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King of Qi fell ill because he lay down to sleep with wet hair after washing it. The pathological qi ascended severely, causing headache and body heat, making the patient feel vexed and depressed. I (Chunyu Yi) immediately applied cold water to his head, acupunctured the Foot-Yangming Meridian at three points on each side, and the pain gradually subsided.

Cold water has a counter-irritant force sufficient to expel heat from the upper part. Acupuncture has a warming and draining force sufficient to vent wind from the lower part. When vented from below, chest oppression is relieved; when expelled from above, headache ceases. Without using herbal decoctions, it is possible to cure the disease. (Commentary by Fan A)

Song Jian exerted himself lifting a stone but failed to raise it, then put it down. In the evening, he suffered from lower back and spine pain and urinary retention. I observed his complexion: the Taiyang area was dry and dull, and the area above the Kidney region extending down to the waist showed signs of withering, approximately one-quarter in degree. Therefore, I deduced that the disease had originated four or five days prior. I administered Rou Tang (Softening Decoction) to him, and the pain healed after eighteen days. Furthermore, if not treated promptly, the pain would penetrate into the Ru-Shen (Moistening-Kidney area). While it has not yet settled in the Five Zang Organs, urgent treatment is required. Currently, the pathogenic factor resides in the Ru-Shen (the moist area outside the Kidney), which is referred to as Kidney Bi (Kidney Obstruction Syndrome).

Rou Tang is also known as Yanghe Tang (Yang-Nourishing Decoction), which promotes blood circulation, resolves stagnation, and removes blood stasis. This decoction is well-known among people in the marketplaces. Why did it take eighteen days to heal? Because the number of Yang terminates at nine; nine times nine generates mutual generation, thus restoring Yang. I believe my teacher possessed courage, and Cang Gong possessed insight. (Commentary by Fan A)

Han Nu, a female attendant of the King of Jibei, suffered from lower back pain, back pain, chills, and fever. Most physicians diagnosed it as a Chaine-Recurrent Fever pattern. Upon palpating her pulse, the Kidney pulse was choppy and discontinuous. My teacher possesses Siwu Nüwan Wan (Four-Ingredient Pill for Women's Diseases), specifically treating female ailments. I surmise the medication should fall within this category. It is laughable that these physicians diagnosed this syndrome as Chaine-Recurrent Fever; I wonder if they used Changshan (Radix Dichroae), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), and Caoguoren (Semen Tsaoko)? Or perhaps they used Biejia (Carapax Trionycis) and Guijiao (Colla Corii Asini)? (Commentary by Fan A)

Bo Wu, a woman from Sili in Linzi, suffered from Sao Jia (Ascaris Mass). Sao Jia presents with abdominal distension, yellowish and rough skin on the abdomen, and a trembling sensation upon palpation. I administered Yuanhua (Flos Genkwa) in a dose of one tuocuo (approx. 2-3 grams), resulting in the expulsion of several sheng (volume unit) of ascarides. The disease was cured, and she recovered fully after thirty days. Sao Jia arises from Cold-Dampness. When Cold-Damp qi accumulates deeply without manifesting externally, it transforms into parasites. If the complexion remains lustrous, it indicates no evil qi or severe disease within the Zang Organs.

Although Cold-Dampness resides in Yin positions, it tends to favor outward dispersal. Ascarides born of Cold-Damp share this nature. Thus, encountering Yuanhua induces vomiting and massive expulsion. Other physicians believed this disease was a severe Chaine-Recurrent Fever pattern destined for death and incurability, which is truly ridiculous. (Commentary by Fan A)