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One prescription: Grind Sulfur (Liu Huang) into an extremely fine powder, take one egg white (Jidan Qing), and mix evenly. Pin a piece of raw cloth to a wooden board, apply the medicine onto it; this prevents skin contraction (referring to minimal adhesion or irritation upon removal). Repeatedly brush the medicine on, dry it in the sun, and store it. Whenever physical activity causes sweating, use this cloth to wipe the affected area.

A verse states: "Zidian (Purple Spots) and Baidian (White Spots) generally stem from Wind pathogenic factors; Fuzi (Aconite Lateral Root) and Liu Huang (Sulfur) are most effective. Mix with Jiang Zhi (Ginger Juice), rub with Qie Di (Eggplant Stalk); if treated three times, the traces will vanish forever."

Another verse states: "For these two types of Wind diseases, Zidian and Baidian, Shui Yin (Mercury) and Qing Fen (Calomel) are most successful. Crush fresh Ginger (Sheng Jiang) to obtain its natural juice; a single application makes the traces disappear."

Another prescription: Treats Zidian, Baidian, Hanban (Sweat Spots), and other wind-related dermatological conditions.
Ingredients: Xiong Huang (Realgar), Liu Huang (Sulfur), Huang Dan (Red Lead), Mi Tuo Seng (Litharge), Nan Xing (Arisaema Cum Bile/Prepared Arisaema) (each in equal parts).
Grind the above ingredients into powder. First, wipe the affected area with ginger. Then, dip ginger into the powder medicine and rub it on. The area will gradually turn black. Rub again the next day; once the blackness disperses, the condition is resolved.

The *Ling Shu* (Spiritual Pivot) states: "For sudden spasms, epilepsy, dizziness, and inability of the feet to support the body, select Tian Zhu (BL11)." (Tian Zhu [BL11] is located on the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian.) It also states: "For epilepsy and convulsions, where the patient is unaware of their suffering, select below the two Qi vessels; for males, the Yang-Qi vessel; for females, the Yin-Qi vessel." (Jie Gu [Zhang Yuansu] stated: For daytime onset, moxa the Yang-Qi vessel; for nighttime onset, moxa the Yin-Qi vessel, each for fourteen moxibustion cones. The Yang-Qi vessel originates from the middle of the heel, ascends along the lateral malleolus, enters Feng Chi (GB20), which is Shen Mai (BL62). The Yin-Qi vessel originates from the middle of the heel, ascends along the medial malleolus to the throat, intersects and penetrates the Chong Mai (Conception Vessel branch), which is Zhao Hai (KI6).)

According to the *Nei Jing* (Inner Canon), it mentions Dian (Mania) but not Xian (Epilepsy); ancient prescriptions mentioning "Xian-Dian" together is an error. Some refer to Feng Dian (Wind Mania), some to Feng Xian (Wind Epilepsy), and some to Dian Kuang (Manic Psychosis), with inconsistent references. Generally, Xian syndromes are attributed to the Five Zang Organs, while Dian diseases are attributed to the Heart. Therefore, currently, Feng Xian is established as a separate category, and Dian Kuang is combined into another category.

Xian disease (Epilepsy) is slightly similar to Ji disease (Opisthotonos/Spasm), but they are fundamentally different. When the body is soft during onset and the patient regains consciousness intermittently, it is called Xian disease. When the body is stiff and straight, arching backward like a bow, and the patient does not regain consciousness frequently, it is called Ji disease.
Xian disease occurs with the tidal rise of Phlegm turbidity, so there are times when the patient awakens. Ji disease is more severe than Xian disease and often involves deficiency; thus, many patients die due to profound coma and clouding of consciousness.