A curative therapy accomplished by applying an ignited moxa cone, a bar made of moxa leaves to the points on the skin surface or infected parts to produce a heating pad.

1. Baici is a female disorder causing pain in the sides. The infected part festers when treated by moxibustion, and fresh skin, the size of red bean, may appear.

2. The ingredients for baici prescription include: the leaves and the root of the forsythia, 1 liter each. Add 6.1 liters of water and boil till 3 liters are left. Take the juice in one dose and sit near steam wearing heavy clothes. Recovery will be complete after the cold sweat evaporates.

Note: With its bitter taste and a moderate cold nature, Forsythia may reduce the fire in the heart and liver meridians, eliminate toxic heat, resolve carbuncles, and remove stagnation. "Carbuncles, sores, and skin ulcers of all kinds, which cause pain and itching, are symptoms with a direct relation to the heart." Forsythia is especially good for treating these symptoms.
More information, please read Distribution of Meridian System.