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Every year on the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, soak slices of radish (Raphani Semen) in cold water overnight. Eat a few slices on New Year's Day (the first day of the first lunar month); this will prevent eye diseases for the entire year.

For cases where nasal bleeding flows like a gushing spring due to excessive alcohol consumption and sexual indulgence:
Burn Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba) to ash, grind into fine powder, take two qian, and swallow with Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) decoction.

Gargle frequently with fresh ginger juice (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), or apply it around the nostrils.
Another prescription: Frequently gargle with fresh radish juice (Raphani Fructus Juice) to remove saliva. Alternatively, take twenty ancient copper coins, heat them until red-hot, drop them into wine, and drink the wine; recovery will be immediate.

Mix Zhuyu (Corni Fructus) powder with vinegar and apply to the soles of the feet.

Changqin (Agastaches Herba) in the mouth provides relief. Alternatively, hold one lychee fruit (Litchi Chinensis) in the mouth before going to bed each night, and spit it out the next morning.
Another prescription: Mix Mituosen (Lithargyrum) one qian with vinegar and use for gargling. Alternatively, eat fennel (Foeniculi Fructus) raw or cook it as soup. Holding haw plum (Prunus mume var. chinensis) is also beneficial.

If untreated, death is inevitable:
Burn human hair (Capillus Humanus), honeycomb (Vespa Nidus), and hairs from six domestic animals together to ash. Mix with lard (Suis Adeps) and apply to the affected area.

Pound castor bean kernel (Ricini Semen) into a paste. Apply to the right sole if the left nostril bleeds, and to the left sole if the right nostril bleeds (cross-application).

The root resembles a thread, over five cun long, shaped like a hairpin shaft. Food can only be consumed after expectorating it; touching it causes pain piercing the heart.
Shexiang (Moschus) one qian (ground),

Swelling of the lower lip first indicates a critical condition:
Mash Niuxie (Achyranthis Bidentatae Folium) with one spoonful of salt and one spoonful of distiller's grains (Jiu Zao), then apply externally.

Mouth ulcers (Kou Chuang):
Grind Chuanlian (Coptidis Rhizoma) and Beixixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) raw into fine powder and apply to the lesion.

Bleeding:
Pound Taoren (Persicae Semen) and mix with lard (Suis Adeps) for application.

Sudden eversion and protrusion of the lips, resembling a pig's snout (named Chun Jun Syndrome / Lip Tumor Syndrome). Without rescue, death occurs within half a day. Apply wet chicken manure externally.

Take a section of Oujie (Nelumbinis Nelumbo) where hair-like structures grow, burn it to ash while preserving its medicinal properties (Cinnabarized Ash), and insufflate into the nasal cavity.
Another prescription: Burn Baijian (Alumen) to powder, mix with lard (Suis Adeps), wrap in cotton, and insert into the nasal cavity. After several days, the pathology will discharge with the medicine.

Young peach leaves (Persicae Folium), pound until soft and insert into the nasal cavity. If no leaves are available, use branches. Alternatively, decoct Yimi (Coicis Semen) and Donggua (Benincasae Exocarpium) and drink as tea. (Refer to the Chapter on Sores and Toxins).

Bai Zi (Biota Seed) burned to ash, taken with wine. Then, pound Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) into a paste and apply to the soles of the feet: left foot for males, right foot for females.
Another prescription: Take one clove of garlic, peel it, grind into a paste, and form a cake the size of a coin. Apply to the left sole if the left nostril bleeds, to the right sole if the right nostril bleeds, and to both soles if both nostrils bleed. Alternatively, mix Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma) powder with saliva and apply to the Shangen point at the root of the nose. Or, mix Heizhi (Gardeniae Fructus) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) in equal parts, grind into powder, and insufflate into the nostrils. Or, insufflate Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Femoris) powder, or suffocate Lianfang (Nelumbinis Nuciferae Calyx) charred by fire. Or, drip Radish juice (Raphani Fructus Juice), Lotus root juice (Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Juice), or Plantago seed juice (Plantaginis Semen Juice). Or, stuff in pomegranate petals or wall moss. Or, heat an urinal and blow the warm air towards the nose.