杨 患背肿马嗣明以炼石涂之便瘥炼石法以粗黄色石如鹅鸭卵大猛火烧令亦内醇醋中自
有石屑落频烧至石尽屑曝干捣筛醋和涂肿上无不愈
汝州人多病颈瘿彼境地饶风沙沙入井中饮其水则生瘿故金房间人家井以锡为井栏皆以夹
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镇之或沉锡其中则饮者免此患华亭有一老僧昔行脚河南管下寺僧僮仆无一不病瘿时有洛僧共
寮每食取携行苔脯同餐经数月僧项赘尽消若未尝病寺仆叹讶乃知海岸咸物能除是疾(癸志)
郑长卿资政说少时随父太宰官怀州一将官服仙茅遇毒舌胀退场门渐大与肩齐善医环视不能
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医独曰尚可救少缓无及矣取小刀KT 其舌随破随合KT 至百数始有血一点许医喜曰无害也舌应时
消缩小即命煮大黄朴硝数碗连服之并以药末掺舌上遂愈又盖谅郎中说其兄诜因感疾医卢生劝
服附子酒每生切大附二两浸以斗酒旦起辄饮一杯服之二十年后再为陕西漕使谅自太学归过之
南乐县拉同行中途晓寒诜饮一杯竟复令温半杯比酒至自觉微醉乃与妻使饮行数里妻头肿如斗
唇裂血流下驻路傍呼随行李职医告之李使黑豆绿豆各数合生嚼之且煎汤并饮至晓肿始消诜仍
服之不辍到长安数月失明遂致仕时方四十二岁
杨氏患有背部肿胀，马嗣明用炼石涂抹患处，随即痊愈。炼制石头的方法：取像鹅蛋或鸭蛋大小的粗黄色石头，猛火烧烤，然后立即投入纯醋中，自然会有石屑脱落。反复烧烤直至石头完全变成碎屑，将碎屑晒干后捣碎过筛，用醋调和后涂抹在肿胀处，没有不能治愈的。
宋仁宗还在东宫（做太子）时，苦于腮部肿胀，用赤小豆粉末敷贴，于是痊愈。有人说这种方法也可以治疗发背（出自《洞微志》）。
《说文解字》说：瘿是颈部的肿瘤。《典术》说：服用天门冬可以治疗瘿病，去除百病（出自《太平御览》）。
汝州人大多患有颈部瘿瘤，因为那里地势多风沙，沙子进入井水中，人们饮用这种水就会生瘿病。所以金乡、房陵等地的人家用锡制作井栏，都用夹有锡的钱币压住，或者把锡沉入井中，这样喝水的人就能免除这个祸患。华亭有一位老僧，过去在河南管辖下的寺庙云游修行时，寺里的僧人和僮仆没有一个不患瘿病的。当时有一位洛阳来的僧人与他同住一个房间，每次吃饭都带着苔干脯一起食用。过了几个月，这位老僧脖子上的赘生物全部消失，就像没生过病一样。寺里的仆人惊叹惊讶，才知道海边的咸味食物能够消除这种疾病（出自《癸辛杂识》）。
郑长卿资政讲述：年轻时跟随父亲太宰官到怀州，一位将领服用仙茅中毒，舌头肿胀，退出营门时舌头逐渐变大，与肩膀齐平。擅长医术的人环顾四周，都不能治疗。唯独一位医生说：“还可以救治，稍慢就来不及了。”取出小刀刺破他的舌头，边刺边合拢，刺了一百多次，才有一点血流出。医生高兴地说：“没有大碍了。”舌头随即消肿缩小。于是命令煮几碗大黄、朴硝，连续服用，并将药末撒在舌头上，于是痊愈。
另外，盖谅郎中说：他的哥哥盖诜因感染疾病，医生卢生劝他服用附子酒。每次切下大附子二两，浸泡在一斗酒中，早晨起床就喝一杯。这样服用了二十年。后来担任陕西漕运使。盖谅从太学回来，路过南乐县，拉上哥哥同行。途中清晨寒冷，盖诜喝了一杯酒，接着又让人温半杯。等酒送到时，他自觉微微醉酒，就让妻子也喝了几口。走了几里路后，妻子的头肿得像斗一样大，嘴唇破裂流血，停在路边呼喊随行人员。随行的职医告诉他说：“让黑豆、绿豆各几合，生嚼并煎汤一起喝。”直到天亮，肿胀才消退。盖诜仍然不停服药，到了长安几个月后失明，于是辞官退休，当时他才四十二岁。
Yang suffered from a swelling on his back. Ma Siming applied refined stone to the affected area, and he recovered promptly. The method for refining stone is as follows: Take a coarse yellow stone the size of a goose or duck egg, roast it fiercely over a strong fire, and then immediately plunge it into pure vinegar. Stone flakes will naturally fall off. Repeat the roasting process until the stone is completely reduced to flakes. Dry the flakes in the sun, crush them, and sieve them. Mix with vinegar and apply to the swelling; there is no case that cannot be cured.
When Emperor Renzong was still Crown Prince (in the Eastern Palace), he suffered bitterly from a swelling in his cheek/parotid region. He applied powder of Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis) externally, and subsequently recovered. It is said that this method can also treat "Fa Bei" (Back Carbuncle) (from *Dongwei Zhi*).
The *Shuowen Jiezi* states: "Ying" refers to a tumor of the neck. The *Dianshu* states: Ingesting Asparagus Root (Tianmendong, *Asparagi Radix*) treats Ying and eliminates hundred diseases (from *Taiping Yulan*).
People in Ruzhou often suffer from cervical goiter (Ying). This is because the terrain is windy and sandy; sand enters the well water, and drinking this water causes goiter. Therefore, people in Jinxiang and Fangling areas use tin to make well rims, pressing them down with coins containing tin, or sinking tin into the well, so that drinkers are spared this affliction. An old monk from Huating once traveled and stayed at temples under the jurisdiction of Henan. None of the monks, servants, or attendants in those temples were free from goiter. At that time, a monk from Luoyang shared a room with him. Every meal, they took dried seaweed strips (Tai Fu) to eat together. After several months, the growths on the old monk's neck disappeared completely, as if he had never been ill. The temple servants were amazed and wondered, realizing that salty substances from the coast could cure this disease (from *Guixin Zashi*).
Zheng Changqing, titled Zizheng, narrated: When he was young, he accompanied his father, Grand Commandant, to Huaizhou. A military officer there ingested Rhizoma Curculiginis (Xianmao, *Curculiginis Rhizoma*) and suffered poisoning. His tongue swelled; when he exited the camp gate, the tongue had grown progressively larger, reaching the level of his shoulders. Physicians skilled in medicine looked around but could not treat it. Only one physician said, "It can still be saved, but delay will be fatal." He took a small knife and punctured the tongue. With each puncture, the wound closed slightly. After about a hundred punctures, only a drop of blood emerged. The physician rejoiced, saying, "No harm done." The tongue immediately subsided and shrank. He then ordered several bowls of Rhubarb Root (Dahuang, *Rhei Radix et Rhizoma*) and Mirabilite (Puxiao, *Natrii Sulfas*) to be boiled and taken continuously, while also sprinkling the medicinal powder onto the tongue. Thus, he recovered.
Furthermore, Gai Liang, Langzhong, stated: His elder brother, Gai Shen, contracted an illness. Physician Lu Sheng advised him to consume Fuzi Wine. Each time, two liang of large Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi, *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata*) were sliced and soaked in one dou of wine. Upon rising in the morning, he would drink one cup. He continued this regimen for twenty years. Later, he served as the Transport Commissioner of Shaanxi. Gai Liang returned from the Imperial Academy and passed through Nanle County, inviting his brother to travel with him. On the way, in the cold dawn, Gai Shen drank one cup of wine, then asked for another half cup to be warmed. By the time the wine arrived, he felt slightly intoxicated and allowed his wife to drink a few sips. After walking a few li, his wife's head swelled to the size of a measuring bowl, her lips cracked and bled. She stopped by the roadside and called out to the luggage carriers. The accompanying medical officer told them, "Have black beans and mung beans, several he in quantity, chewed raw and decocted in soup, and drunk together." By dawn, the swelling subsided. Gai Shen continued taking the medicine without cessation. Upon arriving in Chang'an, he went blind after several months and thus resigned from office. He was only forty-two years old at the time.