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Guo's Qingjin Dingzi (Green Gold Pellet)
Malachite (3 qian), Qingfan (Vitriol), Danfan (Alum), Qinfen (Calomel), Pishuang (Arsenic Trioxide), Bai Dingxiang (Stole's Droppings), Kut Tingli (Descurainiae Semen Lepidii et Lepidii, 1 qian each), Naizi (Borneol), Shexiang (Musk, a small amount).
First, grind the Tingli into fine powder, then add the remaining drugs and grind them together to an extremely fine consistency. Form into pellets using a thick paste; alternatively, use refined honey mixed with 1 qian of Baiji powder to form pellets. The pellets should be as thick as Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) and 2-3 cun in length. Insert them into the wound according to its depth. If pain is felt upon insertion, it is treatable; if no pain is felt, it is difficult to treat.

The first type is Jinjun Biyun Dingzi (Astringent Green Cloud Pellet), containing arsenic trioxide, used to open up the wound.
The second type is Jinwan Bixia Dingzi (Astringent Jade Glow Pellet), containing arsenic trioxide, used to remove dead flesh.
The third type is Manwan Biyu Dingzi (Slow Jade Pellet), which excludes arsenic trioxide but adds Ku Fan (Calcined Alum), used to promote the growth of healthy tissue.
Cuixia Dingzi (Emerald Glow Pellet) is used for chronic cold pain and long-standing malignant ulcers with necrotic tissue.
Ingredients: Tonglu (Malachite), Hanshui Shi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Huashi (Talcum), each 3 qian; Mingfan (Alum), Nifen (Calomel), Pishuang (Arsenic Trioxide), Yunmu Shi (Muscovite ground to powder), each 1.25 qian.
Grind all ingredients into a fine powder and form into pellets using a paste. The thickness should resemble Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), with length varying according to the wound depth. This preparation should only be made on clear, sunny days to ensure efficacy.

Xinxiao Dingzi (Faithful Efficacy Pellet) treats all kinds of malignant ulcers.
Ingredients: Hongniangzi (Lyttae Cartharidis Vesica), Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide), Pishuang (Arsenic Trioxide), Yingshi (Falcon Droppings), Xixiao (Saltpeter), Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma), each 1.5 qian; Tonglu (Malachite) 2.5 qian; Naizi (Borneol), Shexiang (Musk), each a small amount.
Grind into a fine powder and mix with infant milk to form pellets. Discontinue use once the condition improves.

Cunjin Dingzi (Inch-Gold Pellet) treats Dingdu (carbuncle/toxic swelling) and malignant ulcers.
Ingredients: Zhusha (Cinnabar) 2 qian; Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide), Mingfan (Calcined Alum), Pishuang (Arsenic Trioxide), Qinfen (Calomel), Hua Xian (Salt), Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma), each 1.5 qian; Chansu (Toad Venom), Naizi (Borneol), Shexiang (Musk), small amounts.
Grind into an extremely fine powder and mix with a thick paste to form pellets for application.

Hongyu Dingzi (Red Jade Pellet) is used to remove necrotic tissue and promote muscle regeneration.
Ingredients: Gan Yanzhi (Dry Carmine), Bai Fan (Calcined Alum), each 3 qian; Qinfen (Calomel), Pishuang (Arsenic Trioxide), Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide), Naizi (Borneol), Shexiang (Musk), small amounts.
Grind into an extremely fine powder and mix with a thick paste to form pellets.

Ti Ding Dingzi (Lifting Carbuncle Pellet), also known as Tou Rou Dingzi (Penetrating Flesh Pellet), treats severe Dingchuang (carbuncle) causing delirium, and also treats Luoli (scrofula).
Ingredients: Xionghuang (Realgar), Zhusha (Cinnabar), each 2 qian; Qingyan (Blue Salt), Pishuang (Raw Arsenic Trioxide), Bai Dingxiang (Stole's Droppings), Qinfen (Calomel), Banmao (Mylabris, wings and feet removed), each 1.5 qian; Chansu (Toad Venom), Shexiang (Musk), each 1 qian; Huangla (Yellow Beeswax); Bamazi (Ricini Semen) 27-30 grains.
Grind into fine powder. Melt the beeswax in a silver or porcelain vessel, mix with the drug powder, and roll into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Flatten into cakes. Pierce the carbuncle with a needle, place one cake on the wound head, and pierce the surrounding area five to seven times to allow evil blood to drain. Apply a soft ointment over it for immediate effect. Internally, administer Shougong Xuanhei San (First Merit Black Powder) or Chansu Wan (Toad Venom Pill).

Cuiqing Dingzi (Emerald Green Pellet), also known as Shanxiao Dingzi (Excellent Efficacy Pellet), treats Naoju (carbuncle of the head), Fabei (back carbuncle), malignant ulcers, and ulcerations. It promotes pus drainage and muscle growth.
Ingredients: Tongqing (Malachite) 4 qian; Mingfan (Calcined Alum), Shaofen (Mineral Powder), Ruxiang (Frankincense, separately ground), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), each 1.5 qian; Bailian (Puerariae Radix), Qinfen (Calomel), each 1 qian; She (Musk) 0.5 qian; Xingren (Prunus Armeniaca Seed) 27-30 grains, separately ground, peeled, and de-husked. If dead flesh is present, add Bai Dingxiang (Stole's Droppings) 1.5 qian.
Grind into a fine powder and form into pellets using a thick paste, or mix with glutinous rice flour. Insert according to depth until the wound heals flat. This formula has miraculous effects. Do not use excessively like previous formulas due to the presence of raw arsenic. This medicine is non-toxic; if patients suspect it is poisonous, they may taste it internally as proof.

Sou Nong Dingzi (Pus-Searching Pellet) should be used after applying chasing/caustic pellets to remove necrotic tissue and foul matter, leaving only pus.
Ingredients: Ziran Tong (Pyritum), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), each half liang; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Bailian (Puerariae Radix), each 2.5 qian; Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) 1.5 qian; Shexiang (Musk), small amount.
Grind into an extremely fine powder and mix with glutinous rice flour to form pellets. Alternatively, use as a powder applied directly to the wound.

Shou Xiao San (Guarding Efficacy Powder) is dotted onto Dingchuang (carbuncle) and necrotic tissue.
Ingredients: Pi (Raw Arsenic Trioxide), Bai Dingxiang (Stole's Droppings), Songxiang (Pinus Resin), Qinfen (Calomel), Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix), Shengfan (Raw Alum), each 1 qian; Wugong (Scolopendra), one strip, roasted.
Grind into an extremely fine powder. Pierce the wound with a needle to let blood out, mix the powder with saliva, and apply to the wound. The root will naturally ulcerate and detach.

Shixiao Zhentou San (Timely Needle-Head Powder) chases and cauterizes malignant ulcers and necrotic tissue, and also treats scrofula.
Ingredients: Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum) half liang; Ruxiang (Frankincense), Bai Dingxiang (Stole's Droppings), each 2 qian; Pi (Raw Arsenic Trioxide), Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide), each 1 qian; Qinfen (Calomel), She (Musk), each half qian; Wugong (Scolopendra), one strip, dried by roasting.
Grind into an extremely fine powder and sprinkle into the wound. Necrotic tissue will naturally fall away. If surgical knives or needles are used, scars may remain.

Shensheng Huanji San (Divine Sacred Muscle-Replacing Powder) removes scrofula and stubborn ulcers.
Ingredients: Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) 2 qian; Bai Fan (Alum) 1.5 qian; Pi (Raw Arsenic Trioxide); Banmao (Mylabris, wings and feet removed); Caowutou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix); Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), each 1 qian; She (Musk), small amount.
Grind into an extremely fine powder. Sprinkle dry powder into an area slightly smaller than the wound opening. Cover with plaster to protect, transforming necrotic tissue into pus.

Xionghuang San (Realgar Powder) treats Yongju (abscess) and Fabei (back carbuncle) with purple halos and unceasing pain.
Ingredients: Sumi Xiaofen (Rice Starch) 3 liang, stir-fried; Caowu (Aconitum), Nanxing (Arisaema), Luoshi (Trachelospermum), Baihe (Lilii Bulbus), each 1 liang; Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma) 2 liang; Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), Xionghuang (Realgar), Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide), each half liang.
Grind into an extremely fine powder, mix with warm water, and apply.

Shui Cheng Gao (Water-Clear Paste) treats wind-heat swelling and toxicity with redness, heat, and unceasing pain.
Ingredients: Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma), Bailian (Puerariae Radix), each 4 qian; Yujin (Curcumae Radix), one pair; Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Huangyaozi (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Yupi (Ulmus Bark), each 7.5 qian; Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), Xionghuang (Realgar), each half liang.
Grind into fine powder. Take one bowl of fresh well water, add the powder, let it settle, discard the clear water above, and apply the sediment to the swollen area. Seal with white paper and keep moist by fanning with a chicken feather.

Jinhuang San (Golden Yellow Powder) treats heat-toxin erysipelas with wandering pain.
Ingredients: Hanshui Shi (Halloysitum Rubrum) 2 liang; Yujin (Curcumae Radix), one pair; Lianshi (Polygoni Tinctorii Folium), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Jingtian (Sedum Acre), each 1 liang.
Grind into fine powder. Mix with egg white for application, or mix with water.

Ruxiang San (Frankincense Powder) treats various gan sores (trophi/ulcers) that have persisted for a long time without healing, downward flow causing sores on the inner and outer ankles, and stubborn ulcers.
Ingredients: Ku Fan (Calcined Alum), Bai Jiaoxiang (Elemi Resin), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), each half liang; Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide), Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), each 2 qian; Qinfen (Calomel) 2 qian.
Grind into fine powder, add a small amount of musk. If the sore is wet, apply dry powder; if dry, mix with sesame oil for application.

Qinfen San (Calomel Powder) treats downward-flowing gan sores with erosion, foul odor, rotting, and unbearable pain.
Ingredients: Huangbai (Honey-fried Phellodendri Cortex), Miduoseng (Litharge), Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide), Ga Mo Cha (Fine Tea Leaves), Ruxiang (Frankincense), each 3 qian; Qinfen (Calomel) 1.5 qian; She (Musk), small amount.
Grind into powder. Wash the sore with green onion soup before applying. Also treats pediatric gan sores.

Qigong San (Miraculous Merit Powder) treats scrofula, "horse knife" (linear scrofula), and other stubborn malignant sores.
Ingredients: Ye Fen Jian (Wild Feces Tip) 1 liang, dried; Miduoseng (Litharge), Wumingyi (Haematites), each half liang; Zaojiao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fructus), Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), each 3 qian.
Seal the feces with salt mud and burn in charcoal fire. Remove the mud and grind together with the other five herbs into powder. Add a small amount of musk, mix evenly with clear oil, and spread broadly over the area. Apply dry powder when wet. Its efficacy is miraculous.

Liying San (Immediate Response Powder) treats traumatic wounds with unceasing bleeding and various sores that fail to regenerate tissue over time.
Ingredients: Hanshui Shi (Halloysitum Rubrum) 1.5 liang; Huarui Shi (Flower Manganese Ore), Longgu (Fossilized Bones), Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide), Moyao (Myrrh), each half liang; Huangyaozi (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma) 7.5 qian. Another prescription adds Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma), Ruxiang (Frankincense), Qinfen (Calomel).
Grind into fine powder. For injuries from blades or sickles, apply the powder and bind with silk cloth to prevent suppuration and bleeding. For sores where pus has dried, apply to promote tissue regeneration and relieve pain. (All above are Guo's prescriptions.)

Qufeng San (Wind-Expelling Powder) treats all wind-toxin swelling and pain.
Ingredients: Tian Nanxing (Arisaema Cum Bile) 2 liang; Bai Fan (Alum), Caowu (Aconitum), each half liang.
Grind into powder, mix with wine for application. Ginger juice can also be used.

Shengji Fang (Holy Relief Formula) treats Dingchuang (carbuncle).
Ingredients: Qianglang (Scarabaeus Sisyphi), selecting the whitish meat from under the heart and abdomen.
Catch an appropriate amount and apply to the sore. After about half a day, if not healed, reapply. When blood flow ceases and the root is extracted, the effect is miraculous.

Zouma San (Running Horse Powder) surrounds all malignant ulcers and various swellings with miraculous effect.
Ingredients: Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) 3 liang; Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma), Chixiaodou (Phaseoli Semen Rubrum), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), each 2 liang; Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), each 1.5 liang; Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Bailian (Puerariae Radix), Nanxing (Arisaema), each 1 liang; Tanxiang (Sandalwood), Xionghuang (Realgar), each 3 qian; Ruxiang (Frankincense) 7 qian; Moyao (Myrrh) 5 qian; Honghua (Carthami Flos) 1 liang.
Grind into fine powder. Mix with water for application. If the sore color is dark, mix with ginger juice. If the abscess has not yet formed pus, mix with good rice vinegar.

Ruxiang Shanying Gao (Frankincense Excellent Response Ointment) treats all swelling toxins and malignant ulcers.
Ingredients: Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Xingren (Prunus Armeniaca Seed), each 1 liang; Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 7.5 qian; Chuanshanjia (Manis Squama), Zhu Ya Zaojiao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fructus), each 2.5 qian; Mubiezi (Momordicae Semen) 3 qian; Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), each half liang; Xuexie (Draco Sanguis), Qinfen (Calomel), each 2.5 qian; Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide) 7 liang; Xiangyou (Sesame Oil) 1 jin.
Except for Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide), Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), Xuexie (Draco Sanguis), and Qinfen (Calomel), chop the remaining ingredients and soak in oil for ten days. Boil in a clay pot until the medicine turns slightly black, stirring with locust or willow branches. Filter out dregs. Add lead tetroxide to the clean oil and boil into an ointment; test by dropping into water to ensure it does not disperse. Then add the four fragrant medicines (Ruxiang, Moyao, etc.) and stir evenly. Spread on paper and apply to the sore.

Zhibao Yulian Gao (Precious Treasure Continuous Ointment) treats all sores and swellings.
Ingredients: Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) 2 liang; Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium), Xingren (Prunus Armeniaca Seed), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Zhu Ya Zaojiao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fructus), Danggui Wei (Angelicae Sinensis Radix Tail), each half liang; Congbai (Scallion White) 7 roots; Jingfa (Clean Human Hair) one fist-sized portion.
Branches of Huai (Chinese Scholar Tree), Liu (Willow), Yu (Elm), Sang (Mulberry), Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), Bai (Cedar/Cypress), Tao (Peach), each 3 qian. Soak all the above in 2 jin of pure sesame oil: 5 days in spring, 3 days in summer, 7 days in autumn, 10 days in winter. Boil as described above until slightly charred black. Filter out dregs. Add 4 liang of Songxiang (Pine Rosin) and 10 liang of finely ground Huangdan (Lead Tetroxide). Boil the medicinal oil into an ointment; test by dropping into water to ensure it does not disperse. Then add the following ingredients:
Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), Puxiao (Mirabilite), Longgu (Fossilized Bones), Ku Fan (Calcined Alum), Xuexie (Draco Sanguis), each half liang; Qinfen (Calomel), Danfan (Alum), Shexiang (Musk), each 2 qian.
Grind all together into fine powder and incorporate into the ointment. Store in a clean porcelain vessel. Spread on paper as needed and apply.