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Take 3 qian of Linma (Cannabis Seed), and seven whole spiders (specifically the lucky spider) including their nests. Roast them in a clay or earthenware pot until the medicinal properties are preserved, grind into powder, take with yellow wine, cover with blankets to sleep and induce sweating. Avoid cold, raw foods, damp noodles, and hard foods for five days; avoid fishy odors and all substances that counteract medicine for ten days. For severe cases, take two doses; if bitten within ten days, it will surely heal; if bitten after ten days, recovery is difficult.

Take eggshells from eggs that have been incubated by a hen, roast on a new tile, grind into powder, mix with sesame oil, and apply externally.

Take equal parts (1 qian each) of Zaojiao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit), Xixin (Asarum), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), and Nanting (Arisaema Rhizome). Grind into fine powder and insufflate into the nose to restore consciousness immediately.

Take Sheng Banxia (Raw Pinellia Tuber) and Songxiang (Pine Rosin, pressed to remove oil) in equal proportions, grind into powder, and apply externally.

Applying mud mixed with vinegar is very effective and leaves no scars.

Directly write the character "Tiger" (Hu) on the ground with your finger, recite the incantation: "One, two, three, four, five; Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth; If a mortal is bitten by a dog, I ask the Earth God to lift the soil to patch it up." After finishing, spit saliva onto the soil, lift the soil, apply it to the affected area, and massage with hands for immediate healing.

(For any sores at the initial stage, drinking one cup of Sesame Oil can ensure safety. Throat carbuncles occur at the throat and tongue gate.)

Take one winter melon, cut off the top to use as a lid covering the sore. When the melon flesh rots, cut it off and replace it. If the melon is not finished but the sore has closed up, apply a plaster for protection, which is excellent.

Soak Tongye (Toona Leaf) in aged vinegar, steam together, and apply hot to the affected area.

Knead Wheat Flour into strips to surround the sore. Fill the center with crushed Xingren (Apricot Kernel, skin and tip removed). Make thin cakes from Shu Ai (Moxa) the size of three circles, light fires around the four sides to moxibustion. After three cakes are completed, yellow fluid will discharge, disinfecting and healing the wound.

For abscesses formed but not yet ruptured: Take one empty silkworm cocoon shell (from which the moth has emerged), burn to ash, mix with yellow wine, and take orally.

Take a piece of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), roast over charcoal fire layer by layer, scraping off each roasted layer, then grind into powder. Mix with Zhuyedan (Pig Bile) for topical application. Alternatively, slice fresh Yangyou (Sheep Fat) or Zhuyou (Pig Fat) thinly, soak in cold water, apply to the site, and change when warm. Or crush Bajiaogen (Banana Root) for application, or burn dried human feces to ash, mix with vinegar for application, reapplying when dry.

Regardless of whether the sore has formed pus or not, or whether it has ulcerated or not, this treatment is effective.

Take 4 liang of Sheng Chixiaodou Fen (Powder of Raw Adzuki Bean) (mixed with aged rice vinegar to form pellets and dried in shade, or dried using Duan Shi (Calcined Gypsum/Alum residue) to absorb moisture), and 4 liang of Furong Ye (Hibiscus Mutabilis Leaf) (Zui Furong is best; roots, bark, or flowers may be used, dried in shade and powdered, or used fresh and powdered). Mix with Mahua You (Sesame Oil) to apply to swollen areas, or grind with honey for application. Leave the center open for toxin discharge (the "poison head"). Change when dry. For ulcerated sores, sprinkle powder using cotton wool. (This formula is named Tiegu San / Iron Hoarding Powder).