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Apply a mixture of glutinous rice flour and salt to the affected area. Alternatively, grind eel tail blood with *Eupolyphaga Sinensis* (Tiechan Chong, 土鳖虫) and apply the paste. Another method is to use straw braids from a loom (preferably aged ones), carbonize them while preserving their medicinal properties (Burned to retain nature), and mix with sesame oil for application. Burn old umbrella paper until carbonized, mix with fragrant oil, and apply. Burn a belt until carbonized, grind into fine powder, mix with good sauce, and apply. Or mix with fossil bones (Shuijiaolong, 水龙骨) and persimmon lacquer water for application.

Sudden severe pain occurs without knowing the specific syndrome. Simply stir-fry salt until slightly hot, wrap it in cloth, and apply hot compresses to the painful area to stop the pain immediately. (This also treats Liver-Stomach Qi stagnation and distending pain in the epigastrium). Use *Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix* (Qianghuo, 羌活) (1 liang), scallion white (10 stalks), old ginger (2 liang), mixed with wheat flour, stir-fried until hot, wrapped in cloth, and used to warm-moxa the abdomen. Replace when cool. Alternatively, insufficate nose with Sha medicine (Plague-relieving nasal powder).

Cold and Fire pathogens bind together, causing lower abdominal pain (commonly known as Yin-Cold syndrome). Use calcined alum (one large piece), jujube flesh (one large fruit), and scallion whites with roots (three segments). Alternatively, apply hot compresses with stir-fried scallions and ginger, or stir-fried salt, or hot ashes, or a pot of boiling water applied through cloth. All methods are excellent for stopping pain.

Apply cold objects such as copper or iron for compression.

If hard lumps arise, massage the hard area vigorously by hand for a whole day; the parasites will die and be expelled via stool. Or check for symptoms of dysentery. Alternatively, soak *Fructus Toosendan* (Chuanlianzi, 川楝子) meat in wine, wrap in cotton, and insert into the anus. For children, insert roasted garlic.

Shi Zhu abdominal pain (Abdominal pain caused by corpse-infection/parasitic qi, characterized by bloating, urgency, inability to breathe deeply, pain attacking the chest and heart, radiating to both hypochondria, or protruding scrofula masses). Boil *Radix Phytolaccae* (Shanglu, 商陆) root, place in a pouch, and apply alternating hot compresses. When lower itching subsides and bowel movements normalize, the condition improves. If treating in a tiled house, shave off the four corner pillars, burn them, and use the ash/remains.

Due to excessive sexual desire, hands and feet become cold, accompanied by umbilical and abdominal pain. Grind together Piperis Fructus (Hujiao, 胡椒) (15 grains), Caryophylli Flos (Dingxiang, 丁香) (10 grains), Minium (Huandan, 黄丹) (1 qian), and raw Alum (Baifan, 白矾) (3 qian) into powder. Mix with vinegar, apply to the navel, cover with blankets to induce sweating for cure. Alternatively, apply stir-fried hot scallions.

Mix lead powder with salt, stir-fry until scorched, and apply for immediate effect.

Abdomen is distended and large, shining like crystal. Take six toad (*Bufo bufo gargarizans* or similar species, Laxi Ha Ma, 癞虾蟆), tie their four legs, and gently rub the patient's shiny abdominal area with the toad's belly several times. Take another toad and repeat the rubbing process as before. Using six toads in total will cure the condition. However, be cautious of the toad venom (Chan Su, 蟾酥) in the toad's eyebrows, which may spray and injure eyes; cover the patient's eyes with silk cloth. (After use, release the toads into water to expel toxic vapors to save their lives, which is very important).

Qi stagnation causing abdominal distension, pain in the back of hands and knees. Stir-fry barley vinegar lees until hot, wrap in cloth, and apply hot compresses. Change every three taels (approximate weight/time unit in context) until cured.