Carbuncle and Ulcer ⁽²⁾

In the Ming-dynasty physician Zhang Jingyue's Complete Writings with Jingyue (Jingyue Quanshu) there is a formula called "Lianqiao Guiwei Jian". Its composition is: Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus) 7-8 qian (21-24 g), Dangguiwei (Angelicae Sinensis Radix tail) 3 qian (9 g), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix) 1 qian (3…

In the book Waike Zhengzhi Quansheng Ji (Complete Collection of Surgery Patterns and Treatment), Wang Hongxu, in treating yong-ju (the swellings and abscesses of old surgery—i.e., what are today called tumors, both benign and malignant), states a principle: "dispersion is esteemed, support-drainage is feared." Previously,…