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Grind copper verdigris (Malachite), realgar, cinnabar, silver vermilion, and human excrement ash together into a fine powder and sprinkle it on the affected area.

In children suffering from smallpox (Variola), there is a condition known as "red spot core" (Chi Ban He). Its shape resembles scrofula (tuberculous lymphadenitis of the neck), appears at unpredictable locations, and mostly occurs between muscles and bones. Consequently, the pox all over the body fail to erupt, gathering entirely in one spot of scrofula; this is a critical condition. The treatment method is: pinch up the scrofula with your hand, tie it tightly with a red string, then apply a clove of single-clove garlic to the lesion. Perform moxibustion seven times, ensuring the moxibustion continues until the scrofula feels no pain or itching. Remove the mugwort and garlic; only then will the pox erupt, turning the whole body red and vibrant. This belongs to the category of "pox ding" (toxic carbuncle arising within pox eruptions) and can be treated according to various formulas for pox ding.

When the pox have erupted halfway but the patient suddenly loses speech, falls into a coma, becomes unconscious, has cold hands and feet, open eyes, cyanotic complexion, white lips, and cold breath, this is Jueyin Syndrome (a severe syndrome involving the Jueyin meridians). Take one rooster, slaughter it alive, remove the internal organs, spray rice wine inside the chicken's cavity, and apply it to the patient's navel. Tie it tightly with cloth. After about the time it takes for one incense stick to burn, remove it. Replace with several chickens consecutively. Once the pox are fully erupted, the patient will recover naturally. The efficacy is miraculous.

If heat syndromes are just forming while deficiency syndromes also appear, or if the primordial Qi is originally weak while the toxic fire is fierce, causing the pox to erupt slowly, treating this syndrome is difficult. One fears that detoxification will damage the Yuan Qi (Primordial Qi), while tonifying the Yuan Qi may aggravate the heat. Refer to the above formula and apply it to the navel. Repeated use yields miraculous results with no risk of failure.

Take high-quality hot rice wine, dip silk fabric in it, and while hot, apply warm compresses to the affected area. The pox will naturally erupt; this has been tested repeatedly with success. If there is no effect, use the method of applying a chicken to the navel as described previously, which will invariably be effective.

For cases where pox fail to fill with pus (plague stage) or where the pus fills but then retracts, urgently take one toad. Hold it firmly, position its head facing the child's mouth (cover the child's eyes with silk to prevent the toad's secretions from entering the eyes), at a distance of two or three inches, for about the duration of a meal. Then release it. Replace with another, still facing the child's mouth. Repeat this three times. The toxins will have been absorbed by the toads, and the pox will proceed to fill with pus and complete the healing process. This method can revive the dead and is extremely efficacious.
Another prescription: Use high-quality hot rice wine, soak a silk cloth thoroughly, and apply frequent warm compresses. This method is most suitable for mild cases.