浮萍散 治风癣疥癞。
当归 川芎 荆芥 赤芍药 甘草
浮萍（七月十五日采取阴干，各一钱五分） 麻黄（七分五厘，夏月只用三分）
加葱白二根，豆豉五六十粒，水煎热服取汁。手臂加桂枝，背加羌活，膝加牛膝、薄桂。
遍身风癣。
防风 金银花 片芩 山栀仁 生地黄 木通 川黄连 当归 苦参（各一钱）
飞滑石 升麻（各三分） 荆芥穗 香白芷（各七分） 桔梗 生甘草（各五分） 蝉蜕 皂针
牛蒡子（各八分） 生姜（一片） 穿山甲（四片）
水二盅，煎八分，食远服。未服药先一日，用茄子藤连根叶煎水熏洗，将癣擦透，次日服药，三剂除根。
湿热生癣。
干浮萍（一两） 苍耳子 苍术 苦参（各一两五钱） 黄芩（五钱） 香附米（二钱五分）
酒糊丸。上身多食后服，下体多食前服，白汤送下三钱。
癣。
土槿皮（一两） 斑蝥（二个） 鸡心槟榔（三个） 番木鳖（四个）
火酒半斤，浸一伏时，蘸搓癣上，忌大蒜、火酒。
又方
硫黄 轻粉（各等分） 研匀蜜调搽。
又方 大枣一枚，去核入白砒三分，泥裹煨透，冷定去泥，研细香油调搽。
又方 蜜陀僧、五倍子各等分，研细蜜调搽。
又方 土槿皮研细，醋调敷，以纸盖之。
又方 商陆根蘸蜜擦之。
又方 土槿皮研细，粗夏布包扎浸火酒一伏时，擦之。
又方 秃菜根蘸人乳擦之。
又方
白降丹（三分） 轻粉（七分） 醋调擦之。
又方
土大黄 凤仙花梗 枯白矾（水飞）
共捣，麻布包扎，蘸醋擦之。
又方
白砒 硫黄 罐口（各等分）
入杓内化开，将地下挖一孔，将药倾入冷定取出，米醋磨敷。
又方
硫黄（三钱） 枯矾（一分） 白芷（三分） 斑蝥（三个，去翅、足）
研末抓破擦之。
又方 树上经露水的蜂房一个，以生矾填满房孔，置罐底，以细火 令矾化为度，取出研细，抓破擦之。
又方
牛舌草（即土大黄） 白薇 楝树皮（各一两） 冰片 甘草（各一钱） 轻粉 蜗牛（各三钱，焙干，
如无活的，壳亦可用）
共研细，用荔枝核将癣抓破，真麻油调搽。
又方 皂矾炒研，猪胆汁调搽。
又方 鲜土大黄捣烂，加川椒、白糖、盐各少许，用布包，入醋内浸半日取起，擦癣。
又方 生天南星、生草乌各等分研细，用土大黄汁调搽。
又方 猪蹄壳内填生白矾，瓦上 存性，搽之。
又方
蛇床子 本 尖槟榔 硫黄 枯矾 白胶香 五倍子（各等分）
研细。干癣香油调擦，湿癣干擦，顽癣醋调搽。
又方
土槿皮（三两） 明雄黄 水银（各二钱） 潮脑（一钱） 槟榔（七分） 麝香（一分） 大枫子 斑
蝥木鳖子（各七枚）
研细，入火酒斤半封一七，蘸搓。
百部膏 治牛皮癣。
百部 白鲜皮 鹤虱 萆麻仁 生地黄 黄柏 全当归（各一两）
麻油半斤入药熬枯去渣，复熬至滴水
成珠，再下黄蜡二两，试水不散为度。拿起锅入雄黄末和匀，稍冷倾入磁钵中收贮，退火气听用。
三五十年顽癣。
铁线粉（出广西，要对换） 海金砂 冰片 麝香末（各等分）
生姜醋擦。
又方 枯白矾七分，血丹三分研匀，土大黄根同捣搽。
又方 土槿皮（三两） 公槟榔（一两）
不见火晒干磨细，用好滴醋调如薄糊，隔水蒸一炷香，取出敷患处，棉纸盖上，二三次即愈。
又方
生白术（三两） 土槿皮（一两五钱）
不见火，晒干为末，滴醋调搓，三次必愈。
又方 先用生姜汁搓，再用地沥青搽。
顽癣阴癣。
土槿皮（二两） 斑蝥（十四枚） 明雄黄 硼砂（各六钱）
火酒二斤浸三日，搽之。
项上耳旁湿癣。
芦荟（一两） 甘草（五钱）
研极细。先将癣以温水洗净，拭干搽之。
浓牛皮癣。
全蝎（七个） 巴豆（二十粒） 斑蝥（十枚） 麻油（一两） 黄蜡（一钱）
先将巴、蝎、斑蝥入油熬焦黄色，去药取油，如油少，可加麻油炼滚投蜡熔化，收贮擦之。
又方 土地黄根捣烂和蜜擦癣。
顽癣 大公虾一个，取虾大爪抓破癣，见血路为度，即以虾脑涂之，二次即消。
阴癣 生明矾 熟明矾（各一钱） 轻粉（二钱） 银硝（三分）
研细。用土地黄根捣烂，布包蘸药末擦之。
头项以上癣，用倾过银子的银罐子大小二个，盛硫黄一两于大罐内，以小罐
覆住，文武火 ，俟火焰高罐上一寸，约一盅茶时，取出冷定，取上覆罐研为细末。
用地沥青、猪骨髓调匀，将癣用刀剃破搓上，一伏时愈。
又方 旱浮萍草生擦癣觉疼，起泡挑破，再擦三日，不见水，结疤，永不再发。
又方 硫黄细末拌生猪油熬熟，将癣抓破搓擦，自愈。
治癣碧玉散 铜绿、硼砂、白矾各等分，研匀香油调搓。
岐天师神方（《秘录》）
楝树皮 大枫子 潮脑（各三钱） 水银 硫黄 花椒（炒） 木鳖子 明雄黄 蝉蜕
木通（各二钱） 全蝎（二个） 土槿皮（四两） 斑蝥 公槟榔（各七个） 皮硝（五钱）
用火酒三四斤，浸十日，擦之。
又方
芦荟 轻粉 雄黄（各一钱） 大黄 蛇床子 土槿皮（各三钱） 槟榔（二钱）
研末。先将癣刮破，以米醋调搓。
头面荷叶癣 川槿皮研细醋调，汤顿如胶，将癣抓破搓之。
白矾散 遍身生癣，日久不愈，延至头面。独茎羊蹄根捣细，白矾研细，以
极酸米醋调，抓破搓癣，隔日再搓，不过两次即愈。
又方
紫苏 潮脑 苍耳草 浮萍 煎汤洗癣。
牛皮血癣。
旧银罐（一个） 露蜂房（ 灰，五钱） 枯矾（二钱）
研细，香油调搓。
年久阴癣，数日除根。
土槿皮（五钱） 露水 镜面烧酒（各四两）
同浸七日，抓破癣皮，用新羊毛笔涂之，每日数次。
《千金方》（孙真人）。以日午时立日光下，人影有癣处着艾灸之，点艾时念咒。
咒曰∶癣中虫，毛绒绒，若欲治，待日中。一气念三遍，俟艾火过，添火再念再灸，如此三遍，三炷即愈。
癣疮延蔓。（《东坡家藏》）
决明子（研细） 水银 轻粉（各少许）
再和研，不见水银星为度。刮破上药立瘥。
又方
铜青 雄黄 斑蝥（各等分）
研匀。无根水调敷，起泡刺破，柏烛油搓，洁净不发。
又方
杜黄连（即羊蹄根一握，洗净捣滤汁。） 白梅（数枚 去核）
同汁捣烂，用穿山甲刮破搓，数次即愈。
荷叶癣（《古方》）。田螺一个，开靥入信石二分，待肉化水，搽上即愈。
牛皮癣及多年顽癣。
红粉霜（五分，即红升丹） 明矾 杏仁（去油、皮） 川槿皮（各一钱） 密陀僧（三钱）
共研细，津调搽，一日三次，三日痊愈。
又方 牛皮烧灰，油调搽。
牛皮血癣。（《古仙方》）
硫黄（九分） 白砒（一分） 巴豆（三粒，去油）
研细。茶油调搓。
顽癣。（《秘方》）
白砒（一分） 硫黄（九分） 白硝（三分） 明矾（四分） 冰片（五厘）
研末，津调擦之。
杨梅癣。
枯白矾 硫黄（各一两八钱） 雄黄 胆矾 轻粉（各一钱） 川椒（三钱）
研细。用生猪板油去皮入药，擦破数次，其效如神。
杨梅癣。
朱砂 雄黄 没药（去油） 乳香（去油）
儿茶（各一钱） 杏仁（四十粒） 大枫肉（二十粒）
捣烂绢包，擦之。
鹅掌疯癣。（《秘录》）
川乌 草乌 何首乌 花粉 赤芍药 防风 荆芥 苍术 地丁（各一两） 艾叶（四两）
煎汤。先熏后洗，层层起皮，痛痒自愈。
圈子癣（《集验》）谷树皮剪如癣样大小，以毛背一面用唾贴癣上，以手不时扑之，即愈。
癣方
硫黄 木炭灰（各等分）
共为极细末。将癣用穿山甲刮破，擦上数次愈。
又方 马蹄决明子一两为末，入水银、轻粉少许，研，不见水银星为度，将癣刮破，擦上立愈。
又方 马蜂窝一个，仰放瓦上，以枯矾填满孔内，炭火炙焦研末，用蜡醋脚调涂，即愈。
阴癣 鲜旱莲草揉成团，用穿山甲将癣刮破，擦癣上奇验。
浑身癣 羊蹄根捣汁入墨盆内，将白芨磨浓汁搓之。
又方 铅一斤，煎水，日洗数次，即愈。
川槿皮锭（刘长随）治一切癣如神。乌梅肉半斤。用羊蹄根汁浸一夜，次日重
汤炖一炷香，又放饭锅上蒸软透取出，捣如泥。加番打麻，研细，一两。海螵蛸，研
细，五钱，入乌梅肉又捣匀，秤过，每一两加白降丹八分，白砒七分，再捣匀，入
白芨细末一钱，又捣匀做成二三钱重的锭子，阴干收贮。凡用以羊蹄根同醋磨浓，搓之。
癣方。（胡绣溪。）
土荆皮（三两） 尖槟榔 斑蝥（去头、足，糯米炒） 大枫子 木鳖子（各七个） 巴豆仁（五个）
雄黄 潮脑 川乌 白鲜皮 草乌（各二钱） 麝香（三分）
火酒二斤半，同入小口瓶内封口，浸七日，将癣刮破擦之。
顽癣 黑铅一钱熔化离火，入水银一钱研为极细末，加真轻粉、潮脑各一钱
和匀，再研细，取牛舌草根去土净，捣自然汁和匀，再用穿山甲将癣刮破敷上，出
尽血水为度，痒时则频频搓之，搓时微痛勿惧。
顽癣 疮及汤火伤。（盛惟章。）
真川铅粉 银朱（各五分） 麝香（三分）
上为末。用鹅油捶和如泥，用油纸一长条将半段用针刺孔摊膏，合转来将光面
贴癣，绢帛缚紧，二三日一换，夏月早晚换。
牛皮癣 穿旧牛皮靴底上皮，阴阳瓦 存性，研细，将癣刮破擦之。
癣 鸡蛋一个开一小孔，去白存黄，入硫黄、川椒末各三钱，将湿纸封固，灰
火内煨熟为末，先以麻线将癣刮破，用谷树浆或羊蹄根汁调搽。
又方 多年竹灯挂一个，火上烤出汁如胶者，另将五倍子去虫炒，为末和匀。
用陈醋在火上温热，调搓。
顽癣。
硫黄（一两） 火硝 白砒（各一钱）
先将硫黄入银罐内化开，再入硝砒末搅匀，倾入土内埋七日，搓三五次。
癣。
雷公藤（五分） 大枫肉 防风（各一钱五分） 土槿皮 蚯蚓粪 牛舌草根（各三钱）
共为末，陈醋调搽。
牛皮癣 桃树根同胆矾捣烂敷。
癣生脸上如钱大，抓之有白屑者。绿豆捶碎以纸绷糊碗口上，针戳多孔，以碎
豆铺纸上，放红炭一块架盖上，俟豆灼尽，纸将焦，去豆揭纸，碗中有水，取搽三五次。
老癣。
轻粉 雄黄 黄丹 银朱（各等分）
研细，用米醋浸大黄，夏布包，蘸药
擦之。
阴癣 盐内皂角擦之。
燥癣 水银胡粉，研，蛋清调搓。
又方 雄鸡冠血涂。
又方 胡粉（炒黄赤色） 醋调涂。
又方 捣桃树白皮醋和涂。
湿癣 石硫黄，研，用三年陈醋调敷。
又方
蛇床子 黄柏 黄连 胡粉（各一两）
研细。入水银一枣子大，和猪油研匀涂之。
又方 用粗碗一只，以皮纸用针戳眼糊碗口上，以水潮纸上令湿，将杉木屑
堆潮纸碗上，用火点着，俟杉木屑烧尽，轻轻去屑灰，揭开纸看碗中杉木油，取搓癣上，必效。
Fuping San (Duckweed Powder): Treats wind xuan (lichenification/eczema-like lesions), scabies, and leprosy.
Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Jingjie (Herba Schizonepetae), Chi Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae).
Fuping (Herba Lemnae) (collected on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, dried in shade, 1.5 qian each), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae) (0.75 qian, only 0.3 qian in summer).
Add two stalks of Congbai (Bulbus Allii Cepae), 50-60 grains of Douchi (Fructus Sojae Praeparatus), decoct in water, take hot to induce sweating. For arms, add Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi); for the back, add Qianghuo (Rhizoma Notopterygii); for the knees, add Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) and Bo Gui (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae).
Generalized Wind Xuan:
Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Jinyinhua (Flos Lonicerae), Pian Qin (Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis), Shanzhiren (Semen Gossypii Herbacei - *Note: Context suggests Gardenia, likely Zhizi*, Fructus Gardeniae), Sheng Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae), Chuan Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Kushen (Cortex Phellodendri) (each 1 qian).
Fei Huashi (Talcum), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) (each 0.3 qian), Jingjie Sui (Apetala Schizonepetae), Xiang Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) (each 0.7 qian), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis), Sheng Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) (each 0.5 qian), Chantui (Periostracum Cicadae), Zaozhen (Spina Gleditsiae Sinensis), Niubangzi (Fructus Arctii) (each 0.8 fen), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (one slice), Chuanshanjia (Squama Manis) (four slices).
Decoct in two cups of water until reduced to 0.8 cup, take after meals. One day before taking medicine, fumigate and wash with decoction of Qieteng (Caulis Solani Lobati) including roots and leaves, rub the lesion thoroughly. Take medicine the next day; three doses will eradicate the root.
Xuan caused by Damp-Heat:
Gan Fuping (Herba Lemnae) (1 liang), Can'erzi (Fructus Xanthii), Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Lanceae), Kushen (Cortex Phellodendri) (each 1.5 liang), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) (0.5 liang), Xiangfumiao (Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi) (2.5 qian).
Pill with wine paste. Take after meals for upper body conditions, before meals for lower body conditions, swallow with warm water, 3 qian per dose.
Xuan:
Tujinpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae) (1 liang), Banmao (Mylabris) (two), Jixin Binglang (Areca Seed) (three), Fan Mubei (Semen Strychni) (four).
Soak in half a jin of Huojiu (Baijiu) for one shichen (2 hours), dip and rub on lesions. Avoid garlic and alcohol.
Another prescription:
Huangshi (Sulfur), Qingfen (Calomel) (equal parts), grind evenly, mix with honey and apply.
Another prescription: One large date, remove pit, insert 3 fen of Bai Pi (Arsenic Trioxide), wrap in mud, roast thoroughly, cool, remove mud, grind fine, mix with sesame oil and apply.
Another prescription: Miduo seng (Litharge), Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis) (equal parts), grind fine, mix with honey and apply.
Another prescription: Grind Tujinpi fine, mix with vinegar, apply, cover with paper.
Another prescription: Dip Shanglu (Radix Phytolaccae) in honey and rub.
Another prescription: Grind Tujinpi fine, wrap in coarse linen cloth, soak in Huojiu for one fushi (4 hours), rub.
Another prescription: Dip Tucai Gen (Root of Chenopodium) in human milk and rub.
Another prescription:
Bai Jiang Dan (White Reduction Pill), Qingfen (Calomel) (3 fen : 7 fen), mix with vinegar and rub.
Another prescription:
Tu Dahuang (Radix Polygoni Multiflori / Rumex), Fengxianhua Geng (Stem of Impatiens balsamina), Ku Baifen (Calcined Alum) (water levigated).
Grind together, wrap in hemp cloth, dip in vinegar and rub.
Another prescription:
Bai Pi (Arsenic Trioxide), Huangshi (Sulfur), Guankou (Ash from pot rim) (equal parts).
Melt in a ladle, dig a hole in the ground, pour medicine in, let cool, retrieve, grind with rice vinegar and apply.
Another prescription:
Huangshi (Sulfur) (3 qian), Ku Fan (Calcined Alum) (1 fen), Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) (3 fen), Banmao (Mylabris) (three, remove wings and feet).
Grind to powder, scratch lesion and apply.
Another prescription: One beehive exposed to dew on a tree, fill holes with raw alum, place at bottom of jar, heat gently until alum melts, retrieve, grind fine, scratch lesion and apply.
Another prescription:
Niushicao (Radix Plantaginis / Polygoni Avicularis, i.e., Tu Dahuang), Baiwei (Radix Cynanchi Atrati), Lianshupi (Cortex Meliae Toosendan) (each 1 liang), Bingpian (Borneolum Syntheticum), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) (each 1 qian), Qingfen (Calomel), Woniu (Helix Aspersa) (each 3 qian, roasted dry; shells can be used if fresh are unavailable).
Grind fine, scratch lesion with lychee seed, mix with pure sesame oil and apply.
Another prescription: Roast Zaofan (Vitriol), grind, mix with pig bile and apply.
Another prescription: Fresh Tu Dahuang mashed, add small amounts of Chuanjiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli), white sugar, salt, wrap in cloth, soak in vinegar for half a day, retrieve and rub on lesions.
Another prescription: Raw Tiannanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis), raw Caowu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii) (equal parts), grind fine, mix with Tu Dahuang juice and apply.
Another prescription: Fill pig trotter shell with raw alum, roast on tile until calcined, apply.
Another prescription:
Chuanshangzi (Fructum Cnidii), Ben (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong), Jian Binglang (Areca Seed), Huangshi (Sulfur), Ku Fan (Calcined Alum), Bai Jiaoxiang (Boswellia), Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis) (equal parts).
Grind fine. For dry xuan, mix with sesame oil; for wet xuan, apply dry; for stubborn xuan, mix with vinegar.
Another prescription:
Tujinpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae) (3 liang), Ming Xionghuang (Realorpiment), Shuiyin (Mercurius) (each 2 qian), Chaonao (Camphora), Binglang (Areca Seed) (0.7 qian), Shexiang (Moschus) (1 fen), Dafengzi (Semen Juglandis Mandschuricae), Banmao (Mylabris), Mubeizi (Semen Strychni) (each seven).
Grind fine, seal in 1.5 jin of Huojiu for seven days, dip and rub.
Baibu Gao (Stemona Ointment): Treats psoriasis.
Baibu (Radix Stemonaebaie), Baixianpi (Cortex Dictamni), Heshi (Semen Pedalii), Bimaren (Semen Cannabis), Sheng Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Huangbo (Cortex Phellodendri), Quan Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (each 1 liang).
Boil in half a jin of Sesame Oil until herbs are burnt, strain. Continue boiling until drops form beads. Add 2 liang of Beeswax, test in water to ensure it doesn't disperse. Remove from heat, add Xionghuang powder, mix well. Pour into porcelain bowl when slightly cool to store. Let off "fire qi" before use.
Stubborn Xuan lasting 30-50 years:
Tiexian Fen (Iron Wire Powder, from Guangxi, requires exchange), Haijinsha (Spora Lygodii), Bingpian (Borneolum Syntheticum), Shexiang Mo (Moschus Powder) (equal parts).
Rub with ginger juice and vinegar.
Another prescription: 7 fen Ku Baifen, 3 fen Xuedan, grind evenly, mash with Tu Dahuang root and apply.
Another prescription: Tujinpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae) (3 liang), Gong Binglang (Male Areca Seed) (1 liang).
Dry without fire, grind fine, mix with good vinegar to thin paste consistency, steam over water for one incense stick time, apply to lesion, cover with cotton paper, heal in 2-3 applications.
Another prescription:
Sheng Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (3 liang), Tujinpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae) (1.5 liang).
Dry without fire, grind to powder, mix with vinegar and rub, must heal in three times.
Another prescription: First rub with ginger juice, then apply asphalt.
Stubborn Xuan and Yin Xuan:
Tujinpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae) (2 liang), Banmao (Mylabris) (14 pieces), Ming Xionghuang (Realorpiment), Pengsha (Borax) (each 6 qian).
Soak in 2 jin of Huojiu for three days, apply.
Wet Xuan on neck and beside ears:
Lushen (Rhizoma Aloe), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) (1 liang : 5 qian).
Grind extremely fine. Wash lesion with warm water first, dry, then apply.
Thick Psoriasis:
Quanxie (Scorpio) (seven), Badou (Semen Crotonis) (twenty), Banmao (Mylabris) (ten), Mazhong (Sesame Oil) (1 liang), Huangla (Beeswax) (1 qian).
First boil Badou, Quanxie, Banmao in oil until scorched yellow, remove herbs, keep oil. If oil is insufficient, add Mazhong, boil, melt wax, store and apply.
Another prescription: Mash Tudihuang (Radix Rehmanniae) root, mix with honey and rub on lesions.
Stubborn Xuan: One large river prawn, use large claw to scratch lesion until bleeding, smear with prawn brain, disappears in two applications.
Yin Xuan: Sheng Mingfan (Raw Alum), Shu Mingfan (Cooked Alum) (each 1 qian), Qingfen (Calomel) (2 qian), Yinxiao (Silver Nitrate) (3 fen).
Grind fine. Mash Tudihuang root, wrap in cloth, dip in powder and rub.
For Xuan above head and neck, use two silver jars (one large, one small) previously used for smelting silver. Place 1 liang of Huangshi in the large jar, cover with small jar. Use moderate fire until flame is one cun above jar, about the time to drink a cup of tea. Cool, retrieve top jar, grind to fine powder. Mix with asphalt and pig marrow, shave lesion, rub on, heals in one shichen.
Another prescription: Fresh Han Fuping grass rubbed directly on lesion causes pain and blisters. Pop blister, rub again for three days until no fluid, scab forms, never recurs.
Another prescription: Fine Huangshi powder mixed with raw lard, boiled, scratch lesion and rub, heals spontaneously.
Zhixuan Biyu San (Jade Green Powder for Xuan): Tonglv (Malachite), Pengsha (Borax), Baifen (Alum) (equal parts), grind evenly, mix with sesame oil and rub.
Qi Tianshi Divine Prescription (from *Mi Lu*):
Lianshupi (Cortex Meliae Toosendan), Dafengzi (Semen Juglandis Mandschuricae), Chaonao (Camphora) (each 3 qian), Shuiyin (Mercurius), Huangshi (Sulfur), Hua jiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli, stir-fried), Mubeizi (Semen Strychni), Ming Xionghuang (Realorpiment), Chantui (Periostracum Cicadae), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae) (each 2 qian), Quanxie (Scorpio) (two), Tujinpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae) (4 liang), Banmao (Mylabris), Gong Binglang (Male Areca Seed) (each seven), Pixiao (Mirabilite) (5 qian).
Soak in 3-4 jin of Huojiu for ten days, apply.
Another prescription:
Lushen (Rhizoma Aloe), Qingfen (Calomel), Xionghuang (Realorpiment) (each 1 qian), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Chuanshangzi (Fructum Cnidii), Tujinpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae) (each 3 qian), Binglang (Areca Seed) (2 qian).
Grind to powder. Scratch lesion first, mix with rice vinegar and rub.
Head and Face Lotus Leaf Xuan: Grind Chuan Jinpi fine, mix with vinegar, boil until gelatinous, scratch lesion and rub.
Baifen San (Alum Powder): Generalized Xuan, long-standing, spreading to head and face. Mash single-stalk Yangti Gen (Radix Rumicis Japonici), grind Baifen fine, mix with very sour rice vinegar, scratch lesion and rub, rub every other day, heals in no more than two times.
Another prescription:
Zisu (Perilla Leaf), Chaonao (Camphora), Cang'er Cao (Herba Xanthii), Fuping (Herba Lemnae), decoct to wash lesions.
Cow Skin Blood Xuan:
Old silver jar (one), Lufengfang (Nidus Vespae, ash, 5 qian), Ku Fan (Calcined Alum) (2 qian).
Grind fine, mix with sesame oil and rub.
Long-standing Yin Xuan, eradicated in a few days:
Tujinpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae) (5 qian), Dew, Mirror Baijiu (each 4 liang).
Soak together for seven days, scratch lesion skin, apply with new wool brush, several times daily.
*Qianjin Fang* (Sun Simiao): Stand in sunlight at noon, moxa points corresponding to shadow where xuan exists. Chant spell while lighting moxa.
Spell: "Insects in xuan, fuzzy and soft, if you wish to cure, wait for noon. Chant three times in one breath. After moxa passes, add fire, chant again, moxa again. Do this three times, three cones will heal."
Spreading Xuan Sores (*Dongpo Ji Cang*):
Juemingzi (Semen Cassiae, ground fine), Shuiyin (Mercurius), Qingfen (Calomel) (small amounts).
Grind together until no mercury stars visible. Scratch lesion, apply, heals immediately.
Another prescription:
Tongqing (Malachite), Xionghuang (Realorpiment), Banmao (Mylabris) (equal parts).
Grind evenly. Apply with unrooted water, pop blisters, rub with cypress candle oil, clean and prevents recurrence.
Another prescription:
Du Huanglian (One handful of Yangti Gen, washed, mashed, filtered juice), Bai Mei (Several plums, pitted).
Mash together with juice, scratch with Chuanshanjia and rub, heals in several times.
Lotus Leaf Xuan (*Gu Fang*): One field snail, open operculum, insert 2 fen Xinshi (Arsenic), wait until flesh turns to water, apply, heals immediately.
Psoriasis and Long-standing Stubborn Xuan:
Hongfenshuang (5 fen, i.e., Hongshengdan), Mingfan (Alum), Xingren (Apricot Seed, de-oiled, peeled), Chuan Jinpi (Cortex Viticis Negundo) (each 1 qian), Miduoseng (Litharge) (3 qian).
Grind fine, mix with saliva and apply, three times daily, heals in three days.
Another prescription: Burn cow skin to ash, mix with oil and apply.
Cow Skin Blood Xuan (*Guxian Fang*):
Huangshi (Sulfur) (9 fen), Bai Pi (Arsenic Trioxide) (1 fen), Badou (Semen Crotonis) (three seeds, de-oiled).
Grind fine. Mix with tea oil and rub.
Stubborn Xuan (*Mifang*):
Bai Pi (Arsenic Trioxide) (1 fen), Huangshi (Sulfur) (9 fen), Bainiao (White Nitre) (3 fen), Mingfan (Alum) (4 fen), Bingpian (Borneolum Syntheticum) (5 li).
Grind to powder, mix with saliva and rub.
Yangmei Xuan:
Ku Baifen (Calcined Alum), Huangshi (Sulfur) (each 1.8 liang), Xionghuang (Realorpiment), Danfan (Chalcanthite), Qingfen (Calomel) (each 1 qian), Chuanjiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli) (3 qian).
Grind fine. Mix with de-skinned raw pork fat, rub until broken, effect is miraculous.
Yangmei Xuan:
Zhusha (Cinnabar), Xionghuang (Realorpiment), Moyao (Resina Myrrhae, de-oiled), Ruxiang (Resina Olibani, de-oiled), Ercha (Katechu) (each 1 qian), Xingren (Apricot Seed) (40 seeds), Dafeng Rou (Semen Juglandis Mandschuricae meat) (20 seeds).
Mash, wrap in silk, rub.
Goose Palm Fungus Xuan (*Milu*):
Chuanwu (Radix Aconiti Carmichaelii), Caowu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii), Heshouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori), Huafen (Radix Platycodi), Chi Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Jingjie (Herba Schizonepetae), Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Lanceae), Diding (Herba Taraxaci) (each 1 liang), Aiye (Folium Artemisiae Argyi) (4 liang).
Decoct. Fumigate first, then wash, skin peels layer by layer, pain and itching self-resolve.
Circle Xuan (*Ji Yan*): Cut Gushi bark to size of lesion, place hairy side on lesion with saliva, slap occasionally with hand, heals immediately.
Xuan Formula:
Huangshi (Sulfur), Muchanhui (Wood Ash) (equal parts).
Grind to finest powder. Scratch lesion with Chuanshanjia, rub several times to heal.
Another prescription: 1 liang Matijue Mingzi ground to powder, add small amounts of Shuiyin, Qingfen, grind until no mercury stars visible, scratch lesion, apply, heals immediately.
Another prescription: One wasp nest, place upside down on tile, fill holes with Ku Fan, roast over charcoal until scorched, grind to powder, mix with wax and vinegar foot residue, apply, heals immediately.
Yin Xuan: Roll fresh Hanliancao (Herba Ecliptae) into ball, scratch lesion with Chuanshanjia, rub on lesion, highly effective.
Whole Body Xuan: Mash Yangti Gen to juice, put in inkstone, grind Baiji thick juice, rub.
Another prescription: 1 jin Lead, decoct in water, wash several times daily, heals immediately.
Chuan Jinpi Ding (by Liu Changsui) treats all Xuan miraculously. 0.5 jin Wumei Meat. Soak in Yangti Gen juice overnight, next day steam over double boiler for one incense stick time, then steam in rice cooker until soft, mash to paste. Add Fantama (likely a typo or specific local herb, possibly referring to a resin or gum), grind fine, 1 liang. Haipiaoxiao (Cuttlebone), grind fine, 5 qian, mix with Wumei paste, weigh. Add 8 fen Bai Jiang Dan, 7 fen Bai Pi per liang, mix again, add 1 qian Baiji fine powder, mix again, make into 2-3 qian pellets, dry in shade and store. To use, grind with Yangti Gen and strong vinegar, rub.
Xuan Formula (by Hu Xiuxi):
Tujingpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae) (3 liang), Jian Binglang (Areca Seed), Banmao (Mylabris, remove head/feet, stir-fry with glutinous rice), Dafengzi (Semen Juglandis Mandschuricae), Mubeizi (Semen Strychni) (each seven), Barou Ren (Semen Crotonis) (five), Xionghuang (Realorpiment), Chaonao (Camphora), Chuanwu (Radix Aconiti Carmichaelii), Baixianpi (Cortex Dictamni), Caowu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii) (each 2 qian), Shexiang (Moschus) (3 fen).
Soak in 2.5 jin of Huojiu in small-mouth bottle, sealed, for seven days, scratch lesion and rub.
Stubborn Xuan: Melt 1 qian Black Lead, remove from fire, add 1 qian Shuiyin, grind to finest powder, add 1 qian real Qingfen, 1 qian Chaonao, mix, grind fine. Take Niushuge Root (Polygonum aviculare), clean soil, mash to natural juice, mix. Scratch lesion with Chuanshanjia, apply, drain all blood/water. Rub frequently when itchy, slight pain is not feared.
Stubborn Xuan Sores and Burns/Scalds (by Sheng Weizhang):
Zhen Chuan Qianfen (True Sichuan Lead Powder), Yinzhu (Red Mercury Sulfide) (each 5 fen), Shexiang (Moschus) (3 fen).
Grind to powder. Beat Goose Fat into paste. Spread on oiled paper pierced with needles, fold shiny side out onto lesion, bind tightly with silk. Change every 2-3 days, morning and evening in summer.
Psoriasis: Upper skin from worn cow leather boots, Yin-Yang Tiles calcined, grind fine, scratch lesion and rub.
Xuan: Crack one egg, remove white, keep yolk. Add 3 qian Huangshi, 3 qian Chuanjiao powder. Seal with wet paper, roast in ash until cooked, grind to powder. Scratch lesion with hemp thread, mix with Mulberry sap or Yangti Gen juice and apply.
Another prescription: One old bamboo lantern casing, roast on fire until juice comes out like glue. Separate, stir-fry Wubeizi to remove insects, grind to powder, mix. Warm aged vinegar on fire, mix and rub.
Stubborn Xuan:
Huangshi (Sulfur) (1 liang), Huoxiao (Saltpeter), Bai Pi (Arsenic Trioxide) (each 1 qian).
Melt Huangshi in silver jar first, add Xiao/Pi powder, stir, pour into earth, bury for seven days, rub 3-5 times.
Xuan:
Leigongteng (Caulis Tripterygii Wilfordii) (5 fen), Dafeng Rou (Semen Juglandis Mandschuricae meat), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) (each 1.5 qian), Tujinpi (Cortex Rhus Vernicifluae), Qiuyin Fen (Earthworm Excrement), Niushuge Cao (Herba Polygoni Avicularis) (each 3 qian).
Grind to powder, mix with aged vinegar and apply.
Psoriasis: Mash Taoshu Gen (Prunus Persica Root) with Danfan (Chalcanthite) and apply.
Xuan on face, coin-sized, white scales when scratched: Crush mung beans, paste paper on bowl mouth, poke many holes, spread crushed beans on paper, place red charcoal on top. Wait until beans burn out, paper chars, remove beans/paper, collect water in bowl, apply 3-5 times.
Old Xuan:
Qingfen (Calomel), Xionghuang (Realorpiment), Huangdan (Minium), Yinzhu (Red Mercury Sulfide) (equal parts).
Grind fine. Soak Dahuang in rice vinegar, wrap in linen, dip in medicine and rub.
Yin Xuan: Rub with soap pod inside salt.
Dry Xuan: Grind Shuiyin and Hufen (Lead Carbonate), mix with egg white and rub.
Another prescription: Smear with rooster comb blood.
Another prescription: Hufen (Lead Carbonate, fried yellow-red), mix with vinegar and apply.
Another prescription: Mash Taoshu Baipi (Inner Bark of Prunus Persica), mix with vinegar and apply.
Wet Xuan: Grind Shi Huangshi (Native Sulfur), mix with 3-year aged vinegar and apply.
Another prescription:
Chuanshangzi (Fructum Cnidii), Huangbo (Cortex Phellodendri), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Hufen (Lead Carbonate) (each 1 liang).
Grind fine. Add a date-sized amount of Shuiyin, mix with pig fat and apply.
Another prescription: Use a rough bowl, paste skin paper on mouth with needle holes, moisten paper. Pile fir wood shavings on wet paper bowl, ignite. When shavings burn out, gently remove ash, lift paper to see fir oil in bowl, take and rub on lesion, must be effective.