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A patient had a fleshy growth in the mouth with a root-like filament, over five *cun* long; food could only be taken after spitting out the growth. Gentle pressure caused pain piercing to the heart. Administering raw *Moschus* (Musk) mixed with water frequently led to resolution of the root and recovery within several days.

Paronychia (hangnail) grew into the flesh like an awl; self-healing occurred after consuming *Abelmoschi Esculenti Folium* (Okra leaves).

One person developed sores on the face and entire body resembling a cat's eye, with luster but no pus or blood. In winter, these sores appeared near the neck, named "White Cold Sore" (*Bai Han Chuang*). Recovery was achieved by consuming more fish, chicken, green onion, and Chinese chive.

Another person suffered a rupture at the hypochondrium with intestines protruding and emitting foul odor. Immediately, sesame oil was applied to the intestines to push them back in, preventing re-protrusion. Decoction of *Ginseng Radix* (Ren Shen) and *Lycii Fructus* (Gou Qi Zi) was administered orally. The wound was also washed externally, leading to natural healing. A diet of pork kidney porridge and *Halloysitum Rubrum* (Yang Shi Zhi / Red Halloysite) for ten days resulted in full recovery.

One person exhaled air from the mouth and nose that swirled without dissipating, condensing into a black cap-like shape. Over ten days, it gradually extended to the shoulders, connecting with the flesh, becoming hard as iron stone, making eating impossible. This condition often arose after malaria. Decoction of *Lycopus Japonicus Herba* (Ze Lan Ye) was drunk three cups daily, resulting in recovery within five days.

A patient experienced heat and luminosity on the head and face; others felt burning heat when approaching with their hands. Half a *liang* of garlic juice, taken with wine, induced vomiting of snake-like matter, after which the patient recovered.

One person developed blisters all over the body the size of *Pyrus betulifolia* fruits (Tang Li). Upon rupture, fluid drained out, containing a stone piece the size of a fingernail. The blisters recurred repeatedly, wasting away the muscles, rendering the case incurable. Urgently, *Spatholobi Caulis* (San Leng) and *Curcumae Rhizoma* (E Zhu), each 5 *qian*, were powdered and divided into three doses, taken with wine.

A drunken person drank water at night and accidentally swallowed a leech, causing abdominal pain, sallow complexion, and loss of appetite. Three or four small dead fish were fried in pig lard until melted and stirred evenly. Ten crushed *Crotonis Fructus* (Ba Dou) seeds and dry mud from fields were added, formed into pills the size of mung beans, and swallowed with cold field water. Treatment continued until purgation occurred.

A patient passed feces in urine and urine in feces, a condition named "Crossed Intestines Disease" (*Jiao Chang Bing*). Ash from burnt old hair, taken with wine (0.5 *fen*), resulted in recovery.

A person had a rigid penis that failed to erect, with continuous seminal emission, feeling like needle pricks, and swelling upon palpation. This is diagnosed as Kidney Fullness with Leakage of Essence (*Shen Man Lou Jing*). Powdered *Allii Tuberosi Semen* (Jiu Zi) and *Psoraleae Fructus* (Po Gu Zhi), one *liang* each, were taken at 3 *qian* per dose, decocted in water, three times daily, stopping the symptoms immediately.