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The vine of *Luffa cylindrica* (Sigua) three to five chi near the root is burned until its medicinal properties are preserved (cun xing), and taken with wine after mixing.

(For rotting and perforated sores): Use one liang of Deer Antler (Lujiao, 鹿角) (crushed and roasted until scorched), one liang of Alum (Baifan, 白矾) (calcined), and five qian of Human Hair (Fatou, 头发) (burned over a lamp).
Grind them together into powder. First wash the canker sore hole with pepper water, then apply the powder. If the wound does not heal, use Club Moss (Wasong, 瓦松) burned until its medicinal properties are preserved, ground into powder and applied.

Radix Paeoniae Rubra (Chishao, 赤芍), Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin, 黄芩), Rhizoma Ligustici (Bencao, 本 - likely referring to *Ligusticum chuanxiong* or similar aromatic herb in this context, often translated as Lovage Root or Chuanxiong depending on specific lineage, here kept as Bencao/Ligustici), Radix Rehmanniae Preparata/Shengdi (Shengdihuang, 生地), Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian, 黄连), Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii (Shichangpu, 石菖蒲), Radix Polygalae (Yuanzhi, 远志) (de-boned), each eight fen; Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao, 甘草) three fen (soaked in water).
Decoct with clear water and take orally.

Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparata (Ganjiang, 干姜), Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian, 黄连).
Grind into powder, soak in water, and hold in the mouth (qin zhi).

Seed of Canarium album (Ganlanhe, 橄榄核) (burned until its medicinal properties are preserved) three qian, Shell of Chicken Egg (Fengtui, 凤蜕) three qian (burned until its medicinal properties are preserved), Camphora (Ercha, 儿茶) three qian.
Add three fen of Borneol (Bingpian, 冰片) for every qian of medicine, apply to the affected area; effective.

Treats oral ulcers (Kouchuang, 口疮). Also treats excess heat in the Triple Burner (Sanjiao, 三焦), causing erosion and ulceration of the mouth and tongue, with unbearable pain.
Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian, 黄连), Cortex Phellodendri (Huangbai, 黄柏), Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin, 黄芩), Fructus Gardeniae (Zhizi, 栀子) (stir-fried until black), Radix Asari (Xixin, 细辛), Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparata (Ganjiang, 干姜), all in equal parts.
Grind into powder. First rinse the mouth clean with rice washing water, then apply the medicine; spitting out or swallowing is unrestricted.

Crush Dark Plum (Wumei, 乌梅) into a cake, stuff it tightly at the end of the teeth; open the mouth to let saliva flow, and wipe it away immediately.

Soot from hundred herbs (Baicaoshuang, 百草霜) and Sea Salt (Haiyan, 海盐) in equal parts, grind into powder. Mix with floral water and take orally.
Another prescription:
Polygoni Catalpifolii Pollen (Puhuang, 蒲黄) ground into powder, frequently applied to the affected area. Additionally, decoct Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian, 黄连) in water and take orally to drain Heart Fire (Xinhuo, 心火).

(This is Centipede venom injury): Soak in a small cup of Rooster Blood (Xiongji Xue, 雄鸡血), and the centipede will immediately retract.

Apply Sophorae Flower Powder (Huaihua Mo, 槐花末) to the affected area; immediate effect.

Use Mirabilite (Puxiao, 朴硝) and Alum (Baifan, 白矾) ground into powder, apply to the tongue for immediate resolution.

Cannabis Seed (Dama Zi, 大麻子) ground into powder, put inside a paper strip, burn to smoke and fumigate; when saliva flows out from the nostrils, it heals.

Treats toothache.
Dragon Bone (Longgu, 龙骨) five qian, boiled with Gardenia Kernel (Zhiren, 栀子仁) (raw) three qian, Cortex Phellodendri (Huangbai, 黄柏) five qian (raw), Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin, 黄芩) five qian (raw).
Decoct in a copper pot, boil the Dragon Bone until dry, then remove and grind into powder. Then mix with Lead White (Qianfen, 铅粉) five qian and Moschus (Shexiang, 麝香) three fen, grind finely with the Dragon Bone powder, and store in a bowl. Add one liang of Yellow Beeswax (Huangla, 黄蜡), melt by placing in boiling water, stir well. Spread the medicine on Liansi paper placed on the stove lid, cut into strips, and paste on the teeth before sleep; remove the next morning. The presence of black residue verifies efficacy.