Innominate toxin swelling

Localized pain and swelling that suddenly appears on any part of the body. The Great Compendium of External Medicine (外科大成 wài kē dà chéng) states, ... not a welling-abscess (yōng), not a flat-abscess (jū), not a sore, not lichen (xiǎn), resembling a malign sore in form, either healing or worsening; it is called an innominate toxin swelling. It is caused by wind, cold, or heat lodging in the channels. When due to wind evil, there is neither head nor root. When due to qì contending with the blood, there is a head but no root. When due to wind-cold, the swelling is hard and white. When due to heat toxin, the swelling is red and hot.

Medicinal therapy: For exterior patterns, treat by dispersion, using Schizonepeta and Saposhnikovia Toxin-Vanquishing Powder (荆防败毒散 jīng fáng bài dú sǎn). For interior patterns, treat by precipitation with formulas such as Internal Coursing Coptis Decoction (内疏黄连汤 nèi shū huáng lián tāng). See toxin; toxin swelling.

Etymology

Chin 无 wú, no; 名 míng, name; 肿 zhǒng, swelling; 毒 dú, toxin.