Formulas for eliminating swelling and draining pus include Reed Stem Soup, Penetrating Pus Dispersion and Platycodonopsis Soup, etc. The use of specific medicines needs to be diagnosed by a Chinese medicine practitioner. Reed Stem Soup: It is mainly composed of reed stem, peach kernel and coix seed, etc. It has the efficacy of clearing lungs and resolving phlegm, expelling blood stasis and draining pus (promoting the discharge of stagnant blood and pus), and it can treat carbuncle caused by heat and toxicity congestion, phlegm and blood stasis intertwined with each other. The adverse effects and contraindications of this drug are not clear, and it is recommended to avoid spicy stimulating or greasy food during the use of this drug. Pus Dispersant: It is mainly composed of Astragalus, Soapwort, Angelica Sinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, etc. It has the effects of tonifying qi and blood, supporting the toxin and draining the pus (discharging pus and toxin from the body), and it can treat carbuncles that are not easy to be broken due to the weakness of qi and blood. The adverse effects of this drug are not clear, and this formula should not be used too early, and it is forbidden for those who have sores that have not yet pushed out. Platycodonopsis Soup: It is mainly composed of Platycodonopsis, licorice, etc. It has the efficacy of clearing away heat and detoxification, subduing swelling and draining pus, and can treat cases of Shao-Yin Guest Heat and Sore Throat, as well as cases of lung carbuncle with ulcerated pus, coughing and vomiting pus and blood, and fishy-smelling chest pain. The adverse effects and contraindications of this drug are not clear. There are many other remedies that can reduce swelling and drain pus, and it is recommended that patients with the above symptoms actively go to the hospital for consultation and treatment, and the above drugs need to be standardized under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and should not be used on their own.