Esoteric Meanings of the Grotto Heavens, Vol. 4 (Unknown) - Page 7

...is most easily dispersed. The Heart MeridianIn Chinese medicine, the "Heart" governs not just the organ but the circulation of spirit and heat. is abundant in Qi but deficient in Blood, whereas the Bladder Meridian is abundant in Blood but deficient in Qi.

For those deficient in Blood, one should nourish the Blood to aid detoxification; for those deficient in Qi, one should tonify the Qi to aid detoxification. However, if one supplements both Qi and Blood simultaneously and supports them with detoxifying herbs—further assisted by "channel-ushering" agentsSpecific herbs used to guide the entire formula to a particular part of the body.—why worry that the patient will not recover quickly? The common name for this is the "Fish-Navel Boil," and the treatment method is exactly the same.

Fish-Transforming Decoction

Transmitted by the True Lord Pingpeng. Highly effective for treating Fish-Navel Boils, whether they appear on the elbows or the legs.

Ingredient	Dosage	Ingredient	Dosage
Honeysuckle flowers	1 tael (approx. 37.5g) original: "金銀花" (Jinyinhua); a powerful flower used to clear heat and neutralize toxins.	Chinese angelica root	5 mace (approx. 18.75g) original: "當歸" (Danggui); used here to move and nourish the blood to prevent stagnation.
Raw licorice root	2 mace original: "生甘草" (Sheng Gancao)	Indigo powder	2 mace original: "青黛" (Qingdai); a blue botanical powder used to cool the blood and reduce swelling.
Sanguisorba root	2 mace original: "地榆" (Diyu); known as "Garden Burnet," it is used to cool the blood.	Alum	1 mace original: "白礬" (Baifan); often used for its astringent and anti-inflammatory properties.
Raw astragalus root	5 mace original: "生黃芪" (Sheng Huangqi); a root that boosts the body's protective energy (Qi) to help push out toxins.

Decoct in water and take orally.

Yin-Enveloping Toxic Sore

The "Yin-Enveloping" condition arises on the inner thigh, specifically above the knee this corresponds to the location of the "Yinbao" or "Yin-Enveloping" acupuncture point on the Liver meridian. This is caused by Wind-Heat toxins residing within the Foot Liver Meridian. The Liver is naturally...