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[Cotton Sores]
Mercurius (Shuiyin, 1 liang), Tin (Baixi, 1 liang - first melt the tin in a pot, add mercury and grind into powder for use), Cinnabar (Yinzhu, 6 qian), Verdigris (Tonglv, 5 qian), Official Powder (Guanfen, 2 liang), Yellow Incense (Huangxiang, 1.5 liang), Vermilion (Zhusha) and Calomel (Qingfen, each 5 qian).
Grind all above ingredients into fine powder. Take one part of the former medicine and spread it on paper to form a strip seven inches long; then add two parts of the latter medicine and spread it on the same type of strip. Roll them up without being too tight. When using, dip the strip in sesame oil and ignite it. Place it horizontally on a tile. Have the patient lie prone, support the mat with hands, cover the head with a quilt to prevent smoke leakage, and hold breath through mouth and nose. If the patient moves slightly due to inability to hold breath, the smoke will be blocked. First fumigate the area between the eyebrows (Yintang); next fumigate the Jiuwei (CV15) point; thirdly fumigate one cun below the umbilicus (Shenque), proceeding sequentially. Profuse sweating like rain will occur. After fumigation is complete, let the patient sleep. Recovery in five days. (Qian's Secret Formula)

[Sores]
Lead (Qian, 1 liang), beaten into extremely thin sheets, cut into pieces, mixed with Mercury (Shuiyin, 3 qian), and ground with rendered pork back fat (Zhubanyou, skin removed) until smooth. Spread on oil paper. Wash the affected area with a decoction of Sichuan Pepper (Chuanjiao, 2 liang) before applying. Can cure sores lasting five or six years. Alternatively, use the tip of fresh cow dung. Mix equal parts of Yin-Yang water (one bowl each), dissolve the dung, filter out residues. Add one bowl of vinegar and forty-nine leaves of Ilex rotunda (Dadongqingye). Boil in a clay pot over high heat until dry. Retain half a cup of the water-vinegar mixture to soak the leaves. Apply to the sore three times daily. The sore will disappear when the leaves are exhausted and will not recur. Applying boiled Ilex rotunda leaves soaked in vinegar is also effective. (Single Prescription)

[Ulcerated Sores]
Sichuan Pepper (Chuanjiao), Pine Rosin (Songxiang), and Beeswax (Huangla), each 1.4 qian.
Grind together. Avoid iron utensils. Mash fourteen segments of scallion white (with roots) together, make into a paste sandwiched between papers, and apply. Effective. (Transmitted by Xin Qi)

[Wind-Blood Sores] (Effective for Tinea, Insect Bites, Sitting-Board Sores, and Scabies)
Seed of Aleurites fordii (Dafengzi), 5 qian; Seed of Cnidium monnieri (Shechuangzi), 5 qian; Mercury (Shuiyin), 2 qian; Alum (Kufan) and Tin (Baixi), each 1 qian.
Grind into powder. First melt the tin, then add mercury, followed by the powdered herbs and Asphaltum (Diliqing). Pounded uniformly, apply to the sore. Keep the area dry. Rendered lard from winter pigs may also be used.

[Pustular Scabies]
Opium Paste (Yangao), 1 liang; Dongdan (Red Lead), 1 liang; Realgar (Xionghuang) and Sulfur (Huangliu), each 3 qian; Calomel (Qingfen), 1 qian.
Grind into powder. Mix with cured lard and smear. For extensive lesions, spread the medicine on oil paper, bind firmly, and leave undisturbed. The lesion will shed completely after three days. (Collected Effective Secret Formulas)

[Malignant Sores]
Realgar (Xionghuang), 1.5 qian; Almond (Xingren, peeled), 30 grains; Calomel (Qingfen), 1 qian.
Grind into powder. Cleanse the wound, mix with pig bile, and apply. Heals in two to three days. Highly effective. (Zhongde Hall Formula)

[Blisters]
Mix Official Powder (Gongfen) with Tianluo Water and apply for immediate cure. For chronic ulcers with severe pain and profuse pus, use Gypsum (Shigao) and Calomel (Qingfen), each 1 liang, and Indigo Naturalis (Qingdai) in equal parts. Grind into powder, mix with juice from Tile Flower (Wahua), and apply. Immediate effect. (Surgical Prepared Essentials)

[Sitting-Board Sores]
Pine Rosin (Songxiang), 5 qian; Realgar (Xionghuang), 1 qian.
If dampness is present, add Atractylodes lancea (Cangzhu), 2 qian. Grind and mix evenly. Wrap in cotton paper, twist into two strips. Melt rendered lard from winter pigs, soak the strips, burn them, and collect the dripping oil to apply to the sore. Immediate effect. (Notes from Xianxing Studio)

[Frostbite]
Grind Gallic Nut (Wubeizi) and pork fat into a paste and fill into cracks. For frostbitten ears, wash with ginger juice decoction; for heels, wash with eggplant root decoction; for frozen injuries, apply warm Oily Rouge (Youyanzhi). Immediate effect. (Collected Effective Secret Formulas)

[Scratch Sores] (Edema from injury, unbearable pain)
Apply earwax to seal the area. All fluid drains out overnight, leading to full recovery. Zheng Yunfu stated: "I often suffered from this, and a beggar passed this formula to me." (Collected Medical Books)

[Fire Pearl Sores] (Sores resemble pearls, start in the hair, highly contagious, can be fatal)
Mash raw radish, mix with vinegar, and apply to the affected area.

[Cold-Damp Sores]
Boil an egg, remove the white, keep the yolk. Stir-fry slowly over low heat to remove oil. Sprinkle with Powder of Phellodendron (Huangbai) and apply. Immediate effect.

[Golden Thread Sores] (Resembling threads of varying thickness, spreading upwards or downwards to the heart is fatal)
Treatment: Stop the spread at the head of the sore, prick to bleed, then chew Mosquito Plant (Fuping) and apply. (All from Collected Records)

[Yellow Water Sores]
Take one gallbladder from a wild boar, soak Phellodendron amurense (Huangbai, 1 liang), dry by baking, grind into powder, and apply. (Zhou's Manuscript)

[Ringworm/Scalp Ringworm]
Take one old bamboo lamp stand from a wine and meat shop that has been penetrated by oil. Break it into pieces and place in a porcelain bottle. Cover the mouth with old iron wire. Invert the bottle. Place another empty porcelain bottle over the mouth of the inverted one. Heat with fire. Collect the dripping liquid and apply to the sore. Divine effect.
Alternative: Use four liang of red soil base from a brick kiln (slag accumulated on top, light and porous), one liang of Suotuo (Baicaoshuang), one liang of Realgar (Xionghuang), 6 qian of Chalcanthite (Danfan), 3 qian of Ulmus pumila bark (Yupi), and 1 qian of Calomel (Qingfen). Mix with pig bile, shave the head, and apply. Effective. (Lu Family Formula of Jide Hall)
Another method: Wash with decoction of Sichuan Pepper (Huajiao) or Sophora flavescens (Kushen). Apply pork marrow or Powder of Coptis (Huanglian). Divine effect. (Recorded by Zhou)

[Lacquer Poison] (Wood-type individuals develop blisters upon exposure to lacquer, itching turns to sores, limb swelling and pain, severe cases have alternating chills and fever)
Apply crab saliva. Or apply whetstone mud; or wash with fir wood decoction; or grind Crab Shell (Xieke) and Talcum (Huashi) into powder. For dry sores, mix with honey and apply; for wet sores, sprinkle dry powder. Or mix Gypsum (Shigao) and Calomel (Qingfen) with leek juice and apply. Internal administration: Radix Scrophulariae (Yuanshen), Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (Zhimu), Gypsum (Shigao), Human Waste Carbon (Renzhonghuang), Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian), Radix Bupleuri (Shengma), Fructus Forsythiae (Lianqiao), and Semen Arctii (Niubang) in equal parts; Licorice Root (Gancao), 5 fen; Leaves of Lophatherum (Danzhuye), 20 pieces. Decoct and take at any time. Avoid hot baths and rich flavors, otherwise it may transform into stubborn wind-tinea, recurring frequently. (Secret Formula Collection)

[Greasy Sores/Favus] (Highly malignant, repeatedly tested and verified)
Sophora flavescens (Kushen), Sesame (Huma), Polygonum multiflorum (Shouwu), Clematis (Lingxian), Licorice Root (Gancao), Rhizoma Acori tatarinowii (Shichangpu), Angelica sinensis (Danggui), Rehmannia glutinosa (Shengdi), Fructus Forsythiae (Lianqiao), Periostracum Cicadae (Chantui), and Centipeda minima (Jinqianhua). Decoct in wine and drink.
Alternative: Seed of Aleurites fordii (Dafengzi), 5 qian; White Arsenic (Baixin), 3 fen; Walnut (Hutao), 5 whole nuts. Pound uniformly into three pills. At night, place one pill on the chest and rub until the second watch (approx. 9-11 PM) when the medicine disperses but gathers on the chest. Lie on your back. Repeat the next night. Rub another pill every other night. Full recovery in seven days. (Hongxi)

[Head and Face Favus]
Calomel (Qingfen), Red Lead (Feidan), Realgar (Xionghuang), Alum (Baifan).
Grind in equal parts into powder. Insert into a scallion tube, tie both ends, and roast/bake. Add a small amount of Tortoise Plastron Ash (Guiban Hui) and grind. Mix with rapeseed oil and apply. Immediate effect. (Excellent Experience Formula)

[Toxic Sores on Face] (In early stage)
Quickly find one or two land slugs (Shuiyanyou). Mash with a little soy sauce, spread on paper, and apply. It recedes immediately. Leave small holes in the paper for air circulation. This is an extremely effective secret formula passed down by Ling Huangzhang. (Tan Yeweng's Test Formula)

[Sea Immortal Formula]
For head and face sores, peeling skin sores. Cow hide and broken shoes, each 1 liang; Alum (Baifan) and Sulfur (Huangliu), each 5 qian; Old felt, 3 qian. Burn all together into fine powder. Mix with pig...

[Various Sores] (Regardless of favus, pustules, scabies, dampness, wind, sitting-board sores. Divine and miraculous)
Sulfur (Huangliu), 3 qian; Eggs, 2 (boiled, remove whites, use yolks, lightly stir-fry in brass vessel to extract oil for use); Black Pepper (Hujiao), 49 grains (grind into powder).
Boil the pepper powders and egg yolk oil in rapeseed oil for several boils. Smear on sores for divine effect. For scabies, add a little calcined alum (Feifan). (Medical Formula Secretly Taught)