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Treats wind-induced toothache, loose teeth, and pain caused by Zhubing (a contagious chronic wasting disease), unceasing day and night, causing restlessness in sleep; or loose gums, swelling extending to the cheeks. All these conditions can be treated simultaneously.

Chuanjiao (Sichuan Pepper Fruit) [remove the seeds and closed pods, lightly stir-fry until moisture appears] Lufengfang (Honeycomb) [lightly roast]

Pound the above ingredients, sift into a fine powder. Take one qian per dose, add one sheng of water and a little salt, boil together until reduced to eight-tenths. Rinse the mouth while hot, spit out when cool.

Treats wind-calcified toothache, swollen and itchy gums, loose teeth, gum ulceration and bleeding, bad breath, and other such ailments.

Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) [remove the radicle] Gaoben (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome) Digupi (Lycium Bark) Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) Huaihua (Sophora Flower) [stir-fried] Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome) Gancao (Licorice Root) [honey-fried] Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome) Xixin (Asarum Root)

Powder the above ingredients. Apply a small amount to brush the teeth; if pain is severe, take two qian, add one and a half sheng of water, half he of black beans, and three slices of fresh ginger. Boil until reduced to one sheng. Rinse the mouth when slightly warm, spit out when cool.

Treats wind-heat obstructing the lungs, causing sore and swollen throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, or a sensation of a foreign body stuck in the throat.

Jingjisui (Schizonepeta Spike) [half liang] Jiegeng (Platycodon Root) [two liang] Gancao (Licorice Root) [honey-fried, one liang]

Process into coarse powder. Take four qian per dose, add one sheng of water and three slices of ginger. Boil until reduced to six-tenths. Strain and take warm after meals.

Treats wind-induced toothache, gum rot and recession, loose teeth, and swelling of the cheeks and jaw. All these conditions can be treated.

Hongjiao (Red Pepper Fruit) [remove seeds, stir-fried] Heshi (Nardostachys Radix) Yazao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit) Bibo (Long Pepper Fruit) [an essential herb for toothache in ancient formulas] Suosha (Amomum Fruit) [shelled, each half liang] Jingjie (Schizonepeta Herb)

Pound into a fine powder. Apply a small amount to the painful area. If saliva is produced, do not swallow. Rinse with warm water after a short while. Frequent application yields miraculous effects immediately.

Treats seven types of Pixie (abdominal masses), five types of Dianbing (epilepsy/mental disorder), ten types of Zhuwu (possession-like illness), seven types of Feishi (sudden fatal illness), twelve types of Guduo (gu poison), five types of Huangbing (jaundice), ten types of Shuibing (edema), eight types of Dafeng (leprosy/severe skin disease), twelve types of Bi syndrome (obstruction/pain), wind entering the head causing blurred vision, upper qi cough, rattling phlegm in the throat preventing lying flat, decreased appetite leading to emaciation, stagnation of qi in the five zang organs, accumulation not resolving, blockage, abdominal distension extending to chest and back, flowing into limbs, or fullness in the abdomen and diaphragm occurring at fixed times, persisting for ten or twenty years without cure. Five types of dysentery, Ganchong (childhood malnutrition parasites), various parasites. Cold and heat alternating above and below, long-standing phlegm-fluid retention causing excessive sleepiness, emaciation and weakness, pathogen penetrating the bone marrow, eventually becoming vomiting and regurgitation, soreness and pain in waist and legs, heaviness in limbs making prolonged walking or standing impossible. In women, cold invading the uterus due to childbirth, obstruction of menstruation, cold stasis in the uterus with incomplete discharge causing periodic pain, or resulting infertility. Also treats children's red eyes, deafness, nasal congestion, etc. Taking this medicine, three pills constitute one course. Do not exceed three courses; all diseases will be eliminated, too numerous to name. For malaria, take one pill before onset. If not cured, repeat as before.

Shaoyao (Peony Root) Rougui (Cinnamon Bark) [remove rough bark] Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome) [do not expose to fire] Chuanjiao (Sichuan Pepper Fruit) [remove seeds and closed pods, lightly stir-fry to remove moisture] Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) [processed] Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) Fuling (Poria) [ground and sifted] Puhuang (Lygodium Spore) [lightly stir-fried] Qianhu (Peucedanum Root) [remove radicle] Daji (Euphorbia Root) [chopped, stir-fried] Tingli (Descurainia Seed) [stir-fried] Shexiang (Musk) [ground] Xixin (Asarum Root) [remove roots] Xionghuang (Realgar) [ground and sifted] Zhusha (Cinnabar) [ground and sifted] Wugong (Centipede) [twelve segments, remove head and feet, roast] Yuanqing (Blister Beetle) [twenty-eight pieces, remove wings and feet, roast] Shixiyi (Stone Gecko) [remove head, tail, and feet, roast, four cun long]

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix evenly with the ground medicines, and form pills using refined honey, sized like small beans. For infants under one year old, the nursing mother should take two small bean-sized pills; induce vomiting or diarrhea as a guide. For recent or acute illnesses, use larger doses; for chronic accumulated diseases, use smaller doses. For regular maintenance, mild diarrhea is the limit. For sudden critical illness, take one or two pills; induce vomiting/diarrhea for cure. For sudden evil invasion with locked jaws, take two pills, washed down with one he of grain mash; induce diarrhea for cure. For five types of ghost attacks, take two pills. For male/female spirit possession causing erratic singing/crying and abdominal distension resembling pregnancy, take two pills, three times daily and once at night, taken between meals. For gu poison with hematemesis and stabbing abdominal pain, take two pills; if not cured, take more. For malaria, take one pill before onset; if not cured, take more. For those with phlegm-fluid retention, take three pills. For cold pixie, take three pills, three times daily, between meals, ensuring mild diarrhea. For undigested food, take two pills to induce diarrhea. For zhajia accumulations, take two pills, three times daily. For spasms, abdominal distension, and heart pain, take three pills. For upper qi regurgitation, chest fullness preventing lying flat, take two pills; if not cured, take more. For severe dysentery, take two pills, three times daily. For gan-dampness, take two pills; take one almond-sized pill mixed with two he of vinegar and enema into the lower orifice. For edema, take three pills, twice daily, between meals; stop when cured. For weak individuals, take every other day. For headache and aversion to cold, take two pills to induce sweating. For Shanghan epidemic, take two pills, three times daily, between meals. For urinary retention, take two pills; if not cured, take again the next day. For fecal impaction, take three pills, and insert one pill into the lower orifice to promote passage. For deafness and tinnitus, wrap cotton like a date pit and insert into the ear. For epistaxis, take two pills. For carbuncles, ding-sores, or ulcerated swellings, insert one pill-sized-as-a-hemp-seed daily; the root will naturally expel. For bleeding ding-sores, mix with lard and apply; if there is an opening, insert into the hole for cure. For leprosy-like sores, wash with vinegar rice-water, then mix medicine with lard and apply. For fistulas with openings, insert one pill into the hole and cover with lard. For hemorrhoids, apply on cotton thread into the hole, change daily until cured. For scrofula, mix with vinegar and apply until cured. For tinea, rub skin with cloth to induce sweat, mix with vinegar and apply, change daily until cured. For swelling in chest, back, waist, and ribs, mix with vinegar and apply to swelling, change daily; also take two pills internally. For chronic cold sores not healing for years, mix with vinegar and apply. For thorn injuries, insert one pill into the wound hole for cure. For pit viper bites, apply a small amount to the bite site; if venom enters the abdomen causing extreme restlessness, take three pills. For bee stings, apply a small amount for cure. For various women's diseases including retained placenta, take two pills. For infantile convulsions, take a rice-grain-sized pill, apply to nipple for infant to suck; adjust dosage based on child's size. For infantile fright, take a rice-grain-sized pill, mix with milk, apply to nipple for infant to suck. Adjust according to judgment. For scorpion stings, apply a small amount for cure. For infantile indigestion with abdominal distension, take a rice-grain-sized pill, apply to nipple for infant to suck; cure follows.