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Formula from Commander Wang of the Hanyang Naval Forces.
*Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix* (Ku Shen), *Pheretima* (Di Long, cleaned of soil)
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder in equal proportions. The dosage should be adjusted according to the depth and severity of the disease. Take as desired, with tea or wine as the vehicle, at any time. If there are skin lesions, apply a fine powder of *Trogopteri Dung* (Wu Ling Zhi) mixed with refined sesame oil topically.

Malaria and Miasma

*Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix* (Bai Fu Zi), *Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium* (Chen Pi, peeled)
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder in equal proportions. Mix with rice water and take two qian. Eat a small amount of food first, wait until the stomach settles, then take the medicine. Stop if mild vomiting occurs.

East Jia-Yi Wood: *Crotonis Fructus* (Ba Dou, flesh taken, oil removed, separately ground fine)
South Bing-Ding Fire: *Cinnamomi Ramulus* (Guan Gui, coarse bark removed, ground fine)
Center Wu-Ji Earth: *Sulfur* (Liu Huang, sand and stones removed, ground fine)
West Geng-Xin Metal: *Alumen* (Bai Fan, separately ground fine)
North Ren-Gui Water: *Indigo Naturalis* (Qing Dai, separately ground fine; all above in equal parts)
Prepare on the first day of the fifth lunar month. Wrap each ingredient separately in paper, place in a tray, and arrange according to directions. Do not let chickens, dogs, cats, or women see it. Place before a Buddha statue. On the noon hour of the Dragon Boat Festival, mix with the tips of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) from five different households to blend the herbs evenly. Form pills the size of *Koelreuteriae Fructus* (Wu Tong Zi). Wrap the pill in new cotton wool and insert into the nostril: left for males, right for females. Remove after about one hour. For reuse, dip in vinegar, wrap in cotton wool; this is extremely effective.

Zhan Wuzi's Formula.
*Jujubae Fructus* (Da Zao, 10 pieces), *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma* (Gan Cao, 3 cun, roasted), *Pinelliae Tuber* (Ban Xia, 10 pieces, washed seven times with hot water), *Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens* (Sheng Jiang, three large pieces, with skin), *Mume Fructus* (Wu Mei, 10 pieces), [Text missing/unclear, likely a fruit], *Citri Grandis Exocarpium Rubrum* (Guo, 5 large ones, peeled), *Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex* (Nou Pu, 3 cun, coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice)
Grind the above nine ingredients into coarse powder. Add three large bowls of water and decoct to one and a half bowls. Strain the dregs. On the day of the attack, take one bowl early in the morning (Wu Geng period), another at 5 AM, and another at dawn. Finish taking them before meals. Decoct the remaining dregs in one and a half bowls of water down to seven-tenths, and sip slowly. This is miraculous.

Black Tiger Powder for treating malaria, transmitted by my eleventh brother, said to be extremely effective.
*Zingiberis Rhizoma* (Gan Jiang), *Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma* (Liang Jiang), *Curcumae Longae Rhizoma* (Pian Zi Jiang Huang) (each 1 liang), *Crotonis Fructus* (Ba Dou, 30 grains, fresh, use 21 grains, shelled)
First, chop the above three herbs to the size of Ba Dou. Stir-fry them together until scorched black. Remove the Ba Dou and do not use it. Grind the remaining herbs into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with hot wine, one hour before the onset of symptoms. Take another dose when the symptoms are imminent, and the patient will recover. The herbs must be stir-fried until scorched black; if raw, they will cause diarrhea.