治卒中恶短气不省人事欲死及疗诸昏迷 用麻黄四钱，甘草一钱，桂心二钱，杏仁八十
枚。
水七升，煮取三升，分三服，不拘时，立效。
治中恶卒死 用菖蒲生根捣绞汁，灌之立瘥。
又方 用女青屑一分，安鼻中，以水或酒送下立活。
治卒中恶心痛 用茱萸五合，酒三升，煮三沸，分三服。
又方 用桂心八分锉细，水四升，煮一升，分二服。
治中恶或先病或常居寝卧奄忽而绝 用薤捣汁，灌鼻中。
治卒死无脉，无他形候者 牵牛临鼻上二百息，牛不肯舐者，以盐汁涂面上，即肯舐。
治中恶客忤卒死者 用皂角末吹鼻，或研韭汁灌耳中，以艾灸脐中百壮。
治中恶卒死及魇魅、自缢、溺水、压 、产难、气绝者用皂角末或半夏末，丸如豆大，
内鼻
治卒死心头热者 用百草花曝干，水渍，封埋百日，砂锅内连水熬稠，丸如皂角子大。
放一
治中鬼气死，口鼻出血 用雄黄末一钱，煎桃叶汤调下。
治一切 气或近尸恶气入腹久不愈 用阿魏打如麻子大，以面裹作馄饨，煮熟食之，日
三，
治中恶客忤睡死 用麝香一钱研，和醋二合，服之即瘥。
治尸厥奄然死去，腹中气鸣 用生姜汁半盏和酒煎沸灌之，仍灸丹田、百会、气海穴。
治被鬼击 用灶心土为末，每服二钱，新汲水调下，及以少许吹鼻中。
又方 用桃、柳东行枝各三七寸，煎汤二盏，温灌之。
治恍惚见鬼发狂 用平胃散加辰砂末，枣汤调服。
治卒中恶不省者 用韭菜研汁，灌入鼻中。
治尸压如死，脉动如故 用灶突中黑煤土如弹子大一块，浆水和饮之。
又方 用豆豉水煮汁服之。
又方 用官桂为末，水调灌之。
To treat sudden collapse due to evil qi (Zhong E) characterized by shortness of breath, loss of consciousness, impending death, and various comatose states. Use Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) 4 qian, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) 1 qian, Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, 桂心) 2 qian, and Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, 杏仁) 80 pieces. Add 7 sheng of water, decoct until 3 sheng remains, divide into three doses, take at any time, effect is immediate.
To treat sudden death due to Zhong E. Crush the fresh root of Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Shichangpu, 石菖蒲), press for juice, and instill; recovery is immediate.
Another prescription: Use powder of Qingxiangzi (Nvqing, 女青) 1 fen, place in the nostril, and swallow with water or wine; revival is immediate.
To treat nausea and pain caused by Zhong E. Use Evodiae Fructus (Zhuuyu, 吴茱萸) 5 he, and 3 sheng of wine, boil three times, divide into three doses.
Another prescription: Use Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin, 桂心) 8 fen, finely chopped, add 4 sheng of water, decoct until 1 sheng remains, divide into two doses.
To treat Zhong E, or when one has an existing illness, or suddenly dies while sleeping or resting. Crush Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (Xiebai, 薤白) for juice, and instill into the nose.
To treat sudden death without pulse and without other clinical signs. Bring a cow close to the nostril for two hundred breaths; if the cow does not lick, apply salt juice to the face, then it will lick (this serves as a diagnostic method).
To treat sudden death due to Zhong E or Ke Wu (intruding evil qi). Blowing powder of Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus (Zaojiao, 皂角) into the nose, or grinding Juice of Chinese Chive (Jiucai, 韭汁) and instilling into the ear, combined with moxibustion on Shenque (CV-8, 脐中) 100 moxa cones.
To treat sudden death due to Zhong E, as well as cases of sleep paralysis, hanging, drowning, crushing injury, difficult labor, and cessation of qi. Use powder of Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus (Zaojiao, 皂角) or Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, 半夏), make pills the size of beans, and insert into the nose.
To treat sudden death where the heart area remains warm. Dry Bai Cao Hua (Baicaohua, 百草花), soak in water, seal and bury for one hundred days, then simmer with water in a clay pot until thick. Make pills the size of soap bean seeds. Take one pill per dose.
To treat death caused by ghostly qi with bleeding from mouth and nose. Use Realgar (Xionghuang, 雄黄) powder 1 qian, mix with decoction of Peach Leaf (Taoye, 桃叶), and take orally.
To treat all conditions where corpse qi or foul air enters the abdomen and persists for a long time. Break down Asafoetida (Wei, 阿魏) into sizes similar to sesame seeds, wrap in dough to make wontons, cook thoroughly, and eat. Take three times daily.
To treat Zhong E and Ke Wu causing deep sleep/coma. Grind Musk (Shexiang, 麝香) 1 qian, mix with 2 he of vinegar, and take orally; recovery is immediate.
To treat Shi Jue (corpse-like coma) with sudden death appearance and abdominal borborygmus. Decoct half a zhan of Gingeris Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜) juice with wine until boiling, instill, and perform moxibustion on Qihai (CV-6, 气海), Bailao (GV-20, 百会), and Dantian (CV-12, 丹田) acupoints.
To treat being struck by ghosts (sudden acute illness). Powder the Hearth Earth (Zaoxin Tu, 灶心土), take 2 qian per dose mixed with fresh drawn water, and blow a small amount into the nose.
Another prescription: Decoct branches of Peach Tree (Tao Zhi, 桃枝) and Willow Tree (Liu Zhi, 柳枝) growing eastward, each 37 cun long, in enough water to yield two zhan of decoction, and administer warm.
To treat delirium seeing ghosts and mania. Use Pingwei San (Calm the Stomach Powder) added with Cinnabar (Chensha, 辰砂) powder, taken with date soup.
To treat Zhong E with loss of consciousness. Crush Juice of Chinese Chive (Jiucai, 韭汁) and instill into the nose.
To treat Shi Ya (corpse pressure) appearing dead but with normal pulse. Take a piece of soot from the chimney flue the size of a marble, mix with rice gruel water, and drink.
Another prescription: Decoct Fermented Soybean (Douchi, 豆豉) in water and take the juice.
Another prescription: Use official Cinnamon Bark (Guigui, 官桂) powder, mix with water, and instill.