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The *Ge Shi Fang* (Method of Ge Shi) for treating iron penetrating the bone and unable to be extracted:
Burn deer horn to ash, mix with suet (pig fat), and apply topically.

The *Lu Yan Fang* (Verified Record Method) for treating arrowheads and weapon cones/knives broken inside the body and unable to be extracted:
Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 3 fen). Bai Lian (Ampelopsis Japonicae Rhizoma, 3 fen).
These two substances are ground and sifted. Take one Dao Gui dose with wine, three times a day.
It is also stated: For treating cones or knives penetrating the abdomen:
Boil pear flowers to extract the juice, and take it orally; it is highly effective.

The *Lu Yan Fang* for treating medical needles unable to be extracted:
Crush apricot kernels and apply topically.

The *Duan Ju Fang* (Short Treatise Method) for treating arrowheads and broken needles unable to be extracted:
Apply mouse brain topically.
Another method: Apply woodlouse (Porcellio scaber) topically.
Another method: Apply mole cricket brain topically.

The *Yi Men Fang* (Medical Gate Method) for treating arrows or medical needles lodged in the flesh:
Finely scrape ivory shavings, mix with water to form a paste like apricot kernel, apply on the broken needle to facilitate extraction. This also treats splinters of bamboo or wood lodged in the body. The *Duan Ju Fang* agrees with this.

The *Long Men Fang* (Dragon Gate Method) for treating needles unable to be extracted:
Burn sheep wool to ash, mix with suet, and apply topically. The needle will self-extract within half a day.

The *Ge Shi Fang* for treating various bamboo or wood splinters lodged in the flesh and unable to be extracted:
Crush and mash the roots and stems of Achyranthes Bidentata (Niu Xi), and apply topically. Even if the wound closes, the splinter will self-extract.
Another method: Burn deer horn to powder, mix with water, and apply topically; the splinter will extract immediately. For old splinters, it will not exceed one night.
Another method: Crush dried plum (Wu Mei), mix with water, and apply topically; the splinter will extract immediately. (Current note: The *Ji Yan Fang* uses white plum.)
Another method: Chew fermented soybean (Chi) and apply topically.

The *Lu Yan Fang* for treating deeply embedded bamboo or wood splinters unable to be extracted:
Powder the seeds of Myrtus Communis (Wang Bu Liu Xing), and take orally to facilitate extraction.
Another method: Apply thick deer brain topically; replace when dry. If deer brain is unavailable, use mouse brain.

The *Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases) states: After being beaten, if bones are depressed and the brain injured, symptoms include dizziness and inability to rise, eyes rolling upward and staring straight ahead, inability to speak, gurgling sounds in the throat resembling a piglet's squeal, panting, tightness of the mouth, and involuntary grasping movements with hands. If the patient does not die on the same day, they will slightly improve after three days.

The *Duan Ju Fang* for treating injuries from being beaten, where the head is broken, brain matter has leaked out, and death appears imminent, but there is still breath in the chest and heart area:
Take fresh pig blood, while hot, pour it into the brain cavity until the wound is filled. If pig blood is unavailable, any fresh warm blood can be used.
Another method: Ingest mercury the size of a large soybean, and the patient will survive.

The *Qian Jin Fang* (Thousand Gold Formulas) for treating head trauma with brain leakage, wind-stroke, and locked jaw:
Take one sheng of soybeans, roast to remove the raw smell, do not over-roast, grind into fine powder, steam until vapor fills the steamer pot, place in a basin, and pour one dou of wine over it. Take one sheng warm, cover to induce sweating, then apply apricot kernel ointment.
It is also stated: For treating contusions with blood stasis:
Pu Huang (Caulis et Folium Nymphaeae, 1 sheng). Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 2 liang). Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex, 2 liang).
These three ingredients are taken with wine using a Fang Cun Bi measure, three times a day.
Another method: Take one sheng of fermented soybean (Chi), boil in three sheng of water for three boils, divide into two doses.
Another method: Mix three sheng of fresh Rehmannia Root Juice (Sheng Di Huang Zhi) with one and a half sheng of wine, boil down to two sheng, mix, and divide into three doses.
It is also stated: For treating blood stasis in the abdomen, internally drink five to six he of juice from Cirsium japonicum (Da Ji) or Cirsium setosum (Xiao Ji).

The *Ge Shi Fang* for treating injuries from kicking, with Qi urgency and cyanotic face at the site of pain:
Soak eight liang of dried Rehmannia Root (Gan Di Huang) in one dou of wine, warm over fire. Drink the juice gradually, finishing it within one day.
Another method: Extract two sheng of fresh Rehmannia Root Juice (Sheng Di Huang Zhi), mix with two sheng of wine, boil for three boils, divide into four or five doses.
Another method: Use six liang of dried Rehmannia Root (Gan Di Huang) and five liang of Dang Gui, boil in seven sheng of water to obtain three sheng, divide into three doses. If feeling stifled, substitute with one jin of fresh Rehmannia Root instead of dried.
It is also stated: For treating near-death due to violent shaking and throwing by an assailant:
Scrape off the black outer bark of Prunus mume (Shu Li Pi), cut into pieces, soak in wine for half a day, strain, and drink one to two sheng.
It is also stated: For treating widespread blood stasis from beating:
Scrape two sheng of green bamboo skin, take four pieces of tangled hair the size of a chicken egg, roast until charred, mix with bamboo skin, grind into powder. Take one ge, mix with one sheng of wine, boil for three boils, take all at once, four to five times a day. Also add three liang of Pu Huang.
It is also stated: For treating blood pooling in the subcutaneous tissue that does not dissipate:
Take fatty pork, heat it by roasting, and apply as a compress.
Another method: Boar manure water, boil, and apply topically.
It is also stated: For treating abdominal blood stasis from beating that persists for a long time and flares up occasionally:
Make pills or powder from Rhubarb (Da Huang) and dried Rehmannia Root (Gan Di Huang), take with wine.
Another method: Take one sheng of Pu Huang and two liang of Dang Gui, grind into powder, take a Fang Cun Bi dose with wine, three times a day.
It is also stated: For treating chronic blood stasis transforming into pus:
Take three liang of Da Huang, thirty Tao Ren (Persicae Semen), and thirty Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum). Boil in five sheng each of water and wine to obtain three sheng, divide into three doses. Pus and blood should be discharged.

The *Xin Lu Yun* (New Records Say) for treating head wounds:
Mix suet, calcined stone (Duan Shi), and salt, burn to ash, and apply topically.
Another method: Use fresh Rehmannia Root (Sheng Di Huang) in any amount, crush thoroughly, and apply thinly to the injury.

The *Liu Juan Zi Fang* for treating abdominal blood stasis from beating, White Horse Hoof Powder:
Burn white horse hooves until smoke ceases, grind and sift. Take a Fang Cun Bi dose with warm wine, twice a day and once at night. (Current note: The *Guang Li Fang* states: "When blood transforms into water, it will discharge.")

The *Fan Wang Fang* Qu Xue Tang (Blood-Removing Decoction), primarily for treating accumulated blood from intestinal injury:
Boil two sheng of Adzuki Beans (Chi Xiao Dou) to obtain two sheng of juice. Mix with seven sheng of strong vinegar. Drink all within one day. The effect is like hot water pouring on snow; it dissolves and discharges immediately, which is very effective.