夫蛊有数种。皆是变惑之气。人有固造作之者。多取虫蛇之类。以瓷器中盛。则任其自
相啖
利。
趋于
治蛊毒。皂荚散方。
猪牙皂荚（一两去黑皮涂酥炙黄焦去子用） 木香（半两） 雄黄（一钱细研） 天麻
（一两）
当归（一分锉微炒）
上件药。捣细罗为散。每服不计时候。以煎水调下一钱。
治中蛊毒。腹内坚如石。面目青黄。小便淋沥。变易无常。宜服 羊角散方。
羊角（五两炙令微黄） 荷（四两半） 栀子仁（七枚） 牡丹（一两） 赤芍药
（一两）
黄连（一两去须） 犀角屑（一两）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服二（三）钱。以水一中盏。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候温服。
治国中蛊毒。宜服此方。
川升麻（一两） 桔梗（一两去芦头） 栝蒌根（一两）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服二（三）钱。以水一中盏。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候温服。
治蛊毒方。
雄黄（半两细研） 朱砂（半两） 藜芦（一分去芦头微炙） 鬼臼（一分去须） 巴
豆（一分
去皮心研纸裹压去油）
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如大豆大。每空腹。煎干姜汤下三丸。当转下恶物并虫
等。当烦闷。后以鸭为羹食之。
治蛊毒。喉中如物啮。咽之不入。吐之不出。或下鲜血。渐将羸瘦。腹大。食饮不
下。
桃白皮（一两半五月五日午时采阴干临用去黑皮） 大戟〔二（三）分锉碎微炒〕 斑
蝥（三
分糯米拌炒微黄去翅足）
上件三味。并别捣细罗。都合和一处研匀。每服空心。以粥饮清汁调下一钱。良久更少
吃粥
良
治蛊毒。心腹坚痛。面目黄瘁。羸瘦骨立。宜服此方。
雄黄（三分细研） 朱砂（三分细研） 藜芦（半两去芦头炙） 莽草（半两微炙） 鬼
臼（半
两去
令黄去
翅足
上件药。捣罗为末。入研了药令匀。炼蜜和捣五七百杵。丸如小豆大。每服空腹。以温
酒下五丸。少时更吃一盏粥饮。或利出诸
丸。以吐利为度。
治万病蛊毒。风气寒热。乌头酒方。
川乌头（四两炮裂去皮脐） 附子（四两炮裂去皮脐） 芎 （四两） 藜芦（四两去
芦头炙）
黄芩（四两） 桂
遍去滑）
柏子仁（六两） 麦
上件药。并细锉。以六月曲十斤。秫米一硕。酿如酒法。其药用青布袋盛之。沉着瓮底
。泥头。春秋七日。夏五日。冬十日。乃成。每温服一小盏。日三服。以知为度。有病。利
下状如漆。五十日悉愈。其效如神。
治蛊毒难愈。喉中妨闷。瘦如骨立。遍宜服此方。
越燕屎（一合微炒） 独头蒜（五枚）
上件药。同捣如膏。丸如杏核大。每服空腹。以粥饮清下十丸。加至十五丸。其蛊尽化
作鲜血。
治五种蛊毒悉主之方。
马兜铃根（三两捣筛分为三贴）
上件药。一贴。以水一大盏。煎至五分。去滓。空腹顿服。当随时吐蛊出。未快吐再服
之。以快为度。
治飞蛊。状如鬼气者。宜服此方。
雄黄（半两） 麝香（半两） 犀角末（半两）
上件药。都细碎为散。每日空心及晚食前。以温水调下一钱。
治百蛊不愈方。
取鹁鸽热血。随多少服之。
又方。
取越燕头血。随多少饮之。
又方。
取白鸽毛粪。烧灰细研。每服。以粥饮调下二钱。日三四服。
又方。
生栝蒌根（捣取汁一盏） 酱汁（半合分）
上件药相和。温服之。须臾尽吐蛊出。
治蛊毒方。
上取商陆根五两。净洗细切。用生姜半两和拌。取自然汁半中盏。取五更初服。服了坐
片时。即却睡。至平旦时如不动。即以茶一盏投之。得利出本物。即以冷水洗手面。便止。
煮薤
又方。
榉皮（广五寸长一尺） 蔷薇根（五寸如大指大）
上件药细锉。以水一中盏。清酒二盏。煮至二盏。去滓。分温二服。当利下蛊物。
又方。
土瓜根（大如指长三寸）
上锉。以酒半盏。浸二（一）宿。旦为一服。当吐下蛊即瘥。
又方。
皂荚（一挺长一尺者去黑皮子生用）
上件药。以酒一大盏。浸一宿。空心去滓服之。得利即瘥。
又方。
荠 （二两）
上捣细罗为散。每服。以粥饮调下三钱。
又方。
槲树北阴白皮（一大握长五寸）
上件药。以水三中盏。煎至一盏。去滓。空腹顿服。当吐即愈。
治凡畏忌中蛊欲死。宜服甘草汤方。
甘草（半两生用）
上以水一大盏。煎至五分。顿服之。当吐痰出。若平生要预防蛊者。宜熟炙煮汁服。即
内消不吐。神验。
治中蛊毒。令人腹内坚痛。面目青黄。淋露骨立。病变无常方。
猪骨髓（五两） 蜜（一升）
上同煎之令熟。分为十度服之。日三四服即瘥。
又方。
桃树寄生（三两）
上捣罗为末。不计时候。如茶点一钱服。
治忽中蛊毒方。
上取白鸡鸭血灌口中。立效。
治中蛊心痛方。
上取败鼓皮一片。烧灰细研。粥饮调服二钱。病患须臾。自当呼蛊主姓名。便愈。
治中蛊毒神验方。
上取胡荽根捣汁半盏。不计时候服之。其蛊立下。和酒服之更妙。
又方。\x
上取相思子三七枚。捣细罗为散。每服空心。以暖水半盏调服之。令尽即吐。且抑之勿
便
Gu poison (Gu Du) exists in several types, all caused by the qi of transformation and bewitchment. Some are intentionally fabricated by humans, typically by placing insects and snakes in porcelain vessels, allowing them to devour each other until only one remains.
**Saponaria Dispersion Formula for Treating Gu Poison:**
* *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma* (Zao Jiao - Pig Tooth Gleditsia Sinensis Pod): 1 liang, remove black skin, coat with butter, roast until yellow and charred, remove seeds.
* *Aucklandiae Radix* (Mu Xiang): 0.5 liang.
* *Realgar* (Xiong Huang): 1 qian, finely ground.
* *Gastrodiae Rhizoma* (Tian Ma): 1 liang.
* *Angelicae Sinensis Radix* (Dang Gui): 1 fen, sliced and lightly stir-fried.
Process: Pound the above ingredients into a fine powder through a silk sieve. Take 1 qian at any time, mixed with boiled water.
**Sheep Horn Dispersion for Treating Internal Gu Poison:**
Indications: Abdomen hard as stone, complexion greenish-yellow, scanty or difficult urination, erratic changes in condition.
* *Ovis Aries Cornu* (Yang Jiao - Sheep Horn): 5 liang, roasted until slightly yellow.
* *Nelumbinis Nuciferae Fructus Receptaculum* (He - Lotus Seed Pod): 4.5 liang.
* *Gardeniae Fructus* (Zhi Zi Ren): 7 pieces.
* *Moutan Cortex* (Mu Dan): 1 liang.
* *Paeoniae Rubra Radix* (Chi Shao Yao): 1 liang.
* *Coptidis Rhizoma* (Huang Lian): 1 liang, remove roots.
* *Rhinocerotis Cornu* (Xi Jiao Xie - Rhinoceros Horn Shavings): 1 liang.
Process: Pound the above ingredients into a coarse powder through a silk sieve. Take 2-3 qian, decocted in 1 jin of water down to 0.6 jin. Strain and take warm at any time.
**Formula for Treating Internal Gu Poison:**
* *Polygalae Radix* (Chuan Sheng Ma): 1 liang.
* *Platycodonis Radix* (Jie Geng): 1 liang, remove rhizome.
* *Trichosanthis Radix* (Gua Lou Gen): 1 liang.
Process: Pound into a coarse powder. Take 2-3 qian, decocted in 1 jin of water down to 0.6 jin. Strain and take warm at any time.
**Formula for Treating Gu Poison:**
* *Realgar* (Xiong Huang): 0.5 liang, finely ground.
* *Cinnabaris* (Zhu Sha): 0.5 liang.
* *Veratri Radix* (Li Lu): 1 fen, remove rhizome and lightly roast.
* *Podophylli Fructus* (Gui Jiu): 1 fen, remove roots.
* *Crotonis Fructus* (Ba Dou): 1 fen, remove skin and heart, grind and press between paper to remove oil.
Process: Pound into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of soybeans. Take 3 pills on an empty stomach with dried ginger decoction. This should induce the expulsion of foul matter and worms. The patient may feel distressed; afterwards, consume duck soup.
**Treatment for Gu Poison with Throat Symptoms:**
Indications: Sensation of biting in the throat, inability to swallow or spit out, hematemesis, progressive emaciation, abdominal distension, inability to eat or drink.
* *Pruni Persicae Cortex Albus* (Tao Bai Pi): 1.5 liang, harvested at noon on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, air-dried, remove black skin before use.
* *Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix* (Da Ji): 2-3 fen, sliced and lightly stir-fried.
* *Mylabris* (Ban Mao): 3 fen, stir-fried with glutinous rice until slightly yellow, remove wings and feet.
Process: Grind the three ingredients separately into fine powder, then mix thoroughly. Take 1 qian on an empty stomach with clear rice gruel juice. Wait a while, then eat a little more gruel.
**Formula for Treating Gu Poison with Heart and Abdominal Pain:**
Indications: Hard and painful heart/abdomen, sallow complexion, severe emaciation (bone-protruding).
* *Realgar* (Xiong Huang): 3 fen, finely ground.
* *Cinnabaris* (Zhu Sha): 3 fen, finely ground.
* *Veratri Radix* (Li Lu): 0.5 liang, remove rhizome and roast.
* *Ma Cao* (Mang Cao): 0.5 liang, lightly roast.
* *Podophylli Fructus* (Gui Jiu): 0.5 liang, remove roots.
Process: Pound into powder, mix well with previously ground ingredients, add refined honey, and pound 500-700 times to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 5 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine. Drink a cup of gruel shortly after. Stop when vomiting or diarrhea occurs.
**Wutou Wine for Ten Thousand Diseases and Gu Poison with Wind-Cold-Heat:**
* *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata* (Chuan Wu Tou): 4 liang, processed, remove skin and umbilicus.
* *Aconiti Radix Praeparata* (Fu Zi): 4 liang, processed, remove skin and umbilicus.
* *Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma* (Xiong Qiong): 4 liang.
* *Veratri Radix* (Li Lu): 4 liang, remove rhizome and roast.
* *Scutellariae Radix* (Huang Qin): 4 liang.
* *Cinnamomi Ramulus* (Gui Xin): 4 liang, remove slippery parts.
* *Platycarpi Semen* (Bai Zi Ren): 6 liang.
* *Ophiopogonis Radix* (Mai Men Dong): 4 liang, remove heart.
Process: Slice finely. Use 10 jin of yeast from the sixth lunar month and 1 shi of sorghum rice. Brew like wine. Place herbs in a green cloth bag, sink to the bottom of the jar, seal with mud. Ferment for 7 days in spring/autumn, 5 days in summer, 10 days in winter. Take 1 small cup warm, three times daily. Effectiveness is indicated by the passage of dark, lacquer-like stool. Cure within 50 days.
**Formula for Intractable Gu Poison with Throat Obstruction:**
Indications: Throat obstruction and stifling sensation, emaciation resembling bones standing out.
* *Hirundo Nidus* (Yue Yan Shi - Swallow Droppings): 1 he, lightly stir-fried.
* *Allium Sativum Monofolium* (Du Tou Suan - Single-Head Garlic): 5 cloves.
Process: Pound together into a paste, form pills the size of apricot kernels. Take 10 pills on an empty stomach with clear rice gruel juice, increasing to 15 pills. The gu poison will transform and be expelled as fresh blood.
**Formula for All Five Types of Gu Poison:**
* *Aristolochiae Radix* (Ma Dou Ling Gen): 3 liang, pounded and sifted, divided into three doses.
Process: Take one dose, decoct in 1 jin of water down to 0.5 jin. Strain and take on an empty stomach in one go. Vomiting of gu poison should occur. If not fully vomited, take again until complete.
**Formula for Flying Gu (Resembling Ghost Qi):**
* *Realgar* (Xiong Huang): 0.5 liang.
* *Moschus* (She Xiang): 0.5 liang.
* *Rhinocerotis Cornu Pulvis* (Xi Jiao Mo): 0.5 liang.
Process: Finely crush into powder. Take 1 qian with warm water on an empty stomach and before evening meal.
**Formula for Persistent Gu Poison:**
Take fresh blood of a pigeon (*Columba livia*) and ingest as needed.
Another formula: Take blood from the head of a swallow (*Hirundo rustica*) and drink as needed.
Another formula: Burn feathers and feces of a white pigeon to ash, grind finely. Take 2 qian mixed with rice gruel, 3-4 times daily.
Another formula: Mix fresh juice of *Trichosanthis Radix* (1 jin) with soy sauce (0.5 he). Take warm. Vomiting of gu poison should occur shortly.
**Formula Using Phytolacca Root:**
Take 5 liang of *Phytolaccae Radix* (Shang Lu), wash clean, slice thinly. Mix with 0.5 liang of fresh ginger juice. Take 0.5 jin of this mixture at dawn (wugeng). Sit for a moment, then sleep. If still unresponsive at daybreak, give tea. Diarrhea of the original substance indicates cure. Wash face and hands with cold water to stop.
**Formula Using Zelkova Bark:**
* *Zelkovae Cortex* (Ju Pi): 5 cun wide, 1 chi long.
* *Rosae Rugosae Radix* (Qiang Wei Gen): 5 cun, diameter of thumb.
Process: Slice finely. Decoct in 1 jin water and 2 jin clear wine down to 2 jin. Strain and divide into two warm doses. Expulsion of gu matter via diarrhea is expected.
**Formula Using Trichosanthes Root:**
* *Trichosanthes Kirilowii Radix* (Tu Gua Gen): Size of finger, 3 cun long.
Process: Slice, soak in 0.5 jin wine overnight. Take in the morning. Vomiting and purging of gu poison leads to recovery.
**Formula Using Gleditsia Sinensis Pod:**
* *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma* (Zao Jiao): One pod, 1 chi long, remove black skin and seeds, use raw.
Process: Soak in 1 jin wine overnight. Strain and take on an empty stomach. Recovery upon purgation.
**Formula using Jine's Herb:**
* *Adenophorae Radix* (Qi Ni): 2 liang.
Process: Pound into fine powder. Take 3 qian mixed with rice gruel.
**Formula using Oak Bark:**
* *Quercus variabilis Cortex* (Hu Shu Bei Yin Bai Pi): One handful, 5 cun long.
Process: Decoct in 3 jin water down to 1 jin. Strain and take on an empty stomach. Recovery upon vomiting.
**Licorice Soup for Fear of Gu Poison:**
* *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma* (Gan Cao): 0.5 liang, raw.
Process: Decoct in 1 jin water down to 0.5 jin. Take in one dose. Vomiting of phlegm is expected. For prevention, roast and decoct; this dissipates internally without vomiting. Highly effective.
**Formula for Gu Poison with Abdominal Hardness and Emaciation:**
* *Porci Medulla Ossis* (Zhu Gu Sui): 5 liang.
* *Mel* (Mi): 1 sheng.
Process: Simmer together until cooked. Divide into ten doses, take 3-4 times daily.
**Formula using Mistletoe:**
* *Visci Herba* (Tao Shu Ji Sheng): 3 liang.
Process: Pound into powder. Take 1 qian like tea infusion at any time.
**Emergency Formula for Sudden Gu Poison:**
Instill fresh blood of white chicken or duck into the mouth. Immediate effect.
**Formula for Gu Poison Causing Heart Pain:**
Burn a piece of old drum skin to ash, grind finely. Take 2 qian with rice gruel. The patient will soon call out the name of the gu master, leading to cure.
**Highly Effective Formula for Gu Poison:**
Grind *Coriandri Sativi Radix* (Hu Sui Gen) to obtain 0.5 jin of juice. Take at any time. Gu poison descends immediately. Mixing with wine is better.
Another formula: Take 21-27 *Abrus Precatorius Seeds* (Xiang Si Zi), pound into fine powder. Take on an empty stomach with half a jin of warm water. Induce vomiting but suppress it initially...