陈艾圆 此法因疮毒纯阴,平塌顽麻,非艾灸无功。每岁端午日蓄蕲艾一二
斤,愈久愈良。用时取叶为炷,或加麝香末、木香末、雄黄末,搓成圆,安蒜上灸之。
灸一切无名大毒。胡桃劈开去仁取壳,用极干人粪填满,合肿处,以艾火灸之,壳
穿则易。已成即流稠黄水,未成即消散也。
艾火灸成疮。春用柳絮,夏用竹膜,冬用壁喜窝,秋用新棉贴之。
制艾法(胡公弼) 须在伏天取真正蕲艾,不拘多少,捡净,以筛子中揉擦,再
将细筛又揉,筛眼中漏下者方成。艾茸或以粗布包搓亦可,再于烈日中晒极干收贮。灸疮最妙。
骑竹马灸法(《准绳》) 治一切疮疡,无有不愈。令病患以肘凭几,伸臂腕要直,
用蔑一条,自臂腕中曲处横纹,男左女右,贴肉量起,直至中指尖尽处,截断为则,不
量指甲。却用竹杠一条,令病患脱衣,正身骑定,前后用两人扛起,令病者脚不着
地,又令两人扶之,勿令伛偻,却将前所量臂篾,从竹杠坐处尾 骨尽处,直贴脊
背量至篾尽处为则,用墨笔点定,此只是取中,非灸穴也。却用薄篾作则子,量病
人中指节相去两横纹为则。男左女右,截为一则,就前所点记处两边,各量一则,尽
处即是灸穴。两穴各灸五七壮,疽发于左则灸右,疽发于右,则灸左。甚者左右皆
灸。盖此二穴心脉所过之处,凡痈疽皆心火留滞之毒,灸此则心火流通而毒散矣。起
死回生之功,屡试屡验。
豆豉饼(《理例》) 此法专灸一切痈疽对口,顽疮恶毒,肿硬不溃及溃而不敛。用
江西豆豉为末,唾津和作饼如钱大,浓如三文钱,覆患处,以艾铺饼上灸之,以患
者宽快为度。未成者即消,已成者虽不全
消,其毒顿减,大有奇功。
桃壳灸法(《毕驿承集》) 大核桃劈开,去肉、壳背钻一孔,内填溏鸡屎令满,将
有屎一面合毒顶上,孔外以艾灸之。不论壮数,惟取患者宽快,壳热另换一壳。如
法灸之,其毒立好,真奇方也。
蜡灸法(《秘方集验》) 凡患发背对口,一切无名肿毒,及久近 疮。先看所患肿
处,用生面水调作圈,根据肿处大小围之,圈高寸余,实贴皮上,勿令渗泄圈外,密施
布帛数重,防火气侵余肉。患者安身勿动,圈内铺极好黄蜡片屑,上以炭火灸至黄蜡
溶化。毒浅者,皮上觉热痛不受灸便止;毒深者,全不觉热痛,再下蜡,随化随添至
圈满,仍前热火灸至蜡沸。初觉痒,后觉痛,久之不要忍,乃去火,以少水微浇滚
蜡上,俟冷揭去蜡,近皮者俱带青黑色,此毒随蜡拔去。浅者一二灸便内消,深者三
四灸,亦脓去肿消立愈。灸毕外搽生肌玉红膏,此百治百验法也。
灸身上诸毒。独蒜一个,加雄黄不拘多少,共捣成饼粘贴,将艾放饼上,灸一壮即愈。
陈艾圆:这种方法是因为疮毒属于纯阴之邪,表现为平塌、顽固且麻木,非艾灸不能奏效。每年端午节采集蕲艾一二斤,存放时间越久越好。使用时取艾叶做成艾炷,或者加入麝香末、木香末、雄黄末,搓成圆形,放置在蒜片上进行艾灸。适用于治疗一切无名大毒。将胡桃劈开,去掉果仁只留壳,用极干的人粪填满,覆盖在肿胀处,用艾火灸,直到艾火烧穿壳为止。如果脓肿已经形成,就会流出稠厚的黄色脓水;如果尚未形成脓肿,则会消散。
艾火灸后形成的灸疮:春季用柳絮,夏季用竹膜(竹筒内壁刮下的薄膜),冬季用壁虎窝中的尘土或类似物,秋季用新棉花贴敷保护。
制艾法(胡公弼):必须在伏天采摘真正的蕲艾,数量不限,拣选干净,放入筛子中揉擦,再用细筛反复揉搓,只有从筛眼中漏下来的才算是合格的艾绒。也可以用粗布包裹后搓揉,再放在烈日下晒至极干后收存。这样制成的艾绒灸出的灸疮效果最好。
骑竹马灸法(出自《医学准绳六要》):治疗一切疮疡,没有不痊愈的。让患者手肘支撑在几案上,伸直手臂手腕,用一条蔑条,从手臂腕部横纹处开始,男性量左手,女性量右手,紧贴皮肤测量,一直量到中指尖尽头处,截断作为标准长度,不计算指甲部分。然后取一条竹杠,让患者脱去衣服,端正身体骑跨在竹杠上,前后各由两人抬起,使患者的脚不着地,另外再派两人扶持,防止患者弯腰驼背。接着用之前量的那条蔑条,从竹杠坐处对应的尾骨尽头开始,直贴脊背向上量至蔑条尽头处作为标准,用墨笔点定位置。这只是为了取中间位置,并非特定的穴位。再用薄蔑条制作一个“则子”(测量单位),量取患者中指两节之间的两个横纹宽度作为标准。男性取左侧,女性取右侧,截断作为一段长度,就在前面墨点标记处的两边,各量取一段长度,终点即为灸穴。两个穴位各灸五到七壮,疽发于左侧则灸右侧,疽发于右侧则灸左侧。病情严重的,左右两侧都灸。因为这两个穴位是心脉经过的地方,凡是痈疽都是心火滞留产生的毒邪,灸这里可以使心火流通而毒邪消散。具有起死回生的功效,屡试屡验。
豆豉饼(出自《理例》):这种方法专门用于灸治一切痈疽对口、顽疮恶毒、肿硬不溃以及溃破后不收敛的情况。用江西产的豆豉研成粉末,用唾液调和做成如铜钱大小的饼,厚度如同三文钱厚,覆盖在患处,将艾铺在饼上施灸,以患者感到舒适轻松为度。未成脓者即可消散,已成脓者虽不能完全消散,但毒势立刻减轻,大有奇效。
桃壳灸法(出自《毕驿承集》):将大核桃劈开,去掉果肉,在壳背面钻一个孔,里面填充满稀鸡屎使其饱满,将有鸡屎的一面贴合在毒肿顶部,在孔外用艾火灸。不论灸多少壮,只要患者感到舒适轻松即可,壳热了就换一个新的壳。按此法灸治,毒邪立即好转,真是奇妙的方子。
蜡灸法(出自《秘方集验》):凡是患有发背、对口疔疮、一切无名肿毒,以及新旧疮疡。先看患处的肿胀部位,用生面粉和水调成糊状,围成圆圈,根据肿胀处的大小来围,圈高约一寸多,紧密贴在皮肤上,不要让它渗漏到圈外,上面严密铺设数层布帛,以防火气灼伤周围正常肌肉。患者安身不动,在圈内铺上极好的黄蜡片屑,上面用炭火灸,直到黄蜡熔化。毒邪浅的,皮肤上感觉热痛无法忍受时就停止;毒邪深的,完全感觉不到热痛,继续添加蜡,随着熔化随时添加直到填满圆圈,再用猛火灸至蜡沸腾。刚开始觉得痒,后来觉得痛,时间久了不要忍耐,撤去火源,用少量水稍微浇淋在滚烫的蜡上,等冷却后揭去蜡,靠近皮肤的蜡带有青黑色,这是毒邪随蜡被拔除的表现。毒邪浅的一两次灸治就能内消,毒邪深的三四次灸治,也能脓去肿消立即痊愈。灸完后外涂生肌玉红膏,这是百治百验的方法。
Chen Ai Yuan (Cinnamon Mugwort Round): This method is used because the toxin of sores and ulcers is purely Yin in nature, presenting as flat, stubborn, and numb lesions, which cannot be cured without moxibustion. Every year on the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), collect one or two jin (approx. 0.5-1 kg) of Qimoxa (Qizhen Ai, *Artemisia argyi* from Qi County). The older it is stored, the better. When using, take the leaves to form moxa cones, or add powder of Moschus (She Xiang, Musk), Aucklandia (Mu Xiang, Radix Aucklandiae), and Realgar (Xiong Huang, Realgar), roll them into round shapes, place them on slices of garlic, and apply moxibustion. It is used for treating all kinds of nameless severe toxins. Split a walnut, remove the kernel, keep the shell, fill it completely with very dry human feces, cover it over the swollen area, and apply moxibustion until the shell burns through. If the abscess has already formed, thick yellow pus will flow out; if not yet formed, it will dissipate.
Moxibustion-induced sore care: In spring, use willow catkins; in summer, use bamboo membrane (the inner layer of bamboo); in winter, use dust from wall lizard nests (or similar material); in autumn, use new cotton to patch and protect the area.
Preparation of Moxa (by Hu Gongbi): Must harvest genuine Qimoxa during the Dog Days (Sanfu). Quantity does not matter. Pick clean, rub it in a sieve, then rub it again through a fine sieve. Only the material that passes through the sieve holes constitutes qualified moxa wool. Alternatively, wrap in coarse cloth and rub. Then dry it thoroughly under the scorching sun before storing. Moxa prepared this way produces the best therapeutic sores.
Riding Bamboo Horse Moxibustion (from *Yixue Zhunsheng Liuyao*): Treats all types of sores and ulcers, with no exception in cure. Have the patient rest their elbow on a table, extending the arm and wrist straight. Take a strip of bamboo splint, starting from the transverse crease at the wrist, measuring along the skin to the tip of the middle finger. Measure the left hand for males and the right hand for females. Do not include the fingernail length. Cut this strip as a standard measure. Then take a bamboo pole. Have the patient undress, sit upright astride the pole, supported by two people lifting it from front and back so the feet do not touch the ground. Two other people should support the patient to prevent stooping. Take the previously measured bamboo splint, start from the end of the coccyx corresponding to the sitting position on the pole, and measure straight up along the spine to the length of the splint. Mark this point with an ink pen. This is merely to find the center, not a specific acupoint. Make a smaller measuring tool ("Zezi") from a thin bamboo strip, measuring the distance of two transverse creases across the middle joint of the patient's middle finger. For males, use the left side; for females, the right side. Cut this as one unit of measurement. On both sides of the previously marked point, measure one unit each way. The endpoints are the moxibustion points. Apply five to seven moxa cones (Zhuang) to each point. If the carbuncle is on the left, moxa the right; if on the right, moxa the left. For severe cases, moxa both sides. These two points lie on the pathway of the Heart Meridian. All carbuncles and sores are toxins caused by stagnation of Heart Fire. Moxibustion here promotes the flow of Heart Fire and disperses the toxin. It has the power to revive the dying and has proven effective repeatedly.
Fermented Soybean Cake (from *Lili*): This method is specifically for moxa-treating all types of carbuncles, "duikou" (carbuncles on the back/neck), stubborn malignant sores, hard swelling that does not suppurate, and open sores that do not heal. Grind Jiangxi fermented soybeans (Dou Chi, *Fermented Glycine max*) into powder, mix with saliva to form cakes the size of copper coins, about three cash coins thick. Place the cake over the affected area, pile moxa on top of the cake, and apply moxibustion until the patient feels comfortable and relieved. If not yet suppurated, it will resolve; if suppurated, although it may not fully resolve, the toxicity is immediately reduced, showing great miraculous efficacy.
Peach Shell Moxibustion (from *Bi Yi Cheng Ji*): Split a large walnut, remove the meat, drill a hole in the back of the shell, fill it completely with fresh chicken droppings. Place the side with the droppings against the top of the toxic swelling. Apply moxibustion through the hole. Regardless of the number of cones, stop when the patient feels comfortable. Replace the shell when it becomes hot. Following this method, the toxin improves immediately. Truly a miraculous prescription.
Wax Moxibustion (from *Mifang Jiyuan*): For any case of "fabei" (back carbuncle), "duikou", nameless swelling and toxicity, or old/new sores. First, observe the swollen area. Mix raw flour with water to make a paste, forming a ring around the swelling according to its size. The ring should be slightly more than one cun high, adhering tightly to the skin, preventing leakage outside the ring. Cover with several layers of cloth to prevent fire from damaging surrounding healthy tissue. The patient must remain still. Inside the ring, spread high-quality yellow wax flakes. Apply charcoal fire to moxa until the wax melts. For shallow toxins, stop when the patient feels heat pain they cannot bear. For deep toxins, where no heat pain is felt, continue adding wax as it melts until the ring is full, then apply strong fire until the wax boils. Initially, there is itching, followed by pain. Endure this for a long time, then remove the fire. Pour a little water onto the boiling wax to cool it down. Once cooled, remove the wax. The wax near the skin will turn dark green/black, indicating the toxin has been drawn out with the wax. Shallow toxins resolve after one or two sessions; deep toxins resolve after three or four sessions, with pus and swelling disappearing quickly. After moxibustion, apply external Shengji Yuhong Gao (Regenerate Flesh Jade Red Ointment). This is a hundred-percent effective method.
Moxibustion for various toxins on the body: Use one bulb of garlic (specifically single-clove garlic, Dusu), add an appropriate amount of Realgar (Xiong Huang), pound them together into a paste, apply it to the affected area, place moxa on the paste, and apply one moxa cone (Zhuang) for immediate cure.