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It is stated that in the disease of cold damage (Shanghan), the pathogenic heat-toxin qi is vigorous, manifesting on the muscles as macules and pustules. If the condition persists, the heat-toxin will ascend to fumigate the eyes, causing swelling, dryness, and pain, with patches appearing yellowish-red, resembling the color of tortoiseshell, or fragmented like millet grains. In such cases, applying eye drops will inevitably cause ulceration and damage; therefore, it is only appropriate to administer internal medicines that regulate the Spleen and Lung and resolve heat-toxins. Alternatively, external applications can be placed on the upper and lower eyelids to slightly mitigate the severity of the condition.

**Antelope Horn Decoction for treating nebulae suddenly arising after macular eruptions, as well as acute red eyes caused by wind-toxin:**
* Antelope Horn (one pair, shaved into fine powder)
* Semen Plantaginis (Cheqianzi)
* Fructus Cassiae (Juemingzi, lightly stir-fried)
* Radix Saposhnikoviae (Fangfeng, forked parts removed)
* Rhizoma Cimicifugae (Shengma)
* Radix Astragali (Huangqi, sliced)
* Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (Dahuang, sliced and stir-fried)
* Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin, black heart removed)
* Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao)
*(Each of the above ingredients weighs two liang)*

The above nine ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of three qianbi (approx. 3-5 grams), boiled in one sheng (approx. 200 ml) of water until reduced to seven-tenths. The dregs are filtered out, and the liquid is poured into a porcelain bottle, sealed with oil-treated paper. It is then suspended in a well overnight. On the next day, it is taken out, gently warmed and shaken, and slowly sipped when needed. The patient should not use a pillow while resting after taking the medicine; improvement is expected upon waking. If the condition is urgent and cannot wait, take one dose on an empty stomach and another at noon.

**Cassia Seed Powder for treating macular eruptions affecting the eyes:**
* Fructus Cassiae (Juemingzi, lightly stir-fried, one and a half liang)
* Cortex Fraxini (Qinpi, sliced)
* Flos Chrysanthemi Indici (Gan Juhua, each one liang)
* Radix Asari (Xixin, seedlings and leaves removed, three fen)
* Antelope Horn (shaved, one liang)
* Radix Paeoniae Rubra (Chishaoyao, one and a half liang)
* Radix Ophiopogonis (Maimendong, core removed and baked)
* Rhizoma Cimicifugae (Shengma)
* Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin, black heart removed)
* Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian, stamens removed, each one liang)
* Natrii Sulfas (Piaoxiao, ground, one and a half liang)
* Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao, honey-fried, one liang)

The above twelve ingredients are crushed and ground into a powder. Each dose consists of two qianbi, taken after meals mixed with warm rice wash water, and again before bedtime.

**Poria Spirit Decoction for treating macular eruptions affecting the eyes:**
* Poria Cum Radice Xylomi (Fushen, woody part removed)
* Radix Paeoniae Rubra (Chishaoyao)
* Radix Puerariae Lobatae (Gegen, sliced, each one liang)
* Rhizoma Cimicifugae (Shengma)
* Cortex Lycii (Digupi, sliced)
* Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin, black heart removed, each one and a half liang)
* Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (Dahuang, sliced and stir-fried, one liang)

The above seven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of four qianbi, boiled in one and a half sheng of water until reduced to eight-tenths. The dregs are filtered out, and the decoction is taken warm after meals and before bedtime.

**Scutellaria Decoction for treating bean-like eruptions affecting the eyes:**
* Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin, black heart removed)
* Fructus Gardeniae (Zhizi Ren)
* Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian, stamens removed)
* Radix Polygonati Odorati (Weirui)
* Rhizoma Cimicifugae (Shengma)
* Semen Pruni Persicae (Ruiren, skin removed)
* Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao, honey-fried and sliced, equal parts)

The above seven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of four qianbi, boiled in one and a half sheng of water until reduced to eight-tenths. The dregs are filtered out, and the decoction is taken warm after meals and before bedtime.

**Bupleurum Decoction suitable for removing heat-toxin qi from the Spleen and Lung in cases of bean-like eruptions affecting the eyes:**
* Radix Bupleuri (Chaihu, seedlings removed)
* Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin, black heart removed)
* Fructus Gardeniae (Zhizi Ren)
* Radix Paeoniae Rubra (Chishaoyao)
* Rhizoma Cimicifugae (Shengma)
* Radix Ophiopogonis (Maimendong, core removed)
* Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao, honey-fried and sliced, equal parts)

The above seven ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of five qianbi, boiled in one and a half sheng of water until reduced to one small cup. The dregs are filtered out, allowed to cool to warm temperature, and taken after meals and before bedtime.

**Tribulus Pill for treating sores inside the eye where the eyeball itself is not damaged:**
* Fructus Tribuli (Jilizi, stir-fried and spines removed, one liang)
* Faecus Leporis (Tuifen, collected after feeding black beans, two liang, baked)
* Exuviation Cicadae (Chantui, cleaned of soil and stir-fried)
* Cutis Serpentis (Shetui, roasted)
* Herba Equiseti Hiemalis (Muzei, held in a box and lightly burned to retain properties, then ground into powder)
* Fructus Cassiae (Juemingzi, lightly stir-fried, each one liang)

The above six ingredients are crushed and sieved into powder. Using one liang of Fermented Soybean (Danshi) and one spoonful of white flour, boil the fermented soybeans until soft and mash them. Mix with water and flour to make a paste, forming pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take ten pills with light bamboo leaf decoction per dose, increasing up to twenty pills, taken morning and evening after meals.

**Coptis Decoction for treating macular eruptions affecting the eyes:**
* Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian, stamens removed)
* Radix Asari (Xixin, seedlings and leaves removed)
* Radix Asteris Tatarici (Ziwan, seedlings and soil removed)
* Fructus Cassiae (Juemingzi, lightly stir-fried)
* Semen Plantaginis (Cheqianzi)
* Radix Sophorae Flavescentis (Kushen, dried and sliced, equal parts)

The above six ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Each dose consists of five qianbi, boiled in one and a half sheng of water until reduced to eight-tenths. The dregs are filtered out, and the decoction is taken warm after meals and before bedtime.

**Nifen Paste for treating nebulae arising from pockmarks entering the eyes, which have resisted multiple treatments:**
* Hydrargyri Subchloridum (Nifen)
* Hydrargyrum (Shuiyin)
* Calamina (Fenshuang)
*(Each weighs one fen)*

For these three ingredients, use a porcelain mortar containing urine from a male subject aged sixty days. Place a layer of paper inside a boiling vessel (diao), line it with the three medicines, cover the vessel mouth with wet paper leaving a hole the size of a finger in the center, and place the porcelain mortar on top. Seal the seams with wet paper and surround the vessel tightly with thick wet sand. Place one sheng of water on top of the mortar. Simmer over slow fire until dry and cool. Remove the mortar and sweep out the mercury. Have the patient lie down facing the affected eye, insert a piece of medicine the size of half a bean into the ear. After a short time, the eye will itch; rub it, and the nebula will fall off easily. Avoid wind and rest for two to three days.

**Yellow Medicine Plaster for external application for bran-bean eruptions affecting the eyes:**
* Radix Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae (Huangyaozi)
* Radix Aucklandiae (Muxiang)
*(Each one liang)*
* Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (Dahuang, three liang, raw)

The above three ingredients are crushed and ground into a fine powder, then repeatedly ground to ensure uniformity. When using, mix with vinegar water to form a paste, spread it on raw silk, and apply to the upper and lower eyelids. Do not let it enter the eye. Replace when dry.

**Nuo Sha Powder for treating macular eruptions affecting the eyes and various other eye diseases:**
* Natrii Chloratum Impurum (Nuosha, pure and raw, one zi amount)
* Borax (Pengsha, half qian)
* Borneolum Syntheticum (Longnao, one qian)

The above three ingredients are each ground into powder, then mixed and ground together until fine and uniform. Apply a small amount to the nebula three to four times daily.

**Shenshen Powder for treating white nebulae on the eye surface due to pockmarks, causing blurred vision and unbearable stabbing pain:**
* Hydrargyri Subchloridum (Qingfen, one fen)

Take this single ingredient. Spread a small amount of charcoal ash on the ground, about the size of an ang (vessel). Burn ten to dozen pieces of small charcoal wood, cluster them, and blow to intensify the fire. Immediately pour the powder onto the fire. Cover quickly with a new large porcelain vessel. Quickly move ash to seal the gaps around the vessel to prevent smoke leakage. Drip ten to dozen drops of cold water onto the bottom of the vessel. Once cooled, lift the vessel. The powder smoke will adhere to the inside of the vessel. Use a finger dipped in water to scrape it down. Wrap in two layers of mulberry paper, squeeze out mercurial beads the size of red beans. Pick up a bead with a fingernail and insert it into the ear of the unaffected eye. Lie on the side and shake to ensure the medicine reaches the bottom of the ear. Plug the ear with soft paper. Pain will cease immediately, and the eye will open. If ineffective, repeat the method the next day, taking a bean-sized amount, inserting it into the ear beside the affected eye, resulting in immediate efficacy.