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End of sweet melon seed (Cucumeris Fructus Semen) powder. Snuff into the nasal cavity. Hold cold water in the mouth. The condition is cured when yellow fluid is discharged.

Black morning glory seed (Ipomoeae Turbinatae Semen, Qian Niu Zi) (seven grains) and Amomum fruit (Amomi Fructus, Sha Ren) (one grain). Grind into fine powder. Mix with well water drawn at dawn (Jing Hua Shui) to form a juice. Instill into the nose while tilting the head back. Recovery occurs immediately upon discharge of saliva/phlegm.

Frankincense (Boswelliae Resina, Ruxiang) and Castor bean (Ricini Semen, Bimaren) (equal parts). Pounded into a paste/biscuit. Apply to the Taiyang acupoint (Ex-HN5, Taiyang) on the affected side. It resolves pathogenic factors and releases exterior pathogens. Highly effective.

Make a cake-sized pancake from buckwheat flour. Apply to the four corners of the eyes. Moxibustion with moxa cones the size of rice grains. Healing is observed immediately.

Thin as steamed cakes, resembling a water-filled pouch. Chew white wheat flour. Apply topically; it is beneficial.

Mix high-quality egg yolk and egg white evenly. Apply to the swollen area for immediate cure. Alternatively, pound apricot seeds (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, Xingren) into a paste, mix with egg yolk, pound thoroughly, spread thickly on cloth, and wrap. Change when dry; eight applications will cure. Alternatively, pound apricot seeds into a paste and apply directly.

Wild ramie root (Boehmeriae Radix, Yezhu Gen) (several taels). Pound until soft/mashed. Apply to the lesion for immediate cure.

Ash from old shoe soles. Mix with rapeseed oil and rub onto the area. Miraculous effect.

Grind wild taro root (Dioscoreae Bulbiferae, Yeyutou) with vinegar for topical application. Or pound large taro (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, Dayutou) and apply; also effective. Alternatively, take chicken gizzard lining (Galli Gigerii Endothelium Keratinosum, Jizhoupi) and alum (Alumen, Mingfan) ground into powder. Mix with sesame oil and apply.

Acorus rhizome (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, Changpu) powder mixed with oil for topical application. Twice daily, day and night.

Boil purslane (Portulacae Herba, Machixian) in water. Wash two to three times daily for cure.

Puncture the sore with a knife. Squeeze juice from luffa leaf (Luffae Folium, Siguye) and rub onto the area. Maggots will naturally emerge.

Rub shoe sole mud onto the area. Effective immediately.

Cut raw ginkgo nut (Ginkgonis Semen, Baiguo) in half. Rub frequently until therapeutic effect is achieved.

Burn peach mummy (Persicae Fructus Immaturus Siccus, Taoxiao) to ash, grind, add calomel (Hydrargyri Chloridum, Nifen). Mix with sesame oil and rub. Alternatively, burn apricot seeds (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, Xingren) to ash and apply. Alternatively, grind castor beans (Ricini Semen, Maziren) (five sheng) into fine powder. Extract juice [for application]. Alternatively, burn glutinous rice (Oryza Sativa Glutinosa, Nuomifan) to ash, add calomel (Hydrargyri Chloridum, Qingfen). Mix with clear oil and apply. Alternatively, burn old oiled hair rope to ash. Mix with oil and apply for immediate cure. Alternatively, grind dark plum (Prunus Mume Fructus, Wumei) into powder. Mix with raw oil and apply.
Scalp ringworm (also known as La Li or Lai Tou). Burn castor beans (Ricini Semen, Maziren) (two sheng) until charred, grind into powder. Mix with lard (Porci Adipis, Zhuzhi) and apply. Continue until hair grows back. Alternatively, for early stages, mix white wheat flour (Tritici Vulgaris Farina, Baifan) and fermented soybean (Sojae Preparata, Douchi), grind and apply. Alternatively, decoct arnebia root (Lithospermi Radix, Zicao) and apply juice. Alternatively, mix realgar powder (Realgar, Xionghuang) with pig bile (Suis Fel, Zhudan Zhi). Mix and apply for immediate cure.

Clean with cold starch water. Pound Chinese leek roots (Allii Tuberosi Radix, Yangjiacong) into a paste, mix with honey. Apply for miraculous effect. Alternatively, burn aged ham bone to ash. If itching, add alum (Alumen, Mingfan). Mix with sesame oil and apply. For non-growing hair, rub with old ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, Laojiang). Alternatively, pound catalpa leaf (Catalpae Folium, Qiuye) for juice and apply. Alternatively, burn turnip leaf (Brassicae Rapae Folium, Wu Jingye) to ash. Mix with fat/oil and apply.