白面疔生于两颐之间,正面之上,由寒积久生风,风生热,热生气,上冲于面,而生斯毒。先宜铁箍散(方
见前)后用追毒托里饮或狗宝丸更妙。
十八味追毒托里饮
紫苏、桔梗、枳壳、甘草、防风、柴胡、川芎、羌活、白芷、白芍、连翘、当归、犀角、乳香、没药、黄连、
二花、雄黄。姜枣引。
空心服。
四味狗宝丸
蟾酥一钱,片脑一钱,狗宝二钱,乳香二钱。
共为末,酒糊为丸,如梧子大,每服一粒葱三根和药咽之,以热送下,汗出为度。
须毒生于上唇有须之处,乃脾肺有热,毒瓦斯结聚而生。初宜用铁箍散,溃用生肌散。内服清肝流气饮(方见
眼丹)。
乳痈生于正乳之上,乃厥阴阳明经之所属也。初起必痒,用艾灸十余壮可消。若成大毒,法同乳吹。何谓乳
癖,盖硬而不痛,如顽石之类,经三、四月而成。
挟胁生于两胁之下,乃肝经积热,气血不行而生。初觉用一扫丹、失笑饼,若内消稍迟,则不可也,只用清
肝流气饮(方俱见前)。外用敷药。
三味敷方
过山龙、山芋头、山药。
酒捣烂,青布包之。
心腹肚痈生于正肚之侧,去脐一掌,乃心脾经,风热愈甚,气血壅聚而生,宜三香追毒饮、清心追毒汤,溃
后用万灵膏,脓尽则用生肌散。
十九味三香追毒饮
羌活、连翘、甘草、花粉、紫苏、白芷、防风、二花、肉桂、黄 、茯苓、乳香、木香、沉香、芍药、郁金、
生地、枳壳、前胡。
食后服。
十四味清心黄连汤
黄连、麦冬、肉桂、香附、白芷、桔梗、枳壳、连翘、当归、川芎、紫苏、羌活、黄柏、忍冬草。
食后服。
白面疔生长于两腮之间、面部正中的上方,是由于寒气积聚日久生风,风邪化热,热邪生火气,火热之气上冲至面部,从而产生这种毒疮。初期适宜使用铁箍散(方剂见前文),后期宜用追毒托里饮或狗宝丸,效果更佳。
十八味追毒托里饮
由紫苏、桔梗、枳壳、甘草、防风、柴胡、川芎、羌活、白芷、白芍、连翘、当归、犀角、乳香、没药、黄连、金银花、雄黄组成。以生姜和大枣为引。
空腹服用。
四味狗宝丸
蟾酥一钱,冰片一钱,狗宝二钱,乳香二钱。
共研为细末,用酒调面粉糊制成丸药,大小如梧桐子,每次服用一粒,连同三根葱一起将药咽下,用热水送服,以出汗为度。
须疔生长在上唇有胡须的地方,这是由于脾肺有热,毒气结聚而生成。初期适宜使用铁箍散,溃破后使用生肌散。内服清肝流气饮(方剂见眼丹章节)。
乳痈生长在乳房正中部位,属于足厥阴肝经和足阳明胃经的病变。初起时必定发痒,可用艾灸十余壮即可消散。若发展成严重的毒疮,治疗方法同乳吹(急性乳腺炎)。什么是乳癖?是指肿块坚硬但不疼痛,像顽石一样,经过三到四个月形成。
挟胁生于两胁之下,这是肝经积热,导致气血运行不畅而生成的。刚感觉不适时使用一扫丹、失笑饼,如果内消稍晚,则不可行,只需用清肝流气饮(方剂均见前文)。外用敷药。
心腹肚痈生长于肚脐侧面,距离肚脐约一掌宽处,属于心脾经,因风热加剧,气血壅滞聚集而生成的,适宜使用三香追毒饮、清心追毒汤,溃破后用万灵膏,脓液排尽后使用生肌散。
十九味三香追毒饮
由羌活、连翘、甘草、天花粉、紫苏、白芷、防风、金银花、肉桂、黄芪、茯苓、乳香、木香、沉香、芍药、郁金、生地、枳壳、前胡组成。
饭后服用。
Bai Mian Ding (White-Face Carbuncle) arises between the two cheeks and above the center of the face. It is caused by long-standing accumulation of cold generating wind; wind generates heat; heat generates fire qi, which rushes upward to the face, producing this toxic lesion. Initially, Tie Gu San (Iron Hoop Powder) should be applied (formula see previous section), followed by Zhui Du Tuo Li Yin (Poison-Chasing Interior-Supporting Decoction) or Gou Bao Wan (Dog Gallstone Pill) for better efficacy.
Eighteen-Ingredient Poison-Chasing Interior-Supporting Decoction
Consists of Perilla Leaf (Zi Su Ye), Platycodon Root (Jie Geng), Bitter Orange (Zhi Ke), Licorice Root (Gan Cao), Saposhnikovia Root (Fang Feng), Bupleurum Root (Chai Hu), Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuan Xiong), Notopterygium Rhizome (Qiang Huo), Angelica Dahurica Root (Bai Zhi), White Peony Root (Bai Shao), Forsythia Fruit (Lian Qiao), Chinese Angelica Root (Dang Gui), Rhino Horn (Xi Jiao), Frankincense (Ru Xiang), Myrrh (Mo Yao), Coptis Rhizome (Huang Lian), Honeysuckle Flower (Er Hua), Realgar (Xiong Huang). Use Ginger and Jujube as guides.
Take on an empty stomach.
Four-Ingredient Dog Gallstone Pill
Toad Venom (Chan Su) 1 qian, Borneol (Pian Nao) 1 qian, Dog Gallstone (Gou Bao) 2 qian, Frankincense (Ru Xiang) 2 qian.
Grind all into fine powder, mix with wine and flour paste to form pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take one pill per dose, swallowing it together with three green onions, washed down with hot water. The treatment is considered effective when sweating occurs.
Xu Ding (Beard Carbuncle) arises at the upper lip where beard hair grows. It is caused by heat in the Spleen and Lung meridians, with toxic vapors accumulating and knotting. Initially, apply Tie Gu San (Iron Hoop Powder); after ulceration, apply Sheng Ji San (Tissue-Regenerating Powder). Internally, take Qing Gan Liu Qi Yin (Liver-Clearing Qi-Flowing Decoction) (formula see Yan Dan section).
Ru Yong (Breast Carbuncle) arises on the center of the breast. It belongs to the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. At the initial stage, there is invariably itching, which can be resolved by applying moxibustion for more than ten moxa cones. If it develops into a severe toxin, the treatment method is the same as Ru Chui (Acute Mastitis). What is Ru Pi (Breast Lump)? It refers to a hard, painless mass resembling a stubborn stone, which forms over three to four months.
Jia Xie (Flanking Hypochondriac Abscess) arises below the two hypochondria. It is caused by accumulated heat in the Liver Meridian leading to stagnation of Qi and Blood. At the first sign, use Yi Sao Dan (One-Sweep Powder) and Shi Xiao Bing (Laughing-Pain Cake). If internal resolution is delayed too much, it becomes difficult to treat; only Qing Gan Liu Qi Yin (Liver-Clearing Qi-Flowing Decoction) should be used (formulas see previous sections). Apply external medicaments.
Three-Ingredient External Application Formula
Shan Guo Long (Over-the-Mountain Dragon), Shan Yu Tou (Mountain Taro Head), Shan Yao (Chinese Yam).
Pound thoroughly with wine, wrap in blue cloth, and apply externally.
Xin Fu Du Yong (Heart-Abdominal Umbilical Carbuncle) arises on the side of the abdomen, about one palm's width away from the umbilicus. It belongs to the Heart and Spleen meridians, caused by intensified Wind-Heat leading to congestion and accumulation of Qi and Blood. Suitable treatments include San Xiang Zhui Du Yin (Three-Aromatics Poison-Chasing Decoction) and Qing Xin Zhui Du Tang (Heart-Clearing Poison-Chasing Decoction). After ulceration, apply Wan Ling Gao (Myriad Spirits Ointment); once pus is exhausted, use Sheng Ji San (Tissue-Regenerating Powder).
Nineteen-Ingredient Three-Aromatics Poison-Chasing Decoction
Consists of Notopterygium Rhizome (Qiang Huo), Forsythia Fruit (Lian Qiao), Licorice Root (Gan Cao), Trichosanthes Root (Hua Fen), Perilla Leaf (Zi Su Ye), Angelica Dahurica Root (Bai Zhi), Saposhnikovia Root (Fang Feng), Honeysuckle Flower (Er Hua), Cinnamon Twig (Rou Gui), Astragalus Root (Huang Qi), Poria (Fu Ling), Frankincense (Ru Xiang), Costus Root (Mu Xiang), Agarwood (Chen Xiang), Peony Root (Shao Yao), Curcuma Rhizome (Yu Jin), Rehmannia Root (Sheng Di), Bitter Orange (Zhi Ke), Peucedanum Root (Qian Hu).
Take after meals.
Fourteen-Ingredient Heart-Clearing Coptis Decoction
Consists of Coptis Rhizome (Huang Lian), Ophiopogon Tuber (Mai Dong), Cinnamon Twig (Rou Gui), Cyperus Rhizome (Xiang Fu), Angelica Dahurica Root (Bai Zhi), Platycodon Root (Jie Geng), Bitter Orange (Zhi Ke), Forsythia Fruit (Lian Qiao), Chinese Angelica Root (Dang Gui), Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuan Xiong), Perilla Leaf (Zi Su Ye), Notopterygium Rhizome (Qiang Huo), Phellodendron Bark (Huang Bo), Honeysuckle Stem (Ren Dong Cao).
Take after meals.