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Stir-fry *Galla Chinensis* (Wubeizi, 五倍子), grind into a fine powder, mix with water to apply externally; it will heal spontaneously.

Take an old rooster, stir-fry it with good quality sour vinegar, spread it out until extremely cold. Repeat the process of stir-frying and spreading seven times. Take care to prevent insects and ants from contaminating it. Additionally, steam a small amount of clear water with salt and consume it.
Another prescription: *Acorus tatarinowii* Rhizome (Shichangpu, 石菖蒲), *Akebiae Caulis* (Mutong, 木通), *Scorpio* (Quanxie, 全蝎), and *Carmine Edge* (Yanzhibian) each five qian, real *Moschus* (Shexiang, 麝香) one fen. Grind all together into a fine powder. Melt three qian of yellow beeswax, wait until slightly cool, then mix with the aforementioned medicinal powders to form pills the size of a jujube pit. Store tightly in a porcelain bottle. When using, wrap in cotton and insert into the ear; change every two days until healed.

*Asari Radix et Rhizoma* (Beixixin, 北细辛) one fen, *Acorus tatarinowii* Rhizome (Shichangpu, 石菖蒲) one fen, *Akebiae Caulis* (Mutong, 木通) one fen, *Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus* (Zaojiao, 皂荚) half a fen, *Moschus* (Shexiang, 麝香) five li. Grind all together into a fine powder, wrap in cotton, and insert into the ear. After a short while, remove it, and the auditory orifice will open immediately.

Use Qiqiao San (Opening Orifices Powder): *Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata* (Shudi, 熟地) two liang, *Corni Fructus* (Zaopi, 枣皮), *Ophiopogonis Radix* (Maidong, 麦冬) each one liang, *Cynomorii Herba* (Zhirou, 志肉) one qian half, *Ziziphi Spinosae Semen* (Zaoren, 枣仁), *Platycladi Semen* (Baiziren, 柏子仁), real Yunshen incense each three qian, *Schisandrae Fructus* (Beiwuweizi, 北五味) two qian, *Acorus tatarinowii* Rhizome (Shichangpu, 石菖蒲) one qian. Take four doses; the ears will surely ring. Then take ten more doses. For external use: *Fossilia Ossis Maxillaris* (Longgu, 龙骨) one fen, gallbladder of a male rat one piece, real *Moschus* (Shexiang, 麝香) one li, *Borneolum Syntheticum* (Meihuabingpian, 梅花冰片) three li. Grind into an extremely fine powder, divide into two pills, wrap in cotton, and insert into the ear. Do not remove; after one day and night, the auditory orifice will open.

Use a paper twist to first clean the pus from inside the ear. Then add equal parts of *Alumen* (Kufan, 枯矾), ash of human hair (Fahui, 发灰), and *Cinnabar* (Yinzhu, 银朱), with a small amount of *Moschus* (Shexiang, 麝香). Blow the mixture into the ear. Alternatively, cut off the tail of an eel and drip its blood into the ear.

*Ampelopsis Radix* (Bailian, 白蔹) and *Phellodendri Cortex* (Chuanbai, 川柏), ground into powder in equal proportions. Mix with wine and apply topically; it will heal.

Drifted *Atractylodis Rhizoma* (Cangzhu, 苍术) and oiled human hair. Drill a small hole in a large bamboo tube, place the medicine inside the tube, burn the medicine, and blow the smoke into the ear; the pus will flow out naturally.

If there is severe pain the size of a cotton seed, it is named "Er Ding" (Ear Carbuncle). Take leaves of *Mahonia bealei* (Laoshuciye, 老鼠刺叶, also known as Shida Gonglaoye, 十大功劳叶), cut the leaf tips, calcine them on a tile until carbonized but retaining properties, and grind into a fine powder.

*Alumen* (Kufan, 枯矾) one qian, *Fossilia Ossis Maxillaris* (Longgu, 龙骨) one qian, *Lithargyrum* (Huandan, 黄丹) two qian, *Sepiae Endoconcha* (Haipiaoxiao, 海螵蛸) two qian, *Moschus* (Shexiang, 麝香) two li, dry carmine seven fen. Calcine until carbonized but retaining properties. Grind all together into a fine powder. First, wipe dry the pus and fluid with cotton, then blow the medicinal powder into the ear; it will heal.

Lychee, calcined on a tile until carbonized but retaining properties, ground into a fine powder. Mix with sesame oil and apply externally to the ear; internal carbuncles will dissipate.