Esoteric Meanings of the Grotto Heavens, Vol. 4

Poria 3 mace original: "茯苓" (Fuling); a medicinal fungus used to drain dampness. Job’s Tears 3 mace original: "薏仁" (Yiren); seeds used to clear heat and resolve swelling. Yellow Phellodendron 1 mace original: "黃栢" (Huangbai); bark used to treat "damp-heat" in the lower body. Astragalus 3 mace original: "黃芪" (Huangqi); a root used to boost vitality and promote the healing of sores.
Schizonepeta 1 mace original: "荊芥" (Jingjie); a herb used to expel "wind" from the skin. Safflower 1 mace original: "紅花" (Honghua); used to invigorate blood circulation. Chinese Tallow Tree Root 3 mace original: "烏栢根" (Wubaigen); used for skin diseases and detoxifying. Alum 1 mace original: "白礬" (Baifan); an astringent used to dry out weeping sores.

Decoct in water and take orally.

After taking several doses, apply Great Wind Ointment original: "大風膏" (Dafeng gao); a traditional topical treatment for severe skin conditions. externally, and the condition will heal on its own.

Visceral Toxins, Hemorrhoids, and Fistulas

Hemorrhoids original: "痔瘡" (Zhichuang). grow near the Valley Path original: "谷道" (Gudao); a traditional anatomical term for the anus. and the edges of the rectum. They are caused by the accumulation of damp-heat toxins A condition where environmental or dietary "dampness" combines with "heat" to cause inflammation, discharge, and swelling. within the five viscera and seven entrails original: "五臟七腑" (Wuzang qifu). While traditional medicine usually refers to "six entrails," the author here specifies seven.. For this reason, these sores are extremely numerous and vary greatly in their appearance.

Some are shaped like water chestnuts, some like lotus flowers, and some like pierced intestines. Others resemble mouse nipples, flower petals, or honeycombs. There are those shaped like hanging pearls, intestine hooks, walnuts, chestnuts, cockscombs, or coral, and even some that resemble yoked intestines. These descriptive names were used by historical physicians to categorize the severity and specific type of growths for diagnostic purposes.