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Raw garlic, pounded into a paste, applied to the soles of both feet.

One liang of Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu), ground into powder, mixed with brine, and applied to the soles of both feet.

Eight liang of Polygoni Multiflori Caulis (Liaoliao Cao), pounded into a paste; four liang of Chaenomelis Fructus (Mugua); two jin of aged wine; add water and decoct. While hot, rub and moxa-iron the affected area and all over the hands, feet, and body. Liaoliao Cao is another name for a type of water plant; its leaves are narrow and smooth, green on both sides, with slightly reddish, jointed stems, and a very pungent taste. It is used together with Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) and yeast in brewing. If chickens have lice, placing this grass in their roost will cure them.

Heat the brine and wash the affected area by pouring it over, and use your hand to dip and rub the area (if brine is unavailable, extremely salty water can be used as a substitute). Note: This prevents foot diseases forever.

If one collapses from illness while traveling, simply immersing the patient's feet in a night soil bucket is also effective. Soak cotton wadding in wine, boil until rolling. Remove and wrap the affected area while hot. Alternatively, rub the affected area with distilled liquor until the skin becomes soft. Adding Mylabris Powder (Banmao) to the distilled liquor enhances its efficacy.

If the feet are not cold, simply grind salt finely and rub it on the area.

Decoct blue cloth in water and apply compresses to the feet and knees; replace when cool.

Pound Perilla Folium (Baiye) into a paste and wrap the area; also decoct for washing.

Mainly treats Huoluan (Cholera-like disease) with muscle cramps, specifically Cold-type Gan Huoluan (Dry Cholera).

One bag of fried salt, iron the epigastrium and abdomen until heat penetrates, then use another bag to iron the back until the hands and feet become warm. Then administer one qian of Shenxiang San (Divine Fragrance Powder). For severe cold, administer again (formula see in Chapter 4). Or, stir-fry several liang of Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu) and edible salt until hot, wrap, and iron below the umbilicus, which is also effective. Or, take seven grains of Mustard Seed (Jiezi) and Pepper (Hujiao), wrap in cloth, chew thoroughly, place in the umbilicus, seal with a plaster, and press with warm hands. Cover with a quilt and lie down for a short while until warmth arises in the abdomen. Place slices of garlic above and perform moxibustion for fourteen burns (two sevens). In critical cases, additionally moxa-ox the Tianshu (ST25) acupoints, located two cun lateral to the umbilicus on both sides, the Zhongwan (CV12) acupoint, located four cun above the umbilicus, and the Qihai (CV6) acupoint, located one and a half cun below the umbilicus.

Method from *Waitai Miyao*: Hold the big toe of the affected foot, locate the urgent tendon at the center of the sole, and moxa-ox seven burns.

Method from Master Yu: For sudden onset of Yin-Cold, with cold limbs, vomiting and diarrhea, clear complexion, cold body, and absence of sweat. Take a large handful of Scallion Stem (Congbai), bind tightly with a strap, cut off both ends, leaving about one cun of the white part. Iron one side until hot, place on the umbilicus; use an ironing pot filled with charcoal fire to iron the top of the scallion. Allow the heat to enter the abdomen through the umbilicus. For severe cases, continue ironing two or three cakes. For even more severe cases, additionally moxa-ox the Guanyuan (CV4) and Qihai (CV6) acupoints with twenty to thirty burns each. If the pores are naturally loose, and Yin excess forces Yang outward causing excessive sweating, Aconite Radix Preparata (Fuzi) can be used; moxibustion is permissible. Moxibustion should only be used for those with true Yang deficiency and Qi weakness. Now, Master Yu further clarifies that while those with Yang deficiency indeed benefit from moxibustion, what if Yang deficiency has progressed to Yang floating outward? How can moxibustion still be applied? This insight reveals what was previously unspoken and supplements the omissions of Zhang Zhongjing. Alas, how lamentable that people in the world fail to distinguish Yin and Yang, recklessly applying burning moxibustion and harming others! Is this phenomenon limited only to Huoluan? Another note: Whenever abdominal pain is extreme but relieved by warmth, and scraping the lips and mouth yields white residue, this is a disease of internal deficiency and Yin-Cold. Fire moxibustion is appropriate; needle puncture is strictly contraindicated. If the limbs are cold but accompanied by bitter thirst and greasy tongue coating, or if abdominal pain is severe but eyes are red, lips are red, or there is irritability and preference for coolness, this is a syndrome of Heat stagnation and Qi closure. Bloodletting is urgently indicated; fire therapy is strictly contraindicated. Failure to distinguish clearly and using the wrong method will bring disaster instantly.