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Akebia Caulis (Mutong) 7 qian, Talcum (Huashi) 3 qian, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Caudex (Gancao Shao) 4 qian, Viticis Fructus (Manjingzi) 1 qian. Decoct in water and take on an empty stomach.

Additionally, for Chi Zhuo (red turbid discharge from the urethra): Use the leaves, seeds, and stems of Herba Leonuri Japonici (Yimucao) together. Pound them until mashed, squeeze to extract one cup of juice. Take when warm on an empty stomach; this is extremely effective.

Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis (Wuweizi), quantity不拘 (unrestricted), grind into powder. Form pills the size of wutong seeds using aged rice flour paste mixed with vinegar. Take 30 pills per dose, swallowed with salted hot water on an empty stomach. Alternatively, apply a small amount of Realgar (Xionghuang) into the urethral orifice (Makou); this yields miraculous results.

Alternatively, take one male pig stomach, clean it thoroughly, insert half a jin of Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis (Duzhong), sew it shut with thread, boil until tender, remove the herbs, and consume both the meat and the broth entirely. This also treats lower back pain.

Another prescription: Dozens of sheets of skin from the gizzard and liver of a male chicken, dried on a yin-yang tile, taken with hot yellow wine.

Yet another prescription: Semen Allii Tuberosi (Jiucaizi) 1 liang, ground into powder. Take 2 qian mixed with boiling water every morning; all are extremely efficacious.

Insects growing in the pubic hair, appearing red or white, causing unbearable itching. Chew raw Ginkgo Nucleus (Baiguo) until mashed and frequently rub it onto the affected area; the insects will naturally perish. Subsequently, decoct Semen Arecae (Binglang) and Fructus Zanthoxyli (Chuanjiao) in water, fumigate first, and wash for a prolonged period when slightly warm.

Additionally, for lice: Decoct Radix Stemonae (Baibu) into a concentrated decoction, fumigate first, then wash. Or mix smoke oil with Realgar (Xionghuang) powder and rub. Or grind Calamina (Shuiyin - note: historically used, toxic) with saliva until mashed and rub; this removes them immediately with high efficacy. Avoid eating soft-shelled turtle to prevent recurrence.

Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Recens Caudex (Sheng Gancao Shao) 5 qian, decoct in water and take; miraculous effect.

Additionally, for pain in the urethra: Herba Siegesbeckiae (Xu), Semen Plantaginis (Cheqianzi), Akebia Caulis (Mutong), Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis (Zhizi, stir-fried), Talcum (Huashi), Radix Rheomi Palmati (Dahuang), Herba Dianthi (Qumai), and Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Recens Caudex (Gancao Shao) in equal parts.

Additionally, for Yang Jing (penis) remaining rigid without flaccidity, continuous seminal emission, and pain like needle pricks, named Qiangzhong (Strong Middle). This is a disease of kidney stagnation and leakage. Burn Luffa Fruit (Sigua) until carbonized but retaining its nature, grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with water.

Additionally, take three cups of human milk, add one fen of Radix Aucklandiae (Muxiang) powder and a little Moschus (Shexiang), mix well and ingest. Follow by drinking a cup of strong tea; yang energy will surely subside.

Another prescription: One pod of Soapberry (Feizao Jia), burned until carbonized but retaining its nature, ground into powder, mixed with sesame oil and applied; it heals spontaneously.

Wash with freshly boiled rice soup, and pour the used water into a fish pond. Or decoct Herba Cnidii (Shechuangzi) with Alum (Baifan) in water for washing. For dry itching, rub with walnut oil; for damp itching, use Calamina (Luganshi) and Concha Tridacnae (Ge Fen) ground into fine powder and dusted on.

Another prescription: Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis (Chuan Biejia), Herba Cnidii (Shechuangzi), and Radix Angelicae Dahuricae (Baizhi) in equal parts, ground into powder, dusted on with cotton, or mixed with hemp seed oil and applied.

Another prescription: Folium Perillae (Suye, stir-fried until dry) and Charcoal (Kutan), ground together into powder and sprinkled on the lesion; itching stops immediately.

Whenever there is damp itching of the scrotum (Shennang), broken by scratching into sores. Or if women have damp itching in the vulva leading to sores. For external treatment, use Minium (Huandan), Alum Calcined (Kufan), and Concha Ostreae (Sheng Muli), ground together into powder, applied and rubbed; it heals immediately.

Another prescription: One carapace of a naturally dead turtle, roasted on a tile until carbonized but retaining its nature, ground into powder, add a little Borax (Bingpian), mix with sesame oil and apply; extremely effective.