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If medicines are unavailable in an emergency, urgently administer a large amount of clarified sesame oil to induce vomiting; once the toxic substance is vomited out, recovery ensues. (From *Weisheng Yijian Fang*) (This method also applies to resolving Gu poison.)

The small toad is poisonous. Ingestion causes scanty and dysuric urination, and stifling pain below the umbilicus, which can be fatal. Take one he of raw fermented soybeans (*Shi Dou*), soak them in half a cup of freshly drawn cold water until a concentrated decoction forms, and take it in one dose for immediate recovery. (From *Mao Ting Ke Hua*)

For conditions resembling leprosy with complete loss of eyebrows and beard, soak calcined iron oxide (*Duan Shi*) in hot water. After cooling, wash the affected area and soak for a prolonged period to achieve cure.

In the rainy south, there exists a creature called "Mu Chi." It resembles accumulated nasal mucus growing on ancient trees in damp, dark places, trembling upon sensing human breath. If it falls onto a person passing beneath, it causes sores that may spread over the entire body over time. Applying cinnabar (*Zhu Sha*) and musk (*She Xiang*) leads to recovery. (From *Ji Yan Fang*)

Pounded fried gardenia fruit (*Chao Shan Zhi*) and seven fried peach heads (*Chao Mian Tao Tou*) into a paste for topical application. The next day, form seven pills, roast them in charcoal fire until they crackle, and this indicates efficacy. (From *Ji Yan Fang*)

Poison from insects or snakes transferred via bamboo or wooden vessels is termed "Wood Snake Bite." Manifestations of chills, fever, and unceasing pain are easy to treat; however, numbness, induration, and swelling suggest internal penetration of the toxin, requiring caution.
Prescription: Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae (*Shan Ci Gu*) 1.5 qian, Radix Angelicae Sinensis (*Dang Gui*), Radix Paeoniae Alba (*Bai Shao*), Radix Bupleuri (*Bei Mu* - Note: Text says Bei Mu but context implies Scutellaria/Bupleuri mix, sticking to text: Fritillariae Bulbus), Radix Scutellariae (*Huang Qin*) each 1.5 qian, Radix Chuanxiong (*Chuan Xiong*) 0.8 qian, Fructus Forsythiae (*Lian Qiao*), Rhizoma Coptidis (*Huang Lian*, raw), Fructus Aurantii (*Zhi Ke*) each 1 qian, Radix Bupleuri (*Chai Hu*) 0.7 qian, Rhizoma Notopterygii (*Qiang Huo*) 0.5 qian, Ramulus Cinnamomi (*Gui Zhi*) 0.2 qian, add Herba Junci (*Deng Cao*) and Folium Bambusae (*Zhu Ye*) each 0.3 qian. Decoct in water. If pain, fever, retching, excessive phlegm, dry tongue, gastric closure, and urinary/fecal retention persist, add Fructus Gardeniae (*Shan Zhi*) 0.5 qian, Natrii Sulfas Exsiccatus (*Xuan Ming Fen*), Flos Lonicerae (*Jin Yin Hua*) each 2 qian, Herba Violae (*Zi Hua Di Ding*) 3 qian, Radix Scrophulariae (*Xuan Shen*), Radix Saposhnikoviae (*Wei Ling Xian*), Semen Cannabis (*Ma Ren*) each 1 qian, Caulis Akebiae (*Mu Tong*) 0.7 qian, Semen Persicae (*Tao Ren*) peeled and pitted, 5 seeds. Remove Qiang Huo, Gui Zhi, Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Shan Ci Gu, Zhi Ke. Additionally, grind Zijin Ding with well water for external application. (From *Ji Yan Fang*)

Administering pure wine can save the life.

Take cooked and softened Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (*Xie Bai*), cut a large bundle, consume it, and the hairpin will spontaneously expel itself. (From *Ge Hong Fang*)

For Yang Poison and Warm Poison causing mania due to extreme heat, macules/rashes, and intense thirst exceeding normal levels, use Xiao Mai Nu (black mold on wheat ears before ripening), dust from roof beams, coal from the bottom of the cauldron, and soot from the flue, mixed with equal parts of Radix Scutellariae (*Huang Qin*), Radix Ephedrae (*Mahuang*), and Sal Nitratis (*Xiao Huang*). Grind into powder, make honey pills the size of a bullet, named "Hei Nu Wan" (Black Slave Pill). Dissolve one pill in water and ingest. Recovery occurs with sweating or mild diarrhea. (From Zhu Gong's *Nanyang Huoren Shu*)