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Decoction for Resolving Various Poisons.

Jichangcao (Herba Siegesbeckiae, 3 fen), Qini (Radix Adenophorae seu Polygalae), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) (each 4 fen), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba seu Rubra), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (each 1 fen), Ben Tu (Folium Sedi Tetractinis seu Sedis Aizoonis), Lanzi (Semen Isatidis) (1 he).
The above eight ingredients are processed and sifted. Take one fangcunbi (a standard measuring spoon) with water; drinking plenty of warm water afterwards is advisable. If bitten by venomous insects or snakes such as bees or vipers, prick the wound with a needle to let blood flow out, then place an amount of medicine the size of a small bean into the wound, keeping it moist until healed. If struck by an arrow coated with Yeswang (Aconitum alkaloid poison), carve a bamboo stick one chi five cun long, shaped like a hairpin shaft, wrap it with cotton, wet it with water, insert the medicine into the wound to the bottom according to its depth, and stop when fresh red blood flows out. If poisoned by ingesting toxic substances, take one fangcunbi with water; the poison will be resolved, pain stopped, and recovery achieved.

Qini (1 fen), Lan (including flowers, 2 fen).
The above two ingredients: collect Lan on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, dry in the shade, pound and sift. Take one fangcunbi with water, three times a day.
Another prescription: Take seven pieces of Qinjiao Mao (fibrous roots of Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae), burn them to ash, and ingest.

Decoction for Resolving All Poisons:
Take it mixed with water from pig manure. Alternatively, drink a mixture of three sheng three ge of water and rice flour.

Decoction for Resolving Zhen Poison and Other Toxic Substances Causing Persistent Restlessness:
Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata), Honey (each 4 fen), Liangmi Fen (Flour of Panicum miliaceum) (1 sheng).
Boil Gancao in five sheng of water until reduced to two sheng. Remove the dregs. While still hot but not scalding, mix in the flour paste. Stir evenly, add honey, and simmer until cooked to the consistency of thin porridge. Drink one sheng when the temperature is suitable.

Prescription for Treating Symptoms After Ingesting Langdang (Henbane) Resulting in Confusion Similar to Apoplexy or Mania Exacerbated by Medication:
Drink Gancao juice or Lanqing juice (Indigo Naturalis suspension) to recover.

Prescription for Treating Wild Ge (Aconitum) Poisoning Where the Patient is Dead and Jaw is Locked:
Take a section of green bamboo, remove both nodes. Place the cylindrical part against the patient's sides (hypochondrium) and above the umbilicus. Pour cold water onto it. Replace immediately when it warms up. Within a short time, the jaw will open. Once opened, administer medication immediately for instant revival. It is necessary to change the water frequently.

Prescription for Treating Gouwen (Gelsemium elegans) Poisoning Causing Exhaustion, Despair, Cyanotic Face, Locked Jaw, Cold Extremities, and Body Numbness:
(Note: *Zhou Hou Fang* states that Gouwen, Zhuyu, and Shi Qin look similar...)
Qini (8 liang), cut into pieces. Boil in six sheng of water until reduced to three sheng. Cool to body temperature. Take five he per dose, three times during the day and twice at night. When boiling Qini, ensure it is sufficiently concentrated.
Another prescription: Drink boiled Gui Zhi juice (Cinnamon Twig Decoction).
Another prescription: Consume Cong Ti (Onion mucus/exudate) is excellent. (Cong Ti treats various poisons.)

Prescription for Removing Iron Rust from the Abdomen:
Scrape the powder from Bai Zhe Tan (White Charcoal). Take three qian with well water. Do not exceed two doses.