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Commentary states: The Heart is the convergence of essence and the residence of the spirit (Shen). If Heart Qi is deficient, leading to weakness of spirit and vitality, pathogenic factors may take advantage of the deficiency to invade, resulting in diseases attributed to ghosts or malevolent spirits. The manifestations include erratic mood swings, a delirious state resembling drunkenness, or incoherent speech accompanied by fear and terror, weeping towards walls, frequent nightmares, and a sensation of intercourse with spirits. Patients suffer from alternating chills and fever, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, and anorexia. Palpation at the Renying (ST9) and Qikou (LU9) pulse positions reveals pulses that fluctuate between large and small; this is the pulse pattern indicative of possession by ghosts or malevolent spirits.

For treating infections by ghost/malevolent spirit pathogens, characterized by sudden fright, weeping, and periodic exacerbations, use the Jiujing Wan (Nine Essences Pill) formula:
Calcined Bovine Calculus (Niuhuang, ground) Xanthium Fructus (Jingshi) Azurite (Cengqing, ground) Jade Fragments (Yuxie, ground) Realgar (Xionghuang, ground) Azurite with Malachite (Kongqing, ground) Red Halloysite (Chishizhi, ground)
Scrophularia Root (Xuanshen)
The above nine ingredients are crushed, ground into powder, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of small beans. Take one pill before meals, washed down with warm wine, three times daily. Discontinue when efficacy is achieved.

For treating pathogenic factors and malevolent spirits causing incoherent speech, manic running, and confusion with inability to recognize people, use the Shagui Wuxie Wan (Five Evils Ghost-Slaying Pill) formula:
Cinnabar (Dansha, ground) Realgar (Xionghuang, ground) Fossilized Bone (Longgu) Aconitum Lateralis Radix Preparata (Guibai, de-hair and roasted) Aralia Chinensis Stem (Guijianyu, stems removed, 2.5 liang each) Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou, 1.5 liang)
The above eight ingredients, excluding those requiring grinding, are crushed and sieved into fine powder. Add the ground Realgar and Cinnabar, grind again to ensure uniform mixing, and blend with melted beeswax to form pills the size of bullet shots. Store in bags. Males tie it on the left arm, females on the right arm, and children on the head. During preparation, ensure no women, chickens, or dogs witness the process. Alternatively, mix with honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take one pill per dose, washed down with rice water, three times daily.

For treating pathogenic factors and malevolent spirits where the pulse at Renying and Qikou fluctuates intermittently, use the Huanghuan Wan (Yellow Ring Pill) formula:
Huanhuan (Wu liang) Amber (Hupo, ground, 3 liang) Cinnabar (Dansha, ground) Native Silver (Shengyin, finely ground with water) Gentian Root (Longdan, 2 liang each) Earthworm (Baijing Qiuyin, lightly roasted)
The above nine ingredients are processed into fine powder. Boil wheat paste in wine to bind the powder into pills the size of mung beans. At cockcrow and noon, take ten pills washed down with warm musk-infused wine, gradually increasing to twenty pills, until efficacy is achieved.

For treating ghostly influences, use the Siwu Yuantou San (Four-Ingredient Kitehead Powder) formula:
East Sea Kitehead (Donghai Yuantou, i.e., Youba, washed seven times with decoction, then dried and roasted) Datura Seed (Langdang, roasted) Aurichalcum Ore (Jinyashi, ground) Conium Root (Fang Kui, roasted, 1 liang each)
The above four ingredients are crushed and sieved into fine powder. Take one qianbi (a spoonful measure) per dose, mixed with warm wine for administration.

For treating demonic influences where the patient refuses to speak, use the following prescription:
Deer Antler Lu Jiao (Lu jiao, shaved into flakes)
The single ingredient is crushed and sieved into fine powder. Administer one fangcunbi (a square-inch spoonful) with water. Recovery occurs when the patient begins to speak spontaneously.

For treating infestation by spirit essences, manifesting as delirious speech, constant fear and sorrow, and refusal to eat or drink, use the following prescription:
Mercury (Shuiyin, 1 liang)
Place the single ingredient in one zhan (unit of volume) of grain wash water. Simmer over charcoal fire until reduced to one-third. Remove from heat, extract the mercury, and form pills the size of pea seeds. Take three pills on an empty stomach with warm water, and one pill in the evening, three times daily.

Prescription to ward off ghosts and malevolent spirits:
Tiger Claws (Hu zhao, burnt, 2 liang) Cinnabar (Dansha, finely ground) Realgar (Xionghuang, finely ground) Crab Claws (Xie zhao, burnt, 1 liang each)
The above four ingredients, excluding those to be ground, are crushed and sieved into fine powder. Mix thoroughly with the pre-ground ingredients. Bind with melted beeswax to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Burn these pills on New Year's Day or in areas infested by fox spirits for high efficacy. Burning them to fumigate shamans causes the spirits to depart.

Treatment for coma induced by ghost bewitchment:
Realgar (Xionghuang, ground into powder)
The single ingredient is insufflated into both nostrils of the patient. Recovery ensues.

Prescription to ward off various evil influences and treat infantile fright, crying, and palpitations:
Benzoin Resin (Anxi Xiang)
Take a piece the size of a soap bean, burn it until smoke rises. The pathogenic factors will naturally dissipate.