两手不能下 凡人有伸欠而两手不能下者，将人抱住，缚在柱上，又把木棒打去，病患自然把手来遮隔，而两
手自下矣。亦有妇人而得此症者，缚在柱上，令一人解其下衣，而彼怕羞，自然以两手来遮隔，亦一时手下。（《石室秘
》）
手足疼痛 用一人抱住身子，以两人两腿夹住左右各足一条，轻轻捶之千数，觉两足少快，然后以手执其三里
之间，少为伸之者，七次放足，执其两手捻之者，千下而治已，左右手各如是，一日之间而手足之疼痛可已。（同上）
手足肿痛 伤寒时气毒攻手足，肿痛欲断，牛肉裹之，肿消痛止。（《范汪方》）
手足心肿 乃风也。椒、盐末（等分），醋和，敷之，良。（《肘后方》）
手足发疣 以白梁米粉，铁铛炒末研末，以众人唾和，敷浓一寸即消。（同上）
手足疣目 蒴藿子揉烂，涂目上。（《圣惠方》）
手足偏风 蒴藿叶火燎，浓铺床上，趁热眠于上，冷复易之。冬月取根，春碎熬热用。（《外台秘要》）
手足痛风 冷痛如虎咬者，用樟木屑一斗，急流水（一石），煎极滚泡之，乘热安足于桶上熏之，以草荐围住，
勿令汤气入口，其功甚捷，此家传经验方也。（《医学正传》）
手足风痹 黄蜂窠（大者一个，小者三四个）烧灰，独囊蒜（一碗），百草霜（一钱五分），同捣，敷上一时，
取下埋在阴处，忌生冷荤腥。（《乾坤秘韫》）
风痹暖手 铁砂（四两） 砂（三钱） 黑脚 白矾（六钱） 研末，以热醋或水拌湿，汕纸裹，置袋内，
任意执之，冷再拌。（《圣济 》）
手足 疮 旧履系烧灰敷之。（《千金翼》）
缠足生疮 荆芥烧灰，葱汁调敷，先以甘草汤洗之。（《摘玄方》）
足趾鸡眼 作痛作疮，地骨皮同红花研细敷之，次日即愈。（《闺阁事宜》）
足 筋急 桂末，白酒和涂之，一日一上。（《甲乙经》）
足上转筋 以故绵浸醋中，甑蒸热裹之，冷即易，勿停，取瘥止。（《图经》）
远行足趼 成泡者，水调生面涂之，一夜即平。（《海上方》）
病后足肿 但节饮食，以养胃气，外用狗脊煎汤渍洗。（《蕴要》）
夏月趾肿 不能行走者，九月收茄根悬檐下，逐日煎汤洗之。（《简便方》）
嵌甲 胡桃皮烧灰贴。（《医林集要》）
手足甲疽 熏黄蛇皮少许为末，用泔水洗净，割去甲，入肉处敷之，一顷痛足，神效。（《便民图纂》）
手足为风湿所伤兼有香港脚 用晚蚕砂以米醋拌炒，令热，以绵絮包熨之。（《存仁堂秘 》）
脚冷 不随不能行者，用醇酒（三斗），水（一斗），入瓮中，灰火温之，渍脚至膝，常着灰火，勿令冷，三日
止。（《千金方》）
脚缝出水 好黄丹入花蕊石末掺之。（《谈野翁诚效方》）
脚趾烂 用蚌蛤粉干擦之。（《寿域神方》）
脚丫烂 滑石（一两） 石膏五钱（锻） 枯白矾（少许）研掺之。（《李时珍方》）
一方，用茶叶嚼烂，敷之有效。（《摄生方》）
脚疰 枯矾、黄柏为末，掺之。（《方钞》）
脚 葱根、荸荠捣汁一碗，煎，再取松香（四两），麻油再煎，滴水成珠，方入煎汁，摊膏药，贴即落。（《单
方秘 》）
一方，用荸荠半个，贴患处过夜，次晚再贴，五六夜其 连根脱出。（《十便良方》）
两手不能下 凡是有人打哈欠伸懒腰时，双手无法放下的，让人抱住患者，将其绑在柱子上，再用木棒击打（其身体），病患自然会用手来遮挡，双手也就自然放下了。也有妇人得此症的，绑在柱子上，让一人解开她的下衣，她因害羞，自然会用手来遮挡，这样双手也就暂时放下了。（《石室秘录》）
手足疼痛 用一人抱住患者的身子，由两人用双腿夹住左右各一只脚，轻轻捶打千余次，感觉双脚稍微舒缓后，然后用手握住患者足三里穴附近的位置，稍微伸展活动七次后放下脚；握住双手揉捻千次即可治愈，左右手都如此操作，一天之内手足的疼痛就可以痊愈。（同上）
手足肿痛 伤寒或时行疫病毒邪攻注手足，导致肿痛欲断，用牛肉包裹患处，肿消痛止。（《范汪方》）
手足心肿 这是风邪所致。花椒、盐末（等量），用醋调和，外敷，效果良好。（《肘后备急方》）
手足发疣 用白梁米粉，在铁锅中炒焦研成粉末，用众人的唾液调和，厚涂一寸厚即可消退。（同上）
手足偏风 将蒴藿叶用火烤热，厚铺在床上，趁热睡在上面，冷了再更换。冬天取根部，春天捣碎熬热使用。（《外台秘要》）
手足痛风 冷痛如虎咬者，用樟木屑一斗，急流水一石，煎煮至极沸后浸泡患肢，趁热将脚放在桶上熏蒸，用草席围住，不要让汤气入口，功效甚快，这是家传经验方。（《医学正传》）
手足风痹 黄蜂巢（大的一个，小的三四个）烧成灰，独头蒜（一碗），百草霜（一钱五分），一起捣烂，敷上一时辰，取下埋在阴湿处，忌食生冷荤腥。（《乾坤秘韫》）
风痹暖手 铁砂（四两）、砂（三钱）、黑脚（此处疑为药材名，原文未详，暂保留）、白矾（六钱），研成粉末，用热醋或水拌湿，用油纸包裹，放入袋中，随意手握，冷了再拌湿。（《圣济总录》）
缠足生疮 荆芥烧成灰，用葱汁调匀外敷，先用甘草汤清洗患处。（《摘玄方》）
足趾鸡眼 作痛作疮，用地骨皮同红花研细外敷，第二天即愈。（《闺阁事宜》）
足上转筋 用旧棉絮浸在醋中，在甑中蒸热后包裹患处，冷了即更换，不要停止，直到病愈为止。（《图经本草》）
远行足趼 形成水泡的，用水调生面粉涂抹，一夜即平复。（《海上方》）
病后足肿 只要节制饮食，以养胃气，外用狗脊煎汤浸泡清洗。（《医方蕴要》）
夏月趾肿 不能行走的，九月收集茄根悬挂在屋檐下，每日煎汤洗脚。（《简便单方》）
手足甲疽 少许熏黄蛇皮研成粉末，用淘米水洗净，割去指甲，敷在肉里处，片刻痛止，神效。（《便民图纂》）
手足为风湿所伤兼有香港脚 用晚蚕砂以米醋拌炒，令其发热，用棉絮包裹熨烫患处。（《存仁堂秘方》）
脚冷 麻木不能行走的，用纯酒三斗，水一斗，装入瓮中，用灰火温热，浸泡脚至膝盖，常保持灰火温度，不让变冷，三天见效。（《千金方》）
脚丫烂 滑石（一两）、石膏五钱（煅）、枯白矾（少许），研末撒敷。（《李时珍方》）
脚[癣/瘘] 葱根、荸荠捣汁一碗，煎煮，再取松香四两，麻油再次煎煮，滴水成珠，才加入煎好的汁液，摊成膏药，贴上即脱落。（《单方秘方》）
Hands and Feet Cannot Lower When a person stretches and yawns but cannot lower their hands, have someone embrace the patient and tie them to a pillar. Then strike with a wooden stick; the patient will naturally raise their hands to shield themselves, thereby lowering their arms. This also applies to women with this condition: tied to a pillar, with one person untying their lower garments, they will naturally cover themselves with their hands out of shame, thus temporarily lowering their hands. (*Shishi Milu*)
Pain in Hands and Feet Have one person hold the patient's body while two others use their legs to clamp each foot on either side. Gently beat for over a thousand times until the feet feel slightly relieved. Then, grasp the area around the Zusanli (ST36) acupoint and gently extend/move it seven times before releasing the foot. Grasp both hands and knead for a thousand times to cure. Apply this method to both left and right sides. Pain in the hands and feet can be resolved within one day. (Ibid.)
Swelling and Pain in Hands and Feet When toxins from Cold Damage or epidemic Qi attack the hands and feet, causing severe swelling and pain as if breaking off, wrap the affected area with beef. The swelling will subside and pain will cease. (*Fan Wang Fang*)
Swelling of Hand and Foot Palms Caused by Wind pathogen. Mix equal parts of Sichuan pepper powder and salt powder, blend with vinegar, and apply externally. Effective. (*Zhouhou Beiji Fang*)
Warts on Hands and Feet Use white rice flour, stir-fry in an iron pan until charred, and grind into powder. Mix with saliva from multiple people, apply thickly (one cun thick), and the warts will disappear. (Ibid.)
Warts on Hands and Feet Rub Fraxinus chinensis seeds until pulpy and apply to the warts. (*Shenghui Fang*)
Hemiplegia/Wind affecting Hands and Feet Roast Fraxinus chinensis leaves over fire, lay them thickly on a bed, and sleep on them while hot. Replace when cool. In winter, use the roots; in spring, crush and heat them before use. (*Waitai Miyao*)
Gout in Hands and Feet For cold pain resembling tiger bites, use one dou of camphor wood chips and one shi of fast-flowing water. Boil vigorously and soak the affected limbs. Place feet over the bucket while hot to fumigate. Surround with straw mats to prevent inhalation of steam. This works very quickly; it is a family secret recipe. (*Yixue Zhengzhuan*)
Wind-Bi in Hands and Feet Burn one large or three-four small yellow hornet nests to ash. Mix with one bowl of single-clove garlic and one qian five fen of Baicaoshuang (soot). Pound together and apply for one shichen. Bury the used patch in a shady place. Avoid raw, cold, and greasy foods. (*Qiankun Mi Yun*)
Warming Hands for Wind-Bi Iron filings (four liang), sand (three qian), Heijiao (black foot/root - *note: term unclear*), alum (six qian). Grind into powder. Moisten with hot vinegar or water, wrap in oiled paper, place in a bag, and hold at will. Re-moisten when cold. (*Shengji Zonglu*)
Sores on Hands and Feet Burn old shoe laces to ash and apply externally. (*Qianjin Yifang*)
Sores from Foot Binding Burn Schizonepeta to ash, mix with green onion juice, and apply. First wash with licorice decoction. (*Zhixuan Fang*)
Corn on Toes For painful sores, grind Lycium bark and safflower finely and apply. Healing occurs the next day. (*Guige Shanyi*)
Tightness of Foot Tendons Cinnamon powder mixed with white wine, applied topically. Once daily. (*Jiayi Jing*)
Calf Cramps Soak old cotton in vinegar, steam in a steamer until hot, and wrap around the affected area. Replace when cool. Do not stop until cured. (*Tujing Bencao*)
Calluses from Long Walking For blisters, mix raw flour with water and apply. Flattens overnight. (*Haishang Fang*)
Post-illness Foot Swelling Regulate diet to nourish Stomach Qi. Externally, soak and wash with Drynaria officinalis decoction. (*Yiyao Yunyao*)
Summer Toe Swelling For those unable to walk, collect eggplant roots in September, hang under eaves, and boil daily to wash feet. (*Jianbian Danfang*)
Ingrown Toenail Burn walnut husk to ash and apply. (*Yilin Jiyao*)
Onychocryptosis/Paronychia on Hands and Feet Take a small amount of Smilax glabra snake skin, grind to powder. Cleanse with rice water, trim the nail, and apply powder to the ingrown part. Pain stops instantly; highly effective. (*Bianmin Tucuan*)
Hand/Foot Injury by Wind-Dampness with Tinea Pedis Stir-fry evening silkworm excrement with rice vinegar until hot. Wrap in cotton wool and apply warm compresses. (*Cunrentang Mifang*)
Cold Feet/Numbness For numbness and inability to walk, use three dou of pure wine and one dou of water in a jar. Warm with ash embers. Soak feet up to the knees. Keep the ash warm constantly to prevent cooling. Effect seen in three days. (*Qianjin Fang*)
Oozing Between Toes Sprinkle good-quality red lead mixed with flower stamen stone powder onto the area. (*Tan Ye Weng Chengxiao Fang*)
Rotting Toes Dry-rub with clam powder. (*Shouyu Shenfang*)
Rotting Interdigital Spaces Talcum powder (one liang), calcined gypsum (five qian), dried alum (a little). Grind and sprinkle. (*Li Shizhen Fang*)
Another prescription: Chew tea leaves thoroughly and apply. Effective. (*Shesheng Fang*)
Foot Zhu (Chronic Ulcer/Infection) Dried alum and Phellodendron bark ground to powder, sprinkled on the lesion. (*Fangchao*)
Foot [Tinea/Fistula] Crush green onion roots and water chestnuts to obtain one bowl of juice. Boil. Add four liang of pine resin and sesame oil, boil again until "dripping pearls" form. Then add the juice. Spread into plasters and apply; it will detach. (*Danfang Mifang*)
Another prescription: Apply half a water chestnut to the affected area overnight. Repeat the next night. After five to six nights, the growth detaches from the root. (*Shibian Liangfang*)