蝉衣一两(微炒为末),不时黄酒下一钱,开水下亦可。
(凡风头痛若不吐涎久则瞽目),炒瓜蒂五钱,赤小豆五钱,共研末温浆水调服
二钱,取吐为度。
又方 桑木烧灰淋汁熏洗。
乌梅烧末麻油调涂,或用黑豆烧灰存性研末敷之,又多年马齿苋捣敷三次。
壁钱窠三个(烧灰),吹鼻中,须加枯矾少许。
又方 辛夷末一两,拌入烟吸之(或艾叶当烟吸,妙)。
头面皆肿
野苎麻根捣极烂敷之,或外用桑枝烧 淋汁,乘热熏洗。
抱鸡子壳七个(炒为末)油和敷之。
又方 花椒研末,猪油调敷三五次。
又方 锻石久炒黄色(陈者佳),退火气后以马齿苋汁调敷,干则易之。
又方 乌梅烧灰,香油调涂。
马蹄瓜烧灰,油调敷。
又 核桃去壳,连皮烧存性,和轻粉香油调涂。
木炭烧红,入沸水中温洗。
生萝卜汁两匙,仰卧并将汁液滴入鼻腔。左侧头痛则滴右侧鼻孔,右侧头痛则滴左侧鼻孔,若两侧皆痛则双侧均滴。
荞麦面一升,用水调和做成两个饼,加热后贴敷在额头上方,变冷即更换,待微微出汗即可痊愈。
白果两个(去壳),生捣碎后用开水冲服,病情重者服用五次可愈。
蝉蜕一两(微炒后研为粉末),不时用黄酒送服一钱,用开水送服也可以。
(凡是风邪引起的头痛,若不通过呕吐排出痰涎,日久会导致失明),炒瓜蒂五钱,赤小豆五钱,共同研为粉末,用温浆水调服二钱,以吐出痰涎为限度。
乌梅烧成粉末,用麻油调和涂抹,或者用黑豆烧成灰保留药性后研末敷之,还有多年的马齿苋捣烂敷用三次。
茶籽研为粉末,吹入鼻中。
皂角研为粉末,吹入鼻中,打喷嚏后即可止痛。
又一方:辛夷末一两,拌入烟雾中吸入(或者用艾叶燃烧产生的烟吸入,效果奇妙)。
头面部全部肿胀
抱窝鸡的蛋壳七个(炒成粉末),用油调和敷之。
又一方:锻石久炒至黄色(陈年的为佳),退去火气后,用马齿苋汁调和敷之,干了就更换。
木炭烧红,放入沸水中温热清洗。
耳鸣且头上有嗡嗡声响的是
川芎、当归各一钱,煎汤服用。
头皮内时常有蛆虫爬出
Two spoonfuls of fresh radish juice, instill into the nasal cavity while lying supine. If pain is on the left side, drip into the right nostril; if on the right, drip into the left; if both sides hurt, drip into both.
One sheng (approx. 10 liters) of Tartary buckwheat flour, mixed with water to form two cakes. Heat them and apply to the forehead. Replace when cool. Recovery occurs upon slight sweating.
Blend egg yolk and apply to the swollen area; swelling subsides immediately.
Two white fruits (Bai Guo, Ginkgo Seeds) (shelled), raw and pounded, taken with boiled water. For severe cases, five doses result in cure.
One liang (approx. 37 grams) of Cicada Slough (Chan Yi, Periostracum Cicadae) (lightly fried and powdered). Take one qian (approx. 3.7 grams) occasionally with yellow wine; taking with boiled water is also acceptable.
(For wind-induced headache, if phlegm-drool is not expelled via vomiting, blindness may ensue over time.) Five qian of Fried Melon Seed (Gua Di, Fructus Citrulli) and five qian of Red Adzuki Bean (Chi Xiao Dou, Semen Vigna Angularis) are ground into powder. Take two qian mixed with warm rice water. The dosage should be sufficient to induce vomiting.
Another prescription: Burn mulberry wood to ash, extract the juice by leaching, and use for fumigation and washing.
Burn Chinese Plum (Wu Mei, Fructus Mume) to powder, mix with sesame oil for topical application. Alternatively, burn black beans to ash, preserve their medicinal nature, grind into powder, and apply. Also, apply mashed old Purslane (Ma Chi Xian, Herba Portulacae Oleraceae) three times.
Grind tea seeds into powder and insufflate into the nose.
Grind Sichuan Soapberry (Zao Jiao, Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis) into powder and insufflate into the nose. Cessation of sneezing stops the pain.
Three Spider Nest Cases (Bi Qian Ke, Nidus Hylaeae) (burned to ash), insufflated into the nose. A small amount of Alum (Ku Fan, Alumen) must be added.
Another prescription: One liang of Magnolia Flower (Xin Yi, Flos Magnoliae) powder, inhale mixed with smoke (or inhale smoke from burning Mugwort Leaves (Ai Ye, Folium Artemisiae Argyi), which is excellent).
Swelling of the Head and Face
Pound wild ramie root (Ye Zhu Ma Gen, Radix Boehmeriae) until extremely soft and apply. Alternatively, externally use juice extracted from mulberry branches burned to ash and leached, fumigating and washing while hot.
Seven shells from a brooding hen (Chao Ji Zi Ke, Testa Ovi Galli), fried and powdered, mixed with oil for application.
Another prescription: Grind Sichuan Pepper (Hua Jiao, Fructus Zanthoxyli) into powder, mix with lard for application three to five times.
Another prescription: Calcined stone (Duan Shi, Lapis Calaminaris) stir-fried for a long time until yellow (aged is better). After removing the fire energy, mix with Purslane juice for application. Change when dry.
Another prescription: Burn Chinese Plum to ash, mix with sesame oil for topical application.
Burn Horse Chestnut Vine fruit (Ma Ti Gua) to ash, mix with oil for application.
Additionally: Shell walnuts, burn with skin until the medicinal nature is preserved. Mix with Calomel (Qing Fen, Hydrargyri Chloridum Corrosivum) and sesame oil for topical application.
Equal parts of Realgar (Xiong Huang, Realgar), Alum (Ming Fan, Alumen), and Sichuan Pepper (Chuan Jiao, Fructus Zanthoxylli) are ground into powder and applied with sesame oil.
Cut raw Ginkgo Seeds (Bai Guo Ren, Semen Ginkgo) and apply frequently.
Heat charcoal until red-hot, then immerse in boiling water for warm washing.
Tinnitus with buzzing sounds in the head
One qian each of Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuan Xiong, Rhizoma Chuanxiong) and Angelica Root (Dang Gui, Radix Angelicae Sinensis), decocted and taken orally.
Larvae emerging from the scalp
Puncture with a silver needle, then wipe with juice extracted from Loofah Leaves (Si Gua Ye, Folium Luffae).