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Treats throat swelling.
Angelicae Radix (Danggui), Schizonepetae Herba (Jingjie), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (equal parts).
Pulverize the above ingredients. Decoct 3 to 5 qian in water, strain, and gargle while hot.

Treats nyctalopia (night blindness).
Concha Meretricis (Qinghafen), Faecalis Vespertilionis (Yemingcha), Euphrasiae Herba (Gujingcao) (equal parts).
Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 5 to 7 qian per dose, cook thoroughly within liver tissue, chew finely, and swallow with clear tea.

Calomelas (Shafen), Realgar (Xionghuang) (2 qian each above), Calomelas (Qingfen), Myrrha (Moyao), Olibanum (Ruxiang) (1 qian each above), Earthy Yellow (Tuhuang) (3 qian), Moschus (Shexiang) (a small amount).
Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with saliva to form a paste, apply to the top of the tumor, leaving a gap the width of a leek leaf on the outer edge. Cover first with patterned paper, then apply Xiaohuang Gao on top.

Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin), Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang) (equal parts).
Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with water to form a paste, applying an area one size larger than the previous remedy. Change every three days; do not remove until the eighth or ninth day, wait directly until it is ready to be removed.

Calcined Lime (Duanshi) (1 jin, preferably aged), Os Draconis (Longgu) (4 liang), Cirsii Japonici Herba (Ciji) (a small bundle).
Pulverize the above ingredients, pound into a mud-like consistency, and shape into cakes or use as a powder. Apply externally; prepare on the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival).

Costi Radix (Muxiang), Arecae Semen (Binglang), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), Olibanum (Ruxiang), Calomelas (Qingfen), Lithargyrum (Miduoseng) (equal parts).
Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder. Apply dry powder; first rinse the area with mouthfuls of Jiangshui (fermented rice wash).
Another prescription adds Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai) and Moschus (Shexiang).

Yangqishi (calcined).
Pulverize the ingredient. Mix with fresh water and apply to the swollen and painful area.

Plumbi Subcarbonas (Qianbaishuang), Dry Carthami Flos (Ganyanzhi), Arsenici Sulfatis Mineralis (Hanhuishi) (equal parts above), Borneolum Syntheticum (Naozi), Calomelas (Qingfen) (small amounts each).
Pulverize the above ingredients. Apply dry powder.

Realgar (Xionghuang), Olibanum (Ruxiang), Myrrha (Moyao), Moschus (Shexiang) (small amount).
Pulverize the above ingredients. Apply dry powder according to the size of the ulcer.

Arnebiae Radix seu Lithospermi Radix (Zicao), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle (Zhigancao) (half liang each).
Cut into pieces the size of hemp seeds. Decoct one sheng of water with 20 grains of glutinous rice until reduced to one sheng, strain, and take warm.

Dry Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Ganshan Yao) (2 liang), Cynomorii Herba (Roucongrou) (4 liang, cut, soaked in wine, dried), Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi) (6 liang, cleaned), Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi) (3 liang, soaked in wine), Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong) (3 liang, remove rough bark, stir-fried), Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi) (1 liang, soaked in wine), Alismatis Rhizoma (Zexie) (1 liang), Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shudihuang) (dry, 1 liang), Corni Fructus (Shanzhuyu) (1 liang), Poria (Fuling) (1 liang, peeled), Morindae Officinalis Radix (Baji) (1 liang, remove heart), Halloysit Rubra (Chishizhi) (1 liang).
Pulverize the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills, sized like paulownia seeds. Take 20-30 pills per dose before meals, washed down with warm wine; rice drink may also be used.