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One person fainted and felt dizzy while slaughtering a cow. Purple blisters appeared all over the body. The blisters were urgently pricked with needles, and after a long time, he regained consciousness. He was then administered detoxifying herbs and recovered.

Another person suffered from Naoju (carbuncle at the back of the neck), with swollen and closed eyes and face, and a head enlarged like a bucket. This was caused by Damp-Heat in the Bladder channel. Two doses of Huanglian Xiaodu Yin (Coptis Decoction for Detoxification) were taken, followed by two bowls of Huaihua Jiu (Sophora Flower Wine) to expel toxins.

Li Shuhe asked Dongyuan: "I had a son in middle age. After one year, red thread-like tumors appeared on his body, leading to his death. All four sons met the same fate. Why?" Dongyuan replied: "You... Kidney... Liuwei Dihuang..." (Text incomplete here).

A postpartum woman drank tea and porridge more than twenty bowls daily. One month later, several patches on her entire body became cold to the touch. When pressed by fingers, the cold sensation seemed to transmit from the finger downwards.

A seven-year-old child would faint and lose consciousness upon hearing thunder. A paste made of Renshen (Ginseng Root), Dangshen (Codonopsis Root - *Note: Text says Guishen, likely Dangui Baishao or similar context, but strictly translating text as Danggui Shen*), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber), and a small amount of Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry) decocted into a paste was used. After consuming one jin (approx. 500g), the child no longer fainted at the sound of thunder.

One person experienced a sensation during eating that food seemed to pass obliquely from the throat, through the diaphragm, directly to the left hypochondrium, causing fullness and oppression. Palpation produced a gurgling sound. Kongyan Dan (Control Fluids Pill) ten pills were administered.

A woman experienced spontaneous bleeding from the Sanyinjiao (SP6) acupoint without cause, shooting out almost to the point of collapse. Her fingers were used to press the orifice, and it was bound with cloth strips. She fainted and lost consciousness. One liang (approx. 37.5g) of Renshen (Ginseng Root) was decocted.

One person's neck and head appeared united, feeling hard upon palpation. Loudu Tang (Euphorbia Decoction) one dose was used. After taking it, itching occurred, and the swelling dissipated instantly.

One person harvesting rice in the field suddenly experienced intense itching throughout the body, penetrating to the bone marrow. Nine qian (approx. 33g) of edible salt were dissolved in water to make three bowls of solution. Each bowl was drunk, followed by induced vomiting. This process of drinking and vomiting was repeated three times.

A child with whole-body itching was treated by crushing fresh ginger and wiping the affected areas with a cloth wrapped around the ginger, which stopped the itching.

In cases of uterine prolapse (Pan Chang Chan) where the uterus protrudes before the baby is born and fails to retract postpartum, half a cup of vinegar mixed with seven parts cold water was sprayed onto the woman's face.

Danxi treated a postpartum woman who had a mass protruding from the vaginal opening, resembling a handkerchief with a tip, weighing approximately one jin. Fortunately, lochia was not completely exhausted and she was deficient. Urgently, one qian each of Renshen (Ginseng Root) and Danggui Shen (Angelica Sinensis Root) were prescribed.

A young man suffered from an abnormally long, swollen, and flaccid penis, with loose and moist skin, making walking difficult due to friction against the thighs. Qi rushed upward from both hypochondria, accompanied by fatigue and weakness in the limbs. Initially, Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) plus Huang... was used to disperse... (Text incomplete here).