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Run Chang San (Intestine-Moistening Powder): One jin of Puxiao (Mirabilite), two bowls of Tongbian (child's urine), mixed into a pot and stir-fried until dry. Take the head of a male pig's large intestine, approximately one chi long, and air-dry until half-dry. Process the above materials as follows: Grind Puxiao into fine powder, fill it into the intestine, with the amount determined by the degree of coldness (referring to the dosage or specific standard based on condition). Tie both ends tightly with thread, sun-dry for a short while, place in a pot, and stir-fry until scorched yellow, then grind into fine powder. Administer together with the previously mentioned Lingyao (Spirit Medicine), and externally apply the powder using a paper wick inserted into the fistula tract.

Shan Gong Yue Dan (Mountain-Arching-Mountain Pill): This pill promotes the regression of fistula tracts, removes necrotic tissue, and generates new healthy tissue. 1 liang 6 qian of Xiaosha (Saltpeter), 1 liang of Shuiyin (Mercury), and 1 liang of Mingfan (Alum). Grind all ingredients together, place in a pot, cover with a bowl, seal with mud, and sublimate over heat for the duration of one incense stick. Collect the medicine for use. For application, form a strip from fresh rice paste and insert it into the affected area.

Tui Guan Wan (Fistula-Regression Pill): Ten Lu Feng Fang (Honeycomb), one Bie (Soft-shelled Turtle) weighing 12 liang, Duan Ye Zhu Wei Jian (Calcined Wild Boar Tail Cocoon), Tui Ren Zhi Jia (Human Shed Skin), Feng Huang Yi (Chicken Egg Inner Membrane), Chan Tui (Cicada Slough) each 4 liang, Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis) 3 qian. Except for Niu Huang, all other herbs must be washed with wine, calcined separately, and ground into powder. Form pills using wheat flour paste. Take 3 qian per dose, administered on an empty stomach with wine. Adjust according to the patient's deficiency or excess conditions.

Hong Meng Jiao Pan Dan (Primordial-Harmony-Peering Pill): Specifically treats Yangmei Jiedu (Syphilitic chancre or late-stage syphilis symptoms), with miraculous efficacy. 2 liang 5 qian Huoxiao (Fire Saltpeter), 2 liang each of Yan (Salt), Mingfan (Alum), and Zaofan (Green Vitriol), 1 liang of Shuiyin (Mercury), 3 qian of Pengsha (Borax), 1 qian of Xionghuang (Realgar), and 1 qian of Zhusha (Cinnabar). First, crush Mingfan into bean-sized granules and place them in a Yangcheng jar. Then, grind the remaining medicines into powder and add them to the jar, sealing it securely. Gradually increase charcoal fire heating, not exceeding half the height of the jar, and sublimate for three incense sticks' duration. After cooling, collect the medicine; white color is preferred. Take 5 fen of this medicine per dose, combined with 4 qian of stir-fried Huaihua (Sophora Flower) powder, formed into pills with rice paste. Prepare forty pills in total. Administer with Tufuling (Smilax Glabra) decoction. Avoid tea, vinegar, and triggering foods (fa wei).

Ju Jing Liu Fang Dan (Orange-Well-Flowing-Fragrance Pill): This pill specifically removes necrotic flesh. 2 liang each of Shuiyin (Mercury), Huoxiao (Fire Saltpeter), Mingfan (Alum), and Zaofan (Green Vitriol), and 1 liang of Yan (Salt). Grind all together into powder, perform initial calcination ("Jie Tai"), place in a silver jar, cover with a clay pot, reinforce with cotton paper, and seal externally with finely crushed dry yellow soil about one cun thick. Expose the bottom of the silver jar, add charcoal fire underneath, burn for three incense sticks' duration, then remove for use. This medicine has the function of eliminating rotting flesh.

Er Zhuan Xing Lin Dan (Second-Turn-Apricot-Grove Pill): 1 liang each of Yan (Salt), Fan (Alum), Zaofan (Green Vitriol), Xiao (Saltpeter), and Hong (Mercury). Grind together, place in a jar, sublimate for three incense sticks' duration, and collect the medicine. Add 5 qian each of Mingfan (Alum), Xionghuang (Realgar), Zhusha (Cinnabar), and Liuhuang (Sulfur); 3 qian of Pengsha (Borax); and 1 qian of Naosha (Ammonium Chloride). Grind uniformly, place back in the jar, and sublimate for five incense sticks' duration. Collect the medicine for combination. Add 1 qian each of Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), Ercha (Catechu), and Xuexie (Dragon's Blood); 1 qian 5 li of Shexiang (Musk). Form pills using jujube meat, sized like mung beans. Store sealed for use.

For hemorrhoids and fistulas, take ten pills; for pediatric masses, take three pills; for swellings and Yangmei sores, take five pills. All are administered with yellow wine. For external application on any sore/ulcer, take 1 liang of the medicine, mix with 1 qian of Caowu (Aconitum Carleixii) powder, and apply with pig bile (or goose bile).

Huang Ling Yao (Yellow Spirit Medicine): This is a celestial prescription for generating muscle and flesh. 9 qian of Qian (Lead), 1 liang each of Hong (Mercury) and Xionghuang (Realgar), 3 liang of Huoxiao (Fire Saltpeter), 2 liang of Kufan (Calcined Alum), and 4 qian of Zhusha (Cinnabar). First, melt the lead, mix with other ingredients, grind into powder, place in a jar, seal, and sublimate for three incense sticks' duration. Wipe the rim ("Ca Zhan"), ensure sufficient fire, cool down, and collect the medicine. For every 1 qian of this base medicine, add 5 fen each of Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), Haipiaoxiao (Cuttlefish Bone), and Shuizhu Zhenzhu (Water-boiled Pearl); 4 qian each of Xuexie (Dragon's Blood) and Xiangpi (Elephant Skin, calcined); 3 qian of Ercha (Catechu); 3 fen each of Qingfen (Calomel), Chishizhi (Red Halloysite, calcined), and Longgu (Fossilized Bone, calcined); 2 fen each of Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark) and Wen Ge Qiao (Clam Shell, calcined); 6 fen of Gancao (Licorice Root); 5 li of Bingpian (Borneol); and 2 li of Shexiang (Musk). Grind into fine powder, mix with milk, and store sealed for use.

Wan Ying Ling Dan (Universal-Efficacy Spirit Medicine): This medicine is excellent for drawing out toxins in the early stages. 5 qian each of Qingshuiyan (Blue Salt Water/Salt) and Shuiyin (Mercury), 1 liang of Zaofan (Green Vitriol), 2 qian 5 fen of Qian (Lead), 1 liang 2 qian 5 fen of Huoxiao (Fire Saltpeter), 1 liang 5 qian of Baifan (White Alum), and 1 qian 5 fen each of Pengsha (Borax), Bai Pi (White Arsenic), and Xionghuang (Realgar). First, melt the lead, add mercury, mix well, cool, then grind with other ingredients into fine powder. Use a porcelain jar, wipe the exterior thoroughly with ginger slices, bake with fire, wipe again, repeating 8-9 times. Place one-third of the purified medicine into the jar, heat on fire until boiling, wait until slightly dry, then add more. Repeat this heating process until the medicine turns red and dry. Cover the jar mouth with a porcelain basin, seal with salt mud, pile ash evenly around the jar mouth. Place 4-5 pieces of charcoal under the jar bottom. When one incense stick burns out, remove the ash/fire, lower the charcoal slightly. When three incense sticks burn out, remove some ash, lower the charcoal further, wait for one incense stick duration, then collect the spirit medicine. White color is preferred. During refining, place an anvil with water-soaked cloth outside the jar and basin to facilitate the descent of the medicine.
1. For treating sores: Pierce with a silver needle, mix 3-4 hao of Ling Dan with vinegar, apply, and cover with a plaster. It resolves completely overnight. For Duikou sores and other toxic swellings, follow this method. In the first one or two days, apply medicine three times daily.
2. For large-rooted Back Carbuncles (Fabei) and abscesses: Use 2 fen of Ling Dan, 1 qian of Beimu (Fritillaria) powder, and half a cup of strong tea juice. Mix well. Dip a new brush in the mixture and sweep from the outer root inward until the medicine is exhausted. After one or two hours, if the root area feels hot and painful, wash off immediately with cold water, apply a fresh plaster. After one night, when uncovered, look for pores; where there is a pore, there is a yellow blister. Pick open each yellow blister with a silver needle to drain the fluid, leading to cure.

Yun He Hua Yu Dan (Cloud-Harmony-Nurturing Pill): This pill generates muscle. 2 liang of Qiang Xiao (Gun Saltpeter), 1 liang each of Tuo Seng (likely a local mineral/herb term, possibly Copper Green or similar), Kufan (Calcined Alum), and Shuiyin (Mercury). First, grind Xiao, Tuo Seng, and Kufan into powder, mix uniformly, place in a coarse porcelain bowl, press a hole in the center, place Shuiyin in the hole, cover with a small bowl, seal with salt mud. Place a ball of wet grass on the bottom of the bowl, press with a brick, and support the coarse bowl externally with three large iron nails to create a "Hundred-Eye Furnace." Ignite fire, heating until wet paper chars and dries. Open to collect the spirit medicine. Soak in Licorice decoction, sun-dry, and store.

Wu Ling San (Five-Spirit Powder): 1 liang each of Danfan (Chalcanthite), Zhusha (Cinnabar), Xionghuang (Realgar), Mingfan (Alum), Cishi (Magnetite), and Shuiyin (Mercury). Adding 1 liang of Xiao (Saltpeter) is even better. Grind uniformly, seal in a jar, ignite fire for sublimation for three incense sticks' duration. Open and collect the spirit medicine for use. This medicine treats all types of swelling/toxins, removes stasis, generates new tissue, with miraculous effect. It can also be added to other surgical medicines for excellent results.

Qian Jin Zi Xue Dan (Thousand-Gold-Self-White Snow Pill): 2 liang each of Hong (Mercury) and Yan (Salt), 5 liang of Xiao (Saltpeter), 6 liang of Mingfan (Alum), 4 liang of Zaofan (Green Vitriol), 1 liang of Hei Qian (Black Lead), 6 qian each of Bai Pi (White Arsenic) and Xionghuang (Realgar), 1 qian each of Naosha (Ammonium Chloride, crushed) and Pengsha (Borax, stir-fried). First, melt Black Lead, add Mercury, and grind. Then, put Salt, Alums, Saltpeter, and Green Vitriol in a pot, stir-fry until 60% dry. Grind Lead, Mercury, Naosha, Pengsha, Bai Pi, and Xionghuang together until no star-like particles remain. Pack into a jar, avoiding being too tight, sublimate for three incense sticks' duration, and collect the spirit medicine. For every 1 liang of spirit medicine, mix with 1 qian of genuine Chan Su (Toad Venom), blend with milk, and store sealed. Apply a small amount to the top of the toxin. Unformed toxins dissipate immediately. Formed toxins rise to the head, drain pus, and heal. For treating fistulas, make strips from Ephedra decoction paste and insert into the tract.

Ling Bing Zi (Spirit Cake): 1 liang each of Shuiyin (Mercury) and Qingyan (Blue Salt), 5 qian of Qian (Lead), 3 qian each of Xionghuang (Realgar), Jin Ding Pi (Gold-Cap Arsenic), Pengsha (Borax), and Zhusha (Cinnabar), 2 liang 5 qian of Xiao (Saltpeter), 2 liang 5 qian of Zaofan (Green Vitriol), 3 liang of Mingfan (Alum). Grind into fine powder, seal in a jar, sublimate for three incense sticks' duration. Cool and collect the spirit medicine. For every 7 parts of spirit medicine, mix with 2 parts of calcined Woniu Ke (Snail Shell) powder, and 1 part flour paste to form small cakes. Cover with a plaster; extracts toxins with divine efficacy.

Lian Jin Ding Pi Fa (Method for Refining Gold-Cap Arsenic): 2 liang of Bai Pi (White Arsenic), 8 liang (or 1 jin, which is better) of Qian (Lead). First, place Lead in a jar, melt with charcoal fire, then add Arsenic on top of the Lead. Refine until smoke ceases. Remove, cool, open the "Gold Cap," where Arsenic has crystallized on the Lead surface. Take and use. Stay away when smoke rises. End of Volume Lower of *Ling Yao Mi Fang*.