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The aforementioned herbs are soaked in ten *jin* (approx. 5 kg) of sesame oil for seven days. They are then boiled in a pot until the herbs become withered and charred. The dregs are filtered out, and the oil is returned to a clean pot and continued to be boiled until it reaches the stage where a drop forms a bead when dropped into water. At this point, add the following fine herbal powders: Longgu (Fossilized Bones), Xuxiang (Frankincense, de-oiled), Moyao (Myrrh, de-oiled), Xuexie (Dragon's Blood) (each 2 liang), and Shexiang (Musk) (stored separately and added just before use; Musk is contraindicated if the skin is broken or bones are damaged). Boil these powders into the oil, store in a porcelain mortar. For every 4 liang of medicinal oil, add 1 jin of processed Songxiang (Pine Rosin) and boil together to form an ointment. Pour into a water vat and pull/stretch to remove "fire toxicity," then store. When applying the plaster, melt and spread it properly, leave on the ground for one shichen (2 hours) before application. This allows the ability of Tubifex worm (Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga) to be effective, facilitating bone setting.

For facial and ocular bruising and purplish discoloration caused by falls, apply fresh Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) juice to reduce swelling.

Bone-setting formula (from *Li Yue*): Take old roof tiles from ancient houses, grind into fine powder, mix with good wine, take 2-3 qian orally. After sleeping, the bone will set.

For contusions and trauma: Dashuang (Rhubarb Rhizome) and Rougui (Cinnamon Bark) (each 1 liang). Grind into fine powder, mix with red sugar, and apply externally.

Divine Formula for Contusions and Bone/Tendon Injuries (Xu Yuanzhi): Nuomi (Glutinous Rice) (select whole grains without cracks) and Shaojiuqu (Distiller's Yeast) (each 3 qian). Grind into fine powder, mix with unadulterated hot wine, drink, cover thickly to induce sweating.

Contusion formula (Wu Yushang): Niujiao (Ox Horn Gelatin) melted with fresh ginger juice, spread on cloth, and applied as a patch.

Golden Ointment: Treats contusions, bone/tendon fractures, knife wounds, stick injuries, scalds, and burns. Boil 0.5 jin of sesame oil until it beads in water. Remove from heat, add Baicha (White Beeswax) and Huangcha (Yellow Beeswax) (each 5 qian), stir until melted. Add Tenghuang (Gamboge) (1 liang), stir well, and store. The older the ointment, the better. If stored too long and becomes too hard, add boiled sesame oil, melt, stir well, cool, and apply. Contraindicated for neck cutting wounds due to the toxicity of Gamboge.

Contusion formula: Songmao (Pine Needles) (from isolated pine trees with no surrounding trees leaning on them, 10 liang, washed clean with clear water, chopped while damp, pounded in a stone mortar until soft), Hongzhizi (Gardenia Fruit) (81 pieces), Feimian (Fine Wheat Flour) (8 liang). Add appropriate amount of water, pound together into a cake. First wash the affected area with green onion soup, then apply the cake, wrapping externally with leather paper. For severe cases, change once daily. After nine days, blue/black discoloration will be drawn out, and the injury will heal spontaneously.

Contusion formula: Freshly peel a piece of Chouqunpi (Bark of Ailanthus Altissima), 2 liang of fresh ginger, and a handful of rooster or hen down feathers. Pound together thoroughly and apply thickly to the affected area. Cover with Hibiscus bark protection. Duration: one incense stick. It will heal spontaneously.

Immortal Bone-Setting Formula: Qianlima (Dried Mantis Egg Case) (8 pairs, burnt to ash retaining nature), Chenxiang (Agarwood), Guangmuxiang (Sandalwood) (each 3 liang), Xiangpi (Elephant Skin) (baked on tile), Hupo (Amber) (ground with Dengxincao (Juncus Effusus)), Bingpian (Borneol) (each 2 liang), Gusuibu (Drynaria Rhizome) (de-hair), Xuexie (Dragon's Blood) (each 1 liang), Hu Jinggu (Tiger Tibia Bone) (prepared with vinegar, 1 pair), Xuxiang (Frankincense, de-oiled), Moyao (Myrrh, de-oiled) (each 1.5 liang). Grind all ingredients into fine powder and mix evenly. Store in a porcelain bottle. Based on the size of the injury, use 1 qian or 8 fen of powder. Boil one teacup of good rice vinegar in a copper spoon, add the medicine, boil briefly, mix, and apply to the affected area. Temperature should not be too hot or too cold. Cover with cotton paper, wrap tightly, and secure with new cotton. Change every 8-10 days. Avoid rooster, carp, and eel. Beef and mutton are allowed. Abstain from sexual intercourse. Recovery after 100 days is miraculous.

Contusion formula: Digupi (Lycium Cortex), Weilingxian (Salvia Root), Gusuibu (Drynaria Rhizome), Chuanxuduan (Teasel Root) (each 6 qian). Place in a porcelain jar with 2 jin of wine. Simmer over boiling water until reduced to 1.5 jin. Drink to induce sweating. Dregs: add 1 jin of wine, decoct to 0.5 jin, and drink.

Bone-setting: Fresh large toad, pounded into paste, applied and bound firmly. The bone will knit naturally.

Another formula: Yijicao (Herba Siegesbeckiae) leaves, pounded to extract juice, mixed with hot wine and taken orally. Cured after several doses.

After contusion, if urination and defecation are smooth, use Guang Sanqi (Notoginseng Root) 2-3 qian, decocted in wine and drunk.

Contusion causing obstruction of urination and defecation: Zhaoshugen (Root of Quercus variabilis), heart and bark removed, 2 qian, decocted in wine and drunk.

Injury by wood or stone: Shuishuilong (Polypodiaceae Rhizome), ground, mixed with Tung Oil and applied.

Face scratched by fingernails: Mix Qingfen (Calomel) with fresh ginger juice, apply well, leaving no scar.

Contusion during summer, risk of rot and maggots, though surface appears flat, harm varies. Use pig blood slices to draw out maggots. Then use Bajieli (Tribulus Fructus), Bailian (Belamcanda Rhizome), Guanzhong (Dryopteris Crassirhizoma) ground into fine powder, mixed with sesame oil and applied. Maggots will die.

Post-injury skin bruising (*Shenghui Fang*): Use large, entirely yellow eggplant seeds. Slice one finger-thick, bake on tile until dry, grind to powder. Mix 2 qian with wine, take at bedtime. Swelling disappears overnight without trace.

Abraded ear or nose (*Bencao Gangmu*): Use hair ash powder. While urgent, dip the detached ear/nose into hair ash to reattach, bind with soft cloth. Miraculous effect.

Self-inflicted fall severing tongue tip, bleeding incessantly (*Bencao Gangmu*): Apply rice vinegar with chicken feather brush to the severed part to stop bleeding. Then use Puhuang (Lygodii Spora), Xingren (Apricot Seed), Pengsha (Borax) in small amounts, ground to powder, mixed with honey, held in mouth to dissolve. Cured.

Reattachment of Finger (*Yimen*): Sumu (Sappan Wood) ground to powder, applied to the severed finger joint to fix. Externally wrapped with silkworm cocoon. Returns to normal in a few days.

Traumatic rupture of scrotum, testicles detached but hanging, extreme pain (*Yijian*): Have someone slowly lift them back up. Use many "wall money" (spider webs), apply to wound. Gradually stabilizes, scrotum returns to normal.

Ciyun Powder (Bi Jungong): Treats carbuncles, ulcers, furuncles, severe toxins, and contusions. Eliminates at onset, drains when formed, sets bones, revives life. Efficacy is miraculous. Fanmubie (Strychnos Nux-vomica), Chuanwu (Aconitum Carmichaelii Deaux.), Tubiechong (Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga), Lujiao (Deer Antler) (burnt to ash, each 2 liang), Chuanshanjia (Pangolin Scales) (1.6 liang), Mingtianma (Gastrodia Rhizome), Caowu (Aconitum Kusnezoffii), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Dangguiwei (Angelica Sinensis Tail), Yaoyanghua (Flower of Ricinus Communis), Sheng Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) (each 1 liang), Wugong (Centipede), Banmao (Mylabris) (each 4 qian). Prepare all ingredients, grind to extremely fine powder. Severe cases: 1 qian; mild cases: 6-8 fen. Mix with unadulterated wine and take. Cover to sweat. Do not expose to wind. Must wait until sweat dries before emerging from curtains.

Contusion causing fainting and unconsciousness: Crab shell burnt to ash retaining nature, mixed with hot wine and taken. Then chew large Gancao (Licorice Root) and apply.

Contusion with bluish swelling: Shanzhi (Gardenia Fruit) ground, mixed with white flour and hot water, applied.

Bone/tendon injury with generalized bluish swelling, stagnant purple blood, unbearable pain. Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica), Gansong (Nardostachys Radix), Sansai (Kaempferia Galanga), Shexiang (Musk) (1 liang, 3 qian, 1 qian, 3 fen respectively). Grind fine. Take 3 qian per dose, flushed with child's urine or wine, or mixed with boiled water.

Bone-setting Formula: Xuxiang (Frankincense), Ziran Tong (Pyritum prepared with vinegar), Moyao (Myrrh, de-oiled), Longgu (Fossilized Bones prepared with vinegar) (each 1 qian), Shexiang (Musk) (3 fen), Tubie (Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga) (1 piece, dried in shade, ground freshly before use). Grind to fine powder. Take 3 fen per dose. When taking, add another 1 piece of ground Tubie. Ensure the fractured bone is aligned before taking, otherwise misalignment may occur.