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For cases of wind-dian (wind-induced manic epilepsy) resulting in loss of mental nature, where the patient suddenly falls to the ground, vomits saliva and foam, loses control of urine and feces, and becomes unconscious, treat with the following prescription.
Owl head one piece (roasted), Tinglizi (Semen Lepidii/Descurainiae), Qiandan (Lead carbonate), Huzhang (Aconitum coreanum root), Wutou (Aconitum carmichaelii lateral root), Gualugen (Radix Trichosanthis) each 3 fen; Gansui (Radix Kansui), Daji (Radix Euphorbiae), Tianxiong (Radix Aconiti lateralis preparata), Shujiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli) each 2 fen; Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae) 1 fen; Tiejing (Iron powder), Ru (likely referring to a specific herb or mineral, contextually ambiguous but kept as Ru) 1 liang.
Grind all above into powder, mix with honey to make pills the size of wu zi (Cocculus trilobus seeds). Take two pills with wine, three times daily. Avoid peaches, plums, sparrow meat, pork, and cold water.

For sudden collapse, unconsciousness, foaming at the mouth, and sounds resembling a sheep's bleat, use:
Qiandan (Lead carbonate) 2 liang (fired until crumbled); Zhenzhu (Margarita), Xionghuang (Realgar), Cihuang (Orpiment), Shuiyin (Mercury) each 1 liang; Dansha (Cinnabar) 0.5 liang.
Grind each into powder, mix with honey. Pound thirty thousand times, then form into pills the size of Hu tou (head of a large radish). Take three pills before meals, twice daily.

Mania is a type of heat disease, characterized by climbing high places and singing, entering water upon sight, laughing, playing, cursing, and scolding incessantly, thorns growing on the tongue, and facial features swollen red like fire.
The treatment method should use:
Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 0.5 jin; Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae) 1 jin; Baijiezi (Semen Sinapis Albae), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) each 3 liang; Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Renshen (Radix Ginseng) each 1 liang; Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis) 5 liang; Zhuye (Folium Bambusae) dozens of pieces.
First, boil 0.5 jin of glutinous rice in water until half a pot remains. Remove the rice, add the aforementioned herbs, and decoct until several bowls remain. When the patient asks for water, give it immediately. After drinking, the patient will surely sleep. Urgently prepare:
Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae) 1 jin; Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis) 0.5 jin.
Decoct in water. When the patient wakes up, call them to drink and give it to them. They will fall asleep again after taking it. When they wake up again, decoct the previous dregs in water and give it to them. Subsequently use:
Shudi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) 3 liang; Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae) 6 liang; Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni) 1 liang.
Decoct in water to yield three bowls, and administer. One dose will result in recovery.

Patients with this condition often suffer from depression and dissatisfaction, caused either by anger or by shame and indignation. Use the following prescription:
Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae), Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae), Changpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii) each 1 liang; Fuling (Poria), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 4 liang; Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Tiannanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata), Yujin (Radix Curcumae Longae) each 5 qian; Fuzi (Lateral Root of Aconitum Carmichaelii Preparata) 1 qian.
Use ten bowls of water, decoct to obtain one bowl. Force the patient to drink it. Shortly thereafter, they will feel sleepy and drowsy; allow them to wake up naturally, and they will recover.