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Mainly treats dampness and itching of the male scrotum; grinding the substance into a fine powder for topical application is also the best method for treating excessive sweating in the genital area.

Mainly treats migratory swelling; grind with vinegar and apply externally. When porcelain ware is initially fired, ash mud is used as separators between items before firing. This refers to the production of porcelain; simply collect it if found inside.

Non-toxic. Mainly treats difficult labor. Take one qianbi (approx. 3-5g) of the powdered substance, mix with hot wine, and ingest; it has significant efficacy.

Mix with cypress leaves (Bai Ye) and fragrant grass (Xun Cao), and apply to a square foot of the door frame to prevent theft. "Baopuzi" also records this usage.

Take one liang (approx. 30-40g), heat it thoroughly, and sit or lie on it until heat penetrates the affected area and induces whole-body sweating; concurrently administer internal medication. It can also be used mixed with rat mound soil.

Mix with vinegar to form a paste and apply to swelling for extreme efficacy. Also stated: For pain caused by Gui Zhu Qi (Ghost Transmission Qi), take this earth, knead it into cakes using the sweet juice of broomcorn millet (Shu Mi), heat them until warm, wrap in cloth, and apply as a hot compress to the painful area. Any Fensi Shu (Mole Rat) is essentially the sharp-mouthed rat found in wild fields.

Mainly treats Wen Yi (Warm Epidemic). Collect it on the first day of the fifth lunar month, store in a clay vessel, and bury it under the steps outside the gate so that the entire family will not suffer from seasonal pathogens. Also, on the early morning of the first day of the first lunar month, take items to the grave head, excavate an ancient brick, recite incantations to sever the pathogen, ensuring no epidemic for a year; hang it at the main gate.

Knead into a mud cake, apply to Feng Zhong (Wind Swelling), and moxibustion of three to twenty cones should be performed to allow heat to penetrate the lesion. Furthermore, for cases where a person suffers from Evil Wind-Water invasion resulting in a single swollen muscle mass that is slow to heal, apply moxibustion with a clay bowl for two hundred cones; discharge of yellow fluid indicates cure.

Store above the household entrance to promote suitability for agricultural work.

Mainly treats toxic swelling; mix with vinegar to form a paste for external application. Also mainly treats spider bites. Tu Feng (Earth Wasp) refers to those wasps that build nests in the ground soil.

Mainly treats malignant ulcers with persistent yellow exudate and gradual spread; sealing the wound with this earth stops the flow. Niu Jiao (Ox Horn) refers to the fatty horn near the cart, which is preferred for use.

Mainly treats spider bites. First wash the wound with vinegar rice-washing water, then apply the earth paste. Donkey dung is better; washing with its floating juice is even more effective.

Mainly treats individuals who have just arrived in a new place and are suffering from maladaptation to local climate and water/soil conditions; scrape the powder, mix with water, and ingest. Maladaptation to local conditions differs from other diseases, referring specifically to this presentation.

Mainly treats post-stroke flaccidity or spasticity of tendons and bones, cold Bi syndrome with joint pain, stiffness and cramping of hands and feet, wind-induced pulling pain, hemiplegia, and necrosis of muscles. Collect and dry thoroughly for use.