人身血气有虚实，疮疡所发有轻重，治疗之法有攻补。元戎云∶若人气血壅盛，荣卫充
满，抑遏不行，腐化而为痈者，当泄之，以夺盛热之气。若人饮食少思，精神衰弱，荣卫短涩，
寒搏而为痈者当补之，以接虚怯之气。丹溪先生云∶肿疡内外皆虚，宜以补接行散为主。大
抵用药之法，如执权衡，当察病势轻重，邪蓄表里，疮毒肿溃，元气虚实。若不详究其因，
率尔投治，实实虚虚，七恶之祸不能免矣，治者审之。
治验
吴庠盛原博掌后患疔，红丝至腕，恶寒发热，势属表症，与夺命丹一服，红丝顿消；又
用和解之剂，大势已退。彼别服败毒药，发热口干，红丝仍见，脉浮大而虚，此气血受伤而然，
以补中益气汤主之而愈。盖夺命败毒，性尤猛烈，疮邪已散而复用之，是诛伐太过，失《内
一儒者元气素弱，余补其气血，出脓而愈。后因劳役，疮痕作痒，乃别服败毒药一剂，
以致
，灌服而苏。
一男子患疔，服夺命丹，汗不止而疮不痛，热不止而便不利，此汗多亡阳，毒瓦斯盛而真
气伤矣，用参、 、归、术、芍药、防风、五味，二剂诸症悉愈，惟以小便不利为忧。余曰∶汗
出不宜利小便，汗既止，阳气复而自利矣。仍用前药，去防风，加麦门，倍用当归、黄 ，
四剂便行，疮溃而愈。
人体的气血有虚和实之分，疮疡的发生有轻和重之别，治疗的方法有攻法和补法。元戎说：如果人气血壅盛，营卫充满，郁遏不通，腐败化热而成痈肿的，应当用泄法，以祛除亢盛的邪热之气。如果人饮食减少、食欲不振，精神衰弱，营卫短少涩滞，寒邪搏结而成痈肿的，应当用补法，以接续虚弱怯弱的气血。丹溪先生说：溃疡初期内外皆虚，宜以补益接引、行气散结为主。大抵用药的原则，如同执掌秤锤权衡轻重，应当审察病势的轻重，邪气蓄积在表还是在里，疮毒是肿还是溃，元气是虚还是实。如果不详细探究病因，贸然投药治疗，导致实证更实、虚证更虚，那么七恶（危重证候）的祸患就不能避免了，治病者务必审慎。
治验记录：
吴庠（地方官学）的盛原博先生，手掌后部患疔疮，红线延伸至手腕，伴有恶寒发热，病势属于表证，给予夺命丹服用一次，红线顿时消退；又使用和解的方剂，大势已退。他后来自行服用败毒药物，出现发热口干，红线再次显现，脉象浮大而虚，这是气血受伤所致，用补中益气汤主治而痊愈。因为夺命丹和败毒药，药性尤为猛烈，疮邪已经消散却再用这些药，是诛伐太过（损伤正气）。
一位儒生元气素来虚弱，我给他补益气血，排出脓液后痊愈。后来因劳累过度，疮口疤痕处发痒，于是另外服用一剂败毒药，导致（病情加重/昏厥），灌服汤药后苏醒。
一名男子患疔疮，服用夺命丹后，汗出不止而疮口不痛，发热不退而小便不利，这是汗出过多导致亡阳，毒瓦斯炽盛而真气受损的表现，用人参、[缺字]、当归、白术、芍药、防风、五味子，两剂后诸症悉愈，只是为小便不利而担忧。我说：汗出之后不宜利小便，汗既停止，阳气恢复后小便自然通利。仍然用前面的药方，去掉防风，加入麦门冬，加倍使用当归、黄芪，四剂后小便通利，疮口溃破而痊愈。
The body's Qi and Blood have deficiency and excess conditions; the onset of sores and ulcers varies in severity; treatment methods include purgation (attacking) and tonification. Yuan Rong stated: If a person has stagnant and abundant Qi and Blood, with full Ying and Wei (Defensive and Nutritive Qi) that are obstructed and unable to circulate freely, leading to putrefaction and heat transformation resulting in an abscess, one should employ purgation to drain the excessive heat. If a person has poor appetite and reduced food intake, with depleted spirit and weakened constitution, where Ying and Wei are short and stagnant, and cold pathogens bind together causing an abscess, one should employ tonification to support the deficient and frail Qi. Master Danxi stated: In the early stage of ulceration (swelling before rupture), when both interior and exterior are deficient, the primary approach should be tonification and supplementation combined with promoting circulation and dispersing stagnation. Generally, the principle of medication is like using a balance scale; one must examine the severity of the disease, whether the pathogen is accumulated in the exterior or interior, whether the sore toxin is swollen or ruptured, and whether the Yuan Qi (Original Qi) is deficient or excess. If the etiology is not thoroughly investigated and medication is administered rashly, it will result in reinforcing excess and depleting deficiency, making the disaster of the "Seven Evils" (severe complications) unavoidable. Practitioners must exercise caution.
Clinical Cases:
Sheng Yuanbo, a scholar-official at the local academy, developed a carbuncle on his hand behind the palm, with a red streak extending to the wrist, accompanied by aversion to cold and fever. The condition belonged to an exterior syndrome. After administering one dose of Deming Dan (Life-Rescuing Pill), the red streak disappeared instantly; subsequently, a harmonizing formula was used, and the major symptoms subsided. He later took antitoxic drugs on his own, resulting in fever, dry mouth, and the reappearance of the red streak. His pulse was floating, large, and deficient, indicating injury to Qi and Blood. He was treated with Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) and recovered. This is because Deming Dan and antitoxic drugs are particularly potent; using them after the sore pathogen had already dispersed constituted excessive attack, damaging healthy Qi.
A Confucian scholar with inherently weak Yuan Qi was treated by me with tonification for Qi and Blood, discharged pus, and recovered. Later, due to overwork, the scar tissue of the sore became itchy. He took one dose of antitoxic drug separately, which led to [missing text/collapse], and he revived after being force-fed decoction.
A man suffered from a carbuncle. After taking Deming Dan, he experienced continuous sweating without pain at the sore site, persistent fever without normal urination. This indicated Yang depletion due to excessive sweating, with intense toxin accumulation injuring true Qi. I prescribed Ren Shen (Ginseng Root), [missing herb], Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Root), Bai Zhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Shao Yao (Peony Root), Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia Root), and Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra Fruit). After two doses, all symptoms resolved, though he remained worried about difficulty in urination. I said: After profuse sweating, diuresis should not be induced. Once sweating stops and Yang Qi recovers, urination will normalize naturally. I continued with the previous prescription, removed Fang Feng, added Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber), and doubled the dosage of Dang Gui and Huang Qi (Astragalus Root). After four doses, urination resumed, the sore ruptured, and he recovered.