夫鬼疟者。由邪气所为也。其发作无时节。或一日三两度寒热。或两日一度发动。心神
恍惚
绵岁
治鬼疟。发动无时节。寒热不定。麝香丸方。
麝香〔三两（分）细研〕 朱砂（三分细研） 砒霜（半两细研） 恒山（半两锉） 鳖
甲（半
两涂醋炙令黄去裙 ） 虎头骨（半两涂酥炙微黄） 甘草（半两生用） 川大黄（半两生
用）
上件药。捣罗为末。研入前三味令匀。五月五日。以粽子和丸。如梧桐子大。临欲发时
以温酒下三丸。得吐泻为度。
治鬼疟。神效手把丸方。
猢狲头骨（半两） 虎头骨（半两） 猫儿头骨（半两） 砒霜（一分细研） 恒山（一
两锉）
朱砂
阿魏
（一分）
以绯
时
又方。
雄黄（半两细研） 朱砂（半两细研） 砒霜〔二（一）分细研〕 麝香（一分细研） 阿
魏（
一分） 虎头骨（半两涂酥炙令黄末）
上件药。都研令细。用绿豆面糊和丸。如豇豆大。于发前。先以冷醋汤下一丸。忌食热
物。
治鬼疟。或发或止。经久不瘥方。
野猫肝（一具用瓷瓶盛纳热猪血浸封口悬放别处待血干取肝用之） 猢狲头骨（一两） 狗
头骨（一两） 虎头骨（一两） 麝香（一分细研）
上件药。捣罗为末。入麝香研令匀。以醋煮面糊和丸。如鸡头实大。男左女右。以绯帛
于中指上系一丸。即瘥。如未瘥。即以醋茶下一丸。甚妙。
治鬼疟神效方
砒霜（半两细研） 朱砂（半两细研） 麝香（一分细研） 阿魏（一分细研） 乳香
（半两细
研） 安息香（一分） 绿豆（一分末） 猢狲头骨（一分） 虎粪中骨（一分）
上件药。捣罗为末。都研令匀。以蒸饼和丸。如梧桐子大。未发前。男左女右。手把一
丸。便卧。一炊久起。便瘥。
治鬼疟。纳药鼻中立可方。
天灵盖（一分） 猢狲头骨（一分） 臭黄（一分细研） 阿魏（一分） 乳香（一分）
麝香〔
一钱（分）细研〕 藜芦（一分去芦头） 黄丹（一分）
上件药。捣罗为末。都研令匀。以醋煮面糊和丸。如豇豆大。欲发前。先以绵裹一丸。
纳鼻中瘥。
治鬼疟。连年不瘥方。
恒山（一分） 朱砂（半两细研） 黄丹（半两炒令紫色）
上件药。以水一大盏浸。用刀子搅三二十下。横刀子于药上。置于星月下一宿。至发日
平明。以刀搅。冷服半盏。至发时前。又服半盏。候药力散。即得食。
又方。
砒霜（一分） 蜘蛛（三枚）
上件药。同研为丸。如梧桐子大。每用绵裹一丸。男左女右。纳耳中。
治鬼疟。进退不定。神效方。
人胆 朱砂 雄黄 麝香（各等分）
上件药相和。研令匀细。以醋煮面糊和丸。如绿豆大。每用绵裹一丸。纳鼻中即瘥。每
丸可治二人。
又方。
阿魏（一分细研） 野狐肝（一具并胆收于新瓦罐内贮阴干为末）
上件药。都研令匀。用醋煮面糊和丸。如鸡头实大。男左女右。手把一丸。如未瘥。即
以绯帛系中指上。亦不住嗅之。
又方。
雄野狐粪（一分） 蝙蝠粪〔三（一）分〕
上件药。捣罗为末。用醋煮面糊和丸。如鸡头实大。临发时。男左女右。手把一丸嗅之
又方。
砒霜（半两细研） 五方桃心（一握）
上先东次北。逆取五方足。于砂盆内。研令细。次下砒霜相和。研匀。丸如梧桐子大。
临发前。以新汲水下二丸。忌食热物。
又方。
猢狲头骨（一枚烧灰）
上细研为散。空腹。以温酒调一钱服。临发时再服。
又方。\x
桃心（一大握）
上捣绞取汁。分为二服。于发日早朝。以井华水半盏调服。至临发再服。
Gui Malaria (Ghost Malaria) is caused by pathogenic factors. Its onset has no fixed schedule; it may occur two or three times a day with alternating chills and fever, or once every two days. The patient suffers from mental confusion and the condition persists for years.
**Musk Pill Formula for Treating Gui Malaria with Irregular Onset and Unstable Chills/Fever:**
* Moschus (She Xiang, 麝香): 3 liang, finely ground.
* Cinnabaris (Zhu Sha, 朱砂): 3 fen, finely ground.
* Arsenic Trioxide (Pi Shuang, 砒霜): 0.5 liang, finely ground.
* Radix Dichroae (Heng Shan, 恒山): 0.5 liang, chopped.
* Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis (Bie Jia, 鳖甲): 0.5 liang, brushed with vinegar and roasted until yellow, remove the skirt-like edges.
* Os Tigris (Hu Tou Gu, 虎头骨): 0.5 liang, brushed with suet (animal fat) and roasted until slightly yellow.
* Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata (Gan Cao, 甘草): 0.5 liang, used raw.
Process: Crush and sieve the above herbs into powder. Mix in the first three ingredients thoroughly. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, combine with glutinous rice dumplings (zongzi) to form pills the size of *Koelreuteria paniculata* seeds. When an attack is imminent, take 3 pills with warm wine. The treatment is considered effective when vomiting or diarrhea occurs.
**Hand-Held Pill Formula for Treating Gui Malaria with Divine Efficacy:**
* Cranium Simiae (Hu Sun Tou Gu, 猢狲头骨): 0.5 liang.
* Os Tigris (Hu Tou Gu, 虎头骨): 0.5 liang.
* Cranium Felis (Mao Er Tou Gu, 猫儿头骨): 0.5 liang.
* Arsenic Trioxide (Pi Shuang, 砒霜): 1 fen, finely ground.
* Radix Dichroae (Heng Shan, 恒山): 1 liang, chopped.
* Cinnabaris (Zhu Sha, 朱砂).
* Ferulae Resina (A Wei, 阿魏): 1 fen.
*(Note: Preparation method omitted in source text)*
**Another Formula:**
* Realgar (Xiong Huang, 雄黄): 0.5 liang, finely ground.
* Cinnabaris (Zhu Sha, 朱砂): 0.5 liang, finely ground.
* Arsenic Trioxide (Pi Shuang, 砒霜): 2 fen, finely ground.
* Moschus (She Xiang, 麝香): 1 fen, finely ground.
* Ferulae Resina (A Wei, 阿魏): 1 fen.
* Os Tigris (Hu Tou Gu, 虎头骨): 0.5 liang, brushed with suet, roasted until yellow, then powdered.
Process: Grind all ingredients to a fine powder. Bind with paste made from mung bean flour to form pills the size of cowpeas. Before an attack, take one pill with cold vinegar water. Avoid hot foods.
**Formula for Treating Gui Malaria that Fluctuates and Persists for a Long Time Without Cure:**
* Hepatis Felis Silvestris (Ye Mao Gan, 野猫肝): One liver, preserved in a porcelain bottle with hot pig blood, sealed, hung aside, and used after the blood dries.
* Cranium Simiae (Hu Sun Tou Gu, 猢狲头骨): 1 liang.
* Cranium Canis (Gou Tou Gu, 狗头骨): 1 liang.
* Os Tigris (Hu Tou Gu, 虎头骨): 1 liang.
* Moschus (She Xiang, 麝香): 1 fen, finely ground.
Process: Crush and sieve the bones into powder, mix in the muscus. Bind with paste made from wheat flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of *Echinocystis lobata* fruits. For males, tie one pill on the left middle finger; for females, on the right. This cures the disease. If not cured, take one pill with vinegar tea.
**Divine Efficacy Formula for Treating Gui Malaria:**
* Arsenic Trioxide (Pi Shuang, 砒霜): 0.5 liang, finely ground.
* Cinnabaris (Zhu Sha, 朱砂): 0.5 liang, finely ground.
* Moschus (She Xiang, 麝香): 1 fen, finely ground.
* Ferulae Resina (A Wei, 阿魏): 1 fen, finely ground.
* Boswelliae Resina (Ru Xiang, 乳香): 0.5 liang, finely ground.
* Styrax (An Xi Xiang, 安息香): 1 fen.
* Phaseoli Semen Mungo (Lu Dou, 绿豆): 1 fen, powdered.
* Cranium Simiae (Hu Sun Tou Gu, 猢狲头骨): 1 fen.
* Os ex Alimento Tigris (Hu Fen Zhong Gu, 虎粪中骨): 1 fen.
Process: Crush and sieve into powder, grind uniformly. Bind with steamed dough to form pills the size of *Koelreuteria paniculata* seeds. Before an attack, hold one pill in the hand (left for males, right for females), lie down immediately. After about the time it takes to cook a meal, rise up, and the illness will be cured.
**Formula for Treating Gui Malaria by Nasal Administration for Immediate Effect:**
* Calvaria Humana (Tian Ling Gai, 天灵盖): 1 fen.
* Cranium Simiae (Hu Sun Tou Gu, 猢狲头骨): 1 fen.
* Orpiment (Chou Huang, 臭黄): 1 fen, finely ground.
* Ferulae Resina (A Wei, 阿魏): 1 fen.
* Boswelliae Resina (Ru Xiang, 乳香): 1 fen.
* Moschus (She Xiang, 麝香): 1 qian, finely ground.
* Veratri Radix (Li Lu, 藜芦): 1 fen, remove the rootlet.
* Minium (Huang Dan, 黄丹): 1 fen.
Process: Crush and sieve into powder, grind uniformly. Bind with paste made from wheat flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of cowpeas. Before an attack, wrap one pill in cotton and insert into the nose. The illness will be cured.
**Formula for Treating Gui Malaria Persisting for Years Without Cure:**
* Radix Dichroae (Heng Shan, 恒山): 1 fen.
* Cinnabaris (Zhu Sha, 朱砂): 0.5 liang, finely ground.
* Minium (Huang Dan, 黄丹): 0.5 liang, roasted until purple.
Process: Soak the herbs in one large cup of water. Stir vigorously with a knife 30-20 times. Place the knife horizontally across the vessel and leave overnight under the stars and moon. On the morning of the attack day, stir again with the knife. Take half a cup cold. Before the fever starts, take another half cup. Wait for the medicinal power to dissipate before eating.
**Another Formula:**
* Arsenic Trioxide (Pi Shuang, 砒霜): 1 fen.
* Aranea (Zhi Zhu, 蜘蛛): 3 specimens.
Process: Grind together into pills the size of *Koelreuteria paniculata* seeds. Wrap one pill in cotton and insert into the ear (left for males, right for females).
**Advanced/Receding Unstable Gui Malaria, Divine Efficacy Formula:**
* Vesica Biliares Hominis (Ren Dan, 人胆).
* Cinnabaris (Zhu Sha, 朱砂).
* Realgar (Xiong Huang, 雄黄).
* Moschus (She Xiang, 麝香).
*(All in equal parts)*
Process: Mix and grind to a fine powder. Bind with paste made from wheat flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of mung beans. Wrap one pill in cotton and insert into the nose. Each pill can treat two people.
**Another Formula:**
* Ferulae Resina (A Wei, 阿魏): 1 fen, finely ground.
* Hepatis Vulpis Silvestris cum Bile (Ye Hu Gan, 野狐肝): One liver with bile, stored in a new clay jar, dried in shade, then powdered.
Process: Grind uniformly. Bind with paste made from wheat flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of *Echinocystis lobata* fruits. Hold one pill in the hand (left for males, right for females). If not cured, tie it with red silk on the middle finger and sniff it continuously.
**Another Formula:**
* Excrement of Male Wild Fox (Xiong Ye Hu Fen, 雄野狐粪): 1 fen.
* Excrement of Bat (Bian Fu Fen, 蝙蝠粪): 1 fen.
Process: Crush and sieve into powder. Bind with paste made from wheat flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of *Echinocystis lobata* fruits. At the time of impending attack, hold one pill in the hand (left for males, right for females) and sniff it.
**Another Formula:**
* Arsenic Trioxide (Pi Shuang, 砒霜): 0.5 liang, finely ground.
* Poma Persicae Cor (Wu Fang Tao Xin, 五方桃心): One handful.
Process: First take wood from the East, then the North, reverse order to gather five directions' peach heartwood. Grind finely in a mortar. Add arsenic trioxide and mix/grind uniformly. Form pills the size of *Koelreuteria paniculata* seeds. Before an attack, take 2 pills with fresh well water. Avoid hot foods.
**Another Formula:**
* Cranium Simiae (Hu Sun Tou Gu, 猢狲头骨): One piece, calcined to ash.
Process: Grind into powder. Take one qian mixed with warm wine on an empty stomach. Take again at the time of attack.
**Another Formula:**
* Poma Persicae Cor (Tao Xin, 桃心): One large handful.
Process: Crush and press to extract juice. Divide into two doses. On the morning of the attack day, take half a cup mixed with "Jing Hua Water" (first drawn well water in the morning). Take again just before the attack begins.