《病源论》云∶瘤者，皮肉中忽肿起，初如梅李大，渐长大，不痒不痛，又不结强。言
瘤结不散，谓之为瘤。不治，乃至 大则不复痛。不能杀人，亦慎不可辄破之。
《范汪方》云∶发肿都软者，血瘤也。发肿状如 虽极大，此肉瘤非痈也。
《千金方》治瘤病方∶
矾石 芎 当归 大黄 黄连 夕药 白蔹 黄芩（各二分） 吴茱萸（一分）
九味，为末，鸡子黄和之，涂细故布上，随瘤大小以敷贴之，干即易。着药当熟作脓脂
细细从孔出也。按却脓血尽，着生肉膏。若脓不尽，复起故也。
又云∶生肉膏主痈瘤溃漏及金疮凡百疮方∶
当归（一两） 附子（一两） 甘草（一两） 白芷（一两） 芎 （一两） 生地黄
（五两） 薤白（二两）
七味，切，以猪脂二升半，煎白芷黄，去滓稍以敷之，日三。《僧深方》同之。
又云∶凡肉瘤勿治，治杀人，慎慎之。
《僧深方》治血瘤方∶
鹿肉割，炭火炙令热，掩上拓之。冷复炙，令肉烧燥，可四炙四易之。若不除，灸七炷
便足也。
《玉箱方》杨树酒治瘤瘿方∶
河边水所注杨树根三十斤，熟洗细锉，以水一石，煮取五斗，用米三斗，面三斤酿之酒
成。服一升。（《集验方》同之。）
《病源论》云∶ 病之生，或因寒热不调，致血气壅结所作。或由饮食乖节，野狼鼠之精
入于腑脏，毒流注脉，变化而生。皆能使血脉结聚，寒热相交，久则成脓而溃漏也。生身体
皮肉者，亦有始结肿，与石痈相似。所可为异者，其肿之中。按之累累有数核，喜发于颈边，
或两边俱起便是 证也。亦发两腋下及两颞 间，初作喜不痛不热，若失时不即治生寒热也。
所发之处，而有轻重。重者有两，一则发口上壁，有结核，大小无定，或如桃李大，此虫之
窠窟，正在其中。二则发口之下，无有结核，而穿溃成疮。
又云∶虫毒之居，或腑脏无定。故 发身体，亦有数处，其相通者多死。其 形状起发
之由，今辨于后章。
《养生方》云∶六月，勿食自落地五果，经宿蚍蜉、蝼蛄、蜣螂游上，喜为九 。十二
月，勿食狗鼠残肉，生疮及 出颈项及口里，或生咽内也。
又云∶决其死生者，反其目视之，其中有赤脉，以上下贯瞳子。见一脉一岁死；见一脉
半，一岁半死；见二脉，二岁死；见二脉半，二岁半死；见三脉，三岁死。赤脉而不下贯瞳
子，可治也。
又云∶方说九 者，是野狼 、鼠 、蝼蛄 、蜂 、蚍蜉 、蛴螬 、浮疽 、瘰 、
转脉 ，此颈之九 也。
又云∶复有三十六种 ，方不次第显其名。而有蜣螂、蚯蚓等诸 ，非九 之名，此即
是三十六种 之数也。
《短剧方》云∶有 者，始结肿与石痈相似，所可为异者，其一种中，按之累累有数核
便是也。
初作喜不痛不热，即以练石薄敷之，内服防己连翘汤下之，便可得消。若失时不治结脓
者，亦以练石薄薄，令速熟，熟用火针膏散。如治痈法。初作即以小豆薄涂之亦消。
又云∶桐君说，赤小豆、白蔹、黄芩、黄 、牡蛎，凡五物，等分，下筛，酒服方寸匕。
治瘿瘤诸 昆布丸方∶
昆布（八两，炙） 海藻（七两，洗，炙） 小麦（一升，熬） 海蛤（五两） 松萝
（四两） 连翘（二两） 白头翁（二两）
上七物，捣下筛，和蜜丸如梧子，服十九，日三。稍加三十丸。
《千金方》云∶凡 有似石痈，累累然作 子，有核，在两颈及腋下，不痛不热者皆练
石散敷，内服五香连翘汤下之。已溃者，疗如痈法。（今按∶五香连翘汤有治恶 方。）
凡项边、腋下先作瘰 者，欲作漏也。宜禁五辛、酒、面及诸热食。
又云∶灸漏方∶
捣生章陆根，捻作拌子，置漏上，以艾灸上，拌子热易之。灸三四升艾，瘥。（《经心方》
同之。）
又方∶葶苈子二合，豉一升，二味合捣，令熟，作饼如大钱，浓二分许。取一枚当疮孔
上。作大艾炷如小指大，灸饼上，三炷一易，三饼九炷，日三。隔三日复一灸。
又方∶灸 周四畔即瘥。
又云∶治漏方∶
捣土瓜根敷之，燥复易，不限时节。
又方∶烧死蜣螂末，酢和涂之。
又方∶死蛇灰，酢和敷之。
《葛氏方》通治诸 方∶
取地中潜行鼷鼠一头，破腹去肠干之，火炙令可成屑末，以腊月猪脂和，敷疮上。
又方∶烧蝼蛄作屑，猪膏和，敷之。
又方∶白犬骨烧末以猪膏和敷之。
又云∶治诸 着口里齿颊间者方∶
东行母练根细锉三、四升，以水浓煮，取汁含之。数吐易，勿咽之。
《耆婆方》治人三十年 疮方∶
取蒴 根曝令土燥，槌去土，大釜中以水煮令熟，去滓，置大盆中，绞取清汁煎之，若
盛复熟小器中煎，令如薄糊，纳器中。若有痂，去之纳煎。若病深，以鸡毛取煎冷暖软以纳
中，瘥乃止。取煎蒴 ，滓举着其人，瘥。而不报息者，取滓烧还发 也。秘之。
《广济方》疗 久不瘥方∶
巴豆（一两，去皮） 大枣（一升）
上以水五升，煮取一升，绞去滓，更煎如稠饧，敷疮上，日三。
《刘涓子方》治 众方不瘥效验方∶
取牡蒙数两，捣之，汤和。适寒温，取一升许，薄疮上。冷复易。经日益佳。
《新录方》治诸 方∶
露蜂房末酒服方寸匕。
又方∶兔皮灰敷之。
又方∶芥子末敷之。
又方∶桃叶捣如泥封之。
《救急单验方》疗诸 疮方∶
煎楸枝叶，净洗疮，纳孔中大验。
又方∶石留黄末，置疮孔中，以艾灸立验。
《陶景本草注》诸 方∶
玄参，酒渍，饮之良。
又方∶KT 鼠蹄，烧末，酒服之。
《苏敬本草注》诸 方∶
马苋，捣，揩之。
又方∶食雉肉，良。
《崔禹锡食经》诸 方∶
食一、两斤蕨，终身不病也。
《病源论》说：所谓瘤，是皮肉中突然肿起，起初像梅子或李子那么大，逐渐长大，不痒也不痛，也不会变得坚硬。因为肿块结聚不散开，所以称为“瘤”。如果不治疗，甚至会长得很大但不再疼痛。它不会致人死亡，但也务必不要随意刺破它。
《范汪方》说：如果肿胀部位全部柔软，这是血瘤。如果肿胀形状虽然极大，但这属于肉瘤，而不是痈疽。
《千金方》治疗瘤病的方剂：
矾石、川芎、当归、大黄、黄连、芍药、白蔹、黄芩（各二分），吴茱萸（一分）。
以上九味药，研成细末，用鸡蛋黄调和，涂抹在细薄的布上，根据瘤的大小进行敷贴，干了就更换。用药后应当使局部熟化为脓液和脂状物，细细地从孔窍中排出。按压排尽脓血后，再涂上生肌膏。如果脓液排不尽，就会复发。
又说：生肌膏主治痈疽、瘤溃烂流脓以及金疮等各种疮疡的方剂：
当归（一两）、附子（一两）、甘草（一两）、白芷（一两）、川芎（一两）、生地黄（五两）、薤白（二两）。
以上七味药，切碎，用猪脂二升半，煎煮至白芷呈黄色，滤去药渣，稍温后外敷，每日三次。《僧深方》与此相同。
又说：凡是肉瘤不要治疗，治疗会致死，务必谨慎。
《僧深方》治疗血瘤的方剂：
将鹿肉割下，用炭火烤热，覆盖在患处熨烫。凉了再烤热，让肉烧燥，可以烤四次换四次。如果不能消除，灸七壮也就足够了。
《玉箱方》杨树酒治疗瘤瘿的方剂：
取河边水流注入处的杨树根三十斤，洗净并细细锉碎，用水一石，煮取五斗汁液，加入米三斗、面粉三斤来酿酒，酒成后服用一升。（《集验方》与此相同。）
《病源论》说：瘿病的发生，或者是因为寒热不调，导致气血壅结所致。或者是由于饮食无节制，野狼、老鼠的精气侵入脏腑，毒气流注脉道，变化而生。都能使血脉结聚，寒热相交，时间久了就会化脓并溃烂流脓。生长在身体皮肉上的，也有开始结肿，与石痈相似的。所不同的是，其肿块的中间，按上去累累有数个硬核，喜欢发于颈部边缘，或者两边都起便是瘿证的特征。也发于两侧腋下及两侧太阳穴之间，初起时喜欢不痛不热，如果错过时机不及时治疗，就会产生寒热症状。发病的部位，有轻有重。重的有两种情况，一种是发于口上壁，有结核，大小不定，有的像桃子和李子那么大，这是虫类的巢穴，正位于其中。另一种是发于口之下，没有结核，而穿溃成疮。
又说：虫毒的居所，或在脏腑没有定处。所以瘿发于身体，也有多处，那些相互连通的多数会死亡。关于瘿的形状起因，将在后章辨析。
《养生方》说：六月，不要吃从树上自然落下的五种果实，经过一夜后，蚂蚁、蝼蛄、屎壳郎等昆虫爬在上面，容易形成九种瘿。十二月，不要吃狗鼠吃剩的肉，否则会生疮及瘿出颈项及口中，或者生在咽喉内。
又说：判断生死的方法，翻转眼睛看，其中有赤色脉络，上下贯穿瞳孔。见到一条脉，一年死；见到一条半脉，一年半死；见到两条脉，两年死；见到两条半脉，两年半死；见到三条脉，三年死。如果有赤色脉络但不向下贯穿瞳孔，是可以治疗的。
又说：方书中说的九种瘿，是指野狼瘿、鼠瘿、蝼蛄瘿、蜂瘿、蚂蚁瘿、蛴螬瘿、浮疽瘿、瘰疬瘿、转脉瘿，这是颈部的九种瘿。
又说：另外还有三十六种瘿，方书没有依次列出它们的名称。但有屎壳郎瘿、蚯蚓瘿等各种瘿，不属于九种瘿的名称，这就是三十六种瘿的数量。
《短剧方》说：有瘿者，开始结肿与石痈相似，所不同的是，在其中一种里，按上去累累有数个硬核就是了。
初起时喜欢不痛不热，立即用练石薄敷，内服防己连翘汤攻下，便可消除。如果错过时机不治疗结成脓的，也用练石薄敷，使其迅速成熟，成熟后用火针配合膏散治疗。如同治疗痈的方法。初起时即用赤小豆粉薄涂也能消除。
又说：桐君说，赤小豆、白蔹、黄芩、黄芪、牡蛎，共五味药，等分，筛成细末，用酒送服一方寸匕。
治疗瘿瘤各种瘿的昆布丸方：
昆布（八两，炙）、海藻（七两，洗，炙）、小麦（一升，炒）、海蛤（五两）、松萝（四两）、连翘（二两）、白头翁（二两）。
以上七味药，捣碎过筛，加蜂蜜制成梧桐子大小的丸药，每次服十九丸，每日三次。逐渐增加到三十丸。
《千金方》说：凡是瘿类似石痈，累累如瘿子，有核，在颈部两侧及腋下，不痛不热的都用练石散外敷，内服五香连翘汤攻下。已经溃烂的，按照治疗痈的方法处理。（现在按语：五香连翘汤中有治疗恶瘿的方子。）
凡是颈部旁边、腋下先发生瘰疬的，想要变成漏症了。应当禁食五辛、酒、面食以及各种热性食物。
又说：灸治漏症的方剂：
捣碎生章陆根，捏成饼状，放在漏口上，用艾条灸上面，饼热了就更换。灸三四升量的艾绒，即可痊愈。（《经心方》与此相同。）
又一方：葶苈子二合，豆豉一升，两味药一起捣熟，做成像大铜钱那么大的饼，厚度约二分。取一枚放在疮孔上。做大的艾炷如小指粗细，灸在饼上，三壮换一个饼，三个饼九壮，每日一次。隔三天再灸一次。
又一方：灸瘿四周即愈。
又说：治疗漏症的方剂：
捣碎土瓜根敷在上面，干了就更换，不限时节。
又一方：烧死屎壳郎成末，用醋调和涂抹。
又一方：死蛇灰，用醋调和敷上。
《葛氏方》通治各种瘿的方剂：
取地中潜行的鼷鼠一头，剖开腹部去掉内脏晒干，用火烤成屑末，用腊月猪脂调和，敷在疮上。
又一方：烧蝼蛄成屑，用猪油调和，敷上。
又一方：白犬骨烧成末，用猪油调和敷上。
又说：治疗各种瘿长在口腔牙齿颊间的方剂：
向东生长的母练根细细锉碎三、四升，用水浓煮，取汁含漱。多次吐出更换，不要咽下。
《耆婆方》治疗人三十年瘿疮的方剂：
取蒴藋根晒至土干，捶打去掉泥土，在大锅中用水煮至熟，滤去药渣，放入大盆中，绞取清汁煎煮，如果容器太大就换小一点的容器煎，直到像薄糊一样，装入容器中。如果有痂，去掉后纳入煎好的药液。如果病深，用鸡毛蘸取药液冷暖适宜后纳入其中，痊愈为止。取剩下的蒴藋药渣全部给患者服用，痊愈。如果不报信息，取药渣烧掉还会引发瘿。秘传此法。
《广济方》治疗瘿久不愈的方剂：
巴豆（一两，去皮）、大枣（一升）。
以上用水五升，煮取一升，滤去药渣，再煎成稠糖状，敷在疮上，每日三次。
《刘涓子方》治疗瘿众多方剂无效后的效验方：
取牡蒙数两，捣碎，用汤水调和。温度适中，取一升左右，薄敷在疮上。冷了再更换。随着日子推移效果越来越好。
又一方：兔皮灰敷上。
又一方：芥子末敷上。
又一方：桃叶捣成泥封上。
《救急单验方》治疗各种瘿疮的方剂：
煎煮楸树枝叶，洗净疮口，纳入孔中大有效验。
又一方：KT鼠蹄，烧成末，用酒送服。
又一方：吃雉鸡肉，良好。
According to the *Bing Yuan Lun* (Treatise on Disease Sources): A "liu" (tumor) is a sudden swelling in the skin and flesh, initially the size of a plum or apricot pit, which gradually enlarges. It is neither itchy nor painful, nor does it become hard. Because the mass remains knotted and does not dissipate, it is called "liu". If left untreated, it may grow very large but cease to cause pain. It is not fatal, yet one must be cautious and never rupture it arbitrarily.
According to the *Fan Wang Fang*: If the swelling is uniformly soft, it is a "xue liu" (blood tumor). If the swelling is extremely large but consists of flesh, it is a "rou liu" (flesh tumor), not an "yong" (carbuncle/abscess).
The *Qian Jin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) provides a formula for treating tumors:
Shi Fan Shi (Alumen, Alum), Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome, Chuanxiong), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Xi Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, White Peony Root), Bai Lian (Ampelopsis Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (each 2 fen), Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus) (1 fen).
Grind these nine ingredients into powder, mix with egg yolk, apply onto fine linen cloth, and patch according to the size of the tumor. Replace when dry. The medication should induce suppuration (formation of pus) and liquefaction, allowing it to drain slowly through pores. After pressing out all pus and blood, apply a flesh-regenerating ointment. If pus is not fully drained, recurrence will occur.
It also states: The flesh-regenerating ointment treats carbuncles, ruptured tumors, and various sores from metal wounds. Formula:
Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (1 liang), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Prepared Aconite Root), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Licorice Root), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Dahurian Angelica Root), Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome, Chuanxiong), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, Fresh Rehmannia Root), Xie Bai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus, Garlic Bulb) (5 liang).
Chop these seven ingredients, decoct in 2.5 sheng of lard until Bai Zhi turns yellow, strain, and apply while slightly warm three times daily. The *Seng Shen Fang* agrees.
It further states: Do not treat flesh tumors; treatment can be fatal. Be extremely cautious.
The *Seng Shen Fang* provides a formula for blood tumors:
Cut deer meat, roast over charcoal fire until hot, and apply as a compress. Re-roast when cool. Roast the meat until dry; repeat roasting and changing four times. If it does not resolve, moxibustion of seven cones (zhuang) is sufficient.
The *Yu Xiang Fang* provides a Poplar Tree Wine formula for treating tumors and goiters:
Take thirty jin of poplar tree roots from riverbanks where water flows, wash thoroughly, and finely chop. Decoct in one shi of water to obtain five dou of liquid. Add three dou of rice and three jin of flour to ferment into wine. Take one sheng upon completion. (The *Ji Yan Fang* agrees.)
According to the *Bing Yuan Lun*: Goiter (ying) arises either from imbalance of cold and heat leading to qi and blood stagnation, or from irregular diet allowing essences of wild wolves or rats to enter the zang-fu organs. Toxicity flows into the meridians, causing transformation. This leads to blood vessel aggregation, interaction of cold and heat, eventual suppuration, and ulceration. Growths on the skin and flesh may resemble stone abscesses at onset. The difference lies in palpation: multiple nodules are felt within the swelling. They commonly appear on the sides of the neck, or bilaterally, characterizing the condition. They may also appear in both axillae and temporal regions. Initially, they are often painless and non-thermal. If treatment is delayed, fever and chills develop. Severity varies by location. Severe cases include two types: one appears on the upper palate with tubercles of varying sizes, resembling peach or apricot pits, representing insect nests; the other appears below the mouth without tubercles but ulcerates.
It further states: Insect toxins reside不定ly in the zang-fu. Thus, goiters may appear in multiple body locations. Those that are interconnected often result in death. The morphology and origin are discussed in the following chapter.
The *Yang Sheng Fang* states: In the sixth month, do not eat fruits that have fallen naturally. After overnight exposure, ants, mole crickets, and dung beetles may crawl on them, predisposing to nine types of goiters. In the twelfth month, do not consume leftover dog or rat meat, as this may cause sores and goiters on the neck, mouth, or throat.
Regarding prognosis: Turn the eyes upward to observe red vessels penetrating the pupil. One vessel indicates death in one year; one and a half vessels in one and a half years; two vessels in two years; two and a half vessels in two and a half years; three vessels in three years. Red vessels that do not penetrate the pupil downward are treatable.
The texts describe nine types of neck goiters: wolf goiter, rat goiter, mole cricket goiter, bee goiter, ant goiter, white grub goiter, floating abscess goiter, scrofula goiter, and pulse-turning goiter. There are additionally thirty-six types of goiters listed in formulas, including dung beetle and earthworm goiters, totaling thirty-six varieties.
The *Duan Ju Fang* states: Goiters initially resemble stone abscesses. Palpation reveals multiple nodules. Initially painless and non-thermal, apply thin layers of Lian Shi (Kaolin) externally and internally administer Fang Ji Lian Qiao Tang (Stephania and Forsythia Decoction) to purge. Resolution follows. If neglected and suppurating, apply Lian Shi to hasten ripening, then use fire needle and ointment powder, similar to abscess treatment. Early application of Adzuki bean paste also resolves it.
Tong Jun stated: Equal parts of Chi Xiao Dou (Adzuki Bean), Bai Lian, Huang Qin, Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), and Mu Li (Ostrea Concha, Oyster Shell), sifted and taken with wine, one cun bi (measure).
Kun Bu Wan (Kelp Pill) for treating goiters and various masses:
Kun Bu (Laminariae Thallus, Kelp), Hai Zao (Sargassum Thallus, Sargassum), Xiao Mai (Tritici Semen, Wheat), Hai Ge (Arcae Shell, Clam Shell), Song Luo (Usneae Thallus, Old Man's Beard), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus, Forsythia Fruit), Bai Tou Weng (Pulsatillae Radix, Pulsatilla Root).
Grind and sieve these seven ingredients, mix with honey to form pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take nineteen pills three times daily, gradually increasing to thirty pills.
The *Qian Jin Fang* states: Goiters resembling stone abscesses with nodules in the neck or axillae, painless and non-thermal, should be treated with Lian Shi San (Kaolin Powder) externally and Wu Xiang Lian Qiao Tang (Five-Spice Forsythia Decoction) internally. Ulcerated cases are treated like abscesses. Note: Wu Xiang Lian Qiao Tang contains prescriptions for malignant goiters.
For scrofula (luo li) appearing first on the neck or axillae, indicating impending fistula formation, avoid pungent spices, alcohol, wheat products, and heating foods.
Moxibustion for fistulas:
Crush fresh Zhang Lu Gen (Verbenae Radix, Verbena Root), form into a cake, place on the fistula, and moxa above. Replace when hot. Moxa with three to four sheng of moxa wool for cure. (*Jing Xin Fang* agrees.)
Another formula: Ting Li Zi (Lepidii Semen, Lepidium Seed) two he, Dou Chi (Sojae Semnis Preparatum, Fermented Soybean) one sheng. Pound together until cooked, form into cakes the size of a large coin, thickness two fen. Place one over the wound aperture. Moxa with a cone the size of a small finger on the cake. Change after three cones; use three cakes for nine cones total, once daily. Repeat every three days.
Another method: Moxa around the periphery of the goiter for cure.
Treatment for fistulas:
Apply crushed Tu Gua Gen (Trichosanthes Radix, Trichosanthes Root); replace when dry, without time limit.
Another method: Burn dead dung beetles to ash, mix with vinegar, and apply.
Another method: Ash of dead snakes, mixed with vinegar, applied topically.
Ge Shi Fang general formula for various goiters/masses:
Take one blind mouse burrowing underground, eviscerate, dry, roast to powder, mix with lard from the twelfth lunar month, and apply to sores.
Another method: Burn mole crickets to powder, mix with pig fat, apply.
Another method: Burn white dog bones to powder, mix with pig fat, apply.
For masses located in the mouth between teeth and cheeks:
Finely chop three to four sheng of Mu Lian Gen (Rubiae Radix, Madder Root) growing eastward, decoct strongly in water, take the juice to gargle. Spit out repeatedly; do not swallow.
Qie Po Fang for thirty-year goiter sores:
Dry Asclepias root (Shuo Bi Gen), pound to remove soil, boil in a large pot until cooked, strain, squeeze clear juice, and reduce to a thick paste. Apply to crusts after removal. For deep lesions, use chicken feather to apply cooled/warmed paste until cured. Consume remaining dregs. If breath returns, burning dregs may trigger recurrence. Keep secret.
Guang Ji Jiu for chronic uncured goiters:
Ba Dou (Crotonis Fructus, Croton Seed) one liang (peeled), Da Zao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus, Jujube) one sheng.
Decoct in five sheng of water to obtain one sheng, strain, reduce to thick syrup, apply to sores three times daily.
Liu Juan Zi Fang effective prescription for refractory goiters:
Take several liang of Mu Meng (likely referring to a specific herb, possibly Astragalus or similar based on context, here kept as Mu Meng), pound, mix with water. Apply warm to sores. Replace when cool. Efficacy improves over days.
Xin Lu Fang for various goiters:
Lu Feng Fang (Vespae Nidus, Wasp Nest) powder, take one cun bi with wine.
Another method: Rabbit skin ash applied topically.
Another method: Mustard seed powder applied topically.
Another method: Peach leaves pounded to paste, applied as a poultice.
Jiu Ji Dan Yan Fang for various goiter sores:
Decoct Paulownia branches and leaves, wash sores cleanly, insert into cavities for great efficacy.
Another method: Shi Liu Huang (Realgar) powder placed in wound aperture, moxa immediately for effect.
Tao Hongjing's Commentary on Materia Medica for goiters:
Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix, Figwort Root), steep in wine, drink for benefit.
Another method: KT rat feet, burned to powder, taken with wine.
Su Jing's Commentary on Materia Medica for goiters:
Ma Xian (Portulacae Herba, Purslane), pound and rub on affected area.
Another method: Eating pheasant meat is beneficial.
Cui Yuxi's Food Classic for goiters:
Eating one or two jin of Jue (Pteridis Tenuifoliae Rhizoma, Fern Rhizome) prevents disease for life.