病源猫鬼者，云是老狸野物之类，变为鬼蜮，而依附于人，人畜事之，犹如事蛊以毒害
人，其病状，心腹刺痛，食人腑脏，吐血痢血而死，又野道者，是无主之蛊也，人有畜事蛊
以毒害人，为恶既积，乃至死灭绝，其蛊则无所依止，浮游田野道路之间，有犯害人者，其
病发犹是蛊之状，但以其于田野道路得之，故谓之野道。（并出第二十五卷中）
千金疗猫鬼野道病，歌哭不自由方。
五月五日取自死赤蛇烧作灰，研，井华水服方寸匕，日一服。
又疗猫鬼，眼见猫狸，并耳有所闻方。
相思子 蓖麻子 巴豆（各一枚） 朱砂（末） 蜡（各四铢）
上五味捣作丸，取麻子许含之，即以灰围患人，前头着一斗灰火，吐药火中，即画火上
作十字，其猫鬼并皆死矣。忌猪肉芦笋生血物。（翼方有硝粉出第二十六卷中）
古今录验疗妖魅猫鬼，病患不肯言鬼，鹿角散方。
鹿角屑捣散，以水服方寸匕，病者即言实也。（出第四十五卷中）
病源人有不得意志者，多生忿恨，往往自缢，以绳物系颈，自悬挂致死，呼为自缢，若
觉早
有得
而
则
易
肘后葛氏疗自缢死，心下尚微温，久犹可活方。
徐徐抱解其绳，不得断之，悬其发，令足去地五寸许，塞两鼻孔，以芦管纳其口中至咽
，令人嘘之，有顷其腹中砻砻转，或者通气也，其举手捞人，当益坚捉持，更递嘘之，若活
了能
又方
皂荚末葱叶吹其两鼻孔中，逆出，复纳之。（千金备急文仲同）
又方
以芦管吹其两耳，极则易人吹，取活乃止，若气通者，以少桂汤稍稍咽之，徐徐乃以少
粥清与之。（并出第三卷中）
仲景云，自缢死，旦至暮，虽已冷必可疗，暮至旦小难也，恐此当言阴气盛故也，然夏
时夜短于昼，又热，犹应可疗，又云，心下若微温者，一日以上犹可活，皆徐徐抱解，不得
截绳，
上微
动之
呼
乃稍止，兼令两人各以管吹其两耳弥好，此最善，无不活者，
并皆疗之。（肘后备急文仲古今录验同）
备急方。
以 衣若氍 浓毡物覆其口鼻抑之，令两人极力吹其两耳，一炊顷可活也。（肘后千金
文仲集验短剧同）
又方
悬牵其头发，塞两耳，勿令通气，以葱叶针鼻中，两人极力痛吹之，啮其两脚踵，即活
，亦可塞鼻而吹口活也。（短剧古今录验同）
范汪疗自缢死方。
悬其发，令足裁至地，一时许即活。
又方
急手掩其口鼻，勿令内气稍出，二时许气至即活。（备急文仲古今录验肘后同）
又方
以绢急绞身体令坚，以车牛载行三十里许，使人于车上行踏肩引发吹耳。
又方
以松子油纳口中，令得入咽中，则便活。
千金疗自缢死方。
以蓝青汁灌之，又极须安定身心，徐徐缓解，慎勿割绳抱取，心下犹温者，刺鸡冠血滴
口中，即活，男用雌鸡，女用雄鸡。
又方
鸡屎白以枣许，酒半盏和，灌口鼻中即活。
又方
梁上尘如大豆，各纳一筒中，四人各一筒，同时吹两耳鼻中，极力吹之即活。
又方
尿鼻口眼耳中，并捉头发一撮如笔管大掣之，立活。（并出第二十六卷中）
删繁疗五绝死方。
一曰自缢，二曰墙壁所迮，三曰溺水，四曰魇魅，五曰产乳，皆取半夏一两捣筛，吹一
大豆许纳鼻孔中，即活，心下温，一日者亦可活。（千金同）
Background Information:
Book Title: Waitai Miyao (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold from the Outer Cabinet)
Author: Wang Tao
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty, Tianbao 11th Year
Chapter: Three Formulas for Cat Ghost and Wild Path; Fifteen Formulas for Hanging Suicide
Category: Formulas
Translation of Original Text:
Regarding the etiology of "Cat Ghost," it is said to be a type of wild animal such as an old fox, transforming into a demon or ghost, and attaching itself to humans. Humans rear and worship it, similar to rearing Gu poison (a mythical venomous insect used for harm), using it to harm people. The symptoms include stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, a sensation as if internal organs are being eaten, vomiting blood, dysentery with blood, and death. Additionally, "Wild Path" refers to a masterless Gu poison. When someone rears and worships Gu poison to harm others, accumulating evil deeds leads to their death and extinction. The Gu poison then has no place to attach, floating between fields and roads. If it encounters and harms someone, the onset of illness resembles that of Gu poisoning, but because it is contracted in fields and roads, it is called "Wild Path." (All cited from Volume 25)
Qianjin Fang (Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) treats Cat Ghost and Wild Path diseases where patients sing and cry uncontrollably.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, take a naturally deceased red snake, burn it to ash, grind it, and administer one cubic inch spoonful (Fangcunbi) with well water drawn at dawn. Take once daily.
Another formula to treat Cat Ghost when patients see cats or foxes and hear noises in their ears.
Xiangsi Zi (Abrus precatorius seed), Bimazi (Ricinus communis seed), Badou (Croton tiglium seed) (each one piece); Zhusha (Cinnabar, powdered); La (Beeswax) (each four zhu).
Grind the above five ingredients into pills. Take a pill the size of a hemp seed and hold it in the mouth. Surround the patient with ashes. Place a bucket of ash fire in front. Spit the medicine into the fire, then draw a cross on the fire. The Cat Ghost will die. Avoid pork, Asparagus cochinchinensis, and raw blood-producing foods. (Yi Fang contains Xiaofen [Saltpeter], cited from Volume 26)
Gujin Luyan (Ancient and Modern Records of Verification) treats demonic possession by Cat Ghost when patients refuse to admit the presence of ghosts. Deer Horn Powder Formula.
Crush deer horn flakes into powder. Administer one cubic inch spoonful with water. The patient will then speak the truth. (Cited from Volume 45)
Etiology: People who are frustrated and unfulfilled often harbor resentment and commit suicide by hanging themselves with ropes or other objects around their necks, known as hanging suicide. If discovered early and treated promptly, recovery is easier.
Zhouhou Beiji Fang (Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies) by Ge Hong treats hanging suicide where the chest is still slightly warm; even after a long time, survival is possible.
Slowly untie the rope without cutting it. Hang the patient by their hair so that their feet are about five cun off the ground. Plug both nostrils. Insert a reed tube into the mouth down to the pharynx. Have someone blow air into the tube. After a while, rumbling sounds may be heard in the abdomen, indicating the passage of Qi. If the patient raises their hands to grab, hold them firmly. Continue blowing air alternately. If revived... (Text missing here)
Another formula:
Blow powdered Gleditsia sinensis fruit (Zaojiao) mixed with scallion leaves into both nostrils. Reverse the airflow, then re-insert. (Same as Qianjin Fang, Beiji Fang, and Wenzhong Fang)
Another formula:
Blow into both ears using a reed tube. Switch blower if necessary until revival occurs. If Qi circulation is restored, slowly administer a small amount of Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction), followed by thin rice gruel. (All cited from Volume 3)
Zhang Zhongjing stated that for hanging suicide, if the body is cold from morning to evening, it can still be treated; if from evening to morning, it is more difficult. This may be due to the prevalence of Yin Qi. However, in summer, nights are shorter than days and it is hot, so treatment should still be effective. He also stated that if the chest is slightly warm, survival is possible even after more than a day. One must slowly untie the rope without cutting it, gently move the head, regulate breathing, and have two people blow into both ears using tubes. This is the best method and ensures survival. All sources agree on this treatment. (Same as Zhouhou Fang, Beiji Fang, Wenzhong Fang, and Gujin Luyan)
Beiji Fang:
Cover the mouth and nose with thick felt and press down. Have two people blow forcefully into both ears. Revival can occur within the time it takes to cook a meal. (Same as Zhouhou Fang, Qianjin Fang, Wenzhong Fang, Jiyan Fang, and Duanju Fang)
Another formula:
Pull the hair to suspend the body. Plug both ears to prevent air entry. Use a scallion leaf to clear the nose. Two people blow forcefully. Bite the heels. Revival occurs. Alternatively, plug the nose and blow into the mouth. (Same as Duanju Fang and Gujin Luyan)
Fan Wang's formula for hanging suicide:
Suspend by the hair so that the feet just touch the ground. Revival occurs after a short while.
Another formula:
Immediately cover the mouth and nose with hands to prevent any exhalation. After two shichen (four hours), if Qi returns, revival occurs. (Same as Beiji Fang, Wenzhong Fang, Gujin Luyan, and Zhouhou Fang)
Another formula:
Tightly bind the body with silk cloth to make it firm. Transport the body by cart or ox for about thirty li. Have people walk on the cart, stepping on the shoulders to stimulate respiration, and blow into the ears.
Another formula:
Insert Songzi You (Pine nut oil) into the mouth until it reaches the pharynx. Revival occurs.
Qianjin Fang treats hanging suicide:
Pour Lanqing Zhi (Indigo juice) into the mouth. Calm the mind and body. Slowly relax. Do not cut the rope or lift the body abruptly. If the chest is still warm, prick the rooster comb and drip blood into the mouth. Revival occurs. Use a hen for male patients and a rooster for female patients.
Another formula:
Take Jishi Bai (White part of chicken feces) the size of a jujube. Mix with half a cup of wine. Pour into the mouth and nose. Revival occurs.
Another formula:
Collect dust from the roof beam, size of soybeans. Place each portion into a tube. Four people each hold a tube. Blow simultaneously into both ears and nostrils with full force. Revival occurs.
Another formula:
Urine into the nose, mouth, eyes, and ears. Grab a tuft of hair the thickness of a brush handle and pull. Immediate revival. (All cited from Volume 26)
Shanfan Fang treats the Five Extinction Deaths:
One is hanging suicide, two is crushing by walls, three is drowning, four is nightmare/demonic possession, five is childbirth complications. For all, take Banxia (Pinellia ternata rhizome), one liang, crush and sieve. Blow a dose the size of a soybean into the nostril. Revival occurs. If the chest is warm, even after one day, revival is possible. (Same as Qianjin Fang)