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(Leukoderma, Verrucae)
At noon, moxibustion is applied to the shadow of the lesion for three moxa cones. The incantation says: "The insects in the tinea, hair fluffy. If you wish to treat it, wait for noon." (From *Qianjin Fang*) Another method: On the eighth day of the eighth lunar month at sunrise, have the patient kneel long facing an eastern door, raise both hands level, hold both sides of the door frame, and locate the depression between the bones at the lateral end of the shoulder head (*Jianjing* area implied by description). Apply moxibustion, lighting both points simultaneously, three moxa cones each. If seven moxa cones are used, it heals in ten days.

*Qianjin Yi Fang* states: Sores, scabies, and tinea are all caused by various insects. If not healed for three years, they become malignant diseases, etc. For treating chronic tinea that does not heal: Grind calomel (*Shuiyin Shuang*) finely into powder. Mix with lard from the twelfth lunar month. First wash the sore with rice water, dry it, apply once to heal, apply again to prevent recurrence permanently. Daling (PC4), Zhigong (SJ6), Yanggu (SI5), Houxi (SI3) primarily treat crusted scabies/tinea. (From *Qianjin Fang*) Yangxi (LI5) treats crusted scabies/tinea. (From *Tongren Shuxue Zhenjiu Tujing*) Hegu (LI4), Quchi (LI11) treat skin crusted scabies/tinea. (From *Mingtang Xia*)

In my youth, I suffered from scabies for fifteen years. It manifested as sores every winter. Someone taught me to use the root of *Rumex japonicus* (referred to here as Shechuangzi root/Semen Cnidii root), sliced thickly like a coin, soaked in rice water for two or three nights. Drain it, add fresh ginger and alum, grind together finely, wrap in raw cloth. When bathing, scrub the area for a long time, then rinse with water. After three or four applications, the root cause is eliminated. Years later it recurred, but using the previous method cured it again. The effect was so miraculous, why resort to moxibustion?

For leukoderma, moxibustion is applied to the depression at the distal interphalangeal joint of the middle finger on both hands, three moxa cones. If not healed, repeat.

Zhidao Danfang treats purpura-like wind (vitiligo variants). Use imported sulfur, finely ground, wrapped in silk, soaked and mixed with half a cup of natural ginger juice. Apply with cotton swab to the affected area. Replace when slightly dry. This condition often starts in summer; please verify. Although I have not tried it myself, it must be a miraculous prescription.

*Qianjin Yi Fang* describes moxibustion for leukoderma and white patches. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month at noon, moxibustion is applied to the crease at the lateral knee when the leg is flexed, with the number of moxa cones corresponding to the patient's age. Fire is lit simultaneously at one hour mark, without moving. Additionally, for leukoderma/white patches spreading like ulcerations located on the head, neck, and chest, moxibustion is applied between the two breasts, with the number of moxa cones corresponding to the patient's age, resulting in immediate healing.

Verrucae: Place a moxa cone directly on the verruca and moxibustion it. Three moxa cones remove it immediately. Zhengzheng (SI7) treats growing verrucae. (From *Tongren Shuxue Zhenjiu Tujing*)

Although verrucae can be treated with moxibustion, *Qianjin Fang* also mentions burning almonds until black, grinding them into a paste for application; or mixing pine and cypress resin for application, which causes them to fall off overnight.

Wiping the itchy area with oil, causing slight bleeding, results in healing. There is no more miraculous verification than this; there is no need to strictly adhere to moxibustion alone.