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Two spoonfuls of fresh radish juice, instill into the nasal cavity while lying supine. If pain is on the left side, drip into the right nostril; if on the right, drip into the left; if both sides hurt, drip into both.

One sheng (approx. 10 liters) of Tartary buckwheat flour, mixed with water to form two cakes. Heat them and apply to the forehead. Replace when cool. Recovery occurs upon slight sweating.

Blend egg yolk and apply to the swollen area; swelling subsides immediately.

Two white fruits (Bai Guo, Ginkgo Seeds) (shelled), raw and pounded, taken with boiled water. For severe cases, five doses result in cure.

One liang (approx. 37 grams) of Cicada Slough (Chan Yi, Periostracum Cicadae) (lightly fried and powdered). Take one qian (approx. 3.7 grams) occasionally with yellow wine; taking with boiled water is also acceptable.

(For wind-induced headache, if phlegm-drool is not expelled via vomiting, blindness may ensue over time.) Five qian of Fried Melon Seed (Gua Di, Fructus Citrulli) and five qian of Red Adzuki Bean (Chi Xiao Dou, Semen Vigna Angularis) are ground into powder. Take two qian mixed with warm rice water. The dosage should be sufficient to induce vomiting.

Another prescription: Burn mulberry wood to ash, extract the juice by leaching, and use for fumigation and washing.

Burn Chinese Plum (Wu Mei, Fructus Mume) to powder, mix with sesame oil for topical application. Alternatively, burn black beans to ash, preserve their medicinal nature, grind into powder, and apply. Also, apply mashed old Purslane (Ma Chi Xian, Herba Portulacae Oleraceae) three times.

Grind tea seeds into powder and insufflate into the nose.

Grind Sichuan Soapberry (Zao Jiao, Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis) into powder and insufflate into the nose. Cessation of sneezing stops the pain.

Three Spider Nest Cases (Bi Qian Ke, Nidus Hylaeae) (burned to ash), insufflated into the nose. A small amount of Alum (Ku Fan, Alumen) must be added.

Another prescription: One liang of Magnolia Flower (Xin Yi, Flos Magnoliae) powder, inhale mixed with smoke (or inhale smoke from burning Mugwort Leaves (Ai Ye, Folium Artemisiae Argyi), which is excellent).

Swelling of the Head and Face

Pound wild ramie root (Ye Zhu Ma Gen, Radix Boehmeriae) until extremely soft and apply. Alternatively, externally use juice extracted from mulberry branches burned to ash and leached, fumigating and washing while hot.

Seven shells from a brooding hen (Chao Ji Zi Ke, Testa Ovi Galli), fried and powdered, mixed with oil for application.

Another prescription: Grind Sichuan Pepper (Hua Jiao, Fructus Zanthoxyli) into powder, mix with lard for application three to five times.

Another prescription: Calcined stone (Duan Shi, Lapis Calaminaris) stir-fried for a long time until yellow (aged is better). After removing the fire energy, mix with Purslane juice for application. Change when dry.

Another prescription: Burn Chinese Plum to ash, mix with sesame oil for topical application.

Burn Horse Chestnut Vine fruit (Ma Ti Gua) to ash, mix with oil for application.

Additionally: Shell walnuts, burn with skin until the medicinal nature is preserved. Mix with Calomel (Qing Fen, Hydrargyri Chloridum Corrosivum) and sesame oil for topical application.

Equal parts of Realgar (Xiong Huang, Realgar), Alum (Ming Fan, Alumen), and Sichuan Pepper (Chuan Jiao, Fructus Zanthoxylli) are ground into powder and applied with sesame oil.

Cut raw Ginkgo Seeds (Bai Guo Ren, Semen Ginkgo) and apply frequently.

Heat charcoal until red-hot, then immerse in boiling water for warm washing.

Tinnitus with buzzing sounds in the head

One qian each of Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuan Xiong, Rhizoma Chuanxiong) and Angelica Root (Dang Gui, Radix Angelicae Sinensis), decocted and taken orally.

Larvae emerging from the scalp

Puncture with a silver needle, then wipe with juice extracted from Loofah Leaves (Si Gua Ye, Folium Luffae).