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(Castor Bean Seed (take the clean flesh, 1 liang), Borneol (3 fen), Tiankun (Asparagus cochinchinensis) added with dried ginger powder (2 qian), raw black Aconite root powder (2 qian), all ground together. Apply to the right side for left-sided facial paralysis; apply to the left side for right-sided facial paralysis. Apply today, and it will be corrected tomorrow. Once corrected, wash it off immediately, otherwise it may deviate to the other side again. Also, use a live eel: apply to the right side for left-sided deviation, and to the left side for right-sided deviation. Once the mouth is straight, wash away the eel and its blood thoroughly to prevent the mouth from being pulled to one side again. This method has been tested repeatedly and proven effective. Also, squeeze juice from fresh Trichosanthes fruit, mix with barley flour, and roast until cooked. Apply as a hot compress to the heart region. Stop once corrected; do not overdo it. Also, use fresh deer meat with fresh Sichuan pepper... [text incomplete] Tuifeng San (Wind-Expelling Powder): Decoct Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) in water for washing.

For stroke-induced numbness of hands and feet due to damp-phlegm and stagnant blood, use Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix), Caowu (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix) (6 liang each), Dan Nansing (Arisaematis cum Bile Rhizoma), Xuruxiang (Olibanum), Moyao (Myrrha) (3 qian each, powdered), decocted... [text incomplete].

For stroke-induced flaccidity/paralysis, inability to raise hands and feet. Use Shanchuangjia (Manis squama) (use right scales for left hemiplegia, left scales for right hemiplegia), Da Chuan Wutou (Aconiti Radix Praeparata), Hong Haige (Concha Arcae) (size like a chess piece), each 2 liang... [text incomplete, mentions foot soaking and "and female sexual activity", likely a contraindication or error].

To treat left hemiplegia/right hemiplegia, hemiplegia, pain in hands, feet, waist, and limbs, as well as alcohol-wind and foot pain. Zhen Jiangxiang (Sappan Lignum), Zhen Qiannianjian (Drynariae Rhizoma), Sheng Yanghua (likely a typo or obscure herb, possibly referring to a specific local name), each 1 qian; Sheng Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix) 3 qian; Zhen Shexiang (Moschus) (using Dangmenzi, 3 fen); Chen Ai (Artemisiae Argyi Folium) 6 qian; Zuandi Feng (Trichosanthes kirilowii root or similar vine, contextually likely a wind-dispelling herb, here translated as Drill-Earth Wind); Guodi Yan Shuang (soot from pot bottom, 2 qian). Grind into fine powder. Spread on paper, roll into a tube, seal tightly with wheat paste, wrap well with Wujin paper, and tie securely. Ignite and fumigate the affected area. During fumigation, use a cotton cloth barrier. Gradual fumigation will cause gradual pain; pain indicates that wind-dampness is being expelled. The more painful, the better. Endure the pain. After half an hour, rest temporarily. Massage around the affected area with hands. If there is a spot that is not very painful when massaged, fumigate that spot again; wind-dampness will then exit from... [text incomplete].

To treat all types of wind-dampness paralysis and bone/joint pain, with miraculous efficacy. Sheng Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Weilingxian (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma or Saposhnikoviae Radix - typically Saposhnikoviae in this context for wind-damp, but WHO standard for Weilingxian is Saposhnikoviae Radix) (each 1 jin). Water 1 shi. Boil vigorously. Pour into a large vat. Sit on a stool inside, surround with cloth. Fumigate while hot. When warm enough, wash the whole body thoroughly. Avoid wind and cold strictly, and recovery will occur.