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[Invention] Zijin Dan (Purple Gold Pill): Possesses the efficacy of relieving pain and setting bones.
Ingredients: Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix, processed), Caowu (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, processed) each 1 liang, Lingzhi (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma, cleaned of soil) 0.5 qian, Muguzi (Mallotus Fructus, shell removed), Heiqianniu (Pharbitidis Semen, raw), Gusuibu (Drynariae Rhizoma), Weilingxian (Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma), Jinmaogouji (Cibotii Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Ziran Tong (Pyritum, quenched in vinegar seven times), Dilong (Pheretima, cleaned of soil), Wuyao (Linderae Radix), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus) each 0.5 qian, Yuyuliang (Hematitum, quenched in vinegar 4 liang), Moyao (Myrrha), Hongyaizi (Euphorbiae Humifusae Herba), Shexiang (Moschus) each 2.5 qian.
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, use vinegar paste to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 10 to 20 pills per dose, administered with warm wine. If the lesion is located in the upper body, take after meals; if in the lower body, take before meals.

Yuanrong Jiegu Dan (Yuanrong Bone-Setting Pill):
Ingredients: Moyao (Myrrha), Xuxiang (Boswelliae Resina), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuanjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium), Ziran Tong (Pyritum, quenched in vinegar), Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Gusuibu (Drynariae Rhizoma, roasted), Baigui (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, roasted), Hugu (Pantheris Os), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) in equal proportions; Qianteng (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Caulis, which is also Dayren/Pruni Semen) in equal proportions. Another prescription adds Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) and Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, add 0.5 liang of melted wax, and form pills the size of bullet shots. Take one pill per dose, dissolve it in half sheng of good wine, decoct it, stir with a willow branch from the southeast direction, and drink while hot.

Empirical Prescription: Treats contusions, fractures, and bone injuries. After taking this medicine, starting from the top of the head, search for the pathology downwards. Upon reaching the affected area, there will be a rustling sound, and one will feel the medicinal power circulating continuously within the body, leading to recovery.
Ingredients: Ziran Tong (Pyritum, quenched in vinegar seven times, 1 liang), Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix, skin and tip removed), Songmingjie (Pinus resinous nodes), Xuxiang (Boswelliae Resina), Xuexie (Dracaenae Sanguis) 3 qian, Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi, raw, 0.5 liang), Dilong (Pheretima, 0.5 liang), Shuizhi (Hirudo, fried, 0.5 liang), Moyao (Myrrha), Sumu (Sappan Lignum), Jiangzhenxiang (Dalbergiae Odoriferae Lignum), Tugou (Gryllotalpa, ten pieces, soaked in oil and baked dry).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, mixed with unfermented wine. For lesions in the upper body, take after meals; for those in the lower body, take before meals.

Commentary: The above three prescriptions are derived from examples of treating traumatic injuries related to the Shaoyin meridian. The use of toxic herbs is intended to promote circulation through the meridians, indicating that these formulas should only be used when blood stasis has been cleared. Danxi stated that people generally consider Ziran Tong (Pyritum) as a bone-setting herb. However, most of these formulas essentially focus on tonifying qi, tonifying blood, and tonifying the spleen earth. Quack doctors seek quick effects for profit, catering to patients' desires. Copper itself is not unadvisable to take. However, if Ziran Tong is taken directly out of fire, its fire toxicity and metal toxicity interact, compounded by the toxicity of spices and other drugs. Although it has the merit of healing wounds, its drying and dispersing harm is worse than swords or knives; this must be guarded against.

Miscellaneous Prescriptions
Jiyao Daojian Yao Zhixue Tingtong Moyao San (Essential Knife and Arrow Hemostatic and Pain-Relieving Myrrha Powder):
Ingredients: Dingfen (Minium, calcined), Fenghuahui (Alumen Exsiccatum) each 1 liang, Xuxiang (Boswelliae Resina) 0.5 qian (separately ground), Kufan (Alumen Ustums) 3 qian (separately ground), Moyao (Myrrha) 1 zi (separately ground).
Preparation and Administration: Grind each ingredient into a fine powder separately, mix them evenly, grind again, and apply externally.

Benshi Dihuang San (Benshi Rehmannia Powder): Treats metallic wounds, stops bleeding, relieves pain, expels wind, reconnects sinews and bones, and generates flesh.
Ingredients: Dihuangmiao (Rehmanniae Herba), Disong (Selaginellae Tamariscinae Herba), Qinghao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba), Cangermiao (Xanthii Psuedocacatus Herba), Sheng Aizhi (Artemisiae Argyi Juice, 3 he), Chishao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) each 5 liang (soaked in water to extract juice), Duanshi (Ferrum Oxydatum Rubrum) 3 fen.
Preparation and Administration: Prepare on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month or the seventh day of the seventh lunar month at noon. Mix the juices of the previous herbs with Duanshi, dry in the shade, then add 3 liang of Huangdan (Minium), pound thoroughly, and sieve into a fine powder. For any metallic wound with bleeding, apply with a medicated pack without moving it; it will heal in ten days without suppuration.

Empirical Prescription: Treats contusions, tendon injuries, and fractures. Passed down by Lv Xianmo.
Ingredients: Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex) 1 liang, Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) 0.5 liang.
Preparation and Administration: Grind into a fine powder. Use 0.5 liang per application, mix with fresh ginger juice to form a thin paste. Apply and cover with paper flowers. Reapply if dry. For fractures, first bind with silk cloth, then secure with sand wood splints. After a while, pain ceases, followed by itching and a sensation of heat, indicating that blood circulation has resumed and bones/sinews are restoring. Mild cases heal in 3-5 days; severe cases do not exceed a month.

Another Prescription: Treats persistent swelling and pain from contusions.
Ingredients: Fresh ginger juice, rice vinegar, niupi jiao (Colla Corii Asini), boiled together until dissolved, add Mapi Bo (Polyporus Umbellatus) powder in appropriate amounts, mix into a paste.
Preparation and Administration: Spread on paper and apply to the swollen area.

Treatment for knife cuts and axe wounds:
Ingredients: Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis) alone, ground into powder.
Preparation and Administration: Apply dry powder; highly effective. Sangye (Mori Folium) dried in shade, ground into powder, applied dry; if not available, warming and applying the dry powder is also excellent.