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For injuries to the fingers, use two taels of Alumen (Saponified Alum), add four to five bowls of water, and boil in a clay pot until boiling. Steam and wash the injured hand with the solution. After a while, the blood circulation will improve, pain will cease, and ulceration will be prevented. Subsequently, administer Daizhang Decoction (Cane Stick Decoction).
Daizhang Decoction (See previous section on crush injuries.)

For bruises, cyanosis, swelling, and pain caused by being kicked, boil leaves of Ilex aquifolium (Wintergreen) with vinegar for several boils. Add a few drops of Sesame Oil, take the leaves, and apply them to the affected area, changing them as needed until healed.

Injuries from scalding or fire involve healthy skin suddenly exposed to boiling water or flames, resulting in redness and swelling. Immediately grind Radix Sanguisorbae (Di Yu) into a fine powder like flour, mix with Sesame Oil, and apply to the wound; pain will stop immediately. For burns specifically, applying this mixture several times leads to healing. This condition strictly forbids soaking or compressing with cold water or cold medicines, which would cause heat-toxin to remain trapped inside. Mild cases result in foul-smelling rotting of skin and flesh; severe cases lead to coma and panting, often becoming incurable.
First, for those nearly dead from scalding or burning, administer juice of fresh Radish (Raphanus sativus). After a while, they will recover. External application remains the same as above.
Second, for those scorched by fireworks or gunpowder, or burned by sulfur and saltpeter residues from firecrackers, the internal medicine and external application are the same as above.
Third, for bullet fragments embedded in the flesh, drink honey mixed with good wine until intoxicated; the fragment will then be expelled. Alternatively, mixing Beeswax with wine is also effective. External application remains the same as above.
Formula for Gunpowder Burns:
Immediately take fresh branches of Platycladus orientalis (Biota Tops), pound them into a paste, mix with Sesame Oil, and apply. The effect is miraculous. Taboo: Do not let the area touch water for seven days.

Take aged cured pork belly, remove the skin, select the best quality with vibrant color and fat, cut it finely. Mix in powdered Rhinocerotis Cornu (Elephant Skin Powder - *Note: Historically used, now banned/replaced*) and powdered human nails. Mince and mix thoroughly, then apply thickly to the affected area. [Text corruption suspected here: "Si" likely means "area/place"]. Regarding miscellaneous objects entering the flesh, scrape tooth debris, mix with water, and apply; the object will emerge immediately.
First, to expel arrowheads, lead bullets, or iron needles, apply a mixture of dried Amaranthus leaf (Xian Cai) and rock sugar; the object will come out.
Second, for iron needles piercing the flesh: if without an eye (barbed/headless?), it stays still; if with an eye, it migrates with Qi movement. If it moves towards the heart pit causing chest swelling, it is dangerous. Use several feathers from a crow; the needle will spontaneously exit. Another method: apply aged cured pork rind; the needle will exit. Another method: pound two almond kernels into a paste, mix with sheep fat, and apply; the needle will exit.
First, for reed thorns entering the flesh, chew raw Achyranthes root (Niu Xi) and apply the paste.
First, for bone splinters entering the flesh, scrape Ivory into powder, mix with boiled white plum meat, and apply; it will soften naturally.
First, for bamboo or wood splinters entering the flesh, chew raw Achyranthes bidentata root (Niu Xi) and apply; the splinter will exit. Another method: pounding Castor Bean seeds (Bi Ma Ren) and applying is extremely effective.
First, for swelling and pain from wounds sustained in water, lightly boil Chinese Chives (Jiu Cai), mash them, and apply as a poultice.