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Ancient coins (21 whole ones) Chrysanthemi Flos (50 g) Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), Curcumae Aromatae Rhizoma (Yujin), Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai) (each over 100 g; crush the Chrysanthemi Flos, finely chop the Huanglian and the following three herbs, decoct with 400 ml of water in a silver or ceramic vessel over slow heat until reduced to 200 ml, filter through new cloth to remove dregs, and add subsequent medicines). Lithargyrum (Qian Dan), Yuan Qing Shi, Jing Quan Shi, Long Gu, Bu Hui Mu, Trogopterori Faeces (Wuyi) (decocted skin), Prunus Persica Seed (Rui Ren) (dehulled), Haematitum (Dai Zhe) (each 25 g). Talcum (Huashi), Sepiae Endoconcha (Wuyu Gu) (remove hard parts, each over 50 g, finely ground into paste/powder, add 300 g honey, mix evenly with the previous medicinal juice, boil in a double boiler in a silver vessel for 12 hours [six shichen], then squeeze through new cotton to filter out residue, and add subsequent medicines). Borax (Peng Sha), Dragon's Blood (Qilin Jie), Myrrha (Moyao), Natrii Chloride Viride (Qing Yan), Cupri Acetas (Tong Qing) (each 25 g). Natrii Sulfas (Chuan Yaxiao) (50 g). Boswelliae Carterii Resina (Ruxiang) (3 g). Moschus (Shexiang), Borneolum Syntheticum (Longnao), Hydrargyri Subchloridum (Shuiqinfen) (6 g). Ursi Bile (Xiongdan) (half a piece). Passeris Masculis Excrementum (Xiongque Fen) (7 grains). Sha (1.5 qian).
All the above are finely ground, sifted, and ground again until fine as flour. Add to the previous ointment, and boil in a double boiler again until it reaches the consistency of thin syrup. If pills are desired, continue boiling until pillable, then form into pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Use one pill each time, dissolve in water, and apply to both eyes using copper chopsticks. This formula originally comes from "The Formula of Elder Yan of Ganlu Mountain in Shuzhou." It treats eye diseases with miraculous effect. For chronic conditions such as pterygium (Yurou) and blepharitis/ulceration (Jian Lan), application leads to cure without exception. For acute redness, wind, and itching of the eyes, only two or three applications are needed for recovery. In cases where pterygium fills the entire eye, this medicine eliminates it completely, restoring clarity as if never diseased. The decoction must be prepared in silver vessels, using only top-grade ingredients. Washing and selection must be extremely meticulous to ensure efficacy.

Cannabis Fructus (Mazi), grind to remove the shell using a tool made of willow wood, sieve through a horse-hair sieve, take the yellow flesh, discard the black shell. From every 500 g of Mazi, 200 g of pure flesh can be obtained. Only tools made of willow wood can effectively remove the shell. Grind into powder. Take fresh liver (Zhu Gan), slice thinly, mix with the powder so that they adhere, then roast slowly over low heat until cooked. Grind into powder. Before going to bed, take 6 g (2 qian) mixed with aged rice water. Another method: decoct with strong vinegar to form pills, take 20 pills per dose. Another method: take the sac inside Tribuli Fructus (Jili), steam for the duration of one meal, dry in the sun, and grind into powder. Use as a powder or honeyed pills, taken with warm water. My relative's daughter suffered from corneal opacity (Yi) during childhood, with five opacities in one eye. The disease lasted fifteen years and was unresponsive to treatment; physicians deemed it incurable. Upon trying the Roasted Liver Powder, one opacity disappeared after about ten days, and all disappeared within a month, restoring her vision to that of her childhood.