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Treats ocular nebulae and obstructions (corneal opacities or cataracts that obscure vision).

Take four taels of *Suzi Ren* (Pericarpium Sesami Nigri Semen, specifically the kernel), remove the husks to obtain the kernels. Press between paper to extract the oil until pure; the standard is that it causes no pain when placed in the eye. Retain only five qian for compounding with the following herbs.

Bear gallbladder (Xiong Dan) 5 fen, Pearl (Zhen Zhu) 3 fen (boiled in tofu, ground to an extremely fine powder until silent), Frankincense (Ruxiang, de-oiled) 3 fen, Myrrh (Moyao, de-oiled) 3 fen, Wuli (likely a specific measure or typo in original text, retained as is) 5 li, Borneol (Bingpian) 1 qian.

Mix with eight qian of steamed honey until uniform, grind together, store, and apply to the eyes.

Calcined Alum (Kufan) 1 qian, Dragon bone (Longgu) 1 qian, Red Lead (Huandan) 2 qian, Cuttlebone (Haipiaoxiao) 2 qian, Musk (She) 2 li, Dried Carmine (Gan Yanzhi, charred to retain efficacy) 7 fen.
Grind all into a fine powder. First wipe away pus and discharge with cotton, then insufflate this powder into the eye.

Apply slices of fresh ginger to the skin surrounding the eye for immediate effect.

One live carp, regardless of size, split open to extract the brain matter. Steam in a bowl over rice to extract the oil. Use a tea spoon to drip the oil into the ear canal several times until the auditory orifice naturally opens. Subsequently, administer tonic medicines to consolidate the cure.

Psoralea fruit (Guzhi/Buguzhi) 1 jin, Black sesame seed (Heizhima) 1 jin, Fire wine (Huojiu/Baijiu) 2 jin, Child’s urine (Tongbian) 1 jin.
Boil these four ingredients together until dry. Remove, sun-dry, then stir-fry the black sesame seeds until fragrant. Grind the Psoralea fruit into powder. Do not use the sesame seeds. Use aged rice vinegar to make a paste for forming pills, sized like mung beans. Take two qian per dose, delivered with a decoction of Eucommia bark (Duzhong, stir-fried to remove silk fibers) and Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhimu). Improvement is seen after taking half the course; the efficacy is indescribable.

It can darken gray hair, blacken white hair, sharpen hearing and vision, and restore a complexion resembling that of a child.

Take one black sheep liver. Slice with a bamboo knife and arrange in a porcelain basin. Smear sheep bile onto the liver surface, sun-dry, then smear again. Repeat this process approximately 200 to 300 times; even if fewer, at least 100 applications are required, drying the liver thoroughly. Then add:
Angelica root (Danggui) 4 liang, Rehmannia root (Shengdi) 6 liang (steamed), White Peony root (Baishao, stir-fried with wine) 4 liang, Szechuan Lovage rhizome (Chuanxiong) 4 liang, Polygonum multiflorum (Heshouwu, nine-steamed) 4 liang, Eclipta herb (Panzi/Cihezao? Note: 'Panzi' likely refers to Cihezao/Eclipta prostrata or similar, but literal translation used) 4 liang (stir-fried), Eclipta herb (Hanliancao, steamed with wine) 4 liang, Cornus fruit (Shanyuzi, steamed with wine) 4 liang, Poria (Baifuling) 4 liang, Rehmannia root (Shengdi, washed with wine) 4 liang, Ash from human blood residue (Shaozhuang Xuyuhui) 4 liang.
None of the above herbs should come into contact with iron vessels. Pound and grind them into a fine powder. Then take twelve liang of prepared Rehmannia root (Dushudi), boil in wine until soft, pound into the previous powder, and form pills using refined honey, sized like paulownia seeds.