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Indications. Breaks up masses and accumulations, wards off epidemics, prevents miasma (pathogenic factors caused by damp-heat in mountainous regions), treats heart and abdominal pain, cholera, gu poison (poisoning from decaying matter or parasites), childhood malnutrition and consumption, rebellious kidney qi, and resolves toxicity from mushrooms and meat of dead horses, cattle, and sheep.

Awei Pill. Awei (soaked in vinegar) 5 qian. Hawthorn fruit flesh, Arisaema cum Bile (soaked in soapberry water), Pinellia Rhizoma Preparatum (soaked with Arisaema), Malt, Medicated Leaven (stir-fried), Coptis Rhizoma, Radish Seed (steamed) each 1 liang. Forsythiae Fructum, Fritillariae Bulbus, Trichosanthis Fructus each 5 qian. Sal Nitri Recrystallizatus, Alumen Rubrum, Picrorhizae Rhizoma, White Mustard Seed each 2.5 qian. Grind into fine powder. Soak steamed wheat cake in ginger juice, mix with the powder to form pills. Take 2 qian per dose. Treats zheng jia (masses and accumulations) and epigastric fullness. After taking the medicine, frequently consume walnut kernels. If cough is present, add Cyperi Rhizoma and Concha Meretricis. Contraindicated for those with deficiency.

Another Prescription. Awei (wrapped in flour and roasted until the flour is cooked), Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Cinnamomi Cortex, Tangerine Peel, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Chuanxiong Rhizoma each 1 liang. Evodiae Fructus (processed), Costi Rhizoma, Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum each 3 fen. Arecae Semen, Myristicae Semen (roasted), Corydalis Rhizoma, Curcumae Radix each 1 liang. Cinnabaris 5 qian. Grind into fine powder. First, boil Awei in one sheng of vinegar until it forms a paste. Mix with the powder and form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 20 pills per dose before meals, washed down with warm wine. Treats pain in women due to blood and qi attacking the heart, and all types of cold accumulation and qi stagnation.

Awei Baosheng Ointment. First, use 20 liang of sesame oil to soak branches of elm, mulberry, peach, willow, and locust trees (21 segments of each). Boil until charred. Then add 120 grains of Ricini Semen and Crotonis Fructus, 50 Daphnes Genkwa Seeds (cleaned flesh), Sparganii Rhizoma, and Strychni Semen each. Add 20 slices of Pangolin Scales (roasted), 5 qian each of Typhonii Rhizoma, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, and Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 2 liang of Rheum Palmatum Radix et Rhizoma, 3 qian of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, and 1 jin of Walnut Kernel. Boil until charred, filter out the dregs. Return the filtered oil to a clean pot and boil until it forms beads when dropped in water. Add 8 liang of refined Xue Dan (Cinnabar preparation) to form the ointment. Then add 5 qian each of Myrrha, Olibanum (both defatted), Camelliae Semen, Sanguis Draconis, and Awei; 1 qian of Borneolum Syntheticum; 3 qian of Moschus; and 4 liang of Polygoni Multiflori Caulis (boiled into paste). Stir evenly and store. Apply externally using dog skin as a plaster base. Highly effective for treating masses and accumulations.

Awei Leiwan Powder. Awei, Lei Wan (Polyporus Umbellatus), Realgar, Fluorite each 3 fen. Cinnabaris, Talcum, Chalcanthum, Orpiment, Bai Lian (Bai Lian root), Rhinoceros Horn each 5 qian. Mylabris (legs and wings removed), Mylabris (legs and wings removed) each 40 pieces. Cow Bezoar 5 fen. Zi Dian (likely a typo for a mineral or herb, possibly referring to a specific preparation) 1 liang. Pound into powder. Take 1.7 qian per dose on an empty stomach with wine, twice daily (morning and evening). Treats intestinal parasites.

Awei Shexiang Powder. Awei (boiled in wine) 5 qian. Moschus 1 qian. Realgar 3 qian. Wild Polygoni Multiflori Caulis Seed 4 liang. Medicated Leaven (stir-fried), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, Raw Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma each 1 liang. Cinnamon Twig 5 qian. Prepare as powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with three peeled and mashed water chestnuts. Take once in the morning and once in the evening, rinsing the mouth with Amomum Villosum seed decoction after administration.