煎浓汤洗净,(鲜者更妙,久浸即瘥)再以黄芩、黄柏、宫粉
、珍珠、冰片,研末敷之。
梅疮,干荷叶浓煎代茶饮,甚效。又松香、铅粉研末,麻油调涂。
打扑损伤肿痛,生姜自然汁、米醋牛皮胶、同熬溶,入马勃末不拘多少,搅匀如膏。以
薄纸摊贴患处即效。
杖不知痛,三七、无名异、地龙共捣,白蜡为丸,酒服,或以白蜡一两, 虫一枚,酒
服亦妙。
杖丹,水蛭为末,和朴硝少许,水调敷之。
被笞身无完肤者,骨碎补烂研取汁,酒调或煎服,渣敷患处。
箭镞炮子入肉,干苋菜研末,沙糖调涂。
金疮,黄牛胆 存性,研细敷之。
汤火伤,松树皮(自剥落而薄者更良)阴干研细,入轻粉少许,生油调敷,如敷不住,纱
绢缚之。
或用地榆末糁。
又夏枯草研细,麻油调,浓敷之。
竹木刺,乌羊屎捣烂,水调浓罨之,即出。
蜂螫,蚯蚓屎涂之。
犬咬,栀子研末,芦菔汁调敷, 犬咬者,服玉真散(玉真散即防风、天南星等分研末
。)并治金刃伤,打扑跌坠,及破伤风皆效。
疔疽发背,瘰 恶疮,及毒蛇 犬伤,并宜以艾灸之。
雄按∶徐灵胎云,痈疽阳毒,及生头面者,皆不可灸。
(Continuing from "Cases of Famous Doctors," the following are selected simple and effective prescriptions for curing diseases.)
**Dan Malaria (Malaria characterized by high fever):** Drink green sugarcane juice freely. This method also treats epigastric fullness and pain caused by moving roundworms.
**Chronic Malaria:** Take one date, place it in the patient's mouth. Chant the spell: "I come from the East, I met a pool on the way, inside the pool is a dragon with nine heads and eighteen tails. Ask what it eats; it specifically eats malaria ghosts. Supreme Lord Lao, act quickly according to the law, decree." Chant three times, then put the date into the patient's mouth and have them chew and swallow it. The illness will heal. *(Xu Lingtai notes: This is the intent of the ancient Zhuyou [incantation therapy] method. It is only effective when the pathogenic factor has gradually declined.)*
**Another Prescription:** He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix) 5 qian, Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) 2 qian, Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) 3 qian. Add one bowl of wine and one bowl of river water. Decoct until one bowl remains. Take warm. The illness will heal.
**Another Prescription:** Shi Shou Yu (Pseudosciaena crocea, Large Yellow Croaker) can be eaten freely to cure the disease. *(Xu Lingtai notes: Contraindicated if the pathogenic factor has not yet declined.)*
**Blood Dysentery (Dysentery with blood in stool) lasting long without healing:** Use Wu Mei (Mume Fructus), Hu Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma variant or related herb), and Fu Long Gan (Caosinis Cauda) in equal parts. Grind into powder. Mix with tea and take orally.
**Five-Color Dysentery:** Use one large Shu Gua Lou (Trichosanthis Fructus). Calcine to retain its nature but remove fire toxicity. Grind into powder. Take as one dose with warm wine.
**Dysentery with pus and blood due to heat-toxin, unbearable pain:** Soak sweet melon in water and eat freely.
**Jinkou Li (Dysentery with inability to eat):** Frequently administer cow's milk.
**Chuan Shi Lao (Consumption disease/Tuberculosis):** First take Yu Shu Dan. Then take Su He Wan. The parasites will be expelled.
**Hematemesis (Vomiting blood):** Wash Bang Fen (Concha Meretricis et Cyprinis) with water, grind finely. Add a small amount of Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris). Mix with rice drink and take 2 qian.
**Epistaxis (Nosebleed):** Make a ring from pure gold. Wear it on the left ring finger. If an attack occurs, squeeze the ring tightly around the finger to stop the bleeding. Alternatively, crush garlic and apply to Yongquan (KI1).
**Another Prescription:** Insert a paper wick soaked in genuine sesame oil into the nostril. Sneezing will stop the bleeding. Alternatively, drip human breast milk into the nostril to stop bleeding.
**Another Prescription:** Place several lamp holders boiled in hot water on the top of the head. Replace when cool.
**Gingival Bleeding:** Boil Ku Zhu Ru (Bambusa Textilis Sheath) with vinegar in 4 liang. Swish in the mouth and spit out.
**Ling Nie (Tongue Bleeding):** Crush 1 sheng of Chi Xiao Dou (Vigna umbellata Seed). Mix with 3 bowls of water, mash, and extract juice. Take 1 zhan per dose. Sprinkle external application with Hua Hua (Stamen Sophorae Flavae) powder.
**Bone and Tendon Pain:** Feeling like being clamped in a board, unbearable pain. Use hooves trimmed from donkeys or mules. Stir-fry in a clay pot until charred. Grind into fine powder. Take with wine or plain water.
*(Xu Lingtai notes: This prescription also treats chronic non-healing sores. Apply mixed with sesame oil. For damp sores, sprinkle the powder.)*
**Cu Xiao (Asthma induced by alcohol):** Use Fen Gan Cao (Licorice Root) 2 liang, peeled and split. Extract juice from 6-7 pig gallbladders. Soak for three days. Roast dry and grind into powder. Form pills with honey. Take 30-40 pills with clear tea.
**Hiccups after Anger:** Burn 2 jin of iron until red-hot. Quench in water and drink the water.
**Chronic Phlegm-Asthma:** Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) and Bai Fan (Alumen) in equal parts. Grind into powder. Dip cooked pig lung in the powder, chew carefully, and swallow with plain water.
**Pian Tou Feng (Hemicrania):** Nan Xing (Arisaematis Rhizoma Preparatum), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), and Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) in equal parts. Crush fresh ginger and scallion whites. Mix and form cakes. Apply to Taiyang acupoint. Improvement seen overnight.
**Severe Headache:** Feeling like splitting, eyes flowing with fire. Use Jiu Zhi Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma processed with wine). Grind into powder. Mix with tea and take 3 qian.
**Hemicrania:** Crush Bi Ma Ren (Ricini Semen) with Ru Xiang (Olibanum) and salt. Apply externally.
**Chronic Head Wind with Cold Intolerance:** Use 2 sheng of wheat flour. Mix with water to form two cakes. Alternate applying to the head. Heal with slight sweating.
**Inverted Eyelashes (Trichiasis):** Remove shell from Mu Bie Zi (Strychni Semen). Grind into powder. Wrap in cotton and insert into the nostril. For left eye, insert into right nostril; for right eye, insert into left nostril. Cure within 1-2 nights.
**Rotting Margins Eye Disease:** Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) and Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatheri Herba) 1 liang each. Dry cypress bark 1 liang (use 2 liang if semi-moist). Cut into pieces. Decoct in 2 dou of water until 5 he remain. When slightly cool, drip into eyes and wash affected areas 3-4 times daily.
**Bi Yuan (Sinusitis):** Gua Di (Momordicae Fructus) and Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) in equal parts. Grind finely. Pack in cotton like a bean size and insert into nostrils. Dissolves discharge. Alternatively, mix Gua Di powder with sheep fat for topical application.
**Stomach Fire Red Nose:** Every morning, brush teeth with salt. Rinse mouth with water, spit into palm, and use to wash nose. Cure within a month.
**Foul Yellow Nasal Discharge with Brain Pain:** Burn 3-5 chi of Si Gua Teng (Trichosanthes Vine) near the root until charred. Grind finely. Take with wine.
**Food Retraction into Brain:** Food retracts from nose into brain causing dull pain. Insert thumb-sized piece of sheep fat into nose. Absorb. Fat melts, food exits shortly after.
**Tooth Swelling and Pain:** Boil Hei Dou (Sojaes Semen Nigrum) in wine. Use juice to rinse mouth. Immediate relief.
**Cavity Tooth Pain:** Chuann Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) powder and one Ba Dou (Crotonis Semen) ground into paste. Form pills like mung beans. Wrap in cotton and insert into cavity. Immediate effect.
**Rectal Prolapse:** Drunk with wine. Blow Sao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina) powder into nostril. Sneezing stops prolapse.
**Throat Obstruction:** Blow Sao Jiao powder into nostril to induce sneezing. Apply water made from grinding Li Shu (Prunus salicina) roots near the base externally on the throat.
**Acute Hou Bi (Acute Sore Throat/Obstruction):** For those unable to open mouth, crush Ba Dou kernel. Wrap in cotton and insert into either nostril. Expels foul matter. Remove when throat opens. Small sores may appear in nose later, no harm.
**Critical Sore Throat:** Have someone forcefully pull hair at the vertex. If no hair, pinch skin at vertex firmly. Cure.
**Chronic Heart and Abdominal Pain:** Zhi Zi Tan (Gardeniae Fructus Charred) 1 liang, Ginger 5 slices. Decoct and take.
**He Xi Feng (Knee Joint Swelling):** Ru Xiang (Olibanum) and Mo Yao (Myrrha) 1.5 qian each. Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex) 3 qian. Wu Ming Yi (Haematitum) 5 qian. She Xiang (Moschus) 1 fen. All ground into powder. Mash Che Qian Cao (Plantaginis Herba) for juice. Add a little old wine. Apply to affected area.
**Hong Kong Foot (Beriberi/Foot Qi):** Put Chi Xiao Dou in a bag. Step on it repeatedly morning and evening. Gradual recovery.
**Another Prescription:** Place Zhang Nao (Camphora) between thighs. Secure with leg bandage.
**Ascending Hong Kong Foot and General Swelling/Flowing Toxins:** Gan Sui (Kansui Radix) ground fine. Apply with water. Concurrently drink strong Gan Cao (Licorice Root) decoction. These two herbs are incompatible; buy separately and do not store together. Use immediately for effect.
**Various Hernias:** Spread ash on threshold. Sit naked on it so scrotum touches ash, leaving a mark. Moxa left mark for left-sided hernia, right mark for right. Avoid "Four Eyes" dates. Moxa on May 5th is especially effective.
**Divine Prescription for Wind Dian (Epilepsy):** Wu Xi Jiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu) 4 liang, cut into powder. Use 1 liang per dose. Decoct in 10 bowls of water in clay pot until 1 bowl remains. Filter. Add 10 more bowls water. Boil down to 2 wine cups. Separately, decoct Dan Zhu Ye 4 liang in 6 bowls water until 2 bowls remain. Filter. Mix with rhino horn juice. Take all four doses to cure.
**Rice Awn in Throat:** Irrigate with goose saliva.
**Accidental Swallowing of Copper Coin:** Burn Mian Jin (Wheat Gluten) on new tile to charcoal. Grind fine. Take with warm boiled water. If not swallowed, vomit out. If swallowed, pass via stool. Divine effect. For unswallowed coins, insert raw garlic into nostril to expel. Simpler.
**Accidental Swallowing of Iron Needle:** Ru Xiang (Olibanum), Li Zhi (Lychee seed), and Po Xiao (Natrii Sulfas) ground to powder. Mix with lard and salt. Swallow.
**Prevention of Gu Poison:** Always carry Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) in sleeve. Chew a little after meals. If poisoned, vomit immediately. Another method: Eat continuously with vinegar; Gu poison cannot enter stomach.
**Resolving Gu Poison:** Burn Bai Gu Pi (Decayed Drum Skin) to ash. Take 1 fang cun bi. Vomit spontaneously shortly after.
**Another Prescription:** Decoct Sheng Gan Cao (Raw Licorice Root) 5 qian. Drink half-warm. Vomits upon swallowing. Repeat if necessary.
**Another Prescription:** Decoct Ma Dou Ling Teng (Aristolochiae Manshuriensis Caulis) 10 liang in 1 dou water and 2 sheng wine until 3 sheng remain. Divide into three doses.
**Another Prescription:** Decoct Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) and Yu Jin (Curcumae Radix). If no vomiting, purges toxin downward.
**Another Prescription:** Take Yu Shu Dan mixed with Jing Hua Shui (First drawn well water).
**Pubic Lice:** Crush Sheng Yin Xing (Ginkgo Seed) and apply.
**Smoke Asphyxiation:** Irrigate with Lu Fu (Radish) juice.
**Arsenic Poisoning:** Grind Bai Bian Dou (Phaseoli Semen Album) raw. Take 2-3 qian with fresh well water.
**Pufferfish Poisoning:** Irrigate with sesame oil.
**Dan Shi Toxicity (Mineral Pill Poisoning):** Frequent consumption of Chun Cai (Water Shield) soup.
**Fox Charm (Supernatural Influence):** Apply Tong You (Tung Oil) to genitals. Disappears. Applicable to both sexes.
**Evil Spirits:** Frequently take Yu Shu Dan. Burn smoke in bedroom. Cure.
**Ghost Intercourse (Nightfall/Psychosis):** Take 3 fingers' worth of Lu Jiao (Cervi Cornu Dehorned) powder. Mix with clear wine.
**Fei Shi (Flying Corpse Syndrome):** Irrigate with Yu Shu Dan taken in strong honeysuckle (Ren Dong Teng) decoction.
**Zou Ma Ya Gan (Noma/Gangrenous Stomatitis):** Burn Can Tui Zhi (Silkworm Cast Skin) to retain nature. Add small amount of She Xiang. Mix with honey and apply. Adding Bai Fan is excellent.
**Children Eating Zongzi (Indigestion):** Form pills with Bai Jiu Qu (White Wine Leaven) and Huang Lian powder. Or mix Qu powder with brewed wine.
**Undigested Duck Egg:** Take 1 qian Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus) powder. Take with date soup.
**Infant Lockjaw:** Drink pig milk. Immediate effect. For neonatal fright, mix Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris) and cow milk, apply to mouth. Very good.
**Pediatric Convulsions:** Send Xie Qing Wan (Drain Green Pill) with Dao Chi San (Guide Out Red Powder) decoction. Excellent.
**Pediatric Jinkou Li:** Use Gan Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma). Half raw, half stir-fried yellow. Grind fine. Take with rice drink.
**Initial Swelling/Toxin:** Pierce one egg with silver hairpin. Insert 3 qian transparent Xiong Huang (Realgar) powder. Seal hole. Steam over rice. Eat 3 eggs daily. Divine effect.
**Another Prescription:** Mai Fen (Wheat Starch) mixed with aged vinegar. Cook into paste. Apply. Older vinegar is better.
**Another Prescription:** Hot sticky rice mixed with salt and scallion tubes. Mash to paste. Apply.
**Fa Bei (Back Carbuncle):** Internal and external use of Yu Shu Dan. Recovery follows.
**Fan Hua Chuang (Flower-Reversing Sore/Wart):** Li Lu (Veratri Rhizoma) powder mixed with raw lard. Apply.
**Yao Ju (Lumbar Abscess) Unbroken:** Apply fresh male pig liver slice sized to wound. Bind with cloth. Heal in one week. Liver turns black; dogs refuse to eat it.
*(Xu Lingtai notes: Likely applicable to all carbuncles and sores.)*
**Hemorrhoids:** Frequent washing with Radish decoction is good.
**Another Prescription:** Taking Yu Shu Dan is good. Also treats Bian Du (Inguinal Abscess).
**Another Prescription:** Fumigate and wash with Mu Bie Zi decoction first. Then apply mixture of scallion juice and honey. Immediate effect.
**Scrotal Ulceration:** Apply Zi Su (Perilla Leaf) powder. Fir wood ash can also be used.
**Bian Du (Inguinal Abscess):** Decoct Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix) 4 liang in 3 bowls white wine until 1 bowl remains. Take. Cure.
**Sores:** Clean with light brine water and dry. Sprinkle extremely fine Zhu Che Wan (Stop Dysentery Pill) mixed with small amount of Ru Xiang.
**Another Prescription:** Mash Ma Chi Xian (Portulacae Herba) and apply. Treats chronic malignant sores resistant to other methods.
**Another Prescription:** Song Xiang (Rosin) 1 liang, Qing Fen (Calomelas) 3 qian, Ru Xiang 5 qian, Xi Cha (Fine Tea) 5 qian. Make into paste. Fumigate/clean with scallion and Sichuan pepper water. Apply thick layer wrapped in cloth. Drain yellow fluid until rot falls off and flesh regenerates.
**Er Ding (Ear Furuncle):** Drink large doses of Xia Ku Cao (Prunellae Spica), Gan Ju (Chrysanthemi Flos), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus), Ren Dong (Lonicerae Japonicae Caulis), and Di Ding (Violaris Herba).
**Zi Ding (Facial Furuncle with Jaw Stiffness):** Use patient's earwax and dental calculus. Mix with shaved fingernails/toenails. Form pill size of bean. Heat briefly over lamp flame. Apply into opened furuncle head with silver needle. Cover with wet cotton paper. Immediate cure. Also treats Hong Si Ding (Red Thread Furuncle).
**Various Furuncles:** Use aged outdoor rust. Grind like flour. Break furuncle head with gold hairpin tip. Insert rust. Cover skin. Black fluid flows out containing white thread-like root. Pull out completely. Cure immediately. Alternatively, mash Gan Ju flower and roots, take with wine.
**Various Tinea:** Wash with warm sour rice water. Dry with old cloth. Apply mixture of Lu Hui (Aloe) 1 liang and Zhi Gan Cao (Honey-fried Licorice) 0.5 liang.
**Chilblains:** Burn Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex) to retain nature. Mix with egg white. Apply. Sprinkle powder on broken skin.
**All Malignant Sores:** Compress aged rice into ball. Or use soap. Calcine to retain nature. Mix with Ni Fen (Calomelas). Apply with sesame oil.
**Ban Sore (Pressure Sore):** Song Xiang 5 qian, Xiong Huang 1 qian. Mix fine. Roll in cotton paper. Soak in December lard. Ignite. Collect dripping oil. Apply. For damp itch, add Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) powder 3 qian.
**Xia Gan (Chancre/Syphilis Ulcer):** Take Sheng Huai Rui (Sophorae Flos) 3 qian with boiled water. Three times daily.
**Another Prescription:** Wash with strong decoction of Xiao Ji (Cirsii Herba) and Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex) 5 liang each. (Fresh is better, soak long to heal). Then apply powder of Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), Gong Fen (Lead Carbonate), Zhen Zhu (Pearl), and Bing Pian (Borneolum Syntheticum).
**Mei Chuang (Syphilis):** Drink strong decoction of Gan He Ye (Lotus Leaf). Effective. Or apply mixture of Song Xiang and Qian Fen (Lead White) with sesame oil.
**Traumatic Swelling:** Boil Jiang Zi Ran Zhi (Ginger Juice), Mi Cu (Rice Vinegar), and Niu Pi Jiao (Ox Hide Glue). Add Ma Bo (Fumiti Herba) powder. Mix to paste. Apply on thin paper. Effective.
**Blow Injury Insensitivity:** Mash San Qi (Notoginseng Radix), Wu Ming Yi (Haematitum), and Di Long (Pheretima). Form pills with Bai La (Beeswax). Take with wine. Or take Bai La 1 liang and Wu Gong (Centipede) 1 with wine. Good.
**Stick Wound Redness:** Water leech powder mixed with small amount of Po Xiao. Apply with water.
**Severe Beating Injuries:** Mash Gu Sui Bu (Drynariae Rhizoma). Take juice with wine or decoct. Apply dregs to wound.
**Arrowhead/Bullet in Flesh:** Dry Xian Cai (Amaranthus Triplex) powder mixed with sugar. Apply.
**Metal Wounds:** Calcinate Huang Niu Dan (Ox Gallbladder). Grind fine. Apply.
**Scalds/Burns:** Pine bark (peeled, thin) dried in shade. Grind fine. Add small amount of Qing Fen. Mix with raw oil. Apply. Bind with gauze if needed.
**Alternative:** Sprinkle Di Yu powder.
**Another Prescription:** Mash Xia Ku Cao. Mix with sesame oil. Thick application.
**Wood Splinter:** Mash Wu Yang Shi (Black Sheep Manure). Apply thick paste with water. Splinter exits.
**Bee Sting:** Apply earthworm excrement.
**Dog Bite:** Apply Huang Lian powder mixed with Lu Fu juice. For rabid dog bite, take Yu Zhen San (Yu Zhen Powder - Fang Feng and Nan Xing equal parts). Also treats metal wounds, trauma, and Tetanus.
**Furuncles, Back Carbuncles, Scrofula, Malignant Sores, Snake/Dog Bites:** All suitable for moxibustion.
*(Xu Lingtai notes: Xu Lingtai says, Yang-toxic carbuncles and those on the head/face should not be moxa-ed.)*