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Fangchezhen (a plant part, specifically the stem or related portion of *Clerodendrum trichotomum*) is indicated for carbuncles caused by horse riding; it should be burnt to ash and applied externally. (Quoted from *Bencao Gangmu* / Compendium of Materia Medica) When ordinary people flee, if their hair is wound in reverse on the weft beam of a loom, it causes confusion and disorientation. (Quoted from *Bencao Shiyi* / Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica)

Lianjiaguan (a medicinal substance or body part) is indicated for "Zhuanbao" (bladder torsion leading to urinary retention); it should be burnt to ash and taken with water. (Quoted from *Qianjin Fang* / Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold)

Yanjian (a medicinal substance or body part) is indicated for established intestinal abscesses; a small amount should be burnt to ash and taken with wine, after which pus will discharge from the affected area. (Quoted from *Qianjin Shizhi* / Dietary Therapy of Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold)

Dian (bamboo mat) is indicated for sores caused by spider venom. Old mats should be burnt to ash and applied externally. (Quoted from *Bencao Gangmu* / Compendium of Materia Medica) [Name] Sunxi (Bamboo shoot mat). Li Shizhen stated: The character Dian implies extension, hence the radical 'Bamboo', meaning to extend. [Origin] Found in areas where bamboo grows. [Usage] There are rush mats, rattan mats, and bamboo mats; for medicinal use, bamboo mats should be employed, preferably old ones that have been used. [Quality] Woven from thin strips of split bamboo, varying in length and width. (According to the commentary on *Shijing · Bei Feng*: Zhu Xi noted that "Bu Xian" originally referred to the name of a bamboo mat; a bamboo mat is called Dian, and Dian is equivalent to Ze.) [Color] New ones are yellow; those used become black. [Taste] Sweet, Pungent. [Nature] Warm, Cool. [Combined Therapies] (According to *Waitai Miyao* / Secret Essentials of the External Academy): To treat incessant vomiting in newborns, take a small amount of Dian ash, mix with two he of human milk and two grains of salt, boil, add a grain of Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis), and administer. This is the prescription of Liu Wuniang.

Lianbo (Recorded in *Jiayou Buchu Bencao* / Supplementary Notes on Materia Medica added during the Jiayou Era): The curtain at the door of a toilet house is indicated for infantile cholera; it should be burnt to ash and taken with water, one qian. (Quoted from *Waitai Miyao* / Secret Essentials of the External Academy) Boshengsheng (the rope of the bamboo screen) is indicated for carbuncles and ulcers with pus that do not rupture; it should be burnt, ground into powder, mixed with rendered lard, and applied below the affected area to induce rupture, without need for acupuncture. (Quoted from *Qianjin Fang* / Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) [Name] (Li Shizhen stated): Because its shape is square, lowly, and thin, it is called Lian or Bo. [Origin] Baimangbo (See under Herbal Section).

Qiqi (Lacquered vessels) is indicated for postpartum blood fainting; inhaling the smoke from burning lacquer induces recovery and also kills various insects. (Quoted from *Bencao Gangmu* / Compendium of Materia Medica) [Name] Lacquered bowls, bells, plates, boxes. [Origin] Available everywhere. [Usage] Various vessels such as vermilion lacquer, black lacquer, and gold lacquer items. [Quality] Vessels vary in size. [Color] Red, Black, Yellow, Purple. [Taste] Pungent. [Nature] Warm. [Treatment Methods] (According to *Jijian Fang* / Simple Effective Prescriptions): For metrorrhagia that does not stop, burn black lacquer vessels to ash and take with child's urine. (According to *Jiuji Fang* / Emergency Prescriptions): For white tinea capitis, scrape the vermilion lacquer from broken red lacquer vessels, burn to ash, and apply with oil. [Combined Therapies] (According to *Jijian Fang* / Simple Effective Prescriptions): For metrorrhagia that does not stop, take one qian each of lacquer vessel ash and palm fiber ash, and swallow with decoction of Cei Ye (Biota Top). [Antidote] (According to *Gujin Luyan Fang* / Ancient and Modern Recorded Prescriptions): To counteract scorpion stings, place a lacquered wooden bowl over the sting site; this is highly effective.