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Rhizoma Epimedii (Yinyanghuo) and Rhizoma et Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Weilingxian), each 1 qian, decocted in water and taken orally.

Apply hot old ginger to the glabella (between the eyebrows); it will heal immediately.

For cases where the eyeball is protruded due to trauma, or swollen and painful from contact injury, or damaged by cannon fire: Mash fresh pumpkin flesh into a paste and apply thickly to the affected area. Secure with a cloth bandage without moving it. As the swelling subsides and pain stabilizes, replace the dressing if it dries out. If the pupil remains intact, vision can be restored. Older pumpkins are preferred. If pumpkin is unavailable, leaves of *Panax notoginseng* (Ye Sanqi) may be applied. Alternatively, soaked and mashed Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata (Sheng Dihuang) in wine can be used (Northern Chinese call pumpkin "Wagua").

Another prescription: Apply saliva from cattle's mouth twice daily to the eye, avoiding wind exposure; it will heal. Avoid alcohol and all heating foods.

Another prescription: For eyes nearly blinded by gunpowder impact, urgently wash the eyes frequently with warm urine; it will heal. Alternatively, apply mashed *Panax notoginseng* (Ye Sanqi) leaves for better effect. Avoid alcohol and heating foods.

Another prescription: For protruding eyeballs due to injury, quickly massage them back into place. Take a slice of raw pork, sprinkle with a small amount of powdered Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) and Halloysitum Rubrum (Chishizhi), and apply this meat over the eye; it will heal.

Another prescription: For bruised and swollen eyes from blunt trauma, grind Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum (Sheng Banxia) into powder, mix with water, and apply topically; it will heal.

Use the previously mentioned "Wind-Fire Eye Pain Nasal Snuff Powder" (Fenghuo Yantong Chuibi San), insufflated into the nose several times daily; the eyes will open naturally.

Hanshi Tang (a rice sugar candy made during the Hanshi Festival; any rice sugar candy works if unavailable): Instill into the eye. When itching occurs, gently pull out the foreign body.

Extract juice from Lithospermi Radix (Zicao) and instill into the eye; the foreign body will dissipate.

Take a segment of coarse Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), about two cun long. The patient should chew it thoroughly into a paste, spit it out, roll it into pills, and insert them into the corners of both eyes. This will induce profuse tearing. Within a short time, sand and mud will carry the medication out, and the eyes will heal immediately. Chew on the right side of the mouth for the left eye, and on the left side for the right eye. Even if severe swelling and pain threaten blindness, immediate efficacy is guaranteed; repeated trials prove its miraculous nature.

Instill juice from fresh lotus root (Sheng Ou); the foreign body will exit naturally.

Grind high-quality ink to a thick consistency. Dip a new brush into the ink and touch the inner corner of the eye. Keep the eye closed for a moment; the filamentous foreign body will naturally clump together and can be gently wiped away. This also treats other foreign bodies and can disperse corneal opacities (yi), with extraordinary efficacy.

Another prescription: For cases unresponsive to other medicines, characterized by severe redness, swelling, and pain: Take one cup of boiling water, add a little salt and three qian of Alum (Mingfan). Immerse the tip of the tongue in the water for a moment; the filamentous foreign body will fall into the water, and healing will occur.

Another prescription: Take one he of Cannabis Fructus (Huomaren), crush it, and soak in one bowl of well water for a short while. Stir well and immerse the tongue in the water; salivary foam will bring out the foreign body. Miraculous efficacy.