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Heat the ground with firewood. After a while, sweep away the ashes. You may sprinkle a little water on it. Take silkworm feces (Can Sha), or peach leaves, mulberry leaves, cypress leaves, and various grain chaffs; any of these are acceptable. Choose whatever is easy to obtain. Cow or horse manure can also be used, though it may have an unpleasant odor. When peach leaves are about to fall, they can be collected and dried. Spread these materials to a thickness of two or three cun, place a mat on top for lying down, cover with blankets to keep warm. Use this method to induce sweating; sweat will generally emerge. If it becomes too hot, examine and adjust carefully. In cases of excessive heat throughout the body, stop immediately. Apply warm powder to the body. Avoid exposure to wind.

Slice wild taro. Rub the third vertebral segment below the spinous process on the back. If pain or itching is felt, it is not Taiyang disease (Exterior Syndrome). If there is no sensation of pain or itching, it is Taiyang disease. Continue using wild taro slices, rubbing firmly and evenly over all joints in the body. Also, stir-fry the taro slices until hot, decoct them into a thick liquid, and drink it. Recovery occurs after two or three doses. Avoid consuming meat and rice.

Old pine resin (Note: Specific usage unclear in original text).

Cold conditions are easily alleviated. The turning black of an egg serves as a sign of efficacy. Self-healing occurs once Yin Qi is fully gathered.

Another prescription: Take boiled eggs, remove the shells. While still hot, roll and rub the affected area. This can transform Yin syndromes into Yang syndromes. Known as Egg Moxibustion (Dan Yun Fa). Use Evodiae Fructus (Wu Zhu Yu) (one sheng), crush it, moisten with wine, place in two cloth bags. Steam thoroughly in a steamer.

[Text fragment incomplete]. Cold [indication].

Taiyang disease exterior syndrome has not resolved. Cold pathogen combined with dampness causes yellowing of the body and eyes. When dampness exceeds heat, the yellow color is dull; when heat exceeds dampness, the yellow color is bright. Dull indicates Yin; bright indicates Yang. Apply juice of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Sheng Jiang) mixed with Artemisiae Scopariae Herba (Yin Chen) to the eyes. For generalized yellowing, rub the chest and limbs. Sweating throughout the body resolves the condition. Alternatively, use juice from baked ginger mixed with sesame oil applied to the eyes. For Yin Jaundice, use Syzygii Aromatici Fructus (Ding Xiang) and Artemisiae Scopariae Herba (Yin Chen), rub as described above. For Damp-Heat Jaundice with coma and unconsciousness, cut open the back of a rooster, apply blood to the chest. Another treatment for jaundice: grind Semen Phaseoli Uriginis (Chi Xiao Dou), Cucumeris Fructus (Gua Di), and Sorghi Fructus Glutinosi (Huang Mi) into powder, insufflate into the nose, or wrap in cotton and insert into nasal passages. Healing occurs when yellow fluid drains out. Pathogen has penetrated deeply.

Decoct Perillae Folium (Zi Su) into a strong soup. Fumigate the head, face, and popliteal fossa. Another prescription: Remove nodes from Ephedrae Herba (Ma Huang), mix with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao), grind into powder, add Borax (Bing Pian), and apply to the corners of both eyes. Cover warmly and avoid wind to induce natural sweating. If no sweat occurs, promote it with hot liquids. Another prescription: Make pills from Piperis Fructus (Hu Jiao), Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Tian Ma), Cinnabaris (Yin Zhu), and Jujubae Fructus (Zao Rou); hold in palms. Or apply Piperis Fructus (Hu Jiao) and Syzygii Aromatici Fructus (Ding Xiang) to palms,夹 (clamp) between inner thighs to induce sweat. Suitable for treating Yin-Cold syndromes. Another prescription: Mix Haematitum (Dai Zhe Shi) and Zingiberis Rhizoma (Gan Jiang) in equal parts into powder, blend with hot vinegar, apply to palms, grip tightly. Clamp between inner thighs, cover warmly until sweating occurs, then recovery.

Taiyang disease with uneven sweating, spasms of abdomen, back, hands, and feet. Prepare pills the size of bullets from Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Chuan Wu), Concha Meretricis (Hai Ge), and Pangolin Scales (Pao Shan Jia) (each one liang), soaked in wine. Place on the sole of the foot. Additionally, split Scallion Stem (Cong Bai).