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Commentary states: Injuries caused by metal blades, if they penetrate to the tendons and bones, are deeply damaging. However, even if bones are fractured and tendons severed, they can be reconnected and healed. The key lies in applying treatment urgently while the Qi and Blood have not yet turned cold. If heat is not maintained during treatment, wind-cold pathogens easily invade. Although the wound may temporarily heal, it will inevitably lead to numbness later on. It also causes pain and distress, resulting in lifelong incomplete recovery. As for small fragmented bone pieces, they should be removed. Otherwise, pus and blood will flow continuously, and the muscle tissue will fail to close and heal.

Formula for treating metallic injuries involving tendons and bones: Xu Duan San (Cibolae Radix Powder)
Ingredients include: Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix), Sheng Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, dried over fire), Di Yu (Sanguisorbae Radix), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), She Xian (Herba Agrimoniae), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, processed with honey and crushed), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried), Xiong Diao (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata). Each ingredient weighs one liang.
The above seventeen ingredients, except those to be ground into powder, are pounded and sifted into a fine powder, then mixed evenly. Take three qianbi per dose, mixed with warm wine. Administer on an empty stomach, at noon, midnight, and before sleep.

Formula for treating all kinds of metallic injuries involving tendons and bones, and pain caused by wind-cold invasion: Gu Sui Bu Wan (Drynariae Rhizoma Pill)
Ingredients include: Gu Sui Bu (Drynariae Rhizoma, processed and de-haired, three liang), Bai Gui Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, vinegar-processed), Hu Gu (Pantheris Os, wine-processed), Ze Lan Ye (Lycopersici Herba), Shan Yu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Bai Wei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix), [Text missing], Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), [Text missing] (cracked, skin and core removed), Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen).
The above seventeen ingredients are pounded and sifted into powder. Honey is refined to make pills the size of wutong seeds. Take twenty pills per dose with warm wine on an empty stomach. If prepared as a powder, take one qianbi per dose with warm wine, administered on an empty stomach, at noon, and before sleep.

Formula for treating injuries from metallic blades or crossbows causing tendon stiffness and inability to flex or extend: Bai Nu Jin San (Old Crossbow String Powder)
Ingredients include: Bai Nu Jin (Ash of old crossbow string), Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, remove seedlings and soil), Shu Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, dried), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, cracked and skin/core removed), Da Zao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus).
The above seven ingredients are pounded and sifted into powder. Take two qianbi per dose with warm wine on an empty stomach, administered at noon, midnight, and before sleep.

Formula for treating metallic injuries involving tendons and bones, with hemostatic effects: Di Song Miao San (Chenopodium Album Seedling Powder)
Ingredients include: Di Song Miao (Chenopodi Herba), Duan Shi (Ferrum Oxydatum), Xuan Fu Miao (Inulae Herba), Ge Ye (Puerariae Lobatae Folium), Qing Hao Miao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba), Mai Men Dong Miao (Ophiopogonis Herba). Each weighs five liang.
The above six ingredients, excluding Duan Shi, are chopped, pounded, and squeezed to extract juice. Mix with Duan Shi to form cakes, dry them in the sun, then pound and sift into powder. Apply to the wound. Best prepared on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

Formula for treating metallic injuries, reconnecting tendons and bones, stopping bleeding, and relieving pain: Ge Ye San (Puerariae Lobatae Folium Powder)
Ingredients include: Ge Ye (Puerariae Lobatae Folium), Di Song Miao (Chenopodi Herba), Xu Duan (Dipsaci Radix), Duan Shi (Ferrum Oxydatum), Xuan Fu Hua (Inulae Flos), Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, raw), Yi Mu Cao (Leonuri Herba), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, heart removed). Each weighs five liang.
The above eight ingredients: Pound and squeeze the juice from seven ingredients (excluding Duan Shi). Mix with Duan Shi to form cakes, dry in the sun, then pound into powder. Apply to the injured area.

Formula for treating metallic injuries, joining tendons and supplementing bones: Bing Lang San (Arecae Semen Powder)
Ingredients include: Bing Lang (Arecae Semen, crushed), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, remove whiskers and use raw).
The above two ingredients in equal parts are pounded and sifted into powder. Apply dry to the affected area.

Formula for treating metallic injuries and reconnecting tendons and bones: Bai Cao San (Hundred Herbs Powder)
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, collect the hearts of a hundred herbs. Mix with Duan Shi and pound until cooked and forming blocks. Drill a hole in the north side near the bottom of a mulberry wood log. Place the medicine inside the hole, cover the hole with another piece of mulberry wood, wrap with skin, and nail the four sides firmly. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, take out, dry in the sun, pound into powder, and apply to the wound. This is very effective.

Formula for treating metallic injuries and reconnecting tendons and bones: Xuan Fu Zhi (Inula Juice)
Pound Xuan Fu Gen (Inulae Radix) to extract juice and drip it into the wound. Seal the wound with the residue. After half a month, the tendons will naturally reconnect; no further changes are needed.

Another prescription
Sift Duan Shi finely. Mix with sesame oil to form balls the size of trichosanthes fruit. Burn red with charcoal, let cool, pound and sift into powder. Mix with oil and burn again. Repeat this process ten times to make a fine powder. Apply to the wound for miraculous effect.

Another prescription
Take the root of Abelmoschus esculentus (Okra), pound thoroughly, and apply to the affected area. Recovery will be immediate.