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Whenever an arrowhead or metal sharp object penetrates the flesh, treatment should aim to remove it promptly. Even if fragmented, it must be completely removed within a day. Subsequently, apply various medicaments; otherwise, the wound will inevitably fail to heal.

Formulas

Xuduan Gao (Caudex Dipsaci Ointment), also known as Danggui Xuduan Gao (Angelica Root and Caudex Dipsaci Decoction), from *Shengji Zonglu*.
Indications: Arrowheads penetrating the flesh causing redness and swelling; expelling wind and promoting ulcer healing.
Ingredients: Angelica Root (*Danggui*), Caudex Dipsaci (*Xuduan*), Rhizoma Drynariae (*Gusuibu*), Cinnamon Twig (*Guizhi*, bark scraped off), Prepared Aconite Root (*Fuzi*), Herba Lycopi (*Zelan*), Peony Root (*Shaoyao*), Rhizoma Bletillae (*Baiji*), Achyranthes Root (*Niuxi*), Notopterygium Rhizome (*Qianghuo*), Szechwan Lovage Rhizome (*Chuanxiong*), Aucklandia Root (*Muxiang*), Aconitum Carmichaelii Deaux (*Wutou*, large ones).
Preparation: Use four jin of oil and one jin of lard. Boil for one day. Filter through raw silk to remove dregs. When the medicinal oil turns purple, immediately remove from heat. Test by dripping a small amount into a bowl of water; it is ready when it forms beads. Store in porcelain or earthenware vessels, sealed tightly. Apply according to standard methods.

Disan San (Di Sheng Powder), from *Shengji Zonglu*.
Indications: Extracting arrowheads.
Ingredients: Prepared Aconite Root (*Fuzi*, two pieces weighing half liang, cracked by processing, skin and umbilical scar removed), Areca Seed (*Binglang*, two pieces, one raw, one cooked), Rhubarb (*Dahuang*, chopped), Aucklandia Root (*Muxiang*, each one fen), Croton Seed (*Badou*, heart and membrane removed, oil expressed, fried until yellow), Angelica Root (*Danggui*, chopped and dried), Myrrh (*Moyao*, one liang, finely ground), Szechwan Lovage Rhizome (*Chuanxiong*), Tangerine Peel (*Chenpi*, each one fen).
Usage: Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Take one "zi bi" (a measure roughly equivalent to a grain of rice or smaller) mixed with wine. Administer only once.

Hushe Wan (Tiger Tongue Pill), from *Shengji Zonglu*.
Indications: Applying medicine to the arrowhead site to facilitate spontaneous expulsion.
Ingredients: Dried Tiger Tongue Herb (*Hushe*, half liang, pounded and ground in a stone mortar), Raw Aconitum Carmichaelii Tip (*Caowutou Jian*, three qian, ground), Euodia Fruit (*Chushi*, three qian, ground), Magnetite (*Cishi*, half liang, pounded and ground in a stone mortar), Phellodendron Bark (*Huangbai*, imported from overseas, ground).
Usage: Mix all ingredients together. For every arrowhead extracted, use one qian of powder. Apply to the wound. Within moments, the wound will feel extremely hot and red, and the arrowhead will be expelled.

Hong Sanzi (Red Powder), from *Shengji Zonglu*.
Indications: Rubbing onto the wound.
Ingredients: Datura Seed (*Tuoluozuo*), Aconitum Carmichaelii Tip (*Caowutou Jian*), Dragon's Blood (*Qilinjie*), Castor Seed (*Bimazi*, shell removed and finely ground), Eggplant Flower (*Qiezihua*, each half liang).
Usage: Grind into a fine powder. Mix with good wine and apply.

Xionghuang Wan (Realgar Pill), from *Shengji Zonglu*.
Indications: Treating impaction of arrowheads that cannot be removed.
Ingredients: Realgar (*Xionghuang*, ground), Monoceros Diceris (*Dujiaoxian*), Cardamom (*Sharen* [Note: Text says 'Sha', likely referring to a mineral or plant like Cinnabar or Cardamom in context, kept as per text]), Asbestos (*Buhui Mu*), Spirit Pepper (*Weilingxian*, husk removed), Hibiscus Flower (*Mujinhua*, each one fen), Rat Brain (*Shunao*, one piece, taking the heart portion).
Usage: Grind into a fine powder, bind with refined honey into pills, and insert into the wound. The arrowhead will spontaneously emerge.

Mudan San (Peony Powder), from *Shengji Zonglu*.
Indications: Treating golden wounds where arrowheads are lodged in bone and have not emerged for many years.
Ingredients: Tree Peony Root Bark (*Mudan*, heart removed), White Ivy (*Bailian*, each one liang), Mulberry Root Bark (*Sangbaipi*, chopped, two liang), Agastache Leaf (*Huoxiangye*), Clove (*Dingxiang*), Musk (*Shexiang*, ground, each one fen).
Usage: Grind into a powder.

Xionghuang Wan (Realgar Pill), from *Yangshi Jiacang Fang*.
Indications: Formula for arrowheads embedded in bone.
Ingredients: Realgar (*Xionghuang*, one fen), Dung Beetle (*Qianglang*, one fen, ground), Asbestos (*Buhui Mu*, one fen, fired red using cow dung), Spirit Pepper (*Weilingxian*, one fen), Helianthus Annuus Flower (*Zhaoyanghua*, one fen).
Usage: Effective regardless of how long the iron has been embedded.

Qicao Wan (White Grub Pill), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Formula for golden wounds where arrowheads are lodged in bone and have not emerged for many years.
Ingredients: White Grubs (*Qicao*, five dried pieces), Mole Cricket (*Lougu*, three dried pieces), Adzuki Bean (*Chixiaodou*, one fen), Red Carp (*Chi Liyu*, one liang), Cardamom (*Sharen*, one qian), Safflower Powder (*Honghua mo*).
Usage: If there is no open wound, prick the skin with a needle and insert the pill.

Badou Wan (Croton Seed Pill), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Treating arrowheads in the flesh.
Ingredients: Croton Seed (*Badou*, one piece, skin removed), Calomel (*Nifen*, one fen), Arsenic Trioxide (*Pi*, a small amount, finely ground), Magnetite (*Cishi*, half liang, finely ground), Dung Beetle (*Qianglang*, one piece, ground to fine powder*).
Usage: Mix the above ingredients. Seal and apply to the affected area using paper soaked in vinegar and dough.

Treating Arrowheads Penetrating Flesh (from *Shenghui Fang*).
Ingredients: Realgar (*Xionghuang*), Dung Beetle (*Qianglang*), Calomel (*Nifen*), Arsenic Trioxide (*Pishuang*), Croton Seed (*Badou*, skin removed, each one fen).
Usage: Grind into fine powder. Moisten the tip of a chopstick with infant milk, dip into the powder, and apply into the wound.

Banxia San (Pinellia Powder), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Treating golden wounds where arrowheads are stuck in the flesh and cannot be removed.
Ingredients: Pinellia Tuber (*Banxia*, washed seven times in hot water to remove acridity), White Ivy (*Bailian*), Tree Peony Root Bark (*Mudan*, each one liang), Mulberry Root Bark (*Sangpi Baipi*, chopped, two liang).
Usage: Grind into powder. Each dose is taken with warm wine.

Formula for Extracting Arrowheads.
Ingredients: Dung Beetles (*Qianglang*, ten naturally dead ones), Mole Crickets (*Tougouzi*, three), Ash of Human Hair (*Funren Fa Hui*, a small amount).
Usage: Remove the shell of the dung beetles, take the white meat, and grind together with the other two ingredients until paste-like.

Jiegu Wan (Bone-Resolving Pill), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Treating impaction of arrowheads that cannot be removed.
Ingredients: Realgar (*Xionghuang*, ground), Dung Beetle (*Qianglang*, ground), Ivory Powder (*Xiangya mo*, equal parts).
Usage: Pound and grind into a powder. Bind with refined honey into pills the size of millet seeds. Insert into the wound. Afterwards, chew mutton finely... [Text incomplete].

Treating Impaction of Arrowheads (from *Shenghui Fang*).
Ingredients: Dung Beetles (*Qianglang*, preferably collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month), Blister Beetle (*Banmao*, seven each, wings, heads, and feet removed, dried and finely ground), Yellow Arsenic (*Pi Huang*, finely ground, half liang).
Usage: Mix evenly. Add a small amount of Indigo Naturalis (*Qingdai*). Take a quantity the size of a mung bean. Wait until intense itching occurs, then the arrowhead will emerge.

Formula for Extracting Arrowheads (from *Jisheng Bacui Fang*).
Ingredients: Horned Dung Beetle (*Jiao Qianglang*, any quantity, whole), Frankincense (*Ruxiang*), Musk (*Shexiang*, any quantity).
Usage: Grind into fine powder. Manipulate the arrowhead slightly, then push the powder into the wound.

Treating Arrowheads Penetrating Flesh (from *Shenghui Fang*).
Ingredients: Blister Beetle (*Banmao*, twenty-seven pieces), Dung Beetle (*Qianglang*, eleven pieces), Cardamom (*Sharen*, one qian).
Usage: Grind into powder. Place all into a bamboo tube, seal the top, and bury in a latrine for seven days. The arrowhead will spontaneously emerge.

Treating Golden Wounds: Arrow Stuck in Flesh.
Ingredients: White Ivy (*Bailian*), Pinellia Tuber (*Banxia*, equal parts).
Usage: Process and sieve. Administer one "fang cun bi" (a square-inch measure) with wine, three times daily. For superficial wounds, the arrow emerges in ten days; for deep wounds, in twenty days. Ultimately, the arrow will not remain in the flesh.

Mudanpi San (Tree Peony Bark Powder), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Treating arrowheads and blade edges located in hidden areas such as the throat and chest diaphragm that cannot be removed.
Ingredients: Tree Peony Bark (*Mudanpi*, one fen), White Salt (*Baiyan*, two fen; another version uses White Ivy *Bailian*).
Usage: Process and sieve. Administer one "fang cun bi" with wine, three times daily. The arrowhead will emerge.

Treating Arrowheads Embedded in Bone, Unremovable, with Unbearable Pain. Use this formula (from *Shenghui Fang*).
Ingredients: Croton Seed (*Badou*, three pieces), Dung Beetle (*Qianglang*, three pieces).
Usage: Grind and apply to the injured area. Wait for the pain to subside. When slight itching occurs, endure it. If the itching becomes unbearable, shake and pull out the arrowhead.
Aftercare: Apply Shengji Gao (Regenerating Flesh Ointment). Wash with a decoction of Coptis Rhizome (*Huanglian*) and Radix Saposhnikoviae (*Guanzhong*). Then apply Fenghua Duanshi (Weathered Lime) processed with ox gall. This also treats malignant ulcers.
Xiahoul Yun stated: I first obtained this formula in Runzhou. After the arrowhead was removed, quickly apply Shengji Gao. Some say it also treats sores. After obtaining the formula, Yun went to Hong... [Text incomplete].

Treating Impaction of Arrowheads (from *Shengji Zonglu*).
Ingredients: Magnetite (*Cishi*, raw, pounded and ground extremely fine), Realgar (*Xionghuang*, ground, each three fen).
Usage: Grind together uniformly. Take two "qian bi" per dose, mixed with mung bean water. Take on an empty stomach. The arrowhead will emerge in ten days.

Bailian San (White Ivy Powder), also known as Dan San, from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Treating impaction of arrowheads.
Ingredients: White Ivy (*Bailian*, three fen), Tree Peony Root Bark (*Mudan*, heart removed, three fen).
Usage: Grind into powder. Take three "qian bi" per dose, mixed with warm wine. Take on an empty stomach, at noon, and before bed, once each time.

Wanlei Hui San (Ash of Ten Thousand Things Powder), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Treating golden wounds and arrows stuck in flesh, causing swelling and pain.
Ingredients: Wanlei Hui (Ash of Ten Thousand Things), Bowstring Ash (*Gongxian Hui*, each three liang).
Usage: Grind together into powder. Take two "qian bi" per dose, mixed with Polygonum Tinctorium Juice (*Liaolan Zhi*). Take twice daily.

Treating Tight/Closed Knife and Arrow Wounds.
Ingredients: Dragon's Blood (*Xuejie*, one piece), Talcum (*Huashi*).
Usage: Grind into powder and apply. For uncontrollable bleeding, immediate effect is seen.

Another Formula.
Ingredients: Dragon Bone (*Longgu*, two qian), Ban Hui (Ash of... *Ban Hui*, six liang), Frankincense (*Ruxiang*, one liang).
Usage: Grind into powder and apply. Immediate effect is seen.

Formula for Treating Arrowheads.
Apply She Wang (Aconite Paste/Poison).

Treating Acute Arrow Injuries Not Emerging, or Accumulated Blood in Flesh (from *Qianjin Fang*).
Take cloth used during menstruation by women, burn to ash, and administer with wine.

Treating Arrowheads and Blade Edges in Hidden Areas like Throat and Chest Diaphragm That Cannot Be Removed (from *Qianjin Fang*).
Administer Epimedii Folium (*Qumai*) one "fang cun bi" with wine, three times daily. Cure follows.

Another Formula (from *Qianjin Fang*).
Drink Trichosanthes Juice (*Gualou Zhi*) and apply Trichosanthes to the arrow wound. The arrowhead will emerge. Another method uses the root, pounded and applied to the wound, changed three times daily.

Treating Broken Needles Embedded in Flesh, and Punctures by Arrows and Other Objects (from *Qianjin Fang*).
Scrape Ivory into powder. Mix with water, apply to the broken needle. The needle will emerge.

Another Formula (from *Qianjin Fang*).
Use a magnet that attracts iron. Place it on top, and the object will emerge.

Formula for Extracting Arrowheads (from *Wei Shi Fang*).
Use one Tian Shui Niu (Heavenly Water Ox? Likely a specific animal or mythical reference, possibly Buffalo). A small one with a single horn is especially good. Place in a small bottle. Add one qian of Borax (*Pengsha*), finely ground. Add a little water to soak. Naturally... [Text incomplete].

Formulas Similar To...
Chixiaodou Yin (Adzuki Bean Drink), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Arrowheads penetrating flesh or entering the abdomen and not emerging.
Use half sheng of Adzuki Beans. Add five sheng of water. Boil until soft and ripe. Take the juice. Each dose is one zhan. Take on an empty stomach, at midnight, and before bed. Another method involves alternating administration with wine.

Treating Arrowheads in the Throat, Chest Diaphragm, or Other Places That Cannot Be Removed (from *Shenghui Fang*).
Use five rat livers. Finely chop and pound into a paste for application. Also apply rat brain marrow or rat head blood. Both are effective. Specifically treats human needles broken in flesh that do not emerge, and knife... [Text incomplete].

Another Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*).
Use one raw rat skin, including the front two feet. Burn to ash. Mix with lard (*Zhugao*) and apply. The arrowhead will emerge.

Niuxi Gao (Achyranthes Ointment), from *Shengji Zonglu*.
Indications: Treating arrows in the throat, chest diaphragm, or other places that cannot be removed.
Pound Achyranthes Root (*Niuxi*) without limit. Make into powder. Mix with hot water and apply. The arrowhead will emerge. Also effective for burns or moxibustion wounds that fail to heal.

Another Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*).
Take fourteen white-headed earthworms. Place in a copper vessel. Add one liang of finely ground salt. Expose to sunlight until they melt into juice. Apply to areas with arrowheads and blade injuries.

Treating Arrowheads and Blade Tips in Hidden Areas like Throat and Chest Diaphragm That Cannot Be Removed (from *Ge Hong Zhouhou Beifang*).
Chew Almond (*Xingren*) without limit and apply. Grind almonds and apply finely.

Another Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*).
Pound Sour Plum (*Wumei*) without limit into powder. Mix with water and apply. The arrowhead will emerge.

Another Formula (from *Shengji Zonglu*).
Take White Grubs (*Qicao*) without limit. Finely grind and extract juice. Apply. Once bleeding stops, the arrowhead will emerge.

Arrowhead Injury in Throat/Chest Diaphragm Not Emerging, and Needle Puncture Not Emerging (from *Shenghui Fang*).
Use dried Mole Cricket (*Lougu*, also known as Tudou Chong). Decoct thickly and drip the juice three to five times onto the wound. The arrowhead will spontaneously emerge. Another method uses ten Mole Cricket brains, finely ground, and applied to the wound... [Text incomplete].

Treating Extraction of Arrowheads (from *Bencao*).
Eat seven raw chestnut meats (*Lirou*). Alternatively, chew raw and apply. Also covers malignant thorns.

Treating Impaction of Arrowheads and Malignant Thorns Breaking Abscesses (from *Bencao*).
Grind human teeth and black lice (*Hei Shili*) and apply. The arrowhead will emerge.

Treating Broken Arrows/Piercing Objects Entering Pus Sacs, Hard/Dry Conditions, and Scrofula (*Shu Pu*).
Take one "fang cun bi" of Rose Ash Powder (*Qiangwei Hui Mo*). Ingest for ten days. The piercing objects will penetrate the skin and emerge. Effect is seen.

Wansheng Shenying Dan (Ten Thousand Holy Miraculous Elixir), from *Weisheng Baojian*.
Extracts arrowheads, fish bones, needles, and wheat awns. Treats both recent and old injuries.
Use Hyoscyamus Seed (*Langdazi*, also known as Tianxianzi). Take one seed from the center and ingest. Seeds from branches with flowers and fruits intact are best. On the day before the Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month), observe silence... [Text incomplete]. Seek... Fine. At... No... If the wound heals over, cut it open with a knife and apply. Most effective.

Gegen Yin (Kudzu Drink). Treats impaction of arrowheads and injuries from poisoned arrows.
Use three jin of fresh Kudzu Root (*Gegen*). Chop, finely grind, and press to obtain natural juice. Take half zhan per dose, at any time, three times daily. Treats all golden wounds with universal efficacy. It is also said that Kudzu white residue (*Ge Baixie*) fried until yellow, applied to wounds, stops bleeding immediately.

Formula for Treating Arrowheads/Stones Not Emerging.
Use black sheep manure, pounded into powder, and applied. Wait for the wound to open. Then take blood from a live rat spine (*Shu Ci*) and drip into the wound. Within moments, it will emerge.

Shenling San (Divine Bell Powder).
Indications: Arrowheads in bone, unremovable.
Large male rat (*Da Xiongshu*, one piece). Remove skin and bone. Take lean meat, slice thinly, dry by roasting, and grind to fine powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with hot wine. If feeling arrow wound... [Text incomplete].

Cishi Wan (Magnetite Pill).
Extracts arrowheads.
Ingredients: Blister Beetle (*Banmao*, fifty whole pieces), Dung Beetle (*Pidanchong*, fifty pieces, heads and wings removed), Magnetite (*Cishi*, one liang, tight on all four sides), Cardamom (*Sharen*, one liang, stir-fried separately), Croton Seed (*Badou*... [Text incomplete]).
Usage: Form pills the size of rat feces. Insert... [Text incomplete].

Apply to moxa wounds, use wet... [Text incomplete].

Shuyou Gao (Rat Oil Ointment).
Extracts arrowheads.
Ingredients: Rat (one piece, rendered for oil), Dung Beetle (*Qianglang*), Gleditsia Sinensis (*Zaojiao*, burned to ash), Lead Carbonate (*Dingfen*), Dragon Bone (*Longgu*, each one qian for the first four ingredients), Frankincense (*Ruxiang*, a small amount, ground separately).
Usage: The above ingredients... [Text incomplete].

For all arrowheads and strong thorns submerged in flesh, where the head and tail can still be felt.
Break the skin and extract using a hook needle. If deeply hidden and invisible, treatment is difficult and often fatal. Furthermore, if an arrow strikes bone and shatters it, all broken bone fragments must be completely removed... [Text incomplete].

Tieyong Dan (Iron Brave Elixir).
Treats golden arrowheads entering the abdomen or located anywhere on the body, eventually breaking against bone and becoming unremovable.
Ingredients: Otter Gall (*Tadan*, seven pieces; if unavailable, use fourteen Red Carp Galls), Magnetite (*Cishi*, tight on four sides), Dragon's Blood (*Xuejie*, chopped and ground), Alisma (*Zexie*), Adzuki Bean (*Chixiaodou*), Purple... [Text incomplete].
Usage: Grind to fine powder. Cook with wine... [Text incomplete].

Chixiaodou, Zhangliu... [Text incomplete].
Use the following medicines. Cardamom (*Sharen*, ground separately), Arsenic (*Pi*, ground separately), Croton Frost (*Badoushuang*), Blister Beetle (*Banmao*, each one zi for the first four ingredients), Dung Beetle (*Qianglang*, ten pieces), Mole Cricket (*Lougu*, seven pieces), White Grub (*Qicao*... [Text incomplete]).
Size of a soybean. Use one pill each time, insert... [Text incomplete].

Yongtie Gao (Surging Iron Ointment).
Treats all arrowheads and needles penetrating flesh.
Ingredients: Rat Head with Feces (*Fenshu Tou*, one piece), Mole Cricket (*Lougu*, forty-nine pieces), Mylabris (*Yuanqing*, one liang), Earth-boring Worm (*Tuxiaochong*, ten pieces), Croton Seed (*Badou*, one liang), Horse Meat Maggot (*Marou Qu*, one liang...), Stone (*Shi*, one liang), Minium (*Huandan*, one liang...), Mugwort Branch Ash (*Haocha Hui*, three sheng*).
Usage: First, prepare the ash juice... Collect inside. When using, observe the size of the wound to determine the amount of medicine. After a long time... [Text incomplete].

Shensheng Gao (Divine Sacred Ointment).
Extracts needles and iron from the skin.
Cartilage Fat (*Chezhi*, any quantity). Ideally prepared as an ointment. Spread on paper the size of a coin. Change every two days. After three to five applications, the needle will spontaneously emerge.

Niaoling San (Bird Feather Powder).
Extracts needles and iron accidentally embedded in the skin.
Bird Feathers (*Niaoling*, three to five pieces, fire-roasted until charred). Grind. Mix with good vinegar to form a paste. Apply to the wound, cover with paper. After one or two applications, the needle will spontaneously emerge.

Miraculous Effect.