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Remove the kernels with double embryos. For promoting blood circulation and removing stasis, it is suitable to use raw material with skin and tips intact; for activating blood and moistening dryness, processing is required. Sweet, bitter, acrid, neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Jueyin Liver meridian. Breaks blood stasis, eliminates masses and metaplasia (abnormal tissue growth), unblocks menstruation, moistens dryness, stops cough, and directs rebellious Qi downward. Treats pain in the heart and abdomen, resolves hardness under the heart, cures swelling and itching in the yin region, kills parasites in the lower body, stops uterine bleeding (Beng Lou) in women, and reduces testicular enlargement in children. For various postpartum diseases, take 1200 peach kernels, stir-fry and crush finely, add wine, grind into a porridge-like consistency, seal in a bottle, and boil in water for one Fu period (approx. 2 hours). Take 1 liang of this mixture with wine each time. (Verified Formula No. 1.)

For dry, cracked, and painful lips, crush the kernels and mix with lard for external application. (No. 2.)

For toothache caused by wind-pathogens, take one kernel, burn on a lamp until smoke emerges, extinguish, place on the painful area and bite. It heals after five or six applications. (No. 3.)

For female vulvar swelling, burn to ash and apply externally. (No. 4.)

For female vulvar itching, crush thoroughly, wrap in cotton, and insert vaginally. (No. 5.)

For male vulvar swelling and itching, stir-fry to powder, take with wine, and also apply externally. (No. 6.)

For pediatric testicular enlargement, same as above. (No. 7.)

For individuals prone to nightmares and restless sleep, stir-fry peach kernels, remove skin and tips, take seven pieces, and administer with urine. (No. 8.)

Taoren Chengqi Decoction: Taoren (Peach Kernel), Gancao (Licorice Root), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig), Dahuang (Rhubarb Root), Mangxiao (Mirabilite).
Treats urgency and binding in the lower abdomen, where the person appears manic. (First among all formulas.)

Dried peaches that hang on the tree without falling are called Taonuo (Peach Nuo).
Bitter, slightly toxic.
Treats Qi stagnation and binding under the heart, known as Fuliang disease. Take 2 liang, crush into powder, and take 2 qian with wine on an empty stomach. (Verified Formula No. 1.)

For Gui Malaria (ghost malaria) with alternating chills and fever, take 14 Taonuo, crush into powder, make pills the size of beans using water, coat with Zhusha (Cinnabar). Swallow one pill facing east with well water at dawn. (No. 2.)

For five types of malaria, take 14 Taonuo, 7 Badou (Croton Seeds), 1 liang Heidou (Black Soybeans), crush into powder, make bean-sized pills with water, coat with Cinnabar. On the day of onset, recite the Medicine King Bodhisattva mantra seven times at Wugeng (early morning), swallow one pill with well water. Recovery is immediate. Not more than two doses are needed; it is miraculous. (No. 3.)

For continuous vaginal bleeding during pregnancy, burn to ash and take with water. (No. 4.)

For illness caused by eating peaches, induce vomiting using the same method. (No. 5.)

For difficult defecation, take Taohua (Peach Blossom) powder with water or wine for immediate relief. (No. 6.)

For persistent malaria, same as above. (No. 7.)

For binding and pain in the heart and abdomen, same as above. (No. 8.)

For female yin sores with itching and pain like insect bites, crush Taoye (Peach Leaf), wrap in cotton, and insert into the lesion. Change three times daily. (No. 9.)

For sores in the nose, take the tender core of Taoye, crush and insert. If leaves are unavailable, use branches. (No. 10.)

For tinea on the body and face, collect Taoye at noon, extract juice, and apply. (No. 11.)

For sudden onset of heart pain, decoct Taozhi (Peach Branch) growing towards the east in wine and drink. Highly effective. Alternatively, taking Taonuo is even better. (No. 12.)

For Hou Bi (throat obstruction) with blockage and pain, crush and take Taobai Pi (White inner bark of Peach). (No. 13.)

For Shi Lin (stone strangury) with pain, take Taojiao (Peach Gum) once with water, the size of a date slice. (No. 14.)

For Xue Lin (blood strangury) with pain, decoct Taojiao with Muxiang (Aucklandia Root) and take. (No. 15.)