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Sesame seeds (Sesami Semen) 5 he, soaked in boiling water; use the steam to fumigate the head and face to induce eruption. (This is a celestial prescription.)

Cook millet with red husks (Panicum miliaceum var. rubrum) in water; take at any time. (Also treats rashes appearing during smallpox.)

Flush mouse feces (Mus musculus excrement) with boiling water and drink as tea.

Fine tea leaf powder (Camellia sinensis), taken mixed with white sugar.

Dip rush pith (Junci Medulla) in sesame oil to moisten the upper eye area, or chew soybeans (Glycine max) and apply as a poultice.

Roast soybeans (Glycine max) until black, grind into powder, and mix with sesame oil for topical application. Alternatively, apply green moss from river banks.

Powdered adzuki beans (Vigna angularis), mixed with egg white for application. For early-stage lesions not yet suppurated, equal parts of mung beans (Vigna radiata), adzuki beans (Vigna angularis), and black soybeans (Glycine max) are ground into powder... [text cuts off]

Fresh purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is crushed and applied as a poultice. Within a few days, it can extract black carbuncles resembling snail shells; this method has proven effective repeatedly. (Do not cut or dig to avoid complications.)

Five qian of Guanyin Willow (Salix spp.), decocted in water, strained; when half-warm, dip cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) in the liquid to wash, which helps expel the rash. It can also be decocted and drunk. However, strictly avoid washing the head and face, and do not wash at night.

Sun-dried purslane (Portulaca oleracea) (quantity unrestricted), raw mung beans (Vigna radiata), raw adzuki beans (Vigna angularis), and gypsum (Gypsum Fibrosum) each 5 qian, all ground into fine powder, mixed with lard for topical application.

Fry fish swim bladders (Cyprinus carpio swim bladder) scorched in sesame oil and consume frequently.

Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati (Da Huang) and Rhizoma Atractylodis (Cang Zhu), burned to produce smoke for fumigation.

The lower three cun of an old loofah sponge (Luffa cylindrica) near the stem, charred to retain its properties, taken with rock sugar dissolved in water; reduce dosage if symptoms are severe.

Two qian of lice from white cattle (Bos taurus), roasted on new tiles and ground into powder, taken down with longan fruit soup. (Lice are collected from the cattle's ears.)

Simply lying on the earth can help extract heat toxins.

Wheat bran (Triticum aestivum bran) washed clean, placed between layers of bedding for sleeping.

White sugar mixed with boiling water, taken regularly.

Sudden fainting, slight abdominal pain, dark and swollen complexion, silence, unresponsive; if not rescued within two to three hours, it is called "Man Sha" (Full Sha). Urgently use buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), roasted... [text cuts off]

One cup of pure sesame oil, taken warm; inducing vomiting brings relief. Also treats "Chan Yao Sha" (Waist-Coiling Sha: abdominal pain, dizziness, sensation of tight rope binding around the waist).

Dozens of hairs from the vertex of the head, burned to ash; 2 qian of alum (Alumen), ground; mixed with one bowl of Yin-Yang Water (half cold, half hot water), taken to induce vomiting.
Another prescription: Two raw taro tubers (Colocasia esculenta), crushed and forced down the throat; then place salt on the blade of a knife, heat until red-hot, quench in water, and force-feed while hot; even the dead can be revived.

Crushed garlic (Allium sativum) applied to the soles of the feet leads to immediate recovery. Or, 2 qian of raw alum (Alumen), ground into powder, mixed with half hot water and half cold water (called Yin-Yang Water), taken orally. Or, eat several raw taro tubers (Colocasia esculenta). (To test this condition, raw taro tastes sweet.)