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Gu Zhu (infectious disease characterized by parasitic or miasmic transmission) is said to be caused by individuals practicing malicious sorcery. They typically capture creatures such as insects and snakes, place them in porcelain vessels, and allow them to devour one another until only one sentient creature remains. Consequently, this can treat various Gu poisons and Zhu qi (miasmic pathogens). Its manifestations are unpredictable.

Formula for Shark Skin Powder:
Shark skin (1 fen, lightly roasted) Rhinoceros horn chips (1 fen) Musk (1 fen, finely ground) White dragon bone (1 fen) Cinnabar (1 fen, finely ground)
Realgar (1 fen, finely ground) Lotus root (2 [1] fen) Deer antler chips (1 fen) Centipede (1 piece, lightly roasted, feet removed)
The above ingredients are crushed, passed through a fine sieve to make a powder. Add the pre-ground medicines and mix evenly. Before meals, take 1 qian mixed with warm wine.

Treats all diseases caused by Gu Zhu, including Zheng Jia Ji Ju (abdominal masses), difficulty in urination and defecation, Tu Wu (sudden shock or invasion of evil qi), aversion to wind, abdominal distension and fullness, mutual transmission of the disease, and cases deemed incurable by physicians. It is advisable to take this formula.

Zi Shen (Scutellaria barbata) Ginseng (remove rhizome head) Pinellia ternata (wash seven times with hot water to remove slipperiness) Veratrum nigrum (remove rhizome head) Hematite (finely ground) Platycodon grandiflorus (remove rhizome head)
Each of the above: 3 fen Dried toad (1 piece) Zi (1 liang, roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed) Croton seed (1 liang)
The above ingredients are crushed, passed through a sieve to make a powder. Add the pre-ground medicines and mix evenly. Mix with refined honey and pound 300-500 times. Form pills the size of small beans. Take one pill at any time, washed down with millet gruel drink. Take three times a day; reduce dosage for the elderly. Bee (Note: Text appears fragmented here)

Treats Gu Zhu, presenting with edema of the four limbs, emaciation of muscles and skin, cough and asthma, and abdominal distension resembling water accumulation. After death, it may transmit to other households. It is advisable to take this formula.

Realgar (1 liang, finely ground and processed by water flotation) Croton seed (1 fen, remove skin and heart, grind and press between paper to remove oil) Polygonum arvense (1 liang, lightly roasted) Akebia stem (1 liang, remove roots) Centipede (1 piece, lightly roasted, feet removed)
The above ingredients are crushed, passed through a sieve to make a powder. Add the pre-ground medicines and mix evenly. Mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times. Seal tightly for storage. Before meals, take one pill the size of a small bean with warm wine. Adjust dosage as needed. The patient should pass clear water-like and bean-dreg-like stools.

Treats Gu Zhu that has eroded the lower orifices, resulting in anal rotting and rectal prolapse. Use this formula.

Toad (1 piece, preferably large and green, calcined to ash and finely ground) Black chicken bone (1.5 liang, calcined to ash and finely ground)
Mix the above ingredients evenly. Place 1 qian into a bamboo tube and insufflate it into the affected lower area. Apply 3-5 times for recovery.

Treats sudden onset of Gu Zhu, where toxic vapors move back and forth.

Ash from tangled hair (1 fen) Apricot kernel (1 fen, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed, use double-kernel ones) Musk (1 qian, finely ground)
Grind all ingredients together until they resemble paste. Take five pills the size of Sophora seeds with wine at any time. Take three times a day.

Treats Gu Zhu and continuous connection of various Zhu diseases. Formula for Sustaining Life.
White bark of peach root (8 ounces, chopped)
Add 3 sheng of water to the above ingredient, decoct to obtain 1.5 sheng. Remove the dregs. Divide into six doses. Take over two days.