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Before moxibustion, first draw a cross on flat ground. Moxa is burned at the center of the cross first. It is said not to moxa the Heavenly God (Tianshen), nor the Earthly God (Dishen), but only to moxa the Spleen God (Pishen). After this is completed, then moxa the sick child. For boys, moxa the left hand; for girls, the right hand. Use a bamboo strip four or five cun long. Have the child hold it firmly in a fist. Place the bamboo strip on the two indistinct hollows located on the left and right sides below the waist eyes. Use two such bamboo strips with their tips pressing against one hollow; the point where the middle tip falls is the Yao Yan (Lumbar Eye) acupoint. Thus determine the two hollows (Wo Wo), taking the upper tip as the Yao Yan acupoint. The size of the moxa cone should be adjusted according to the child's age and the severity of the illness: small ones are as large as the head of a chopstick, large ones as large as the tip of a little finger. Burn fourteen cones (Si Qi) for more, or seven times three (San Qi) for fewer. After moxibustion, for boys, withdraw the fire qi from the hollow acupoint on the left ankle. For children under three years old, burn three cones; if the condition is severe, burn fourteen cones. When applied during the onset of the disease, the sores will heal, showing efficacy. Relying on this method, lives were saved; others...

One can take leaves of *Imperata cylindrica* (Mao Cao) to scrape open the carbuncle sores, which will lead to recovery.

This is the prescription from Li Tiling of Da Hong Xie in Bianliang.
Scrape the white dregs from a urinal, store them in a porcelain jar, seal tightly with mud, heat until red over charcoal fire, take out, grind the white dregs finely, add a small amount of Moschus (Shexiang), and apply to the affected area.

Treats Bi Xi (painful masses due to obstruction) in adults and children.
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang) and Natrii Sulfas (Puxiao) (equal parts)
Grind into fine powder, mix with garlic paste to form a paste, spread on silk fabric to make a plaster, and apply to the diseased area. The spleen-related pathology will naturally soften and dissipate.

Treats Pi Ji (accumulated masses) in adults and children.
Bai Dingxiang (Excrement Passeris Unicolor, i.e., sparrow droppings), Hei Dingxiang (2 qian), Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 2 qian), Lithargyri Pulvis (Miduoseng, 3 qian), Sulfur (Liuhuang, 2 qian), Pericarpium Terminaliae Chebulae (Hezi Pi)
Grind into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with milk for administration. For daughters, use milk from a boy; for sons, use milk from a girl. Administer before meals, when half-hungry and half-full.

Treats heat-toxic macules and rashes in children, headache, high fever, and mental restlessness.
Puerariae Radix (Gegen), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maimendong) (remove heart, each 3 qian), Ginseng Radix (Renshen) (remove rhizome, 2 qian), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao, half liang), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Chuan Shengma), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Poria (Fuling) (equal parts)
Grind into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, add one large cup of water, decoct until reduced to six-tenths, remove dregs, and take warm. Time is not restricted; adjust dosage according to age and size.