收者，浆回而胀收也。结者，脓干而痂结也。收结如法，其功成矣。倘浆回而肿不消，
脓成而痂不结，亦是真阳不足，身无热，不能干浆化毒之故。脓浆充足，必赖阳气熏蒸，方
能结痂。阳气二字，岂非痘症始终必需之至宝。设此时气体虚弱，不能结痂，必相其虚实，
无非培补气血，无不立见奇功。又有一种浆不能干而生蛆，谓之蛆痘，总由阳气不足之故，
俱宜大补元煎、大温中饮相间服之，脓自干而蛆自化，痂结而愈。
痘本胎毒，自内达外，若出痘时尽化为脓，痘后无余毒矣。当其初，总宜培补元阳，兼
用散药，毒瓦斯方能尽出，化而为脓。时师用黄芩、连翘、泽泻等药，在彼以为凉药可以解毒
，岂知痘乃胎中阴毒，得阳气则行，得凉药则滞，毒瓦斯因凉药留滞于肌肉之内，痘后所以发
为大疽，名之曰痘毒。皮色不变者居多，宜大温中饮数剂，全愈。其色红白相兼者，半阳半
阴症也，荆防地黄汤与大温中饮相间服之，数日亦愈。倘已溃烂，亦以荆防地黄汤与大温中
饮相兼服之，计日可愈。荆防解其凝结，姜桂散其寒凉，所以可愈。倘时医见之不分阴阳，
统言火毒，仍用生地、连翘、银花等药，以致坚肿不消，溃烂不敛，清浓淋漓，久而不愈，
渐致泄泻不食，脾胃一败，不毙鲜矣。若红而带紫者，乃阳症也，方可以荆防地黄汤愈之，
大便结者下之。然阴症多，阳症少，痘后并未见有阳症之毒也。又后有痘毒色白方最效。
收，是指痘浆回流后肿胀消退。结，是指脓液干燥后结成痂皮。如果收和结的过程符合规范，治疗就成功了。倘若痘浆回流但肿胀不消，脓液形成但痂皮不结，这也是真阳不足、身体没有发热，无法使浆液干燥并化解毒邪的缘故。脓浆充足，必须依赖阳气的熏蒸作用，才能结成痂皮。“阳气”这两个字，难道不是痘症全程中最宝贵的要素吗？假设此时患者体质虚弱，不能结痂，一定要审察其虚实的状况，无非是培补气血的方法，没有不立刻见到奇效的。又有一种情况是痘浆不能干燥而生出蛆虫，称为“蛆痘”，这总归是由于阳气不足的缘故，都适宜交替服用大补元煎和大温中饮，脓液自然会干燥，蛆虫自然化解，痂皮结成而痊愈。
痘本来是由胎毒引起的，从体内向外透发。如果在出痘时全部化为脓液，痘疹之后就没有余毒了。在初期，总宜培补元阳，兼用发散的药物，毒气才能完全透出，化而为脓。当时的医生使用黄芩、连翘、泽泻等药物，在他们看来凉性药物可以解毒，哪里知道痘是胎中的阴毒，得到阳气才能运行，遇到凉药就会凝滞。毒气因为凉药而留滞在肌肉之内，所以痘后容易发为大疽，命名为“痘毒”。大多数患者皮色不变，适宜服用数剂大温中饮，即可全愈。如果颜色红白相间，属于半阳半阴的证候，适宜交替服用荆防地黄汤和大温中饮，几天也能痊愈。倘若已经溃烂，也应当将荆防地黄汤与大温中饮配合服用，按天数计算可以痊愈。荆芥、防风解除凝结，干姜、肉桂散除寒凉，所以能够痊愈。倘若当时的医生见到这种情况不分阴阳，一概说是火毒，仍然使用生地、连翘、金银花等药物，导致坚肿不消，溃烂不收敛，脓水淋漓，久治不愈，逐渐导致腹泻、不能进食，脾胃功能败坏，不死的人很少了。如果是红色中带紫色的，属于阳证，才可以用荆防地黄汤治愈，大便干结的用攻下法。然而阴证多，阳证少，痘后并没有见过纯阳证的毒邪。后来又提到痘毒颜色白的方子最有效。
Shou (Receiving/Consolidating) refers to the subsidence of swelling after the pustular fluid returns. Jie (Knotting/Crusting) refers to the drying of pus and the formation of scabs. If Shou and Jie proceed according to the proper method, the therapeutic effect is achieved. However, if the pustular fluid returns but the swelling does not subside, or if pus forms but no scab develops, this is also due to a deficiency of True Yang (Zhen Yang), where the body lacks heat and cannot dry the fluid and resolve the toxin. Sufficient pus and fluid must rely on the steaming action of Yang Qi to form scabs. Are not these two characters, "Yang Qi," the most precious element throughout the entire course of smallpox? If at this time the patient's constitution is weak and unable to form scabs, one must assess the deficiency and excess, employing methods to tonify Qi and Blood, which will invariably yield miraculous results. There is another condition where the pustular fluid fails to dry and maggots develop, known as "Maggot Pox" (Qu Dou). This is entirely due to insufficient Yang Qi. In such cases, it is appropriate to alternate the administration of Da Bu Yuan Jian (Greatly Tonify the Source Decoction) and Da Wen Zhong Yin (Greatly Warm the Middle Drink). The pus will naturally dry, the maggots will dissolve, and the scabs will form, leading to recovery.
Pox originates from fetal toxins and moves from the interior to the exterior. If, during the eruption, all toxins are transformed into pus, there will be no residual toxins after the pox resolves. In the initial stage, it is generally advisable to tonify Original Yang and simultaneously use dispersing agents so that the toxic vapors can fully emerge and transform into pus. Contemporary physicians often use herbs such as Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), and Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), believing that cooling herbs can detoxify. They fail to realize that pox is a yin toxin from the womb; it moves with Yang Qi and stagnates with cooling herbs. Consequently, the toxic vapors remain stagnant within the muscles due to the cooling herbs, leading to the development of large carbuncles after the pox, named "Pox Toxin" (Dou Du). Most patients present with unchanged skin color and should take several doses of Da Wen Zhong Yin for complete recovery. If the color is a mixture of red and white, it is a half-Yang, half-Yin syndrome; alternating Jing Fang Di Huang Tang (Schizonepeta and Saposhnikovia Rehmannia Decoction) with Da Wen Zhong Yin will lead to recovery in a few days. If ulceration has already occurred, Jing Fang Di Huang Tang should still be combined with Da Wen Zhong Yin, and recovery can be expected within a calculated number of days. Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Spica) and Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) resolve stagnation, while Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) and Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) disperse cold and coolness, hence the possibility of cure. However, if contemporary physicians see this condition without distinguishing between Yin and Yang, uniformly attributing it to Fire Toxin, and continue to use herbs such as Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Lian Qiao, and Yin Hua (Jasmini Flos), the firm swelling will not subside, the ulceration will not heal, pus will drip continuously, and the condition will persist for a long time. This gradually leads to diarrhea and anorexia; once the Spleen and Stomach function collapses, death is inevitable. If the color is red with purple hues, it is a Yang syndrome, and only then can Jing Fang Di Huang Tang be used to cure it; if the stool is constipated, purgatives should be used. Nevertheless, Yin syndromes are common, while Yang syndromes are rare; there are rarely pure Yang toxin cases after pox. It is further noted that formulas for white-colored pox toxins are the most effective.