红棉散 耳内生疮流脓，乃肝经郁火所结。
枯白矾（三钱） 胭脂（一钱， 存性，如能用干油胭脂更佳）
研匀。先用棉杖子搅去脓水，另以柳杖子蘸药掺入耳底，自干。若 耳加麝香五厘。
耳底流脓。
枯矾 黄丹 龙骨 海螵蛸 麝香 干胭脂研细吹之。
又方
青黛 人中白 枯矾 雄黄 冰片 黄柏（各等分） 研细吹。
又方 橄榄核 存性研细，加冰片少许吹。
又方 大红千叶石榴花瓣研细吹。
又方 枯矾入人乳内，放炭火上顿
滚变黑色，研细吹。
又方 芦柴梗、叶箨 存性，加冰片水许，研细吹。
又方 陈皮 灰一钱，加麝香少许，吹。
又方 白鲞牙二个 ，加冰片，研细吹。
又方
水龙骨（即船底陈油锻石，一两） 硼砂（二钱五分）
共研极细。每用少许吹。
又方
黄丹（水飞，二钱，） 龙骨（ ） 枯矾 胭脂（各一钱） 海螵蛸（五分） 麝香（少许）
研细。以棉杖子榐去脓水，用少许吹耳内，每日吹一次，勿令风入。
煎方 蔓荆子 升麻 前胡 桑白皮 甘草 麦门冬 赤茯苓 赤芍
耳内肿痛出脓出水 金丝荷叶（即虎耳草）揉汁，灌入耳内自愈。（此味乃治耳病之妙药，
如有脓可加枯矾少许。）
又方 头发烧存性研细，每用少许吹入。
又方 五倍子一个，略挖破，入生明矾于内，纸包浸湿火内烧存性，研细。每用少许吹入。
又方 鲜白果捣烂，用棉裹绞汁入耳，脓血自止。
又方 蛇蜕卷条插入耳内，其脓吸尽自愈。
又方 红枣一枚去核，入雄黄三分，烧干研末，用管吹入耳内。
又方 柿蒂不拘多少， 存性，研细吹。
Hongmian San (Red Cotton Powder): Sores with pus discharge in the ear are caused by constrained fire in the Liver meridian.
Calcined Alum (Qian Bai Fan, 3 qian) and Carmine (Yanzhi, 1 qian, preserved property; dry oil-processed carmine is preferred).
Grind into a uniform powder. First, use a cotton swab to remove pus and fluid. Then, dip a willow stick into the medicine and apply it to the bottom of the ear until dry. If pus flows from the ear base, add 5 li of Musk (She Xiang).
Calcined Alum (Ku Fan), Red Lead (Huang Dan), Dragon Bone (Long Gu), Cuttlefish Bone (Hai Piao Xiao), Musk (She Xiang), and Dry Carmine (Gan Yanzhi) are ground into fine powder and insufflated.
Another prescription:
Indigo Naturalis (Qing Dai), Human Tooth Ash (Ren Zhong Bai), Calcined Alum (Ku Fan), Realgar (Xiong Huang), Borneol (Bing Pian), and Phellodendron Bark (Huang Bo) (equal parts) are ground into fine powder and insufflated.
Another prescription: Olive pit (Gan Lan He) is processed to preserve its property, ground into fine powder, mixed with a small amount of Borneol (Bing Pian), and insufflated.
Another prescription: Petals of red multi-petaled pomegranate (Da Hong Qian Ye Shi Liu Hua) are ground into fine powder and insufflated.
Another prescription: Calcined Alum (Ku Fan) is boiled in human milk over charcoal fire until it turns black, then ground into fine powder and insufflated.
Another prescription: Reed stem and leaf sheath (Lu Chai Geng, Ye Tuo) are processed to preserve their property, mixed with a little water containing Borneol (Bing Pian), ground into fine powder, and insufflated.
Another prescription: One qian of Tangerine Peel Ash (Chen Pi Hui) is mixed with a small amount of Musk (She Xiang) and insufflated.
Another prescription: Two pieces of dried fish teeth (Bai Xiang Ya) are mixed with Borneol (Bing Pian), ground into fine powder, and insufflated.
Another prescription:
Water Dragon Bone (Shui Long Gu, i.e., old oil-stained iron pyrite from ship bottoms, 1 liang) and Borax (Peng Sha, 2.5 qian) are ground together into an extremely fine powder. A small amount is insufflated each time.
Another prescription:
Red Lead (Huang Dan, water-washed, 2 qian), Dragon Bone (Long Gu, dosage unspecified), Calcined Alum (Ku Fan), Carmine (Yanzhi, 1 qian each), Cuttlefish Bone (Hai Piao Xiao, 5 fen), and Musk (She Xiang, a small amount) are ground into fine powder. Use a cotton swab to wipe away pus, then insufflate a small amount into the ear once daily. Avoid exposure to wind.
Decoction Prescription: Vitex Fruit (Man Jing Zi), Cimicifuga Rhizome (Sheng Ma), Peucedani Radix (Qian Hu), Mulberry Root Bark (Sang Bai Pi), Licorice Root (Gan Cao), Ophiopogon Tuber (Mai Men Dong), Red Poria (Chi Fu Ling), and Red Peony Root (Chi Shao).
For swelling, pain, pus, and fluid discharge in the ear: Juice extracted from Golden Thread Lotus Leaf (Jin Si He Ye, i.e., Saxifraga stolonifera / Tiger Ear Grass) is instilled into the ear for self-healing. (This herb is a miraculous remedy for ear diseases; if pus is present, add a small amount of Calcined Alum.)
Another prescription: Hair is burned to preserve its property, ground into fine powder, and a small amount is insufflated each time.
Another prescription: One Chinese Gallnut (Wu Bei Zi) is slightly broken open, raw Alum (Sheng Ming Fan) is placed inside, wrapped in paper, moistened, and burned in fire to preserve its property. It is then ground into fine powder, and a small amount is insufflated each time.
Another prescription: Fresh White Fruit (Xian Bai Guo) is mashed, squeezed through cotton cloth to extract juice, which is instilled into the ear to stop pus and blood discharge naturally.
Another prescription: Snake skin (She Tui) rolled into a strip is inserted into the ear; the pus is absorbed, leading to self-healing.
Another prescription: One Red Date (Hong Zao) is pitted, filled with 3 fen of Realgar (Xiong Huang), burned until dry, ground into powder, and insufflated into the ear using a tube.
Another prescription: Persimmon Calyx (Shi Di), regardless of quantity, is processed to preserve its property, ground into fine powder, and insufflated.