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When pathogenic wind (Wind Pathogen) arrives, it is swift as wind and rain. A skilled practitioner treats it when it is in the skin and hair (Biao); next, when it is in the muscles and flesh; next, when it is in the sinews and vessels; next, when it enters the Six Fu Organs; and finally, when it enters the Five Zang Organs. If treatment is sought only after it has entered the Five Zang Organs, the patient is half dead and half alive.

Sweating accompanied by fever indicates Wind Pathogen. Sweating accompanied by vexation and fullness that does not resolve indicates Jue Syndrome (Reversal Syndrome).

If hands and feet are exposed to wind during sleep, resulting in soreness, pain, or swelling, one can stir-fry salt until hot, wrap it in a cloth, and apply it as a warm compress to the affected area. Once slight sweating occurs, the condition will heal. Subsequently, Shu Fu Tang (Atractylodes and Aconite Decoction) with added Qiang Huo (Notopterygium Rhizome) should be decocted and taken. (From *Sui Luo Lu*)

In the past, a monk fell ill with symptoms resembling Bai Lai (White Leprosy), but no sores formed. Instead, every morning he shed about one sheng of white skin flakes, resembling snake molting. Physicians attributed this to excessive consumption of roasted foods and prescribed San Si Fu (Three doses) of Ju Fang Jie Du Xiong Huang Wan (Official Formulation Antidote Realgar Pill), after which he recovered.

Shi Pu Ming was from Qizhou. He resided for a long time at Lingyan Temple and later went to Wutai Mountain, where he contracted Feng Ji (Wind Disease/Dysfunction), causing his eyebrows and hair to fall out completely, and his bones and flesh to rot and ulcerate. His wailing was so bitter that people could not bear to hear it. Suddenly, an unusual person taught him to take Chang Song (Long Pine/Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati). Pu Ming did not know what it was. The person instructed him further: "Chang Song grows under ancient pines; take its roots to eat. Its skin color resembles shepherd's purse, it is three to five cun long, tastes slightly bitter, resembles Ren Shen (Ginseng) in shape, has a pleasant fragrance, is non-toxic, benefits the body, and detoxifies various insect poisons." Pu Ming collected and consumed it. Within ten days, his hair and beard grew back, and his appearance returned to normal. Nowadays, scholars in the Bingzhou and Daizhou regions often decoct Chang Song with Gan Cao (Licorice Root) and Gan Shan Yao (Dried Chinese Yam), which yields excellent results. However, Ben Cao (Materia Medica) and other medical texts do not record it; only Shi Huixiang's *Qing Liang Zhuan* mentions it. (From *Mian Shui Yan Tan*)

In Zhai Bing (Consumptive Disease/Tuberculosis), the bone is depleted first. In Feng Bing (Wind Disease), the sinew is depleted first. In Lai Bing (Leprosy/Scrofula), the flesh is depleted first. (From *Sui Luo Lu*)

While traveling through Hengzhou, I encountered the Magistrate of Liling returning from Weiyang due to illness. When asked about the cause, he said, "I ate pork while deep in the mountains. With no meat available, I accidentally tasted some Pangolin Meat eaten by my attendants. I had a pre-existing Feng Ji (Wind Disease), which recurred. Now my left hand and foot are paralyzed." He then gave me some wind-dispelling medicines from his box. Half a month later, I heard his chronic ailment had suddenly healed. Upon checking the *Tu Jing* (Illustrated Classic) in Yongzhou, it states that Pangolins should not be killed because their blood entering the soil makes embankments unsealable, as they can penetrate earth veins. Thus, the magistrate fell ill from mistakenly eating pangolin meat, yet his chronic disease healed within ten days—a strange occurrence. Today, people use it to unblock women's menses, and it is very effective.

Du Fu's poetry includes a poem titled "Chu Cao" (Removing Grass). In Sichuan, this is known as Mao Rong (Hairy Herb/Mayapple), whose awns are formidable; touching them feels like being stung by bees or scorpions. To treat Feng Zhen (Wind Urticaria/Hives), select the earliest sprouts of this herb and apply them to the affected areas, causing the rash to disappear entirely. The variety with purple undersides on the leaves is used medicinally.