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Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba) ground into powder, taken with wine, 2 qian. Alternatively, mix Wumei (Mume Fructus) flesh with Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma) and Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) powders, dip the middle finger in the mixture, and rub it against the jaw.

For acute stroke presenting with locked jaws, copious salivation, and impending death, one dose results in immediate recovery: Badou (Crotonis Fructus), 2 grains (skin and membrane removed); Baifan (Alumen), one piece (size of a thumb). Calcine them together on a new tile until the Badou turns scorched red. Form pills using refined honey, sized like Euryale Seed. Take one pill per dose, wrap in cotton, place near the throat in the mouth, and after a while, expectoration of phlegm leads to recovery.

In emergencies, crush fresh pear juice and administer frequently.

Take a large handful of Da Suan (Allii Sativi Bulbus), mix with hot yellow earth from the road, grind into a paste, blend with freshly drawn cold water, strain the dregs, pry open the teeth, and pour in.

Baifan (Alumen) and Yan (Sal), each half, ground into powder; apply to teeth to unlock the jaw.

Xiangyou (Sesame Oil), one cup; Jiangzhi (Ginger Juice), half a cup; mix and administer. Alternatively, one egg white, 1 liang of Xiangyou (Sesame Oil); mix and administer.

Qiannian Duan Shi (Calx prepared over millennia), remove soil and dirt, grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct in one bowl of water until reduced to six-tenths, strain and drink.

Another prescription: Baifan (Alumen) powder, 2 qian, mixed with Jiangzhi (Ginger Juice) and administered for immediate recovery.

Juhong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum) and Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct in water and drink frequently. Alternatively, use Bai Fengxian Hua (Impatiens Balsaminae Flos), dry in shade, decoct in wine and drink; recovery occurs within half a month. Alternatively, use Jiecaizi (Brassicae Semen) powder, mixed with aged vinegar. If hemiplegia is on the left or right side, apply the mixture fully from head to foot on the affected side, cover with a blanket, sleep for a while, and recover.

Another prescription for hemiplegia and phlegm-fire: Crack the small end of a fresh egg, extract the egg white, discard the yolk, return the white to the shell, fill with Xiangyou (Sesame Oil), warm over a fire, and take three doses when slightly warm. If oil is unavailable, after drinking the egg white, consume salty Chinese chive soup.

For thirty-six types of Jaundice: One Ji Zi (Galli Ovum Oviparum), burn with shell to ash, grind finely, mix with vinegar and take warm. Parasites may be expelled from the nose; this is effective. For severe cases, three doses lead to recovery.

Consume Huashengmi (Arachidis Hypogaea Semen) arbitrarily until two hundred jin are consumed for recovery.

Collect feces from old poplar trees infested with worms, dried Chrysanthemum flowers with stems and leaves, and mulberry wood firewood. First, sweep the mud floor of the room clean, measuring five chi long and two chi wide. Spread the first three materials evenly, ignite them, and heat the soil until hot. Sweep away the ashes, spray yellow wine while hot, cover with rice straw, spray again on the straw, and cover with more dry rice straw. Immediately strip the patient of all clothing, have them lie on the straw, cover with thick quilts to induce profuse sweating. Gradually remove the covers, sit in a windless secret room, regulate breathing for several days, and naturally regain normal walking ability. This method is extremely effective.