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Yuanyong stated: Generally, when a person first begins to feel that a back carbuncle (a severe abscess on the back) is about to form but has not yet fully consolidated, with local redness, heat, swelling, and pain, one should first cover the affected area with a wet paper and immediately observe it. The place where the wet paper dries out first indicates the site of consolidation. Moxibustion should be applied to this spot until the patient no longer feels pain; if the patient initially felt no pain, moxibustion should continue until pain arises, which is considered optimal. The most crucial aspect is early detection and early application of moxibustion. If treated within one or two days of onset, seven out of ten cases may survive; three to four days, six or seven out of ten; five to six days, three or four out of ten; after seven days, moxibustion is contraindicated. If multiple carbuncle heads grow clustered together, garlic should be ground into a paste, formed into a thin cake, and placed over the lesion. Take a single garlic clove, cut off both ends, retain the middle section approximately half an cun thick, place it directly on the sore, and apply fourteen moxa cones (Zhuang), up to forty-nine Zhuang. It is also said: If moxibustion causes no pain, continue until pain is felt before stopping. Lack of pain during moxibustion occurs because the healthy tissue is stimulated first (hence no pain), followed by the diseased tissue (which causes pain). Conversely, if pain is felt during moxibustion, stop before the pain subsides. Pain occurs because the unaffected tissue is stimulated first (causing pain), followed by the tissue about to become diseased (which ceases to cause pain). Liu stated: This refers to the initial stage of carbuncles and sores, where moxibustion is appropriate. However, for chronic ulcers that have persisted for a long time and developed sinuses (chronic fistulas), characterized by continuous non-odorous pus discharge without internal necrotic tissue, it is particularly suitable to soak Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (Fuzi, Prepared Lateral Root of Aconite) thoroughly, slice it into large pieces approximately two to three fen thick, place it on the ulcer, and apply moxibustion. Simultaneously administer internal supportive herbs (Neituo, Internal Supportive Therapy), and repeat moxibustion every two to three days. After five to seven sessions, the flesh will naturally regenerate and fill the wound. For cases with deep-rooted infection and gradual溃烂 (ulceration) of foul pus, Guo's treatment method involves pounding together white flour, Realgar (Liu Huang, Arsenic Sulfide), and garlic into a paste. Form this into a cake approximately three fen thick, sized to the ulcer, place it on the lesion, and apply twenty-one moxa cones. Replace the cake after each session. Subsequently, every four to five days, alternate using Cuixia Dingzi (Cuixia Pill) and Xinxiao Dingzi (Xinxiao Pill), inserting them deep into the ulcer until all necrotic tissue is expelled and healthy granulation tissue levels out. Then apply external astringent medicines and internal disease-specific formulas; regulation will lead to recovery. This indicates that moxibustion is not only suitable for the initial stage of sores. Generally, early-stage sores are suitable for moxibustion, provided it is combined with diaphoretic, purgative, or tonic therapies according to syndrome differentiation. For treating cold-type ulcers, appropriate internal supportive therapy is also essential. If adverse reactions occur, not only will the condition fail to heal, but other diseases may arise. Yuan Haowen recorded: An individual who habitually drank wine developed a small sore below the occiput and above the neck in the ninth month. Several days later, numbness spread to the head and neck, with swelling protruding outward. The surgeon prescribed Wuxiang Lianqiao Tang (Five-Aromatic Forsythia Decoction). By the eighth day, pus had not drained, and the surgeon claimed rapid cure was impossible. Pus finally drained on the eighteenth day. After drainage, medication or bloodletting with a stone needle (Bianci, Stone Needle Therapy) was used. It took three months to flatten and four months to return to normal. I recalled from medical classics: "When a sore suppurates, nine die and one survives." If this were true, one would merely wait for death with hands bound. Thus, Li Dongyuan was consulted. He stated: This is a disorder caused by rich food and drink, and Wuxiang (Five-Aromatic) herbs are inappropriate. Since Wuxiang herbs are ineffective at this stage, fire therapy (Huogong, Fire Attack Therapy) should be employed first. Use large moxa cones, size of two kernels, applying up to one hundred Zhuang until pain is perceived. Then, he prescribed: This is a reversal of Qi in the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian (Zu Taiyang Pangguang Jing); urgently treat with Huanglian Xiaodu Wan (Coptis Detoxification Pill). Regarding warts and tumors on the body and face, Baojian records: Apply ten moxa cones, then grind Realgar with vinegar, paint it on paper, cut into shapes resembling snail shells, and apply to the moxibusted area. Cover with a plaster, changing every two days. Wait for itching and scabbing to fall off like bean powder, indicating healing.