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**Kuagualou (Trichosanthes Fruit)** is peeled, crushed with its juice retained, mixed evenly with the powder of yellow-mouthed clams that have undergone calcination, formed into cakes, sun-dried, and then used as medicine. Some incompetent physicians mistakenly use **Hai Fushi (Sea Pumice)** in place of **Hai Piao Xiao (Cuttlebone)**.

Ten *jin* of dried **Xiye Machixian (Portulaca oleracea L. var. angustifolia)** are combined with eight or ten *liang* of **Shuiyin (Mercury)**. It is first pounded with a locust wood mallet, placed on a rack facing east to dry in the sun, and becomes dry after two or three days.

Two *fen* of **Xiang Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix)**, eight *fen* of **Xixin (Asari Radix)**, and two *fen* each of **Zhuya Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus Spina)** (all roasted until dry and ground). Two *fen* of **Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba)** (ground), and one *qian* of **Bingpian (Borneolum Syntheticum)** serve as the sovereign herb. The dried tobacco silk must be paired with approximately six to seven parts of Fujian tobacco. Each ingredient is ground into powder, mixed proportionally without strict measurement; those with a brown color are considered superior.

One *jin* of **Xionghuang (Realgar)** is finely ground, mixed with the yolk and white of a fresh chicken egg, placed in a copper pot, covered, and sealed tightly to prevent gas leakage. Gentle heat is applied over the lid. [This preparation] warms in winter and cools in summer, dispelling cold qi.

Ten *liang* of **Shuiyin (Mercury)** and ten *liang* of **Xionghuang (Realgar)** are separately boiled in different pots. When the mercury becomes fluid and the realgar melts, they are immediately poured into a single pot; any delay will cause them not to mix. They must still be stirred rapidly. [Text fragment: wipe down, fly like, rise and...] It is effective for treating thirty-six types of wind diseases.

Three *jin* of **Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma)** are thinly sliced, sun-dried on the same day, and stored in a silk bag. A jar of good wine is prepared, the bag is suspended inside, sealed, and left for one hundred days. Upon retrieval, it appears green... [Text fragment: contain, cold].

Taken during summer months as a substitute for tea, it strengthens the spleen and stops thirst.

One point five *qian* of **Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma)** and one *qian* of **Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix)** (heart removed) are decocted in water and taken as a liquid. It widens the middle jiao, promotes qi circulation, and resolves alcohol intoxication.

Two *jin* of **Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium)** (sliced), five *liang* of **Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma)** (sliced, roasted, and mashed), one *liang* of roasted licorice powder, and half a *liang* of sandalwood powder are mixed evenly and formed into small cakes; [boiled...] Treats polydipsia associated with **Xiaoke (Wasting-Thirst Syndrome)**.

The root of large **Guagualou (Trichosanthis Radix)** is peeled, cut into inch-long segments, soaked in water for five days with daily water changes, then taken out, crushed, ground, filtered, clarified to obtain starch, and sun-dried. Each dose is one *fangcun bi* (a square-inch measure), dissolved in water and swallowed. Regular consumption opens the mind, enhances intelligence, turns white hair black, regenerates lost teeth, aids in grain avoidance, and prolongs life. It treats conditions such as carbuncles and furuncles, consumption, coughing, and hemoptysis.

Sixteen *jin* of **Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix)** (juice extracted), one and a half *jin* of **Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma)** powder, three *jin* of **Baifuling (Poria)** powder, and ten *jin* of white honey are filtered clean and mixed well. The mixture is put into a bottle, sealed with bamboo leaves, placed in a clay pot, and boiled over mulberry wood fire for three days and nights. Then, it is resealed with wax paper, submerged at the bottom of a well for one night, and retrieved.