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Poisoning
Whenever one is poisoned by Gu poison (a mythical venom), tasting white alum (Alumen, a mineral drug) will not feel astringent, and eating black soybeans will not smell fishy. One can drink concentrated pomegranate peel juice. Alternatively, dissolve five fen of胆矾 (Chalcanthite) in hot tea to induce vomiting and expel the toxin; or take three qian of Turmeric Rhizome powder (Curcumae Radix) mixed with rice water to counteract Arsenic trioxide poisoning; urgently drink human urine and fecal juice; or prick a sheep for fresh blood and drink it while hot; or take Indigofera tinctoria juice cold; or grind fresh snail meat in cold water and ingest it. For salt brine poisoning, drinking raw tofu slurry even in large quantities can detoxify. For various mushroom poisons or insects entering the abdomen, stir up earth浆 water (Di Jiang, soil mixed with water) and drink it. To counteract Arsenic trioxide and Rat Grass (Aconitum ferox) poison, use the "spinning" method to obtain sheep blood, or consume hot blood from chickens or ducks. To counteract Rat Grass poison, boil large black soybeans and drink the decoction. For Pufferfish poisoning, urgently pour copious amounts of clear oil to induce complete vomiting of the toxin, leading to recovery. For Croton seed poisoning, use Coptis Rhizome, Soybean, and Acorus Tatarinowii juice to detoxify. For various drug poisonings, decoct Raw Licorice Root, Black Soybean, and Lophatherum Herb together and take continuously; Mung Bean Soup and Licorice Decoction (Coptis Rhizome and Glycyrrhiza joint decocted together) can also counteract hundred toxins. To counteract Lead White poisoning, mix Sesame Oil with Honey and add Malt Sugar for ingestion.

Sudden Death
Whenever phlegm turbidity surges to the Heart, causing sudden collapse, slowly help the patient into a sitting position leaning against something. Pour vinegar onto burning charcoal to fumigate the nostrils. Do not call out or shake the patient to avoid disturbing their Heart spirit. Alternatively, crush Chinese Chive juice and instill into the nostrils, or blow Powder of Sichuan Pepper Fruit into the nostrils. Moxibustion should be applied to Renzhong (GV26) and both big toes (approximately one leek-leaf width from the nail bed), three to five moxa cones each, which will revive them. If the body is warm with phlegm turbidity, it is Wind Stroke; if the body is cool without phlegm turbidity, it is Qi Blockage (Qi Ni). Treatment should follow these two categories. In winter, for sudden collapse due to Cold invasion, administer concentrated Ginger Decoction. For frostbite death where breath remains, heat ashes in a bag and apply as a compress to the heart region, replacing when cool. Take half Ginger Juice and half hot wine warmed. If using fire to dry or bathing in hot water, the conflict between cold and heat will cause death. In summer, for sudden death due to Heat stroke on the road, surround the navel with hot earth from the road, have someone urinate into it, or mix equal parts hot earth and Garlic, crush with water, or mix Ginger Decoction with hot child's urine, all can be administered. Place in sunlight or near fire to revive. Drinking cold water or lying on cold ground will cause death.

Strangulation
Tightly stuff clothing into the anus, lift the body and untie the rope, do not cut it. Place the body flat and upright. Press feet against shoulders, pull hair upwards and rub the neck mark. Roll a bamboo tube, blow air into the ears through two tubes, insufflate Powder of Sichuan Pepper Fruit into the nose, prick Chicken Comb blood (use hen blood for males, rooster blood for females), drip into the mouth, flex and extend limbs, and the patient will naturally recover.

Drowning
Urgently lift the person out of water upside down. Lay them prone across a cow's back, walking the cow slowly. If teeth are clenched, insert a tendon strip between teeth to allow water to spit out. If no cow is available, place a pot upside down on the ground, align the victim's navel with the pot's center, have them lie prone, support the head with hands, rub teeth with old Ginger, and they will revive once water flows out. Alternatively, lie prone on an orange tree trunk with heels slightly elevated, insert cotton-wrapped Powder of Sichuan Pepper Fruit into the lower orifice, rub salt on the navel, and they will revive once water flows out. Fire drying is strictly forbidden, as forcing cold inward leads to incurable conditions.

Nightmare Death (Sleep Paralysis)
If there is already a lamp, it is fine; if not, absolutely avoid fire light. Bite the heel hard, or bite the big toe, and spit on the face. Insufflate Powder of Sichuan Pepper Fruit into the nose; sneezing will wake them.

Frostbite Death
For those with faint breath, quickly moxibustion Dantian (CV4) and administer Ginger Decoction to revive. If using fire to dry, forcing cold into the Heart causes laughter followed by death, similar to the principle that Heatstroke victims cannot drink cold water.

Secret Divine Efficacy Guanyin Relief Suffering Pill of Feng's Brocade Bag
Miraculously treats all Wind-Cold-Dampness pathogens, flowing obstruction pain, curling and cramping of hands and feet, infantile hemiconvulsions, deviation of mouth and eyes, and painful masses attacking the heart and abdomen in women. Regardless of how long-standing, place the medicine on the affected area, ignite with a lamp flame, wait until the fire extinguishes, and apply the ash directly to the flesh, resulting in immediate recovery. For severe cases, use grain-sized doses; for mild cases, use broken-grain-sized doses. Only one moxa cone is needed, no need for repeated moxibustion. If the affected area is large, arrange several cones in a row and moxibustion in one breath. The sensation during moxibustion is not excessively hot or painful, and no pus forms afterward. Within the time of drinking one cup of tea, chronic diseases vanish. This secret transmission by Master Zhang has been tested repeatedly with success, truly a divine prescription. Considering that benefiting one party is inferior to benefiting the world, and benefiting one era is inferior to blessing future generations, I attach this here to spread its transmission, hoping later sages will regard it as a treasure for accumulating merit and nourishing life, and hopefully not use it merely for curiosity or profit.

Musk (one qian) Cinnabar (two qian) Sulfur (three qian) Each ground into fine powder. First melt the Sulfur, then add Cinnabar and Musk to melt together. Pour into a porcelain vessel and wait for it to dry. Grind into powder again, melt over indirect fire, wait for it to dry, cut into pieces the size of broken rice grains or mung beans. Store in a porcelain bottle, strictly preventing gas leakage, keep carefully for use.