《病源论》云∶癣发之状，皮肉瘾疹有如钱文，渐渐长胤，或圆或斜，痒痛有匡栏，癣
内生虫，搔之有水，此由风湿邪气客于腠理，复值寒湿与血气相搏，血气闭涩则发此疾。
风癣者，是恶风冷气客于皮，折于血气所生，亦作圆文匡栏，但抓搔顽痹，不知痛痒，内
亦有虫。又有逸风疮，生则遍体状如癣疥而痒，此由风气逸于皮肤，因名为逸风疮也。
干癣者，但有匡栏，皮枯索痒，搔之白屑起是也，亦是风湿邪气客于腠理，复值寒湿与
血气相搏所生。若风毒瓦斯多，湿气少，故风沉入深，故无水而为干癣，中亦有虫。 又
有白癣，其状白色而痒，皮由腠理虚而受风，风与气并，血涩而不能荣肌肉故也。 湿癣
者，亦有匡栏如虫行，浸淫赤湿，遇痒搔之多水成疮，盖风毒瓦斯浅，湿气偏多而为湿癣，
中亦生虫。
丹溪云∶癣疮用防风通圣散，去芒硝、大黄，加浮萍、皂角刺。
又方 治癣用
浮萍（一两） 苍耳 苍术（二两） 苦参（一两半） 黄芩（半两） 香附（二两半）
上为末。酒调服，或酒糊丸。
何首乌散（罗氏） 治脾肺风毒，攻肿遍身，癣变成瘾疹，搔之成疮，或肩背拘急，肌肉
顽痹，手足酸裂，风气上攻头面生疮，及治紫癜、白癜、顽麻等风，并宜服之。
荆芥穗 蔓荆子 威灵仙 何首乌 甘草（炙） 防风 蚵 草（各等分）
上捣罗为末。每服一钱，食后温酒调下，沸汤亦得。
白蒺藜散 治一切癣及疥，风痒 疮等疾。
白蒺藜 秦艽（去芦土） 枳壳（麸炒，去瓤） 独活 防风（并去芦，各二两） 人参 苦参 玄
参丹参 沙参（各去芦） 甘菊花 栀子仁 黄芩 茯神（去木） 茱萸 细辛（去苗） 麻黄（去
节，各二钱半） 乌蛇（四两，酒浸取肉 ）
上为细末。每服二钱，食前，温酒调下。
苦参丸 治肺毒邪热生疮疥鲜，并宜服之。以苦参一味为细末，粟米饭丸如桐子大。
每服五十丸，空心，温水、饮汤送下。
苦参丸 治一切癣，皮肤瘙痒。
苦参（去芦，一斤半，锉） 菖蒲（四两） 乌蛇（八两，酒浸取肉）
上为细末，炼蜜和捣三五百下，丸如梧桐子大。每服三十丸，熟水送下，不拘时候。
三神丸 治一切癣。
蒺藜（炒） 海桐皮（锉 草乌头（盐炒熟，去盐不用，各一两）
上为细末，面糊和丸，如绿豆大。每服十丸加至十五丸，温酒、盐汤送下。
胡粉散 治一切癣疮，瘙痒甚者。
胡粉（别研） 雄黄（别研） 硫黄（别研，各一钱半） 大草乌（三钱，生用） 斑蝥（一钱） 砒（五分）
蝎梢（三钱） 麝香（三分）
上为细末。先用羊蹄根蘸醋擦动，次用药少许，擦患处。
银粉散 治一切顽癣。
轻粉 黄丹 白胶香 沥青（各等分）
上为细末，麻油调。拭净或抓破，竹篦挑搽。二次便干，数次剥去壳也，治牛皮癣
如神。
八宝散 治风癞、松皮顽癣，久不愈者。一乡人患此疾数年不愈，后得此方，试用有
效。
藿香 破故纸 槟榔 大腹皮 雄黄 轻粉 硫黄 白矾（枯，各一两）
上为细末。小油调擦，日上三五次，痒则擦之。
五倍子散 治癣，久不瘥。
五倍子（一两，火烧烟尽） 黄柏（锉） 当归（锉，炒） 腻粉 漏芦 白矾（ ，各一分）
上为细末。先用盐浆水洗，拭干敷之。
丁香散 治一切癣。
丁香（研） 蛤蟆灰（各一两） 麝香（研，二钱半） 白矾（熬令汁枯，研） 五倍子（研） 腻粉
（研，各半两）
上研匀。干敷癣上，以瘥为度。
水银膏 治一切癣。
水银（二钱半） 芜荑仁（研末） 姜黄（研末，各半两） 酥（二两）
上先将酥和水银，以柳椎研搅。候水银散即下芜荑、姜黄末，搅匀，瓷盒盛。旋取
涂癣上，日三二次。
定粉膏 治干、湿癣，风癣，不拘年月。
定粉 水银 芜荑 胭脂（各一分）
上同研匀。用陈猪脂一两，同研成膏。先用汤洗，后以膏子临卧涂之。一上便瘥。本
法猪脂须用三年以上者，今若无，但陈者亦可。仍用后方淋洗。
楝实（半升，如无实，以根皮代之） 楝叶及嫩枝（细锉） 凌霄花及藤（锉细，各一升） 枳壳（去瓤）
蛇床子 地榆 丹参 皂荚 苦参（并细锉，各三两）
上同煎浓汁，热洗患处。
黄连膏 治一切久癣，积年不瘥。四畔潜侵，复发成疮，疮 赤黑，痒不可忍。搔
之出血。
黄连（去须） 黄柏（去粗皮） 豉（细研） 蔓菁子 杏仁（汤浸，去皮尖双仁，细研，各半两） 水
银（一钱）
上先以水银，于掌中唾研如泥。次入乳钵内下生油一合和匀，次入药末同研成膏，瓷
盒盛。日三五度涂疮上。
癣疮方 槿树皮，不犯铜铁。每二两入芦荟三钱，白芨三两，细研为末。刮癣出血，
用好醋调敷，虽痛却一敷可愈。
一方用芦荟 大黄 轻粉 雄黄 蛇床子 槿树皮 槟榔
上先刮破癣，用醋调药末涂之。
顽癣，用槿树皮加巴豆、斑蝥为细末；又加生砒少许，水调敷。
治癣积年不瘥者。
上用斑蝥一个，去头翅足，以针扎灯焰上烧，米醋内淬，如此三两次，就烧成存性
黑灰，研为细末。用红枣一个，汤泡剥去皮、核，与斑蝥一处同研烂。先以手抓或生布擦
动癣，然后搽药，不可侵好肉，恐有毒。
治牛皮癣 用清香油一两，入全蝎七枚，巴豆二十枚，斑蝥十枚同熬。候色焦者先去
之。去了，入黄蜡一钱候熔，收起。朝擦暮愈，不损皮肉。
又方
绿蓠根（不拘多少） 花椒（一两） 信（些少） 防
风白芨 百部 白蔹（各半两） 江子（十五粒）
上各为末。和绿蓠根捣熟成团。将药于癣上擦之，候痛过洗浴。
又方 一味绿蓠根，去粗皮，取细皮贴肉者，捣烂。用醋调涂癣上。立愈。
治癣，用黎芦细捣为末，生油调敷。
治癣神效方
藜芦根（半两） 轻粉（二钱半）
上为细末，凉水调搽癣上。
《简要济众》治癣疥久不瘥。羊蹄根捣绞取汁，用腻粉少许，调如膏。涂敷患处，三
五遍即瘥。如干，即用猪脂调和敷之。
取楮皮枝中白汁，涂癣甚妙。
治癣湿痒。用楮叶半斤，细切，捣敷癣上。
经验方 治五种疮癣。以韭根炒存性，旋捣末，以猪脂调敷之三五度瘥。又方，患癣
疮，捣山豆根末，腊月猪脂调涂之。
半夏散 治一切癣。
上以半夏三两，捣为末。以陈酱汁调和如糊。摩涂癣上，日两三度即瘥。
东坡先生家藏方
决明子（不以多少，为细末）
上用水银、轻粉少许，与药末同研为膏散，以物擦破癣上，用药敷之立瘥。
鲫鱼膏 治诸癣疮，或干或湿，痒痛不可忍。
鲫鱼（中者，一尾） 乱发（如鸡子大，二枚） 猪脂（半斤），雄黄（一两半） 硫黄（一两）
上件药，先煎猪脂令沸，即下鱼煎令烟尽，次下发令销，滤去渣。下雄黄、硫黄末，
搅令匀，于瓷器中。不拘时候涂之，以瘥为度。
凌霄花散 治风湿兼热，生诸癣久不愈。
凌霄花 黄连 白矾（各二钱半） 雄黄 天南星 羊蹄根（各半两）
上为细末。抓破，用生姜汁调药擦之。如癣不痒，只用清油调药，立效。
昨叶荷草散 治一切癣，无问风湿气血，与夫相染而生，并宜用之。
昨叶荷草（即瓦松晒干，一两） 枯白矾（一钱） 雄黄（半钱）
上为细末。用羊蹄菜根，先蘸醋擦癣上，令痒破。即用药末乘湿涂敷。不过两三次即
愈。
是斋治诸癣
贯众 吴茱萸 官桂（各等分）
上为细末。先用手抓破，用药擦之，米醋调敷亦得。
砒霜散 治诸癣，不问干湿，积年不瘥。
砒霜（二钱半，研） 硫黄（研） 密陀僧（研） 腻粉（各七钱半，研）
上件同研令匀。如癣干即用生油调涂，若癣湿即用药掺之。
治癣疥疮，痒不可忍。
皂角（三锭，煨，去皮子） 黄连（半两，为末） 腻粉（二钱半）
上将皂角为末，用米醋二大盏同煎如稀汤，用绵滤去渣。入黄连末、腻粉调令匀，候
癣发时，恶水出便可，先用 树白皮搔破后，涂药三两上便愈。
治疥癣用松胶香研细，约入轻粉和匀，凡疥癣上先用油涂了，错末一日便干，顽者三
两度。
治癣疮 取蟾蜍烧灰为末，用猪脂和敷之。
戴院使云∶疮如牛皮模样，痒甚不可忍者，又疼。用黄连、木香、黄柏皮、杉
木节二个，明矾少许，以上各等分为末。用好真香油，调涂大效。
〔风癣〕
乌蛇丸 治一切风癣，多年不瘥者。
乌蛇（酒浸，去骨） 白附子（炮） 附子（小便浸一宿） 天麻（各二两） 全蝎（炒） 羌活 乳香
僵蚕（炒，各一两半） 苦参（十两） 槐花（半斤）
上为细末。用生姜汁一斤，蜜一斤，二
味同熬成膏，入药和丸，如梧桐子大。每服三四十丸，空心用温酒送下；夜晚荆芥汤送
下。
白花蛇丸 治风癣疮，皮肤瘙痒久不瘥。
白花蛇（三两，酒浸） 苦参（去芦，二两） 麦门冬（一两半，去心） 黄芩 防风（去芦） 白鲜
皮甘草（炙） 枳壳（麸炒，去瓤） 栀子仁 赤芍药 川大黄 苍耳子 羌活（去芦） 黄 （锉去芦）
白蒺藜（各一两）
上件为细末。炼蜜和捣三五百下，丸如梧子大。每服三十丸，食后薄荷酒送下。
本事乌头丸，治风癣妙。（方见紫白癜风。）
宣风换肌散 治一切风癣疥疮，疙瘩风疮。
甘草（炙） 黄 当归（各一两） 黄连 黄芩（各酒浸，炒） 大力子（炒） 防风 白芷 荆芥
穗川芎 乌蛇肉（各半两） 羌活 苍术 何首乌（各三钱） 全蝎（十枚，炒）
上为细末。酒调服、茶清亦可，每服二钱。
雄黄膏 治风毒，疥癣。
雄黄（细研） 腻粉（研） 白矾（枯） 川椒 藜芦（各二钱半） 附子（半两，炮去皮脐）
上为细末，入乳钵内再研如粉。用炼了腊月猎脂半斤，黄蜡二两，净铛内慢火煎。候
蜡销倾于瓷合内，入雄黄等末搅匀。每日四五度取少许，敷涂之。
硫黄散 治风毒癣，遍身皆生，瘙痒。
硫黄（研） 雄黄（研） 朱砂（细研） 麝香（细研） 吴茱萸 附子（生用各二钱半） 巴豆（去皮，
油） 川椒（各一两）
上为细末，同研令匀。先用新布擦癣令水出，便用醋调涂之，不过三两上即瘥。
治风癣，及寒热疮疥。
韭根（收多年者） 藜芦 瓜蒂 白矾 雄黄 水银 胡粉（各二钱半）
上先将雄黄、白矾、胡粉研极细。却入水银，用柳木槌研匀。用猪脂一斤，将韭根、
藜芦、瓜蒂煮数沸，去渣放温。调前药涂疮，大有神效。
祛风白芷散（见面部面疮）。
丹参汤 治风癣瘙痒，洗浴。
丹参（去芦） 蛇床子（各三两） 苦参（五两） 白矾（二两，研细）
上除白矾外，筛为粗散。用水三斗煎取二斗，滤去渣。入白矾搅令匀，乘热于避风
处洗浴用，水冷为度。拭干了，用藜芦末粉之，相次用之，以瘥为度。
〔干癣〕
治干癣，痒痛不止。
草乌头 野狼毒（各二钱半） 斑蝥（七个，去头足翅）
上件生用为细末，用唾津调。用竹篦子刮破，涂药热擦入肉，候出黄水，三两日即
瘥。
又方 斑蝥（五月五日取，十枚） 麝香（半钱）
同研为细末，醋调涂癣上，出少黄水瘥。
又方 川乌头（二枚，生用） 干蝎（五个）
为细末，面油调作膏，涂之。
治干癣积年生痂，搔之黄水出，每遇阴雨即痒。
巴豆（十粒）
上于炭火烧之，令油出尽。即于乳钵内，用少许酥和研如膏。薄涂之，不过一两度愈。
又方 用野狼毒，醋磨涂之。
又方 斑蝥半两，微炒研细末，蜜调薄敷，即瘥。
罗氏柏脂膏 治干癣。
地沥青（一斤） 黄蜡（半斤） 杏仁（四十五粒，锉碎） 朴硝（一抄）
上件相和，于铁器内。用老生姜、葱白三根，一顺搅五七次，煎沸滤过成膏，于疮
上搽之。
一抹散 治干癣不瘥。
天南星 草乌头（各一枚，生用）
为细末，用羊蹄根捣绞取汁调涂，不过三上瘥。
〔湿癣〕
癣在头项间，后延上至耳成湿癣。他治不应，以芦荟一两，甘草末半两，和匀。先
用温浆水洗癣，拭干，敷之神妙。（刘禹锡方，名芦荟散。）
硫黄散 治湿癣痒痛，不可忍。
硫黄（半两） 腻粉（二钱半，研） 龙脑（一钱） 斑蝥（半两）
上件药，同研细如粉，用面油调如泥，痒痛时抓破后，用药擦之立瘥。
又方
乌梅（十四枚，用肉） 大蒜（十四颗），梁上尘（二合）
上件相和，入盐三合熟捣。用酽醋一升浸一宿，涂于癣上即瘥。
黄连散 治癣，湿痒不可忍。
黄连 黄柏 胡粉（各一两，研细） 雄黄（半两，研细）
上为细末，同研令匀。先用温浆水洗疮，然后取药敷之。不过四五度即瘥。
治湿癣，白秃。
上取为马齿苋膏涂之；若烧灰敷之，亦瘥。
孟诜云∶芜荑和蜜，治湿癣。
治湿癣方
According to the *Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Symptoms of Various Diseases* (Bing Yuan Lun): The manifestation of tinea (Xuan) involves skin eruptions resembling coin patterns, which gradually expand. These lesions may be round or oblique, with distinct borders, accompanied by itching and pain. Insects are said to exist within the tinea; scratching yields fluid. This condition arises from wind-damp pathogenic factors invading the Couli (interstices of skin and muscles), compounded by cold-dampness clashing with blood and Qi. When the flow of blood and Qi becomes obstructed and sluggish, this disease develops.
Wind-type tinea (Feng Xuan) results from malicious wind and cold air invading the skin, impeding the movement of blood and Qi. It also presents with circular patterns and borders, but scratching causes numbness and insensitivity to pain or itch, and insects are present internally. There is also a condition called "Yi Feng Chuang" (Wandering Wind Sore), where the whole body exhibits symptoms similar to tinea and scabies with intense itching. This occurs when wind qi dissipates into the skin, hence the name.
Dry tinea (Gan Xuan) features only borders, with dry, rough, and itchy skin; scratching produces white scales. This too stems from wind-damp pathogens lodging in the Couli, interacting with cold-dampness and blood/Qi. If wind-toxic qi is abundant while dampness is scant, the wind sinks deeply, resulting in a lack of exudate, thus forming dry tinea, which also contains insects. White tinea (Bai Xuan) appears white and itchy; it arises because deficiency in the Couli allows wind invasion. Wind combines with Qi, causing blood stasis that fails to nourish the muscles.
Damp tinea (Shi Xuan) also has borders resembling insect trails, with oozing, red, and moist areas. Scratching due to itch leads to fluid discharge and sore formation. This happens because wind-toxic qi is superficial while dampness predominates, creating damp tinea, which also breeds insects.
Zhu Danxi stated: For treating tinea sores, use Fangfeng Tongsheng San (Saposhnikovia Decoction for Unblocking the Master Channels), removing Mangxiao (Mirabilite) and Dahuang (Rhubarb), and adding Fuping (Azolla Herba) and Zaojiaoci (Gleditsiae Spina).
Another prescription for treating tinea uses:
Fuping (Azolla Herba) (1 liang), Can'er (Xanthium Fructus), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) (2 liang), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) (1.5 liang), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (0.5 liang), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma) (2.5 liang).
Grind all into powder. Take with wine, or make pills with wine paste.
Heshouwu San (He Shou Wu Powder) (from Luo's collection): Treats wind-toxin of the Spleen and Lung attacking the body causing swelling, tinea transforming into urticaria, sores from scratching, stiffness and spasm of the shoulders and back, muscle numbness, soreness and cracking of hands and feet, wind qi attacking the head and face causing sores, as well as purpura, vitiligo, and stubborn numbness caused by wind. All these conditions are suitable for this formula.
Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), Manjingzi (Vittadiniae Fructus), Weilingxian (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma - *Note: Standard term is usually Salvia root, but text says Weilingxian which is often Saposhnikovia or Cynanchum*, here likely Saposhnikovia based on context of wind), Heshouwu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix), Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix). [Text lists "Ke Cao" which seems like a typo or obscure herb, possibly referring to a specific local herb or error, kept as transliteration if unknown, but likely refers to a wind-dispersing herb].
Grind and sieve into fine powder. Take 1 qian after meals with warm wine; boiling water is also acceptable.
Bajili San (Tribuli Powder): Treats all types of tinea, scabies, wind-itch, and sores.
Bajili (Tribuli Fructus), Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, remove rhizome and soil), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, bran-fried, remove pulp), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove rhizome, each 2 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix), Shashen (Glehniae Radix or Adenophorae Radix, remove rhizome), Ganhua Ju (Chrysanthemi Flos), Zhizi Ren (Gardeniae Semen), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, remove wood), Zhuyu (Corni Fructus), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove seedlings), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove joints, each 2.5 qian), Wushe (Bungarus Parvus flesh, soaked in wine, 4 liang).
Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian before meals with warm wine.
Kushen Wan (Sophora Pill): Treats sores and scabies caused by lung toxin and evil heat. Use only Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) ground into fine powder, made into pills the size of paulownia seeds using millet rice paste. Take 50 pills on an empty stomach with warm water or rice soup.
Kushen Wan (Sophora Pill): Treats all types of tinea and skin itching.
Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix, remove rhizome, 1.5 jin, chopped), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) (4 liang), Wushe (Bungarus Parvus flesh, soaked in wine, 8 liang).
Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, pound 300-500 times, make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills with boiled water at any time.
Sanshen Wan (Three Gods Pill): Treats all types of tinea.
Jili (Tribuli Fructus, stir-fried), Haitongpi (Meliae Cortex, chopped), Caowutou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, salt-stir-fried until cooked, remove salt, each 1 liang).
Grind into fine powder, bind with flour paste into pills the size of mung beans. Take 10-15 pills with warm wine or salt water.
Hufen San (Lead Carbonate Powder): Treats all tinea sores with severe itching.
Hufen (Lead Carbonate, separately ground), Xionghuang (Realgar, separately ground), Liuhuang (Sulfur, separately ground, each 1.5 qian), Da Caowu (Large Aconite Root, 3 qian, raw), Banmao (Mylabris, 1 qian), Pi (Arsenic Trioxide, 0.5 fen), Xieshao (Scorpion tail, 3 qian), Shexiang (Moschus, 0.3 fen).
Grind into fine powder. First rub the affected area with Rumex acetosella root dipped in vinegar until irritated, then apply a small amount of the medicine.
Yinfen San (Silver Powder): Treats all stubborn tinea.
Qingfen (Calomelas), Huangdan (Minium), Baijiaoxiang (Dammar Resin), Qingling (Bitumen) (equal parts).
Grind into fine powder, mix with sesame oil. After cleaning or scratching open, apply with a bamboo splint. It dries after two applications and peels off after several applications; it is miraculous for treating neurodermatitis/tinea versicolor-like conditions.
Babao San (Eight Treasures Powder): Treats wind-leprosy, pine-bark stubborn tinea, and chronic cases. A villager suffered for years without cure, but this formula proved effective.
Huoxiang (Patchouli Herb), Poguzhi (Cibotii Rhizoma), Binglang (Areca Seed), Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium), Xionghuang (Realgar), Qingfen (Calomelas), Liuhuang (Sulfur), Baifan (Alumen calcined, each 1 liang).
Grind into fine powder. Rub with light oil 3-5 times daily, or whenever itchy.
Wubeizi San (Chinese Gall Powder): Treats tinea that has not healed for a long time.
Wubeizi (Chinese Gall, 1 liang, burned until smoke ceases), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, chopped), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, chopped, fried), Nifen (Calomelas), Lulu (Euphorbiae Humifusae Radix), Baifan (Alumen calcined, each 1 fen).
Grind into fine powder. Wash the area first with salt water, dry, and apply.
Dingxiang San (Clove Powder): Treats all types of tinea.
Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos, ground), Hamahui (Toad Ash, each 1 liang), Shexiang (Moschus, ground, 2.5 qian), Baifan (Alumen boiled until dry juice remains, ground), Wubeizi (Chinese Gall, ground), Nifen (Calomelas, ground, each 0.5 liang).
Grind uniformly. Apply dry powder to the tinea until healed.
Shuiyin Gao (Mercury Ointment): Treats all types of tinea.
Shuiyin (Mercury, 2.5 qian), Wuyiren (Chukrasiae Seed, ground), Jianghuang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma, ground, each 0.5 liang), Su (Butyrum) (2 liang).
First grind mercury and butter together with a willow pestle until the mercury disperses. Add Wuyi and Jianghuang powders, mix well, and store in a porcelain box. Apply to tinea 2-3 times daily.
Dingfen Gao (White Lead Ointment): Treats dry tinea, damp tinea, and wind tinea, regardless of duration.
Dingfen (White Lead), Shuiyin (Mercury), Wuyi (Chukrasiae Seed), Yanzhi (Vermilion/Cinnabar pigment? Or Red Ochre? Likely a coloring agent or specific mineral, kept as Yanzhi) (each 1 fen).
Grind together. Mix with 1 liang of aged pork lard to form an ointment. Wash with hot water first, then apply before bed. One application cures it. The lard should be over three years old; if unavailable, any aged lard works. Also wash with the following decoction.
Lianshi (Melia Fruit, 0.5 sheng; if fruit unavailable, use root bark), Lianyie and tender branches (finely chopped), Lingxiaohua and vines (finely chopped, each 1 sheng), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, remove pulp), Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus), Diyü (Sanguisorbae Radix), Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix), Zaojia (Gleditsiae Fructus), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) (all finely chopped, each 3 liang).
Decoct in water to make a strong liquid. Wash the affected area while hot.
Huanglian Gao (Coptis Ointment): Treats chronic tinea persisting for years, spreading from edges, recurring as sores that are red-black, unbearably itchy, and bleed when scratched.
Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, remove roots), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, remove coarse bark), Chi (Fermented Soybean, finely ground), Manjingzi (Brassicae Napus Seed), Xingren (Pruni Armeniaci Semen Amarmum, soaked in water, remove skin and twin kernels, finely ground, each 0.5 liang), Shuiyin (Mercury, 1 qian).
First grind mercury in the palm with saliva until muddy. Then place in a mortar, add 1 he of raw oil, mix well. Add the medicinal powders and grind into an ointment. Store in a porcelain box. Apply to sores 3-5 times daily.
Tinea Sore Formula: Juntrees bark (Hibiscus tiliaceus bark), avoiding copper and iron. For every 2 liang of bark, add 3 qian of Lu Hui (Aloe), 3 liang of Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma). Grind finely. Scratch the tinea until bleeding, mix with good vinegar, and apply. Although painful, one application cures it.
Another formula uses: Lu Hui (Aloe), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Qingfen (Calomelas), Xionghuang (Realgar), Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus), Juntrees bark, Binglang (Areca Seed).
Scratch the tinea open first, mix powder with vinegar, and apply.
For stubborn tinea: Add Baidu (Crotonis Semen) and Banmao (Mylabris) to Juntrees bark, grind finely. Add a little raw Pi (Arsenic), mix with water, and apply.
For tinea persisting for years: Take one Banmao (Mylabris), remove head, wings, and legs. Pierce with a needle, burn over a lamp flame, quench in rice vinegar. Repeat 2-3 times until it turns into black ash retaining its properties. Grind finely. Take one red date, soak in water, peel, remove pit, and grind together with the Banmao ash until pasty. Scratch the tinea with hand or raw cloth first, then apply medicine. Avoid healthy skin due to toxicity.
For Neurodermatitis (Niu Pi Xuan): Boil 1 liang of Qingxiang Oil with 7 Quanxie (Scorpio), 20 Baidu (Crotonis Semen), and 10 Banmao (Mylabris). Remove ingredients when charred. Add 1 qian of Huangla (Beeswax) when melted. Apply morning and night; heals without damaging skin.
Another formula:
Lüli Gen (Root of Smilax riparia or similar vine, unspecified amount), Huajiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, 1 liang), Xin (Arsenic, small amount), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma), Baibu (Stemonae Radix), Bailian (Puerariae Lobatae Radix) (each 0.5 liang), Jiangzi (Crotonis Fructus/Jiangzi, 15 grains).
Grind each into powder. Mix with Lüli Gen and pound into a dough. Rub onto tinea; wash after the burning sensation subsides.
Another formula: Use only Lüli Gen, remove coarse bark, take the thin inner bark, pound into paste. Mix with vinegar and apply to tinea. Heals immediately.
For tinea: Pound Lülü (Veratrum Root) finely, mix with raw oil, and apply.
Divine Efficacy Formula for Tinea:
Lülü Gen (Veratrum Root, 0.5 liang), Qingfen (Calomelas, 2.5 qian).
Grind into powder, mix with cool water, and rub onto tinea.
*Jianyao Jizhong* treats chronic tinea and scabies: Juice extracted from pounded Rumex acetosella root, mixed with a little Nifen (Calomelas) to form a paste. Apply to affected area; heals in 3-5 applications. If it dries, mix with pork lard and apply.
The white sap from the branches of the Paper Mulberry tree (Chu Pi) applied to tinea is very effective.
For wet and itchy tinea: Pound half a jin of Chu Ye (Paper Mulberry Leaf), finely cut, and apply as a poultice.
Empirical Formula for Five Types of Sores and Tinea: Stir-fry Jiugen (Allium Tuberosum Root) until carbonized, grind into powder, mix with pork lard, and apply 3-5 times until healed. Another method: For tinea sores, grind Sandougen (Thomson's Sophora Root) into powder, mix with December pork lard, and apply.
Banxia San (Pinellia Powder): Treats all types of tinea.
Take 3 liang of Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), grind into powder. Mix with aged soy sauce paste to a糊 consistency. Rub onto tinea 2-3 times daily until healed.
Dongpo's Family Preserved Formula:
Juemingzi (Cassiae Semen, any amount, ground into powder).
Mix with a little Shuiyin (Mercury) and Qingfen (Calomelas), grind into a powder/ointment. Scratch the tinea open with an object, apply medicine, and it heals immediately.
Jiyu Gao (Crucian Carp Ointment): Treats various tinea sores, dry or wet, with unbearable itch and pain.
One medium Crucian Carp, two pieces of tangled hair (size of chicken egg), half a jin of Pork Fat, 1.5 liang of Xionghuang (Realgar), 1 liang of Liuhuang (Sulfur).
Boil pork fat, add fish and fry until smoke ceases. Add hair and melt. Filter out dregs. Add Xionghuang and Liuhuang powders, mix well. Store in a ceramic vessel. Apply anytime until healed.
Lingxiaohua San (Campsis Powder): Treats wind-damp combined with heat causing chronic tinea.
Lingxiaohua (Campsis Grandiflora Flower), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Baifan (Alumen) (each 2.5 qian), Xionghuang (Realgar), Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma), Yangti Gen (Rumex Acetosellae Radix) (each 0.5 liang).
Grind into powder. Scratch open, mix with ginger juice, and rub. If not itchy, mix with clear oil for immediate effect.
Zuyehe Cao San (Orostachys Powder): Treats all tinea, whether caused by wind-damp, blood/qi issues, or contagion.
Zuyehe Cao (Orostachys fimbriatus dried, 1 liang), Kubai Fan (Calcined Alum, 1 qian), Xionghuang (Realgar, 0.5 qian).
Grind into powder. Rub the area with Rumex root dipped in vinegar to induce itching/breaking. Apply powder while moist. Heals in 2-3 applications.
Shizhai Treatment for Various Tinea:
Guanzhong (Cyatheae Rhizoma), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus), Guanzi Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, equal parts).
Grind into powder. Scratch open first, rub with medicine, or mix with rice vinegar and apply.
Pishuang San (Arsenic Powder): Treats all tinea, dry or wet, chronic and unhealed.
Pishuang (Arsenic Trioxide, ground, 2.5 qian), Liuhuang (Sulfur, ground), Mituoseng (Litharge, ground), Nifen (Calomelas, ground, each 7.5 qian).
Grind uniformly. If tinea is dry, mix with raw oil and apply; if wet, sprinkle powder directly.
For tinea/scabies with unbearable itch:
Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Fructus, 3 pieces, baked, remove skin and seeds), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 0.5 liang, powdered), Nifen (Calomelas, 2.5 qian).
Grind Zaojiao into powder. Decoct with 2 large cups of rice vinegar until reduced to thin soup. Filter through cotton. Add Huanglian powder and Nifen, mix well. When the tinea flares and discharges foul fluid, scratch the area with Chubai (Tree of Heaven Bark) first, then apply medicine; heals in 2-3 applications.
For Scabies/Tinea: Grind Songjiaoxiang (Pine Rosin) finely, mix with Qingfen (Calomelas). Apply oil to the lesion first, then rub the powder. It dries in one day; stubborn cases require 2-3 applications.
For Tinea Sores: Burn Toad (Chansu source) to ash, mix with pork lard, and apply.
Director Dai stated: For sores resembling cowhide, with unbearable itch and pain: Use Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Huangbapi (Phellodendri Cortex), two Shanmu Jie (Camphor Tree Nodes), and a little Mingfan (Alumen). Grind equal parts into powder. Mix with high-quality pure sesame oil and apply for great efficacy.
[Wind Tinea]
Wushe Wan (Bungarus Pill): Treats all wind tinea persisting for years.
Wushe (Bungarus Parvus, wine-soaked, remove bones), Baifuzi (Aconiti Coreani Radix, processed), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, soaked in urine overnight), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma) (each 2 liang), Quanxie (Scorpio, stir-fried), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Ruxiang (Olibanum), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried, each 1.5 liang), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) (10 liang), Huaihua (Sophorae Flos) (0.5 jin).
Grind into powder. Simmer 1 jin of Shengjiang juice (Fresh Ginger Juice) and 1 jin of Honey into a paste. Mix with powder to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30-40 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine; at night, take with Jingjie Decoction.
Baihuashe Wan (Bungarus Multisquamatus Pill): Treats wind tinea sores with chronic skin itching.
Baihuashe (Bungarus Multisquamatus, 3 liang, wine-soaked), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix, remove rhizome, 2 liang), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, 1.5 liang, remove heart), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove rhizome), Baixianpi (Dictamni Cortex), Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, bran-fried, remove pulp), Zhizi Ren (Gardeniae Semen), Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Can'erzi (Xanthii Fructus), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, remove rhizome), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, chopped, remove rhizome), Bajili (Tribuli Fructus) (each 1 liang).
Grind into powder. Mix with refined honey, pound 300-500 times, make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills after meals with mint-infused wine.
Ben Shi Wutou Wan (Urgency Aconite Pill) is excellent for wind tinea. (See Formula for Purple and White白癜风).
Xuanfeng Huanji San (Dispel Wind and Change Skin Powder): Treats all wind tinea, scabies, and nodular wind sores.
Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (each 1 liang), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (both wine-soaked, stir-fried), Dali Zi (Arctii Fructus, stir-fried), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Wushe Rou (Bungarus Parvus Flesh) (each 0.5 liang), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Heshouwu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix) (each 3 qian), Quanxie (Scorpio, stir-fried, 10 pieces).
Grind into powder. Take 2 qian with wine or clear tea.
Xionghuang Gao (Realgar Ointment): Treats wind-toxin, scabies, and tinea.
Xionghuang (Realgar, finely ground), Nifen (Calomelas, ground), Baifan (Alumen calcined), Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium), Lülü (Veratrum Root) (each 2.5 qian), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, 0.5 liang, processed, remove skin and navel).
Grind into powder, then grind again in a mortar until fine. Melt 0.5 jin of December wild animal fat and 2 liang of Beeswax in a clean pan over low heat. Pour into a porcelain container when wax melts, add Realgar powder, mix well. Apply a small amount 4-5 times daily.
Liuhuang San (Sulfur Powder): Treats wind-toxin tinea covering the whole body with itching.
Liuhuang (Sulfur, ground), Xionghuang (Realgar, ground), Zhusha (Cinnabar, finely ground), Shexiang (Moschus, finely ground), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix, raw, each 2.5 qian), Badou (Crotonis Semen, peeled, oil removed), Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) (each 1 liang).
Grind into powder, mix uniformly. Rub the tinea with new cloth to induce moisture, then mix with vinegar and apply. Heals in 2-3 applications.
For Wind Tinea and Cold-Heat Scabies:
Jiugen (Allium Tuberosum Root, stored for years), Lülü (Veratrum Root), Gudi (Trichosanthis Fructus Stem?), Baifan (Alumen), Xionghuang (Realgar), Shuiyin (Mercury), Hufen (Lead Carbonate) (each 2.5 qian).
First grind Xionghuang, Baifan, and Hufen extremely finely. Add Mercury and grind with a willow pestle until uniform. Boil Jiugen, Lülü, and Gudi in 1 jin of Pork Fat, filter dregs, and let cool slightly. Mix with the previous powder and apply to sores for great efficacy.
Qufeng Baizhi San (Dispelling Wind Angelica Powder) (See Facial Sores).
Danshen Tang (Salvia Decoction): For bathing to treat wind tinea itching.
Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix, remove rhizome), Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus) (each 3 liang), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) (5 liang), Baifan (Alumen, finely ground, 2 liang).
Sift all except Baifan into a coarse powder. Decoct in 3 dou of water until reduced to 2 dou. Filter dregs. Add Baifan, mix well. Bathe in the hot liquid in a draft-free place until cool. Dry off, dust with Lülü powder, and follow up. Continue until healed.
[Dry Tinea]
For Dry Tinea with continuous itch and pain:
Caowutou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix), Yelangdu (Stellerae Chamaejasme Radix) (each 2.5 qian), Banmao (Mylabris, 7 pieces, remove head, feet, wings).
Use raw materials, grind into powder, mix with saliva. Scratch open with a bamboo splint, apply medicine, rub hot into the skin until yellow fluid appears. Heals in 2-3 days.
Another Formula: Banmao (Mylabris, collected on 5th day of 5th lunar month, 10 pieces), Shexiang (Moschus, 0.5 qian).
Grind finely, mix with vinegar, apply to tinea. Healing occurs when slight yellow fluid appears.
Another Formula: Chuan Wutou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, 2 pieces, raw), Ganxie (Dry Scorpion, 5 pieces).
Grind finely, mix with flour and oil to make a paste, and apply.
For Dry Tinea with chronic crusts, yellow fluid upon scratching, and itching during rainy weather:
Badou (Crotonis Semen, 10 grains).
Burn on charcoal until oil is exhausted. Grind in a mortar with a little butter into a paste. Apply thinly. Heals in 1-2 applications.
Another Formula: Use Yelangdu (Stellerae Chamaejasme Radix), grind with vinegar, and apply.
Another Formula: Banmao (Mylabris, 0.5 liang, lightly stir-fried and ground finely), mix with honey, apply thinly. Heals immediately.
Luo's Bolin Gao (Luo's Pine Pitch Ointment): Treats Dry Tinea.
Diqing (Bitumen), Huangla (Beeswax) (0.5 jin), Xingren (Pruni Armeniaci Semen Amarmum, 45 grains, crushed), Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas, one scoop).
Mix together in an iron vessel. Add old ginger and 3 stalks of green onion white, stir in one direction 5-7 times. Boil, filter, and form an ointment. Apply to sores.
Yimo San (One Stroke Powder): Treats unhealed Dry Tinea.
Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma), Caowutou (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix) (each 1 piece, raw).
Grind into powder, mix with juice from pounded Rumex acetosella root, and apply. Heals in 3 applications.
[Damp Tinea]
Tinea between the neck and head extending to the ear becomes damp tinea. If other treatments fail, use 1 liang of Lu Hui (Aloe) and 0.5 liang of Gancao powder, mixed evenly. Wash with warm grain water first, dry, and apply. This is miraculous. (Liu Yuxi's formula, named Lu Hui San).
Liuhuang San (Sulfur Powder): Treats damp tinea with unbearable itch and pain.
Liuhuang (Sulfur, 0.5 liang), Nifen (Calomelas, ground, 2.5 qian), Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 1 qian), Banmao (Mylabris, 0.5 liang).
Grind medicines finely into powder. Mix with flour and oil to a mud-like consistency. Scratch open when itchy/painful, rub with medicine for immediate relief.
Another Formula:
Wumei (Mume Fructus, 14 pieces, use flesh), Dasuan (Garlic, 14 cloves), Liangshang Chen (Dust from ceiling beams, 2 he).
Mix, add 3 he of salt, and pound thoroughly. Soak in 1 sheng of strong vinegar overnight. Apply to tinea; heals immediately.
Huanglian San (Coptis Powder): Treats tinea with unbearable damp itch.
Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Hufen (Lead Carbonate) (each 1 liang, finely ground), Xionghuang (Realgar, 0.5 liang, finely ground).
Grind into powder, mix uniformly. Wash sore with warm grain water first, then apply medicine. Heals in 4-5 applications.
For Damp Tinea and Bald Scalp (Bai Tu):
Apply Machixian Gao (Portulaca Oleracea Ointment); or burn to ash and apply. Heals.
Meng Shen stated: Mix Wuyi (Chukrasiae Seed) with honey to treat damp tinea.
Formula for Damp Tinea