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Burn *Manis pentadactyla* (Pangolin Scale) to ash, grind into powder, mix with water, and instill into the ear. Simultaneously, pull and move the ear with hand; the parasites will exit.

Stir-fry *Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma* (Shichangpu) powder until hot, place in a cloth bag, and use as a pillow. The lice will naturally emerge.

Instill the juice obtained from soaking rice straw ash into the ear.

Sleep on metal objects; the parasites will spontaneously exit.

Instill *Menthae Haplocalycis Herba* (Bohe) juice. Immediate effect.

Tightly tie a thread around the second interphalangeal joint of the middle finger. Epistaxis will cease. Tie the right finger for left-sided epistaxis, and the left finger for right-sided epistaxis. For bilateral epistaxis, tie both fingers. Highly effective.

Alternatively, apply mud from the bottom of a well mixed with moss to the fontanelle to stop bleeding immediately. Or stuff pomegranate petals into the nostrils. Alternatively, drip radish juice or lotus root juice into the nose. Or blow calcined *Fossilia Os* (Longgu) into the nasal cavity. Apply to the sole of the left foot if the right nostril bleeds, to the right foot if the left nostril bleeds, and to both feet if both nostrils bleed. Immediate effect. Alternatively, blow dried *Nelumbinis Nelumbo* (Lianpengke) shell into the nose. Alternatively, grind *Gardeniae Fructus* (Zhizi) into powder and blow it into the nose. Alternatively, blow *Sophorae Flos* (Huaihua) powder into the nose. Alternatively, suddenly splash water on the face to stop bleeding. Alternatively, stuff cotton into the opposite ear for unilateral epistaxis (stuff right ear for left bleed). This is effective. Alternatively, insert *Artemisiae Annuae Herba* (Qinghao) into the nose to stop bleeding. Alternatively, grind old *Jingmo* (Beijing ink) with well water, dip a rush light (*Jiedanca*) into the mixture, and stuff it into the nostril. Alternatively, fumigate with an old chamber pot to stop bleeding immediately. Alternatively, grind raw *Evodiae Fructus* (Wuyu) into powder, mix with saliva, and apply to the Yongquan acupoint (KI1) on the soles of the feet. Alternatively, stir-fry *Gardeniae Fructus* (Zhizi) until black, grind into powder, and stuff into the nostrils to cure. Alternatively, dip a paper strip in pure sesame oil, insert into the nose to induce sneezing. Effective.

Mash *Centipedae Herba* (Ebusicao) and stuff into the nostrils; polyps will fall off spontaneously. Alternatively, take one segment of lotus rhizome node where hairs are present, burn until carbonized but retaining efficacy, grind into powder, and blow into the affected area. Effective. Alternatively, use *Cucumeris Melo Fructus* (Tian Guadi), preferably harvested on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, and *Alumen* (Baifan) powder (each 5 fen), wrap in cotton, and stuff into the nostril. Alternatively, mix with pig fat and insert a medicated suppository. Change once daily.

Grind *Phaseoli Vulgaris Semen Rubrum* (Chixiaodou, 5 fen) and *Amomi Fructus* (Sharen, 5 fen) together into powder. Blow 3-4 fen into the nasal cavity; the polyp will dissolve.

Grind *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* (Xixin) and *Cucumeritis Fructus* (Guadi) in equal parts into powder and blow into the nose. After a short while, nasal discharge occurs. Frequent application leads to cure. Alternatively, crush old *Cucumeritis Fructus* (Guadi) and extract juice for use. Curative.

Burn old hemp shoes to ash and blow into the nose to restore patency. Alternatively, grind *Akebiae Caulis* (Tongcao), *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* (Xixin), and *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata* (Fuzi) into powder, mix with honey, wrap in cotton, and insert into the nose. Alternatively, grind *Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma* (Shichangpu, those infested by insects are preferred) into powder. Use 1 qian per dose, wrap in cotton, stuff into the nostril, and lie supine for a short time. Effective. Blowing *Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina* (Zaojiao) powder alone into the nose is also effective.