夫猫鬼者。云是老狸野物之精。变为鬼惑。而依附女人。人蓄事之。如聚蛊也。以毒害
人。其病状。结心腹刺痛。蚀人五脏。吐利血而死也。
治猫鬼。眼见猫狸。及杂有所闻。相思丸方。
相思子（一枚） 蓖麻子（一枚） 巴豆（一枚去皮心） 朱砂末（一字） 蜡（一分）
上件药。合捣令熟。先取麻子许大含之。即以灰围患人前头。旋吐药于灰中。吐尽即止
灰上作十字。其猫鬼皆死。
治猫鬼野道病。歌哭不自由方。
上以五月五日。自死赤蛇。烧作灰。研令细。平旦用井华水服二（一）钱。
又方。
上腊月猪脂。小儿头发灰相和。热酒调下一钱。
夫夏月炎热。人冒涉途路。热毒入内。与五脏相并。客邪炽盛。郁
阳气暴壅。经络不通。故奄然闷绝。谓之 。然此乃外邪所击。真脏
宣则苏也。夫热 不得太冷将息。得冷即困。此谓外卒以冷触其热。
发。故闷绝而死也。
治热 心闷方
上以温汤与饮之。亦可以橘皮甘草等分煮饮。稍稍咽之。勿顿使多。但以热土。及熬热
灰土壅其脐上佳。
又方。
上浓煮蓼。取汁一大盏。分二服饮之。愈。
又方。
上生地黄汁一中盏。温暖服之。
又方。
上取面一两。以温水一中盏。搅和服之。
又方。
上服地浆一盏即愈。
又方。\x
黄连（半两去须）
上以水一大盏。煎至五分。去滓。温服之。
Mao Gui disease is said to be the spirit of old foxes or other wild animals, transforming into a ghost that bewitches and attaches itself to women. People keep and serve it like poison insects (Gu), using it to harm people with toxicity. The symptoms of this illness include painful stabbing sensations in the heart and abdomen due to accumulation, erosion of the five Zang organs, vomiting and defecating blood, leading to death.
To treat Mao Gui disease, if the patient has seen a cat or fox, or heard related rumors and harbors thoughts of them, use the Xiangsi Wan (Yearning Seed Pill) formula:
Xiangsi Zi (One seed) [Calabash Seeds]
Bixing Zi (One seed) [Castor Bean Seed]
Badou (One seed, skin and heart removed) [Croton Seed]
Zhusha Mo (One "zi" measure) [Cinnabar Powder]
La (One fen) [Beeswax]
Grind all the above ingredients thoroughly until well-mixed. First, take a pill the size of a sesame seed and hold it in the mouth. Immediately surround the front of the patient's head with ash. Spit the medicine into the ash as it comes out. Stop when the medicine is fully expelled. Draw a cross on the ash; the Mao Gui spirits will all die.
To treat Mao Gui and "Wild Path" diseases, characterized by uncontrollable weeping and laughing:
Take a red snake that died naturally on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, burn it to ash, and grind it finely. In the early morning, administer two qian with Jinghua Shui (first-drawn well water).
Another prescription:
Mix lard from the twelfth lunar month with ash from children's hair. Take one qian mixed with warm wine.
During summer months when it is hot, if people travel along roads, heat toxins enter the interior and bind with the five Zang organs. Pathogenic factors become rampant, stifling Yang Qi and causing sudden blockage, leading to blocked meridians and collaterals. Thus, the person suddenly faints and feels suffocated, which is referred to as "Heat Zhong" (Heat Stagnation/Sunstroke). However, this is caused by external pathogens striking the body; recovery occurs when the true Zang Qi becomes unblocked. Patients suffering from this heat condition should not be kept too cold; exposure to cold causes distress. This is because sudden external cold triggers the internal heat, causing an attack, leading to death by suffocation/fainting.
Treatment for Heat Zhong with chest stuffiness:
Administer warm water to drink. Alternatively, boil equal parts of Chenpi (Tangerine Peel) and Gancao (Licorice Root) to make a decoction. Sip slowly; do not drink large amounts at once. It is best to cover the patient's navel with heated earth or heated ash soil.
Another prescription:
Boil Liao (Smartweed/Polygonum) strongly, extract one da zhen (large cup) of juice, and divide into two doses to drink. The patient recovers.
Another prescription:
Take one zhong zhen (medium cup) of fresh Shengdihuang Juice (Rehmannia Root Juice), warm it, and administer.
Another prescription:
Take one liang of flour, mix with one zhong zhen of warm water, stir well, and administer.
Another prescription:
Drink one zhen of Dijiang (Earth Water/Soil Solution) to recover.
Another prescription:
Huanglian (Half liang, remove root hairs) [Coptis Rhizome]
Add one da zhen of water, decoct until only five-fen remains. Remove the dregs and administer warm.