小儿头有疮有虱切不可用水银擦自疮而入经络必缓筋骨百药不能治医方并云人有患漆疮
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不可以朱漆器炙热熨之恐朱中有水银入经络也黑漆器则不妨此方正类以生草乌涂白秃以巴豆
熏痔而致死者(琐碎录)
南丰市民严黄七两足生疮臭秽溃烂众皆驱斥不容迹出货角器于村野而旅邸又不容至京潜
投宿
于五夫人祠下夜半遭黄衣吏诃逐曰何人敢以腐秽脚触污此间谢曰不幸缠恶疾无处见容冒死来
此纷拿次夫人抗声令勿逐且呼使前曰吾授汝妙方用漏蓝子一枚生干为末入腻粉少许井水调涂
当效严拜谢根据而治之果愈(类编同上)
仁宗在东宫时尝患诈腮命道士 能治疗取赤小豆四十九粒咒之杂他药为末敷之而愈中贵
任承
亮在傍知状后承亮自患恶疮滨死尚书郎敷求授以药立愈问其方赤小豆也承亮始悟道士之技所
谓诵咒乃神其术尔久之沿官过豫章或苦胁疽几达五脏医者治之甚捷承亮曰君得非用赤小豆
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医惊拜曰某用此活三十口愿勿复宣言周少隐病宗室彦符传之曰善恶诸疮无药可治者皆能治有
僧发背状如烂瓜周邻家乳婢复疽作用之皆如神其法细末水调敷疮及四傍赤肿药落再敷之(同
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顷有一人指缝中因搔痒遂成疮有一小窍血溅出不止用止血药及血竭之类亦无效数日遂不
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有一人于耳后发际搔痒亦有一小窍出血与前相似人亦无识者适有一道人言此名发泉但用多年
粪桶箍晒干烧灰敷之当愈果如其言使前指缝血出遇此亦必愈
小儿头部生疮且伴有虱子，千万不可用水银涂抹。水银会从疮口进入经络，导致筋骨松弛萎废，各种药物都无法治愈。医方中都说：有人患漆疮，不可以用朱红色的漆器加热后熨烫患处，恐怕朱砂中含有水银，会进入经络。而黑漆器则不妨碍。这个方子的道理，类似于用生草乌涂抹治疗白秃疮（头癣），或用巴豆熏治痔疮而导致死亡的情况（出自《琐碎录》）。
南丰县的市民严黄七，两脚生疮，气味臭秽，溃烂流脓，众人都驱赶排斥他，不让他踏入半步；在集市上卖货的器具摊前不容他停留，在乡村野外也不容他歇脚，连旅店都不让他投宿。他只好偷偷潜入京城，借宿在五夫人祠下。半夜时分，遭到身穿黄衣的官吏呵斥驱逐，问道：“什么人敢用腐烂污秽的脚污染这里？”严黄七回答说：“不幸缠身恶疾，无处可以容身，冒着死罪来到此地。”这时纷乱嘈杂之间，五夫人高声命令不要驱逐，并叫那人上前说：“我传授你妙方，取漏篮子一枚，晒干研为细末，加入少许腻粉（水银化合物），用井水调匀涂抹，应当见效。”严黄七拜谢，按照此法治疗，果然痊愈（出处同上，《类编》）。
宋仁宗在东宫做太子时，曾经患颊腮部位的疮疡，命令道士治疗。道士取赤小豆四十九粒，念咒语加持，混合其他药物研为细末敷贴，疮便痊愈了。宦官任承亮在旁边知道了这件事。后来任承亮自己患上恶疮，濒临死亡，尚书郎向他传授了这个药方，立刻痊愈。问他是什么药方，是赤小豆。任承亮这才醒悟，道士的技术，所谓的念咒语，不过是神化他的医术罢了。过了很久，任承亮随官员路过豫章，有人苦于胁部疽疮，几乎波及五脏，医生治疗得非常迅速。任承亮问：“您莫非是用赤小豆吗？”医生惊讶地拜谢说：“我用此药救活了三十人，希望您不要再宣扬。”周少隐患病，由宗室彦符转述道：“各种善恶疮疡，凡是没有药物可治的，他都能治疗。有僧人发背疽，形状像烂瓜；邻居家的乳母又患疽疮，使用他的方法都灵验如神。其法是将药细细研磨，用水调匀敷在疮口及四周红肿处，药落下后再敷。”（出处同上）
不久前有一人手指缝中因搔痒遂成疮，有一个小窍，鲜血溅出不止，使用止血药及血竭之类也无效，数日后便去世了。后来有一人在耳后发际处搔痒，也有一个小窍出血，与前例相似，也没有人认识这是什么病。恰好有一位道人说道：“这名叫‘发泉’，只用多年粪桶的箍圈，晒干烧成灰，敷在患处就会痊愈。”果然像他说的那样。如果让前面那个手指缝出血的人遇到这个方法，也一定会痊愈。
When children have sores on the head accompanied by lice, mercury (Niveum Argentum) must absolutely not be applied. Mercury can enter the meridians and collaterals through the sores, leading to flaccidity and atrophy of the sinews and bones, rendering all medicines ineffective. Medical texts state that if a person suffers from lacquer dermatitis (Qi Chuang), one should not use red-lacquered vessels heated for moxibustion or hot compresses, as it is feared that mercury contained in cinnabar (Zhu Sha) might enter the meridians and collaterals. However, black-lacquered vessels are harmless. The principle of this prescription is similar to applying raw Aconitum carmichaelii root (Sheng Cao Wu) to treat tinea capitis (Bai Tu), or fumigating hemorrhoids with Croton seed (Ba Dou) which resulted in death (from *Sui Suo Lu*).
Yan Huangqi, a citizen of Nanfeng, suffered from sores on both feet that were foul-smelling and ulcerated. Everyone drove him away and would not allow him to step into their shops; he was not allowed to stay near market stalls selling utensils, nor could he rest in villages or wilderness, and even inns refused him lodging. He secretly entered the capital and took shelter under the Shrine of the Fifth Lady. In the middle of the night, he was scolded and driven away by a yellow-robed official who asked, "Who dares to pollute this place with rotting and filthy feet?" Yan Huangqi replied, "Unluckily afflicted with a malignant disease, I have nowhere to find refuge, so I come here risking my life." Amidst the commotion, the Fifth Lady loudly ordered that he not be driven away and called him forward, saying, "I will impart a miraculous prescription to you. Take one dried *Lobelia chinensis* fruit (Lou Lan Zi), dry it thoroughly, grind it into powder, add a small amount of calomel (Ni Fen), mix with well water, and apply externally. It will be effective." Yan Huangqi bowed in thanks and treated himself according to this method, and indeed recovered (same source, *Lei Bian*).
When Emperor Renzong of Song was Crown Prince, he once suffered from a sore on his cheek/jaw. He ordered a Daoist priest to treat it. The priest took forty-nine adzuki beans (Chi Xiao Dou), recited incantations over them, mixed them with other herbs into a powder, and applied it as a plaster, after which the sore healed. The eunuch Ren Chengliang, who was present, learned of this. Later, Ren Chengliang himself suffered from a malignant sore and was near death. A Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs (Shangshu Lang) passed on this medicine to him, and he recovered immediately. When asked what the prescription was, he was told it was adzuki bean. Ren Chengliang then realized that the Daoist's skill, specifically the recitation of incantations, was merely a way to mystify his technique. Some time later, while passing through Yuzhang with officials, Ren Chengliang encountered someone suffering from a carbuncle on the flank that had nearly reached the five zang organs. The physician treated it very rapidly. Ren Chengliang asked, "Did you perhaps use adzuki beans?" The physician, surprised, bowed and said, "I have used this to save thirty people; I beg you do not spread this news again." Zhou Shaoyin fell ill, and Zongshi Yanfu relayed a story about him: "For various severe and benign sores that no medicine could cure, [the priest] could treat them all. A monk suffered from a back carbuncle resembling a rotten melon; a wet nurse in a neighboring family also suffered from a carbuncle. Using his method, both were cured miraculously. The method involves grinding the medicine finely, mixing with water, and applying it to the sore and surrounding swollen areas. Once the medicine falls off, reapply it." (Same source).
Previously, there was a person whose finger webs developed sores due to scratching, forming a small orifice from which blood splashed uncontrollably. Hemostatic drugs and dragon's blood resin (Xue Jie) were ineffective, and he died after a few days. Later, another person scratched an itchy spot behind the ear near the hairline, resulting in a small orifice bleeding similarly, but no one recognized the condition. Fortunately, a Daoist priest appeared and said, "This is called 'Fa Quan' (Hair Spring). Simply take the hoop band from an old chamber pot, dry it, burn it to ash, and apply it to the site. It will heal." Indeed, it worked as he said. If the previous person with bleeding from the finger web had encountered this method, he too would surely have recovered.