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Banliangqian (coins inscribed with "Banliang", heated by fire, quenched several times in vinegar, and ground into fine powder) 7 li. Tiangua Zi (Sweet Melon Seed, roasted dry).

For treating traumatic injuries from falls or blows, with unceasing bleeding: Tianhuafen (Trichosanthes Root) 5 liang, Jianghuang (Turmeric Rhizome) 1 liang, Chishao Yao (Red Peony Root) 1 liang, Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica) 1 liang. The above four ingredients are not subjected to heat processing; they are ground into fine powder. Mix with clear tea and apply around the wound edges; bleeding will stop immediately. If the injury is on the head, apply around the neck; if on limbs, apply on arms and legs. If the wound feels hard due to wind-toxin invasion, add Duohuo (Angelica Pubescens), applied with wine. If it does not subside, add Zijing Pi (Bauhinia Bark) powder for external application.

Zhuban You (Porcine Subcutaneous Fat) 10 liang (best if prepared in the twelfth lunar month), Bai La (White Beeswax) 8 liang (refined), Feidan (Lead Oxide Powder, levigated with water) 4 liang, Ziran Tong (Natural Copper Pyrite, quenced in vinegar ten times). First, heat the pot... [text missing] ...become bead-like. Each time encountering... [text missing] ...bamboo slice... [text missing].

One broken shoe sole from a beggar on the market, burned to ash, mixed with an equal amount of Feiluo Mian (fine flour, roasted yellow). Mix well with good vinegar to form a paste, apply to the affected area, bind tightly with silk cloth, and fix with fir wood splints. Pain stops shortly after, and a sound of bone setting indicates efficacy.

Another prescription: Large Toad (Bufo bufo gargarizans), crushed raw into mud, wrapped with split bamboo for binding; the fracture will heal spontaneously.

Baizhu Xianggen (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome with fragrance), mashed with Jiuzao (Wine Lees) and applied; recovery follows.

Another prescription: White Radish (Raphanus Sativus), chopped, crushed, excess coarse juice removed, applied to the affected area, tightly bound overnight; healing occurs.

Another prescription: Yunnan Qian (Sea shells with serrated edges, burned to ash), Qianlima (Small hoof from horse hooves, preferably naturally shed; if unavailable, crushed).

First Prescription, Yuzhen San (Jade True Powder): Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome), Tianma (Gastrodia Rhizome), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Zhi Nanting (Prepared Arisaema Rhizome), each 5 qian. Roast until dry and grind into powder. For each dose, take 5 qian, decoct with one cup of Tongbian (Child's Urine) and one cup of Laojiu (Old Wine), then mix with 1 li of Qili San (Seven Li Powder) or Huoming Dan (Life-Saving Pill); immediate effect is expected.

Second Prescription (This medicine should only be taken for one dose, do not overuse): Guiwei (Cinnamon Twig Tail / Angelica Sinensis Tail), Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), Wujia Pi (Five-Acanthopanax Bark), each 5 qian; Shengdi (Rehmannia Root), Wuyao (Lindera Root), Honghua (Carthamus Flower), Zelan (Lycopus Herb), Sumu (Pterocarpus Wood), Chishao (Red Peony Root), Yuanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizome), each 4 qian; Taoren (Peach Kernel), Chuanduan (Dipsacus Root), each 3 qian; Mutong (Akebia Stem), Muxiang (Costus Root), Xixin (Asarum Root), Rougui (Cinnamon Bark, peeled), each 2 qian. Weigh all ingredients accurately. Decoct with one bowl of Tongbian (Child's Urine) and two bowls of Laojiu (Old Wine) until reduced to one bowl. Take this liquid mixed with 1 li of Huoming Dan (Life-Saving Pill). Boil the dregs again with two bowls of water until reduced to one bowl, and still mix with 1 li of Huoming Dan (Life-Saving Pill) for administration.

Third Prescription (Take continuously for ten doses; more is better): Guishen (Angelica Sinensis Root), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Zhi Huangqi (Honey-fried Astragalus Root), Chuanduan (Dipsacus Root), Jiuchao Baishao (Wine-fried Red Peony Root), Baifuling (Poria), Jiuchao Gu... [text ends abruptly]