A method of treatment used to address binding turbid phlegm or scrofula. An example of a phlegm-dispersing hardness-softening formula is Scrofula-Dispersing Pill (消瘰丸xiāo luǒ wán).
Acumoxatherapy: Apply moxa cones at Hundred Taxations (百劳bǎi láo) and moxa pole at Tip of the Elbow (肘尖zhǒu jiān). ouch points (阿是穴ā shì xué) can be needled and moxaed. For scrofula on the nape, add TB-17 (Wind Screen, 翳风 yì fēng), GB-41 (Foot Overlooking Tears, 足临泣 zú lín qì), and TB-10 (Celestial Well, 天井 tiān jǐng)mx, needling with supplementation. For scrofula on the neck, add LI-14 (Upper Arm, 臂臑 bì nào), ST-5 (Great Reception, 大迎 dà yíng), and LI-10 (Arm Three Lǐ, 手三里 shǒu sān lǐ)mx, needling with supplementation. For scrofula below the armpits, add GB-21 (Shoulder Well, 肩井 jiān jǐng), HT-3 (Lesser Sea, 少海 shào hǎi), and GB-38 (Yáng Assistance, 阳辅 yáng fǔ).