京师万胜门剩员王超忽觉背上如有疮隐起倩人看之已如盏大其头无数或教往梁门里外科
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曰且归家试灸疮上只怕不疼直待灸疼方可疗尔灼火十余殊不知痛妻守之而哭至第十三壮始大
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凡人初觉发背欲结未结赤热肿痛先以湿纸覆其上立视候之其纸先干处则是结痈头也取大
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切成片如当三钱浓薄安其头上用大艾炷灸之三壮即换一蒜片痛者灸至不痛不痛者灸至痛时方
住最要早觉早灸为上一日二日十灸十活三日四日六七活五六日三四活过七日不可灸矣若有十
数头作一处生者即用大蒜研成膏作薄饼铺头上聚艾于蒜饼上烧之亦能活也若背上初发赤肿一
片中间有一粟米大头子便用独头蒜切去两头取中间半寸浓薄正安于疮上却用艾于蒜上灸二七
壮多至四十九壮(江宁府紫极观因掘得石碑载之)
女童庄妙真顷缘二姊坐瘵疾不起余孽亦 见及偶一赵道人过门见而言曰汝有瘵疾不治
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腰上两傍微陷处针灸家谓之腰眼直身平立用笔点定然后上床合面而卧每灼小艾炷七壮劳蛊或
吐出或泻下实时平安断根不发更不传染敬如其教因此获全生(类编)
京师万胜门的一名剩员军官王超，忽然觉得背上好像有疮隐然隆起，请人查看时，已经像碗口那么大，顶端有多个脓头。有人建议他去梁门里外科医生“金龟儿”张姓人家买药。张某观察他的眉毛说：“这个疮非常凶险，不是药物能治好的，只有艾灸这一法，或许还有一线希望，但恐怕很费力。”于是撮了一些艾绒给他，说：“你回家试着在疮上施灸，只怕刚开始不疼，一定要等到感到疼痛，才能起到疗效。”他烧灼了火灸十余壮，却完全不知道疼痛。妻子守在一旁哭泣。直到第十三壮时，才感到剧烈疼痛，四周坏死的肌肉卷曲腐烂，随手脱落，随即感觉稍微好转。再次去拜谢张某，张某开药敷贴，几天后痊愈。由此可知，痈疽发于背胁部位，其迅速见效的方法没有比得上艾灸的了。（出自《类编》）
大凡人们刚发觉发背（背部痈疽），想要结毒尚未结成之时，局部红肿热痛，先用湿纸覆盖在上面，立即观察。纸上先变干的地方，就是即将形成脓头的地方。取大蒜切成片，厚度约如三钱重硬币大小，厚薄适中，放在疮头上，用大艾炷灸三壮，然后换一片蒜片。如果感到疼痛的，就灸到不痛为止；如果不痛的，就灸到感到疼痛时才停止。最重要的是尽早发现、尽早施灸。发病一两天内施灸，十次可救活十次；三到四天施灸，十次可救活六七次；五到六天施灸，十次可救活三四次；过了七天，就不宜再施灸了。如果有十几个脓头聚在一起生长的，就将大蒜研成膏，做成薄饼铺在疮头上，将艾炷聚集在蒜饼上烧灼，也能救活。如果背上初发时是一片赤肿，中间有一个像粟米大小的硬结，就用独头蒜切去两头，取中间半寸厚的部分，厚薄适中，正放在疮上，然后用艾炷在蒜上灸十四壮，多至四十九壮。（据江宁府紫极观挖掘出的石碑记载）
女童庄妙真，此前因为二姐死于瘵疾（肺结核），她的余毒也波及到她身上。偶然有一位赵道人经过门口，看见她说：“你有瘵疾，为什么不治疗呢？”她回答说：“吃了很多药，都没有效果。”赵道人笑着说：“我得到一个方法治疗此病，很容易。应当在癸亥夜二更时分，当六神汇聚的时候，解开下半身的衣服，在腰部两侧微微凹陷处——针灸家称之为‘腰眼’——直身站立，用笔点定位置，然后上床俯卧。每次用小艾炷灸七壮，劳损蛊毒或从呕吐中排出，或从腹泻中排出，立刻平安，断根不再发作，也不再传染。她恭敬地按照这个方法做，因此得以保全性命。（出自《类编》）
Wang Chao, a residual officer at Wansheng Gate in the capital, suddenly felt a swelling on his back resembling an emerging sore. Upon inspection, it had grown as large as a bowl, with numerous heads. He was advised to seek medicine from Zhang, a surgeon known as "Golden Turtle Child" (Jin Gui'er) located inside Liang Gate. Zhang examined Wang's eyebrows and said, "This sore is extremely malignant; it cannot be cured by medicine alone. Only moxibustion offers a slim hope, though it may be laborious." He then gathered some mugwort for him, saying, "Go home and try moxibustion on the sore. You may not feel pain initially; only when you feel pain can the treatment take effect." He underwent over ten moxa cones but felt no pain. His wife watched and wept. It was not until the thirteenth cone that he felt severe pain. The necrotic flesh around the edges curled up and rotted, falling off easily, after which he felt somewhat relieved. He visited Zhang again to express gratitude. Zhang prescribed topical medication for application. After a few days, he recovered. Thus, it is known that for carbuncles and sores occurring on the back or flanks, the most effective method is moxibustion. (From *Leibian*)
Generally, when one first notices the onset of a back carbuncle (Fabei), before it has fully formed, characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain, one should cover the area with wet paper and observe immediately. The spot where the paper dries first indicates the location of the impending pus head. Take a slice of garlic, approximately as thick as a three-qian coin, of moderate thickness, and place it on the head of the sore. Apply a large moxa cone for three burns, then replace with a new garlic slice. If the patient feels pain, continue moxibustion until the pain ceases; if there is no pain, continue until pain is felt, then stop. The key is early detection and early moxibustion. If treated within one or two days, ten cases yield ten recoveries; within three to four days, six or seven out of ten recover; within five to six days, three or four out of ten recover. After seven days, moxibustion is contraindicated. If multiple heads (ten or more) grow together, grind garlic into a paste, form a thin cake, place it on the sore, and burn moxa cones clustered on the garlic cake; this can also save lives. If the back initially presents with a patch of redness and swelling, with a millet-grain-sized hard nodule in the center, use a single-clove garlic, cut off both ends, take the middle half-inch section of moderate thickness, place it directly on the sore, and apply moxibustion for fourteen burns, up to forty-nine burns. (Recorded on a stele unearthed at Zijiguan Temple in Jiangning Prefecture)
A young girl named Zhuang Miaozhen previously contracted tuberculosis (Zhai Ji) due to the lingering pathogenic factors from her second sister's death. An itinerant Daoist priest named Zhao passed by her door, saw her, and asked, "You have tuberculosis, why do you not treat it?" She replied, "I have taken many medicines without effect." Zhao smiled and said, "I have a method to cure this easily. On the night of Guihai, during the second watch (10 PM–2 AM), when the six deities converge, remove lower body clothing. Locate the slight depressions on both sides of the waist, known in acupuncture as 'Yao Yan' (Waist Eyes). Stand upright, mark the points with a pen, then lie prone on the bed. Apply small moxa cones, seven burns each time. The consumptive toxins will either be vomited out or purged through diarrhea. Immediately, peace will return, the root cause will be eliminated, recurrence prevented, and contagion halted." She respectfully followed this instruction and thus preserved her life. (From *Leibian*)