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Whenever the body first feels itchy, prick it with an awl; if it itches again, cut it with a knife, which feels very relieving; after a short while, the itching intensifies, cutting with a knife causes pain, and bleeding will inevitably continue incessantly.

Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) 1 liang, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 2 liang, Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Herba) 3 qian, decocted in water and taken orally. After three doses, both pain and itching cease. For those who are poor and cannot afford Ren Shen, Huang Jing (Polygonati Rhizoma) 2 liang can be used as a substitute.

Jin Yin Hua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos) and Pu Gong Ying (Taraxaci Herba) each 1 liang, Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthis Radix) and Bai Jie Zi (Sinapis Semen) each 5 qian, Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) and Tong Cao (Tetrapanacis Medulla) each 3 qian, Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis) and Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) each 1 qian, Chuang Xi Zi (Cnidii Fructus) and Lian Shu Gen (Meliae Radix) each 3 qian, Sheng Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) 1 qian. The above herbs are ground into fine powder, boiled with honey to form a paste, rolled into a stick shape, inserted into the anus, and allowed to melt naturally, thereby stopping the itching and curing the condition.

Bing Pian (Borneolum Syntheticum), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Peng Sha (Borax), and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) each 1 fen. Each is ground into a fine powder. Mix with human milk for topical application; symptoms resolve within one shichen (two hours). Additionally, use Bai Shao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 5 qian, Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) and Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) each 1 qian, Fu Ling (Poria), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), and Chao Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus Praecooked) each 3 qian, Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) 1 qian, and Bai Jie Zi (Sinapis Semen) 3 qian, decocted in water and taken orally.

Sores appear all over the body, causing pain but no itching, especially on the hands and feet. They adhere to clothes and bedding, preventing sleep day and night. Use Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) 3 jin, dried and ground into powder, spread on a mat to lie upon. Cover oneself with clothes and bedding; this prevents adhesion to clothing and allows sleep again. Within five or seven days, the sores disappear as if they never existed; this is miraculously effective.

The soles of the feet are red as fire, making it impossible to touch the ground. This persists throughout the year without healing. Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) 3 liang, Shan Zhu Yu (Corni Fructus), Fu Ling (Poria), and Gan Ju Hua (Chrysanthemi Flos) each 5 qian, Niu Xi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen), and Bi Xie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma) 2 qian each, Yuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), Sha Shen (Glehniae Radix), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), and Cha Shi Hu (Dendrobii Noduli Caulis) each 1 liang, decocted in water and taken orally for ten doses until symptoms naturally subside, and twenty doses for complete recovery. Sexual intercourse must be avoided for three months; otherwise, recurrence will be difficult to treat.

To ward off epidemics and kill all evil spirits and demons.
Li Lu (Veratri Viridis Rhizoma) 1 liang, Hu Tou Gu (Pantheris Os Praeparatum) 1.5 liang, Xiong Huang (Realgar), Gui Jiu (Podophylli Fructus), Tian Xiong (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix), Zao Jia (Gleditsiae Fructus), and Wu Yi (Chaulmoestrae Semen) each 5 qian.
The above herbs are ground into fine powder and formed into pills the size of soap beans using honey. During febrile diseases or epidemic qi, burn one pill and place it at the head of the bed.