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[Commentary]
The character "Shi" (式) in "Shi Zao Shi Zao" should be the character "Huo" (或), and it should be corrected.

[Annotation]
"Shi Zao or Zao" refers to the condition where, after eating, one occasionally feels nauseous and has the urge to vomit but cannot. Therefore, it is treated by inducing vomiting with Dou Chi Tang (Fermented Soybean Decoction).
Boil Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean) thickly to extract the juice and drink it.

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Qiu Wen (a toxic plant resembling celery) resembles celery; accidental ingestion is fatal. The remedy is as follows:

[Annotation]
The essence of Tai Yin is named Qiu Wen; once it enters the mouth, death ensues. Ge Hong stated: Where Qiu Wen grows, no other grass exists, and its stem has hairs.
Qie Ni (Akebiae Caulis, 8 liang)
Take this single herb, add six sheng of water, boil until two sheng remain. Warm and divide into two doses.

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Among vegetables, there is Shui Lang Du (Water Henbane), which has round, shiny leaves and is toxic. Accidental ingestion causes madness, resembling stroke (Zhong Feng), or hematemesis. The remedy is as follows:
Boil Gan Cao (Licorice Root) in water to make a decoction; taking it will resolve the toxicity immediately.

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In spring and autumn, dragons carry their essence into celery. If humans accidentally ingest it, they fall ill. During attacks, hands turn blue, abdomen becomes full, and pain is unbearable. This is called Jiao Long Bing (Flood Dragon Disease).
The remedy is as follows:
Ying Tang (Hard Sugar/Candy) 2-3 jin
Take this single herb, take orally twice daily. Vomiting out three to five pieces resembling lizards indicates recovery.

[Fang Jie - Formula Analysis]
Celery grows in ponds and marshes. Although dragons are unpredictable in their transformations, how could their essence enter here? Generally, these are lizards or venomous snakes that deposit their essence on celery during the transition between spring and summer. Moreover, snakes have a preference for celery, which serves as further evidence. According to *Waitai Miyao* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies): Flood dragon eggs grow on celery; if accidentally ingested, they transform into dragon offspring inside the body. Eating porridge boiled with Yi Tang (Maltose), Jing Mi (Rice), Xing Ren (Apricot Seed), and milk cakes effectively expels the flood dragon eggs. Zhang Ji (Zhang Zhongjing) used Ying Tang to treat this. Examining *Ben Cao* (Materia Medica), there is no entry for "Ying Tang"; it must undoubtedly refer to Jing Mi (Rice) and Yi Tang (Maltose). Both substances have a sweet taste; sweetness can detoxify, which explains the mechanism.

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Boil Shu Rang (Millet Stalks) in water to make a decoction; multiple doses will resolve the toxicity.

[Annotation]
*Feng Su Tong* states: Burning stalks can kill gourds. It also states: Families growing melons do not burn lacquer trees, as things naturally repel each other in such ways. For humans who overconsume bitter gourds, resulting in incessant vomiting and diarrhea, using Shu Rang juice to resolve the toxicity is based on this principle.

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Those suffering from alternating chills and fever should not eat Dou (Vigna angularis/Adzuki Bean, specifically referring to Bai Bian Dou here contextually, though text says Bian Dou).

[Annotation]
Bian Dou (Lablab Bean) has a stagnant nature and tonifying properties; those with chills and fever should avoid it.

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Long-term consumption of Xiao Dou (Small Beans/Adzuki Beans) causes dryness and roughness of the skin.

[Annotation]
Xiao Dou is Chi Dou (Red Bean); its nature primarily promotes urination. Long-term consumption leads to dry and rough skin.

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When consuming Da Dou Xie (Soybean Bran/Dust), pork should be avoided.

[Annotation]
Da Dou is Huang Dou (Yellow Soybean). Consuming it with pork causes Qi obstruction; therefore, it is contraindicated, especially for children.

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Long-term consumption of Da Mai (Barley) causes [Jie] (Scabies/Skin sores).

[Ji Zhu - Collected Annotations]
Li [Name] said: [Jie] is synonymous with Jie (Scabies). This is because barley enters the Heart channel; long-term consumption makes Heart Qi excessive and generates internal heat. *Nei Jing* states: All sores and ulcers belong to Heart Fire. Thus, [Jie] occurs.

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Bai Shu Mi (White Millet Rice) should not be eaten with Yi Mi (Maltose/Honey), nor combined with Kui (Malva/Vegetable Mallow).

[Annotation]
Shu Mi is hot in nature; excessive consumption causes mental restlessness. Yi Mi is sweet in taste; excessive consumption causes abdominal fullness. *Shi Liao* states: Eating Shu Mi with Kui forms stubborn diseases. The natures of these foods are contrary in this manner.

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Excessive consumption of Qiao Mai Mian (Buckwheat Flour) causes hair loss.

[Commentary]
The meaning of this is unclear.

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Excessive salt consumption injures the Lung.

[Annotation]
Salt tastes salty; overconsumption injures the Lung, triggering cough and asthma.

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Eating cold items damages teeth with cold.
Do not drink cold water after eating hot items.

[Annotation]
When cold and heat contend against each other, the Spleen and Stomach are injured.

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Drinking alcohol while eating raw Cang Er (Cocklebur) causes heart pain.

[Annotation]
Alcohol is purely Yang in nature; Cang Er is bitter and toxic. Bitterness first enters the Heart. Drinking alcohol facilitates the spread of its toxicity, thus causing heart pain.

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In summer, when heavily intoxicated and sweating profusely, one must not wash with cold water or use a fan, otherwise illness will result.

[Annotation]
In summer, drinking alcohol causes sweating, opening the Cou Li (pores/striae). If bathing in water or using a fan, cold wind contends with the body. This may immediately result in Huang Han (Yellow Sweat) or Lou Feng (Leaking Wind syndrome). One must beware!

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After heavy intoxication, moxibustion on the abdomen and back causes intestinal binding (Chang Jie).

[Annotation]
Practitioners of moxibustion say: Do not apply moxibustion to heavily intoxicated persons. This is the rationale.

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Do not eat until full after getting drunk, as this triggers chills and fever.

[Annotation]
After drunkenness, Liver and Gallbladder Qi runs rampant; Wood insults Earth (Liver overacts on Spleen/Stomach). Hence it is said: Do not eat until full, as it triggers chills and fever.

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Drinking alcohol, eating pork, and sleeping on beds made of Shu Dao (Millet/Rice) straw results in jaundice.

[Annotation]
Alcohol is damp and hot in nature. Drinking alcohol and eating meat creates steaming damp-heat in the Middle Jiao. Sleeping on Shu Dao straw traps damp-heat externally. Thus, jaundice occurs.

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Consuming too much Yi Tang (Maltose) is strictly forbidden when drinking alcohol.

[Commentary]
The proverb says: Brewers fear sweetness. The rationale is unclear.

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Any wine or water that shows a moving reflection of a person when viewed should not be drunk.

[Annotation]
Seeing a moving reflection is an anomaly; it must absolutely not be consumed.

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Consuming Vinegar together with Lao (Cheese/Yogurt-like dairy product) causes Xue Xia (Blood Mass/Fixed Pain due to Blood Stasis).

[Annotation]
Lao has a sticky and stagnant nature; Vinegar has an astringent and contracting nature. Together, they cause the formation of Xue Xia.

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While eating Bai Mi Zhou (White Rice Porridge), do not eat raw Cang Er (Cocklebur), as it causes Zou Zhu Bing (Wandering Pain Syndrome).

[Annotation]
Eating Bai Mi Zhou and Cang Er Zi together causes Zou Zhu Bing; this is necessarily due to incompatible natures and flavors.

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After eating sweet porridge, consuming salt immediately induces vomiting.

[Annotation]
Porridge is sweet, salt is salty. After eating sweet food, consuming excessive salt causes vomiting; this is logically inevitable.

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If stirring food or drink with Xi Jiao Jin (Rhinoceros Horn Tendon) produces foam, or if pouring the liquid on the ground causes mounds to rise, consuming it is fatal.

[Annotation]
*Bao Pu Zi* states: Rhinoceros eats various herbs and thorns of trees. Thus, we know that if stirring food/drink with Xi Jiao Jin produces foam, it must be toxic. If pouring it on the ground causes mounds to rise, this is an anomaly; therefore, consuming it is fatal.