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[Method for Sublimating and Beating Lingyao]
Take Mercury (Hydrargyrum), Lead (Plumbum) (each 2 liang 2 qian), Qingyan (Green Salt), Borax (Borax), Sha (Sand) (each 2 liang 4 qian), Kufan (Calcined Alum), Zaofan (Green Vitriol), Huoxiao (Saltpeter) (each 1 liang 5 qian). First, use Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), Jingjie (Schizonepeta Spike), Muzei (Equisetum Hiemale), Lingxian (Aconitum Coreanum), Danshen (Gentiana Scabra), Shijueming (Argopecten Irradians Shell), Guiwei (Angelica Sinensis Tail) (each 3 qian). Add six bowls of water, boil until it has rolled dozens of times, filter to remove the dregs. Add the three herbs Kufan, Huoxiao, and Zaofan to the filtrate, and boil until the moisture is dry. Grind into a fine powder. Mix this fine powder with the aforementioned five ingredients and place them in a Yangcheng jar. Distill using mild and strong fire for the duration of six incense sticks. After cooling down, take out the product. The sublimated substance is specifically used to treat Pterygium (Wu Rou), with very rapid efficacy.

Main prescription for Da Boyun (Great Cloud-Dispersing): For every 1 qian of Ganshi (Hemimorphite), add 1 fen of Lingyao (Spirit Medicine); if the nebula (Yi) is thick, increase the dosage; if thin, decrease it.
Huopi Main Prescription: For every 1 qian of Huopi main medicine, add 1 fen of Bingpian (Borneol), 3 fen of Xionghuang (Realgar), 3 fen of Zhusha (Cinnabar), 2 fen of Pengsha (Borax), and 2 fen of Xuanmingfen (Mirabilite). The above prescriptions are used to treat all types of Fire Obstruction Eye diseases.

Fengpi Main Prescription: For every 1 qian of Fengpi main medicine, add 3 fen of Zhusha (Cinnabar), 1 fen of Bingpian (Borneol), and 1 fen of processed Tonglv (Malachite). The above prescriptions are used to treat Wind Obstruction Eye diseases.

For conditions such as Trichiasis (Quanmao Daojie - inverted eyelashes), add Shiyan (Swallow Stone) and Shixie (Stone Crab), heat until red, quench in vinegar, and grind into powder. Use 2.5 fen of each, mix evenly with decoction medicine, and apply to the eye.

For tearing upon exposure to wind, add 0.5 fen of Piaoxiao powder (Cuttlebone) and 5 li of Qingfen (Calomel), and incorporate into the main medicine.

For eye conditions such as Doufeng (Smallpox Wind), Yuejiafeng (Monthly Family Wind), and Lanxian (Rotten Eyelid Margin/Blepharitis), use Tonglv (Malachite) fumigated with Qiai (Artemisia Princeps Mugwort) and Shufen (Lead Powder), mixed with milk juice to apply to the eyelid margin. Care should be taken not to let the medicine enter the eye. If the eyelid margin heals but redness remains inside, use the aforementioned Fengpi medicine to apply to the eye.

Ripi Da Boyun Main Prescription: For every 1 qian of Ripi Da Boyun main medicine, add 5 fen of Sangshuang (Mulberry Frost), 3 fen of Zhenzhu (Pearl), 5 fen of Dingxiang (Clove), 3 fen of Kongbai (Blank/White material), 3 fen of Zhusha (Cinnabar), 2.5 fen of Huazhu (Flower Spider), 1 fen of Wuitui, 1 fen of Qiushi (Autumn Stone), and 1 fen of Lingyao (Spirit Medicine). Grind all into a fine powder. This is used to apply to external obstructions with dense cloud-like nebulae, long-standing Pterygium (Nu Rou Pan Jing), Blood Nebula (Xue Yi), Curtain Drooping (Chui Lian), Trichiasis, and all dense clouds and stubborn nebulae. Only after the cloudiness has completely cleared and the pupil (Tong Ren) is visible, should one switch to Qingzhu Fuming San (Clear Pearl Restoring Vision Powder), which refers to the Yuepi main medicine described below.

Yuepi Small Boyun Main Prescription: For every 1 qian of Yuepi Small Boyun main medicine, add 3 fen of Zhusha (Cinnabar), 3 fen of Zhenzhu (Pearl), 5 fen of Dingxiang (Clove), 3 fen of Kongbai (Blank/White material), 5 fen of Can shuang (Silkworm Frost), and 2 fen of Huazhu (Flower Spider). Grind all into a fine powder. This is used to apply to early-stage external obstruction nebulae, serving as the primary prescription.