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Xu Shen stated that for a person suffering from Feimai Yin Zhen (a skin condition characterized by redness, swelling, and itching), one should take cloth used by someone surnamed Cao to wipe the affected area, and the illness will be cured.

Denghua Mo (Lamp wick ash) applied to Jin Chuang (metal-inflicted wounds) can stop bleeding and promote flesh regeneration; causing the wound to turn black; if candle wax drops onto it, it is an omen of happy events, otherwise, it is an omen of gaining money. (From *Bencao*)

Zhao Qu suffered from Lai Bing (leprosy or severe scabies) for many years, and physicians could not cure him. Consequently, he was told to pack his belongings and was abandoned in a mountain cave. Zhao Qu lamented his misfortune, sighing and weeping for a month. An Immortal passing by the cave saw him, felt pity, and asked about his situation in detail. Zhao Qu realized this person was extraordinary, kowtowed, and begged for his life. The Immortal then took medicine from his pouch, bestowed it upon him, and instructed him to take it for over a hundred days. Afterward, the sores healed, his complexion became rosy, and his skin and muscles became moist. When the Immortal visited again, Zhao Qu thanked him for saving his life and requested the prescription. The Immortal said, "This is Songzhi (Pine resin). There is plenty of it here. You can refine and take it. Long-term use will make your body light and your strength increase a hundredfold. You can climb dangerous heights all day without fatigue. Living to a hundred years, your teeth will not fall out, your hair will not lose its color, and at night while sleeping, you may often see light as bright as a mirror." (From *Baopuzi*)

A person suffered from Jiao Chuang (foot ulcer). In winter, the condition suddenly resolved, but in summer, it became foul, rotting, and excruciatingly painful. A Daoist examined it and said, "You walked on grass and were contaminated by the secretions left by mating snakes. Snake larvae are inside the wound; they hibernate in winter and emerge in summer, hence the pain." Crush fresh Xiamawa (Toad) and apply it to the lesion, changing it three to four times daily. After three days, a small snake emerged from the wound. It was removed with iron tweezers, and the disease was cured. (From *Zhiqing Zasuo*)

Commander-in-Chief Yao Huan was over eighty years old, yet his beard and hair remained black. He claimed that at sixty, he suffered from Xuanjie (ringworm and scabies) covering his head and heels. Someone advised him to take Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome), after which he recovered. Long-term consumption kept his hair from turning white. The method is: Select Xuanlian (Coptis from Xuancheng), remove the rootlets, soak in wine overnight, dry by baking, grind into powder, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds using honey. Swallow twenty pills with wine at noon and before bed. (From *Dongpo Daquan*)

Wu Jue (Five Extremes/Death-like States) refers to five conditions where the patient's Qi has seemingly ceased: First, death by hanging, Qi is cut off; Second, crushed by collapsing walls or houses, Qi is cut off; Third, drowning, Qi is cut off; Fourth, Gui Yan Si (death by spirit oppression or nightmare-induced Qi closure), Qi is cut off; Fifth, Chanru Si (death during childbirth), Qi is cut off. All these can be treated. Asked whom Ge Sheng learned this divine art from to save lives, Ge Sheng replied, "While gathering herbs in the mountains, I met a man in white who asked, 'Are you not Dr. Ge? I am the essence of Banxia (Pinellia Tuber).' He said that if you encounter someone with Wu Jue, use me to treat them, and they will live. Simply grind me into powder, make pills with water until dry, and insert them into the nose to restore consciousness." (From *Mingyi Lu*)