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For any hematemesis (vomiting blood), epistaxis (nosebleed), and all other types of bleeding from the upper or lower body, use Baicaoshuang (Soot from Grass-Fired Cauldrons). Scrape it off, grind it into a fine powder. Adults take 3 qian per dose, children take 1 qian per dose. Mix with rice porridge decoction to swallow. Three doses will bring immediate cure. Baicaoshuang is obtained by scraping the soot from the bottom of cauldrons used for burning thatch grass in rural areas. Do not use soot from burning firewood or charcoal.

For hematemesis: Take seven lotus root nodes (Oujie), add one zhong of water, and decoct until half a zhong remains. Add one cup of Tongbian (Child's Urine) and mix well before taking. Another prescription: Every morning, use your own urine, discard the initial and final portions, and drink it while warm.

For persistent epistaxis: Take one clove of garlic, peel it, grind it into a paste, and form it into a cake the size of a coin. If the left nostril bleeds, apply to the left sole; if the right nostril bleeds, apply to the right sole; if both bleed, apply to both soles. This stops bleeding immediately. Wash off with warm water promptly to prevent blistering on the soles. Another prescription: Blow ash from burnt hair into the nasal cavity. Alternatively, tie a thread around the base of the middle finger; for left-sided bleeding, tie the left hand; for right-sided bleeding, tie the right hand; for bilateral bleeding, tie both hands. Or, burn Gardenia (Zhizi) to ash and blow it into the nose. Another prescription: Crush Chinese chives (Jiucai) to extract one cup of juice, mix with one cup of Tongbian, warm the mixture, and ingest. The bleeding will stop.

For hematochezia (blood in stool): Take three ingredients—hair soaked in oil (Luanyoufa), Crimson Celosia Flower (Jiguanhua), and Biota Leaf (Cebaiye)—burn them all to ash, mix in equal proportions, and grind into an extremely fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with water and wine. Another prescription: Take one dried loofah (Sigua) after the frost, burn it to ash while preserving its medicinal properties, and grind into powder for later use. Burn Sophora Flower (Huaihua) to ash while preserving its medicinal properties, and grind into powder. Mix 1 qian of loofah powder with 5 fen of Sophora powder, blend uniformly, and take with rice water on an empty stomach. Bleeding will cease after several doses.

For pediatric hematuria with strangury (Xiaoe Xiaobian Xuelin): Take the white, powdery part of chicken droppings (Jisijian), stir-fry until thoroughly charred, and grind into powder. Take 5 fen per dose, mixed with wine, on an empty stomach.

For urinary bleeding in one-year-old infants: Take 1 liang 2 qian of large Licorice Root (Daganscao), add six bowls of water, and decoct until two bowls remain. Consuming the entire amount brings a cure.

For pediatric urinary bleeding: Burn Smoked Plum (Wumei) to ash while preserving its medicinal properties, and grind into a fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with rice water.

For pediatric bleeding in both stool and urine: This is caused by heat transmitting to the Heart and Lungs. Cold-natured medicines are contraindicated. Mix 5–7 spoons of Rehmannia Juice (Shengdihuangzhi), half a spoon of wine, and half a spoon of honey, and ingest the mixture.