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One piece of old ginger, hollowed out and filled with 5 fen of *Natrii Sulfas* (Tuo Seng) and a small amount of *Arsenici Trioxidum* (Ren Yan), sealed firmly with yellow mud, calcined over fire to retain its medicinal properties, then taken out to rub on the affected area.

Another prescription:
Dew from taro leaves, in any quantity, collected in a bowl. Rub vigorously with hands several times until the skin breaks; it will heal.

Yet another prescription:
Mix urine pot scale with ginger juice, scratch the skin broken, apply three times to cure.

1 liang of Bai Ding Xiang (i.e., sparrow droppings, those standing upright), 5 qian of Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos), 20 Bai Guo (Ginkgo Semen), 5 qian of Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), one Zizi (Soap Nut/Face Soap).
Grind all together into fine powder, add 1 qian of Su He You (Bovis Moschus and Oil mixture? Note: "Su" usually refers to mutton fat or clarified butter, "He You" might be a specific oil blend or typo for other oils, but literally "Butter/Mutton Fat combined Oil"), crush the soap into pills. Effective when washing face daily.

5 qian each of Xiao Ming Fan (Alumen Crudum/Potash Alum), Dan Fan (Chalcanthite), and Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis).
Decoct into a thick liquid, dip a brush to dab on the lesion; it will fall off naturally.

Another prescription:
Effective for warts, polyps, and corns on feet.
1 sheng of Sang Bai Pi Hui (Ash of Morus Alba Bark), 1 sheng of Feng Hua Duan Shi (Calcined Alumen).
Use fresh Tie Jiao Wei Ling Xian (Radix Clematidis) in appropriate amounts to decoct a thick liquid, pour over the two ashes, collect the juice, and further boil into a thick paste. Store in a porcelain jar and dab on the affected area.

One Bi Qi (Water Chestnut), 1 qian of Qiao Mian (Buckwheat Flour).
Pound and apply as a paste for one day and night to remove the root cause.

Treats all types of wind-dampness, freckles, acne rosacea, pityriasis versicolor (Bai Xie Feng), and pruritus.
8 liang of Lu Dou Fen (Vigna Radiata Powder), 1 liang of Hua Shi (Talcum), 1 liang of Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), 5 qian of Bai Fu Zi (Typhonii Rhizoma).
Grind all together into fine powder. Take several spoons daily, wash the affected area morning and evening.

For treating male and female freckles, acne rosacea, and rough skin, use this formula for washing.
1 qian each of Gan Song (Nardostachys Radix et Rhizoma), Shan Nai (Kaempferiae Rhizoma), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Bai Ji (Bletillae Rhizoma), Bai Lian (Ampelopsis Radix), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Jing Jie (Schizonepetae Herba), Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus), Shan Zhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Ben Cao (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix - likely Gao Ben), Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Du Huo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Tuo Seng (Natrii Sulfas), Ku Fan (Alumen Exsiccatum), Tan Xiang (Santalum Album Lignum), Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium), Ju Hua (Chrysanthemi Flos), and seven Red Date meats.
Grind all above into fine powder, use 1 jin of de-seeded soap, pound into pills. In autumn and winter, add 5 qian of raw honey, wash morning and evening.

1 liang each of Tan Xiang (Santalum Album Lignum), He Zi Pi (Terminalia Chebula Pericarpium), Er Cha (Catechu), Peng Sha (Borax), 1 qian of Chen Xiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), 1 liang of Nan Bo He Ye (Menthae Haplocalycis Folium), 1 liang of Gan Song (Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma), 5 qian of Wu Mei Rou (Mume Fructus), and a small amount of Bing Pian (Borneolum Syntheticum).
Grind all together into fine powder, decoct 1 jin of Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) into a paste to bind into pills.