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Niu Pi Jiao (Cortex Bovis Colla, 2 liang) is melted by heating. Add Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, 3 liang), pounded into an extremely fine paste, and stirred evenly. Continue boiling until it forms a paste for use. One hour before the onset of the disease, wash the spine with Zhao Jia Shui (water prepared from Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus). Dry it. Then rub the back vigorously with a large piece of Sheng Jiang until it becomes very hot. Take a wide, long piece of fine cloth, spread the paste on it, and apply it starting from the collar area, covering both knees. Recovery occurs in one or two days. Five days after recovery, remove the plaster. It is extremely effective.

Another prescription: Take a stalk of Cao (grass/herb), measuring from the tip of the middle finger to the base of the middle finger, then break the stalk. Use this stalk to measure from its root to the palm, and then from the palm to the wrist. Pound the herb into a paste and apply it to the "ink mark" (specific marked point). Cover with a walnut shell and tie tightly with cloth. Effect is seen within one shichen (two hours).

Another prescription: Hu Jiao (Fructus Piperis Longi) and Liu Huang (Sulfur, each 2 li) are ground into powder. Sprinkle this powder onto a plaster and apply it to the back directly opposite the umbilicus. The disease resolves after the specified time has passed.

Another prescription: Huang Zhi Fu Zi (Prepared Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) and Zhen Chao Nao (Borneolum Syntheticum, equal parts) are ground into a fine powder. One hour before the malaria attack, wrap a small amount of the powder in cotton and insert it into the nostrils: left for males, right for females. Do not consume soup or water after insertion; sleep through this period, and the disease will resolve. For severe cases, repeat the insertion once according to this method. Reduce the dosage for children.

Another prescription: Ba Dou (Semen Crotonis, 20 grains), Nan Xing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, 1 piece), and Bai Mian (Tritici Vulgaris Farina, a little) are mixed with water and kneaded into a cake. Apply this using a plaster to the forehead. Also, insert one pill made from Jin Qian Cao (Herba Lysimachiae, also known as Po Tong Qian or Man Tian Xing) into both nostrils early in the morning. This can treat even tertian malaria (occurring every three days).

Another prescription: Tao Tou (Peach heads/buds, 7 facing upwards), Du Tou Suan (Single-clove garlic, 7), Hu Jiao (Fructus Piperis Longi, 49 grains), and Wu Jia Zong Jian (Spines of Pentacamea) are processed at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Form into pills, coat with Xiong Huang (Realgar), and secure inside the umbilicus. Recovery occurs within one week.

Another prescription: Chang Shan (Radix Dichroae), Cao Guo (Fructus Tsaoko), and Ding Xiang (Flos Caryophylli, a little) are boiled in half a bowl of good wine for several boils. Pour into a bell-shaped vessel, and inhale the hot steam through the nostrils to cure.

Another prescription: Lao Sheng Jiang (Old Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, 4 liang) is pounded into a paste. Apply to the knees one hour before the attack. Wrap tightly with oil paper and blue cloth to prevent juice leakage. Immediate effect.

Another prescription: Ban Mao (Mylabris, 1 piece) is applied using a plaster to the Yin Tang point (between the eyebrows). Apply once a day. Effective within one week.

Another prescription: Ma Chi Xian (Herba Portulacae Oleraceae) is pounded and bound to the Cun Kou pulse point (radial artery): left for males, right for females. Additionally, one shichen before the onset of the third episode... (text fragment) Yu Xing Cao (Herba Houttuyniae) is pounded and rubbed over the whole body wrapped in silk. Sleep with sweating indicates recovery.

Another prescription: Put Tao Ren (Semen Persicae, half a piece) on the Nei Guan point (PC6). Apply a poultice of pounded Du Tou Suan (Single-clove garlic) over it and bind firmly. Left for males, right for females; symptoms stop immediately.

Another prescription: Insert She Tui (Ophichthidis Shed Skin) into both ears; the disease resolves.

Another prescription: Sheng Huang Dan (Lithargyrum, 5 qian), [missing ingredient], Hu Jiao (Fructus Piperis Longi, 1.5 qian) are ground into powder, along with She Xiang (Moschus, 5 li). All are ground together. Sit facing the sun just before the attack. Mix the medicine with good rice vinegar. Bind the palms: left for males, right for females. Secure tightly with silk handkerchiefs. Wait for the medicinal heat to rise; sweating is the goal. If there is no sunlight, apply heat from below. This dose treats three people. Suitable for the elderly or weak who fear taking oral medication.

Another prescription: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata), Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Lanceae), Bing Lang (Arecae Semen), Cao Guo (Fructus Tsaoko), Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata), Chang Shan (Radix Dichroae), Jing Jie (Herba Schizonepetae), Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, each 1 qian), and Zhen Wu Mei (Fructus Mume, 5 qian, roasted and crushed). Place all herbs in a pan, stir-fry until hot. Before the onset, wrap in thin cloth and bind around the umbilicus. Fill the umbilicus with 3 fen of the powder beforehand. The attack will be lighter. Reheat and rebind; efficacy is assured. More effective for intermittent malaria. Mild cases require one application, severe cases two. Especially suitable for the elderly who refuse oral medication.

Another prescription: Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus, one piece) is placed on a plaster. Left for males, right for females. Apply to the soft area under the armpit (Da Pang Wan). Keep secret; immediate cure.

Another prescription: Chang Shan (Radix Dichroae), Cao Guo (Fructus Tsaoko), Chuan Wu (Radix Aconiti Carmichaelii Preparata), Cao Wu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata), Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, each 1 qian). Place in a silk bag and sniff the aroma through the nose to stop the attack. (Sniff only, do not decoct or ingest).

Another prescription: Lv Fan (Chalcanthite, a little) is mixed with cotton, tied tightly, and inserted into the nostrils: left for males, right for females.

Another prescription: Gui Xin (Cortex Cinnamomi), She Xiang (Moschus, 3 li), Chuan Jiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli, 7 grains), Xiong Huang (Realgar, 7 li) are ground into an extremely fine powder. Insert into the umbilicus and cover with a plaster. More effective for deficiency-cold malaria. Contraindicated for pregnant women.

Another prescription: Da Zao Rou (Pulp of Jujube, 2 pieces, peeled and pitted) and Ban Mao (Mylabris, 2 pieces, roasted and ground) are ground together evenly. Add a little cooked lard and pound into a cake, size of a fingertip. Apply to the Yin Tang point (center between eyebrows). Symptoms stop within one week. Contraindicated for fetal malaria.