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Take one sheep gallbladder, add 1 qian of honey, tie it tightly with thread, knead evenly with both hands, boil in plain water for a rolling boil then remove immediately, soak in cool water for half a day, discard the raw water, and drip the extracted juice into the eyes; this is effective for treating eye diseases.

When the seedling of *Bai Taisheng* (a plant) has not yet opened its "eyes" (cotyledons), take dog milk and frequently instill it into the eyes; when the puppy's eyes open, the human eye ailment will also be cured.

Take one river snail, add a small amount of salt crystals, extract the juice, and frequently instill it into the eyes; heat subsides and pain stops.

Take clean, soft mud from fields, roll into pills, flatten them, and apply to both upper and lower eyelids twice at night; immediate effect is achieved. If the patient falls asleep, wait until they wake up before changing the application.

Refine 1 liang of boar fat until clean, add 3 qian of Sichuan pepper (*Zanthoxyllum schinifolium*), fry in the oil until charred, filter out the dregs completely, then mix in 5 qian of finely ground malachite (*CuO·Cu(OH)2*) with the oil to form a paste. Apply around the eyelids before sleep, wash off the next morning, and continue applying for several nights until cured.
Another prescription: Soak silkworm excrement (*Bombyx batryticatus*) thoroughly in sesame oil, grind, and apply.

Use *Eleocharis pellucida* (Goose grass) powder for nasal insufflation, or place in the ear, or apply to the eye; it is a divine medicine for removing corneal opacity.
Another prescription: Peel water chestnut (*Eleocharis tuberosa*), crush into a paste (avoid iron utensils), filter out the residue, spread the juice on a porcelain plate to dry in the shade, then grind into fine powder. For every 1 qian of powder, add 1 fen of borneol (*Borneolum Syntheticum*).
Another prescription: Grind cuttlefish bone (*Sepiae Endoconcha*) into fine powder, mix with white honey, and instill into the eyes; this is also effective.

Sprinkle juice from crushed water chestnut onto paper, let it dry, scrape off the powder, and instill into the eyes for immediate effect.
Another prescription: Crush pepper (*Piper nigrum*), Chinese chive (*Allium tuberosum*), dried tangerine peel (*Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium*), orange leaf (*Citri Reticulatae Folium*, Guangpi), chrysanthemum leaf (*Chrysanthemi Indici Folium*), or *Momordica cochinchinensis* seed (Mubiezi), wrap in cotton, and insert into the nostrils overnight; eye discharge will naturally fall off. For chronic cases, repeated fumigation may also lead to recovery.

Rub green olive pit (*Canarium album* seed) with tea water; this yields miraculous results.
Another prescription: Crush fresh rehmannia root (*Rehmanniae Radix Recens*) and apply to the soles of both feet. This is particularly effective for treating pediatric fire-eye.
Another prescription: Steep cocklebur fruit (*Xanthii Fructus*) in boiling water, fumigate and wash the eyes several times.

Place a large brick inside an earthenware jar, add 2-3 jin of mirabilite (*Natrii Sulfas*), and have a young boy urinate on it daily. After several months, remove the jar and place it in a quiet room. On the ninth day, scrape the crystallized mirabilite that forms on the brick. Mix 1 fen of borneol with every 1 liang of the collected mirabilite and store it. Burning this mixture to fumigate fire-eye yields significant effects. After scraping the mirabilite, replace the brick with another square piece, repeat the soaking and scraping process to prepare in advance, facilitating aid to others, which is boundless merit.