A literatual studies on the furuncle

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1. The furuncle is nail shaped, whitch tip is sharp and root is deep, very dangerous. It's progress is so rapid and it corresponds to the acute suppurative infection of western medicine. 2. The cause and pathology of the furuncle were divided into three parts, inappropriate care (improper diet and excessive sex), surgical trauma (epidernic infection by domestic animal as like cattle, hoarses, pigs, sheep etc), external evil. 3. The early syndrome of the furuncle is swollen pain, various change of color, fidgetiness, restlessness, aversion to cold, headache, nausea and vomitting etc. Though apply acupuncture, there is no pain and bleeding. There may be streak of blood, curdy of muscles and widen swolling. If it is progressed, its sphere becomes diffuse. This is called as the serious case of furuncle(정독주황). 4. The maim treatment of the furuncle is clear away heat and toxic materials. The method was moxibustion, sticking-plaster, purge blood, oral taking the medicine of detoxication and fire extinguishing etc. 5. The main prescriptionst are omisodokyum(五味消毒飮), hwangyeonheadoktang(黃連解毒湯), ohyangyeongyotang(五香連翹湯), hyeongbangpaedoksan(荊防敗毒散) and so on. The main external prescriptionst are okrhosan(玉露散), cheonchugo(千 膏), guildao(九一丹), palyidan(八二丹), taeyulgo(太乙膏), hongyugo(紅油膏) and so on.