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Scrape the bark off willow roots, pound them into a paste, steam until hot, wrap in cloth, and apply as a hot compress to the affected area. Replace immediately when it cools down. It will heal after one night.

Take old thatch grass from the roof of a straw hut, cut off the root ends, bundle a portion, and grind it into powder. Add a small amount of plum-blossom borneol (Bingpian) from the top tier and apply externally for good effect. Another method: for chronic cases, mix shrimp paste with good vinegar, steam until hot, and apply externally for miraculous efficacy.

Remove soil from turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapifera) roots and leaves, ensuring they do not touch water. Mix with salt, pound into a paste, and apply. Change when it feels hot. It will recover after three to five applications. In winter, use the roots; must avoid [cold/dampness].

Grind Motherwort (Yimucao) into powder, mix with water, and apply to the breast. (Freshly pounded and applied is also acceptable).

For mastitis that has ulcerated and rotted, where the condition has persisted for years, with deep cavities exposing internal organs and failing to heal, take old rattan hoops from the hand-grip area at the head of a boat oar, cut them, and process using Yin-Yang tiles... [Text fragment "KT" indicates missing content].

For sores on the nipple with unbearable pain, take raw Deer Antler (Lurong) 3 fen and raw Licorice Root (Gancao) 1 fen, grind together into powder. Mix evenly with one egg yolk.

For damp sores on the breasts of men and women, with dripping pus and blood in patches, and incessant pain and itching, take Bee Comb (Fengqiao) 5 qian, Calomelas (Qingfen) 5 fen, and Borneol (Bingpian) 1 fen, combine... [Text cuts off].

Apply sticky rice porridge. Another method: pound fresh radish (Luobo) with roots and mud attached into a paste and apply. Change when hot. Effective after two or three times. Another method: stir-fax sesame seeds (Huma) until scorched, grind into powder, mix with oil residue (Youjiao), and apply; it will dissipate.

For women suffering from "Ruichui" (milk blowing/stagnation), characterized by audible blowing sounds, write the twelve Earthly Branches characters with Cinnabar (Zhusha) on the hairpin worn by the patient, except for the character corresponding to her birth year's zodiac sign. Wear... [Text cuts off].

In an emergency, grasp tightly with both hands... [Context jump, likely a separate case]. Take a rooster weighing about ten taels, slit open with feathers intact, remove intestines and entrails, add real Musk (Shexiang)... [Text cuts off]... place inside the chicken belly, cover the umbilicus, and it will heal.

For conditions resulting from prolonged breastfeeding without weaning ("Wuzi Shiru"), where swelling and pain are difficult to resolve, apply a foot-wrapping cloth previously worn by the husband over the breast overnight; the swelling will subside and pain cease. Or use shoes currently worn by the wife... [Text cuts off].

Take one newly hatched yellow chick and four liang of ginger, pound into a paste, and stir-fry lightly until warm. Spread firmly on the firm part of the chest while warm, bind tightly with silk fabric. Wait half a day until heat and dryness are felt in the abdomen before removing, then massage with hot hands.