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This disease occurs frequently in women, caused by the withering of Liver Wood and the blazing of internal fire. It is suitable to use a formula that soothes the Liver, disperses stagnation, and expels pathogens. The prescription is as follows:
Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) 5 qian, Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 1 liang, Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 5 qian, Chao Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus Praeparatus) 3 qian, Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) 1 qian, Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) 3 qian, Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) 1 qian, Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) 5 qian, Yuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix) 3 qian, Bai Jie Zi (Sinapis Semen) 5 qian.
Decoct with water and take orally. Lie down immediately after taking the medicine; upon waking, the illness will be cured.

Niu Ma Dian (a type of epilepsy characterized by sounds resembling cattle or horses during attacks) manifests with the patient making sounds like cattle or horses, and it predominantly affects adult males. It is suitable to use a formula that strengthens the Stomach and eliminates phlegm. The prescription is as follows:
Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 5 liang, Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) 3 liang, Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Sheng Nan Xing (Arisaematis Cum Bile Preparata), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum) each 1 liang, Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) 1 qian, Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) 1 qian.
Grind all into powder and form pills with honey. Must be taken before the onset of the disease; after taking, it will never recur. Patients with Yang Dian (a type of epilepsy characterized by convulsions and bleating sounds) can also use this formula first for treatment.

Those who have been struck by pathogenic factors often suffer from weak Heart Spirit, allowing external pathogens to invade. This leads to phlegm confusing the Heart orifices, sudden collapse, mental confusion, palpitations, delirious speech, and the sensation of being possessed by spirits or ghosts. It is suitable to use a formula that calms the Spirit, opens the orifices, guides heat out, and strengthens the Primordial Qi. The prescription is as follows:
Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Fu Ling (Poria), Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) each 3 liang, Chi Xiao Dou (Vigna Angularis Semen) 4 he.
Decoct with one dou of water until two sheng and half remain. Divide into three doses.

Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) 1 liang, Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum), Fu Ling (Poria) each 5 qian, Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) 1 qian, Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) 5 fen.
Decoct with water and take orally.

When people occasionally visit inside temples or near coffins, they may inadvertently approach corpse qi and contract Yin pathogens or demonic influences, easily leading to this condition. Initially, use the following:
Gua Di (Cassiae Semen), Chi Xiao Dou (Vigna Angularis Semen) each 1 liang.
Grind into powder. Then use:
Xiang Chi (Sojae Semen Praeparatum) 1 he.
Boil with seven he of hot water until it becomes a thin porridge. Strain to obtain the juice, mix with the previous powder, and take warm in one dose. Stop when vigorous vomiting occurs. Subsequently, use:
Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 1 liang, Fu Ling (Poria) 5 qian, Bai Wei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix) 2 qian, Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) 5 fen, Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum) 1 qian, Shen Qu (Massa Medicata Fermentata), Pao Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum) each 1 qian.
Decoct with water and take orally.

When men or women are occasionally affected by Wind pathogens, men may dream of women, and women may dream of men, engaging in sexual intercourse in dreams. Over time, this leads to consumptive disease. Symptoms include sorrow, worry, resentment, irregular anger and joy, gradual emaciation, lasting for years and difficult to cure. Attacks may occur every half month or several months. It is suitable to disperse Liver Wind and eliminate Phlegm-Dampness. The prescription is as follows:
Sang Ji Sheng (Taxilli Caulis) 3 liang, Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Yin Yu (Coscinii Rhizoma) each 2 liang, Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus Cortex), Tian Xiong (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix), Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Qian Gen (Rubiae Radix et Rhizoma), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) each 1 liang.
Grind all together into powder. Take with wine, one cun bi (a square-inch measure) per dose, three times daily. During preparation, do not let women, chickens, dogs, or the patient's family members see or know, lest the pathogenic energy fail to depart. Adhering to this prohibition is verified as effective.