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Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong) and Angelica Dahurica Root (Baizhi), each 2 qian, are ground together into powder. One cow brain is sliced and placed in a clay pot with the herbal powder. White liquor is added, and the mixture is stewed until cooked. It should be consumed warm mixed with liquor, aiming for intoxication; upon waking, the headache will feel as if it has vanished.

Another prescription: Three eggs are mixed with 3 qian of Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong) powder, stirred evenly, stir-fried until cooked, and eaten. Several doses lead to recovery.

Mentha Haplocalyx (Jisu Boheye), 4 liang; Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie), 2 liang; Notopterygium Rhizome and Root (Qianghuo), Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng), Angelica Dahurica Root (Xiang Baizhi), and Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Prepared with Honey (Zhi Cao), each 1 liang; Asarum Root (Xixin), 5 qian. These are ground into fine powder and formed into pills using steamed bread paste. Each dose is 2 qian, taken with clear tea.

One bottle of single-petaled white Impatiens Balsamina Flower (Bai Fengxianhua) is soaked in distilled spirits, steamed until cooked, and cooled to remove its "fire" nature. Drink an appropriate amount until sweating occurs.

A handful of Allium Fistulosum Bulb (Congtou) is decocted in water. Add one cup of child's urine (Tongbian) and take the mixture; it is highly effective.

Whole Angelica Sinensis Root (Quandanggui, intact), 5 qian; Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong), 5 qian. Decoct in water and take.

Another prescription: Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome (Chuanxiong) and Tea Leaf (Chaye), each 1 qian. Decoct in water and take.

Another prescription: A large piece of Zingiber Officinale Rhizome (Shengjiang) is split open, filled with Realgar Powder (Xionghuang), wrapped in wet paper, and roasted. Apply warm to both Taiyang acupoints (Taiyang); this yields miraculous results.

One Mume Fruit (Wumei) pitted; two Mylabris (Banmao) with heads, feet, and wings removed; one Bombyx Batryticatus (Jiangcan); Cinnamon Twig (Guixin) in any quantity. These are pounded together with distilled spirits into pills the size of mung beans. Apply to the painful area and cover with Wanying Gao (All-Effect Plaster). Blisters will form immediately, relieving pain. Remove the plaster after three days. If the skin at the application site ulcerates, apply only Wanying Gao for several days, and healing will occur naturally.

Another prescription: Ash from burned Mulberry Branch (Sangzhi) is leached with boiling water. Use the hot liquid to fumigate and wash the affected area; this is also miraculously effective.

On the early morning of the first day of the eighth lunar month, collect dew from the tips of hundred herbs to grind ink. Dab this multiple times onto both Taiyang acupoints (Taiyang) to prevent headache recurrence.

Three slices of Zingiber Officinale Rhizome (Shengjiang) are wrapped in rice paper, moistened with water, and roasted in ash fire. Apply two slices to both Taiyang acupoints (Taiyang) and one slice to Yintang (Yintang center). Bind with cloth; recovery follows.

One sheep head, prepared by conventional methods, is consumed daily; self-healing ensues.

Each morning, decoct Poria cocos with Pine Wood (Fushen), 5 qian, and five sheets of tofu skin. Take after cooking; immediate effect is observed.