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Specifically treats cholera caused by summerheat injury, characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, and calf cramps; as well as watery diarrhea, dysentery, epigastric and abdominal pain; malaria and regurgitation; lower back pain accompanied by eye discomfort (original text "shi yan" likely a typo or specific term, translated literally), all treated by using a bone hairpin to dip into the powder and apply to the inner corner of the eye. For headache and nasal lesions (original text "bi zhi" likely refers to nasal obstruction or polyps, translated literally as nasal lesions), blow the powder into the nasal cavity; for sore throat, blow the powder into the throat; for toothache, place the powder between slices of pickled cucumber and bite on the painful area. For all insect, mosquito, and scorpion stings, sores, toxins, and skin itching, mix with water and apply topically. For horses, mules, and donkeys suffering from upper, middle, and lower "Sanjie" diseases (referring to parasitic or accumulation disorders), "Jie'an Feng" (diseases caused by saddle friction or cold exposure), water and heat injuries, loss of appetite, difficulty in rising and lying down, and "Zhangya" (a type of dental or oral disease), use fingers to dip into the powder and apply to the inner corner of the eye for immediate effect.

Take two taels of high-quality Realgar (Xionghuang), grind it into powder. Take one tael of purified Fire Nitre (Huoxiao) refined to look like Cinnabar (Zhu), selecting the white variety. Mix them together, grind into a fine powder, and store in a porcelain bottle for use.

Specifically treats epidemic plagues, characterized by nausea, vomiting of sour fluid, body pain, and fever.
Prepared Rhubarb Root (Shen Dahuang) four taels, Toothed Soap Pod (Ya Zao) two taels (remove skin and fibers).
Grind both into a fine powder, bind with thin rice paste to make pills the size of mung beans. Take 50-70 pills per dose, washed down with cold Mung Bean Soup (Lüdou Tang). The therapeutic effect is indicated by profuse sweating.

Burning this medicine prevents the transmission of plague.
Frankincense (Ruxiang) one tael, Atractylodes Rhizome (Cangzhu) one tael, Asarum Root (Xixin) one tael, Sweet Spikenard (Gansong) one tael, Szechwan Lovage Rhizome (Chuanxiong) one tael, True Agarwood (Zhen Jiangxiang) one tael.
Grind into powder, bind with jujube flesh to make pills the size of Chinese chestnuts, and burn them.

Specifically treats all cases of wind-cold common cold.
Mung Bean Powder (Lüdou Fen), Ephedra Stem (Mahuang) (remove joints), Dried Ginger (Ganjiang), Tangerine Peel (Chenpi) (quantities not fixed).
Grind all into a fine powder, take three qian with cool water.

Seven Smoked Plums (Wumei), seven qian of Honey (Mi).
Add two bowls of water, decoct into a soup, and drink. Immediate recovery is expected.

Place two large pieces of Gardenia Fruit (Daguanzhong) into a water vat, add a small amount of Alum (Baifan). Drinking this water daily prevents infection.

Use three qian of Fujian Indigo Flower (Fujian Dianhua), one cup of distilled liquor (Shajiu), and one egg white. Mix well and swallow. Miraculous effect.

Treats all epidemic fevers, thick tongue coating, swelling and pain in cheeks and neck, and other damp-heat conditions.
Burdock Seed (Niubangzi) (stir-fried), Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie), Raw Licorice Root (Sheng Gancao), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin), Rhinoceros Horn (Xijiao) (shaved) each one qian, Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng) six fen.
Use twenty roots of Rush Pith (Dengxin) as a guiding herb. Add two bowls of water, decoct until reduced to eight parts, and take orally.