肘后疗蝮蛇螫人方。
桂心 栝蒌
上二味等分为末，用小竹筒密塞之以带行，卒为蝮蛇所螫，即敷之，此药疗诸蛇毒，塞
不密则气歇不中用。（文仲同）
又方
急掘地作坎，埋所螫处，坚筑其上，毒则出土中，须臾痛缓乃出，徐徐以药疗之。
又方
捣小蒜绞之，饮其汁，以滓封疮上。
又方
取猪耳中垢着伤疮中，当黄汁出瘥，牛耳中垢亦可用之良。
又方
嚼盐唾疮上讫，灸三壮，复嚼盐唾上。
备急疗蝮蛇螫人方。
烧蜈蚣末，敷疮上良。（肘后同）
又方
蜡及蜜等分，于铛中消令和，以无节竹筒着疮上，以蜡蜜灌竹筒，令下入疮中瘥，无蜜，
唯蜡用之亦得。
又方
急尿疮中，乃投刀向日闭气三步，以刀掘地作小坑。以热汤沃坎中，取泥作三丸如梧子
大，服之，取少泥涂疮上。（肘后同）
文仲疗蝮蛇螫人方。
细辛 雄黄
上二味等分以纳疮中，日三四敷之，兼疗诸蛇及虎伤疮良。
又云∶蝮蛇形不长，头扁口尖，头斑身赤纹斑，亦有青黑色者，人犯之，头腹贴相着是
也。东间诸山甚多，其毒最烈，草行不可不慎之，又有一种状如蝮而短。有四脚，能跳来啮
人，东人呼为千岁蝮，或中之必死，然其啮人毕。即跳上林木，作声云研木研木者，但营棺，
其
The *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* (Emergency Prescriptions Kept in the Sleeve) method for treating pit viper bites.
Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart), Gualou (Trichosanthes Fruit).
Grind the above two herbs into equal parts powder, seal tightly in a small bamboo tube for portable storage. If bitten suddenly by a pit viper, apply the powder immediately to the wound. This medicine treats various snake venoms; if not sealed tightly, the medicinal qi will dissipate and it will be ineffective. (Wen Zhong's record is identical.)
Another prescription:
Urgently dig a pit in the ground, bury the bitten area within it, and compact the soil firmly on top. The toxin will seep into the earth. After a short while, when the pain subsides, remove the limb and slowly treat with medicine.
Another prescription:
Crush small garlic and squeeze out the juice. Drink the juice and apply the dregs as a poultice over the wound.
Another prescription:
Take earwax from a pig's ear and place it into the injured wound. Yellow fluid should discharge, leading to recovery. Earwax from a cow's ear can also be used effectively.
Another prescription:
Chew salt and spit saliva onto the wound. Perform moxibustion with three cones (zhuang). Then chew more salt and spit saliva onto the wound again.
The *Beiji Qianjin Yaofang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies) method for treating pit viper bites.
Burn centipede until charred, grind into powder, and apply to the wound. Effective. (Identical to *Zhouhou Beiji Fang*.)
Another prescription:
Mix beeswax and honey in equal proportions. Melt and blend them in a cauldron. Place a jointless bamboo tube over the wound and fill the tube with the wax-honey mixture, allowing it to penetrate deep into the wound until healed. If honey is unavailable, using only beeswax is also acceptable.
Another prescription:
Urgently urinate into the wound. Then, holding a knife facing the sun, hold your breath and take three steps. Use the knife to dig a small pit in the ground. Pour hot water into the pit, then take the mud and form three pills the size of sophora seeds. Ingest one pill and apply a small amount of mud to the wound. (Identical to *Zhouhou Beiji Fang*.)
Wen Zhong's method for treating pit viper bites.
Xixin (Asarum), Xionghuang (Realgar).
Place equal parts of the above two herbs into the wound. Apply three to four times daily. Also effective for wounds caused by various snakes and tigers.
It is further stated that: The pit viper has a short body, a flat head, and a pointed mouth. It has spots on its head and red patterns on its body, though some are greenish-black. When encountered, it presses its belly flat against the ground. They are abundant in the mountains of the eastern region, and their venom is the most potent. One must be extremely cautious when walking through grass. There is another type resembling a pit viper but shorter, with four legs, capable of jumping to bite humans. Eastern people call this "Thousand-Year Viper." Bites from this snake are invariably fatal. However, after biting, it jumps into trees or bushes, making a sound like "yan mu, yan mu" (grinding wood), which implies preparing a coffin for itself.