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Wang Zhongli had a fondness for alcohol. In his prime, sores erupted on his nose and spread to the center of his head. He found this extremely distressing, but medication proved ineffective. The monk Faman advised him to take *Heshouwu Wan* (Polygoni Multiflori Pill). The prescription required two *jin* (approx. 1 kg) of *He Shou Wu* (*Polygonum multiflorum*). Coincidentally, a servant tending the family graves recognized the herb and dug it up. The processing method forbade the use of iron vessels; instead, it was steamed with black soybeans in a mortar until cooked, emitting an appetizing fragrance. Believing that the water used for steaming must be able to dispel wind pathogens, he used this water to mix flour and make food. Initially, he felt intense heat, which gradually progressed to numbness. By evening, his face swelled significantly, making his eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth indistinguishable. Onlookers were filled with shock and fear. The master's mother, Gao Shi, said, "When humans contract wind pathogens, it is not accumulated in a single day. My son has encountered poison, how could it reach such a state? I have heard that *Shan Dou Gen* (Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix), *Chi Xiao Dou* (Adzuki Bean), *Hei Ge Fen* (Black Mollusk Shell Powder), and *Sheng Jiang Zhi* (Fresh Ginger Juice) can detoxify." She urgently ordered the servant to crush and extract ginger juice, then grind the aforementioned three ingredients into fine powder and apply them topically. By midnight, the swelling subsided, and by dawn, he returned to normal. This was likely because the *He Shou Wu* taken earlier was not selected carefully enough, contaminated with wild wolfbane (*Aconitum carmichaelii* or similar toxic plant), causing this adverse reaction.

If too much *Fu Zi* (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) is consumed, resulting in a heavy sensation in the head as if weighing a bushel, cracked lips with bleeding, urgently chew several *he* (approx. 20-40 ml) each of black soybeans and mung beans, and drink thickly decocted black soybean and mung bean soup together. If too many wind-dispelling medicines are taken, leading to chest oppression, confusion, and unconsciousness, decoct licorice root heavily with vinegar, and drink it all at once mixed with fresh ginger juice. Another formula uses finely ground *Luo Qing* (Turquoise) mixed with freshly drawn water for oral administration.

To treat persistent diarrhea caused by drugs containing *Ba Dou* (Crotonis Fructus):
*Gan Jiang* (Zingiberis Rhizoma), *Huang Lian* (Coptidis Rhizoma) (lightly stir-fried, 1 liang each).
Grind the above into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with water. Administer again after walking the distance of five li.

Another formula for the same condition:
Drink cold decoction of mung beans; recovery will occur.

To treat sudden onset of stone poison (mineral toxicity), characterized by shivering as if cold, sometimes with appetite, sometimes without. If toxicity is triggered by taking *Zi Shi Ying* (Hematitum), symptoms may also include fever, oppression, drowsiness, preference for lying down, weakness in movement, or chills. These are all due to disharmony of zang-fu qi. Treat with the following:
*Qi Cai* (Shepherd's Purse Herb, 4 liang), *Fu Ling* (Poria), *Huang Qin* (Scutellariae Radix), *Bai Shao* (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (each 2 liang), *Man Jing Zi* (Brassicae Pekinensis Seed, 1 sheng), *Lan Zi* (Isatidis Seed), *Ren Shen* (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), *Gan Cao* (Licorice Root) (honey-fried, 1 liang each).
Coarsely chop the herbs. Decoct in one *dou* (approx. 10 liters) of water. First boil *Man Jing Zi*, reduce to eight *sheng*. Remove dregs, add remaining herbs, and decoct to obtain three *sheng*. Divide into three doses, taken three times daily. For weak individuals, add 1 liang of *Ren Shen*. If there is rebellious qi (upper jiao stagnation), add 1 liang each of *Fu Ling* and *Qi Cai*; this is highly effective.