Boil 5 grams of green onion whites (with roots) and 5 grams of sliced ginger in one bowl of water. Add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, drink the hot mixture in one serving (do not consume the onion or ginger), and go to sleep immediately. Sweating will bring relief.
Persistent Cold
Follow the daytime method described in the first section. Additionally, before bedtime, crush a garlic clove into a paste and apply it to the soles of both feet (Yongquan acupoints; a pea-sized amount per foot is sufficient). Wrap with cloth and remove the next morning. Continue for 2-3 consecutive days for recovery.
Headache
Extract fresh white radish juice. Instill two drops into each nostril twice daily for 4-5 consecutive days to eliminate the root cause. Avoid Sichuan pepper and black pepper.
Dizziness
Mix one duck egg with 20 red beans, steam until cooked, and consume on an empty stomach in the morning. Take once daily for 7 consecutive days for remarkable results. Avoid alcohol and spicy foods.
Psoriasis
Pierce one pig gallbladder and collect bile into a small bowl. Add alum (about the size of a soybean) until dissolved. Apply bile to affected areas. Alternatively, use Shanxintang Ancient Formula Solution twice daily for 7 consecutive days. This treatment yields remarkable results for chronic psoriasis, eczema, and dermatitis.
Dry Cough
Crush 3 qian (approx. 1 tablespoon) raw black sesame seeds with rock sugar to taste. Mix with boiling water and consume on an empty stomach in the morning. Cures within 3 days. Avoid fish.
Phlegm-Induced Cough
Chop 2 liang white radish and 2 liang pear. Simmer in 1 bowl of water until tender. Add rock sugar to taste. Consume twice daily for 3 consecutive days.Clears heat and dissolves phlegm. May be used concurrently with Item 9.
Chronic Bronchitis
Take one ounce of winter-frosted loofah vine* and one money of licorice root*, decoct in one bowl of water. Drink the entire decoction at once, twice daily. Continue for half a month to 20 days for a complete cure. Avoid tobacco, alcohol, and spicy foods. Best used concurrently with Item 9.
Persistent Cough
Grind 1 ounce of alum into powder. Mix with vinegar to form a paste. Each night before bed, apply a soybean-sized amount to the soles of both feet (Yongquan acupoint). Wrap with cloth and remove the next morning. Use for 7 consecutive days for remarkable results.
Asthma
Take 2.5 ounces of dried earthworms, stir-fry until golden, grind into powder. Mix with sugar water and take 0.5 grams (about half a teaspoon of powder) twice daily. Symptoms will resolve upon completion. Avoid spicy foods.
Stomach Pain
Char one ounce of garlic cloves (with skin) until blackened. Boil with one bowl of water, add sugar to taste, and consume on an empty stomach. Take twice daily for 7 consecutive days for a complete cure.Mix with boiling water, take 2 qian (about half a tablespoon) twice daily. One dose usually cures; severe cases may require two doses.For those who tolerate spice, consume 2 raw garlic bulbs daily (morning, noon, and night) for exceptional blood pressure and lipid-lowering effects.
Heart Disease & Coronary Heart Disease
Boil 1 ounce of peanut shells and 5 grams of mung beans into a bowl of decoction. Take twice daily for half a month.
Gastroenteritis & Diarrhea
For each dose, fry 1/2 ounce of wheat flour until charred. Mix with an appropriate amount of white sugar and hot water.Take before meals twice daily. Effective within 2-3 days. Avoid persimmons, bananas, and greasy foods. Indigestion Roast 4 ounces of chicken gizzard skin until golden, grind into powder. Take 2 grams (about half a teaspoon) twice daily before meals with sugar water. Children take half dose. Complete one course. Avoid snails.