土） 甘草（炙锉） 羚羊角（镑各半两） 肉苁蓉（酒浸切焙） 桑根白皮（炙锉各一两）
赤小
豆（一合）上粗捣筛。每服五钱。以水一盏半。入竹茹弹子大。煎至一盏。去滓温服。空心
食后各一服。服后若渴。唇口干。加麦门冬去心。地骨皮各半两。
阿魏丸 治传尸尸疰。心神错乱。狂言惊悸。梦与鬼交。病热。逐节气改变。
阿魏（醋化去砂石面和作饼炙半两） 安息香（酒浸研如粉半两） 甘草（炙锉） 木
香槟
榔（锉各半两） 豉（一合炒） 猪牙皂角（十四挺去皮子冷醋炙） 天灵盖（醋炙） 麝
香（研）
人
切。
同煎下二十丸。五更初服。
桃仁丸（出圣惠方）治传尸骨蒸。复连 。肺气咳嗽宜服。
桃仁（一两半汤浸去皮尖双仁微炒） 猪牙皂荚（半两涂酥炙令微黄） 紫菀（三分去
苗土）
鳖甲（一两半涂酥炙微黄去裙 ） 芫花根（一两） 甜葶苈（一两炒令微黄） 白矾（三
分烧令
汁尽） 蛤蚧（一对涂酥炙令微黄） 麝香（一分细研入） 上捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣一二百
杵。
丸如梧桐子大。每服不计时候。以清粥饮下二十丸。
神曲丸 治传尸。多服冷药。旬月未愈。或损脾脏。致食少难消。气满兼利。温
脾。
神曲末（炙令黄色五两） 白术（一两） 附子（炮裂去皮脐三两） 枳壳（去瓤麸炒
令黄色
一两）甘草（炙锉） 干姜（炮制） 人参（各二两） 食茱萸（水净洗焙干炒） 桔梗（炒
各一两）
上为
紫菀汤（一名续断散出卫生家宝方）治传尸骨蒸。伏连 。肺气咳嗽。
紫菀（去苗土） 桑根白皮（炙锉） 桔梗（炒） 续断（各一两半） 赤小豆（一合）
甘草
（炙锉）五味子（各一两） 生干地黄（酒浸切焙二两半） 上粗捣筛。每服五钱。水一盏
半。入
青竹茹弹子大。煎至一盏。去滓。食后温服。良久再服。若热甚。加麦门冬。去心一两。石
膏一两半。一方入小麦二十粒。
桃仁汤（出圣惠方）治传尸伏连。病本因极热。热气相易续不断。遂名伏连鬼
气。亦名骨蒸传尸。发即四肢无力。日渐黄瘦。不能饮食。乍恶乍好。
桃仁（汤浸去皮尖双仁炒三两重研一方用桃枝） 鬼箭羽 赤芍药 人参 陈橘皮（去
白
焙各二两） 白茯苓（去黑皮三两一方作茯苓） 白槟榔（锉一两） 麝香（研三分） 上
粗捣筛
六味。入桃仁和内。每服五钱。以水一盏半。生姜三片。拍碎。煎至一盏去滓。入麝香末一
捻。空腹温服。良久再服。忌火醋生冷五辛。
桃枝饮 治一切鬼气邪气。传尸伏连。骨蒸。
桃枝 柳枝（各一握细锉取东南枝） 豉（半两） 葱白（三茎细研） 童子小便（一
升） 地
胆（一钱为末） 蜀椒（去目及合口者炒去汗半两） 生姜（细切一两） 上粗筛五味。与
姜豉和
匀。用童子小便一升。浸一宿。至四更煎取半升。去滓。分二服。五更初一服。鸡鸣时一服。
服后汗出慎。风仍取米粉摩身上。若或微利即愈。隔日再服。重者不过三剂。
天灵盖丸 治传尸。
天灵盖（如无即髑髅骨有十字缝者取中心一片以茅香汤洗以安息香酒涂之炙令黄色） 紫
河车（一枚头首生儿孩衣胞是也于石上用新草鞋踏洗令净控干以麝香一两掺拌令匀入瓶以泥
固济如法火 通赤留性勿令 过） 蜥蜴（一条和肠脏醋炙四十九遍令干） 獭肝一具（薄
切瓦
上焙干） 赤足蜈蚣（一条酒浸炙焦） 黄鹰粪（一钱） 金线虾蟆（端午日收者以醋炙令
黄只用
头） 蛤蚧（一对酥炙令黄只取头尾用） 上为细末。以醋煮猪胆令熟成膏。和搜为丸。如
梧桐
子大。以槐花版青各一钱。研为末。熟绢筛过。为药衣。令青黄色。每服四十丸。温煎生姜
汤下。初更一服。二更初。再一服。
獭肝丸 治传尸病。遁疰骨蒸。伏连 。此病多因临尸哭泣。尸气入腹。连绵或
三年五年。有能食不长肌肤。或三日五日。有微劳即发。大都当额头间骨寻常热
然。死后家
中更
獭肝（一枚令炙干） 鳖甲（一枚去裙 醋浸炙黄） 野狐骨（用头骨一枚令炙黄色） 防
己
（一两半） 紫菀（去苗土） 蜀漆叶 麦门冬（去心焙） 甘草（炙锉各一两） 上为细
末。炼蜜
丸
养正丹（出仁存方）治传尸。出汗取虫辟邪。
鳖甲（一两醋炙） 天灵盖（用顶门处一片酥炙黄） 桃仁（四十九个去皮） 青蒿（一
握）
淡豉（五十粒） 葱白（二茎） 安息香（一分） 柳桃桑皮（各七条一方用柳李桑皮各七
茎长各
七寸许） 上隔夜。以水一升。浸至五更。取汁半升。再入童子小便半升。煎取四合。入槟
榔一个为末。麝香一钱。将煎药取滓调下。日高三丈时。温服。以衣盖取汗。看十指汗出。
如藕丝五色。臭秽汗出后。仍泻下虫形状恶物取尽。甚者过旬日再服取效。
铅丹丸 治骨蒸传尸。伏连等疾。
铅丹（炒三两） 安息香（一两入桃仁相和研） 白术（一两） 鬼督邮（一两半） 木
香柴
胡（去苗） 獭肝（炙干各一两） 上为末。炼蜜丸如梧桐子大。每服七丸。粥饮下。不拘
时候。
安息香汤 治传尸劳 。喘气咳嗽。心胸满闷。渐至羸瘦。
安息香 麝香（研各一钱） 天灵盖（酥炙黄三两） 秦艽（去苗土） 鳖甲（去裙
炙令黄）
当归（切焙） 柴胡（去苗各一两） 上粗捣筛。每服四钱。童子小便一盏半。葱白五寸。
桃柳
枝各七寸。生姜钱大二片。同煎至八分。去滓。不计时候服。夜卧时再煎。放患人床头。至
五更。形于梦寐。此是药效也。
钩藤饮 治传尸劳瘦。骨蒸。伏连 。命在须臾。精神尚爽。
钩藤 黄芩（去黑皮） 升麻 甘草（炙令赤色锉各一两） 鳖甲（去裙 醋浸炙令黄
色）
丁香（各半两） 大黄（锉微炒四两） 上粗捣筛。每服五钱。用水一盏半。煎至一盏。去
滓。
食后温二服。相去如人行七八里再服。
参连丸 治传尸劳。骨蒸。
苦参（一两半） 黄连（去须三两二分） 栝蒌根 牡蛎（ ） 知母（焙） 麦门冬
（去心各
一两三分焙用） 上为细末。炼蜜丸如梧子大。每服食后米饮下十丸。日二服。一方以牛乳
为丸。每服十五丸。浆水下。
祛邪饮 治传尸劳气。喘咳。大肠秘涩。羸瘦无力。
槟榔（煨） 大黄（锉炒各一两） 阿魏（研一钱） 丹砂（研） 麝香（研） 秦艽
（去苗土各
一分）上除麝香丹砂外细研。锉如麻豆大。相合令匀。分五服。每用东西柳桃梢各七枝。各
长一握细锉。以童子小便一升半。隔夜浸至来日。五更鸡鸣时同煎。并药煎十余沸。倾出。
将细绢滤过。分为两服。空腹相次服之。至明即转下恶物。似头发马尾。鱼脑。转动不止。
自佳。宜食软粥。将息七日。后用温药补之。
牡蛎粉 治一切虚劳。传尸骨蒸。盗汗。
牡蛎（研熬作粉三合） 麻黄（为末一钱去节三两） 白米粉（三合） 蒺藜子（炒去
刺为末
二两） 丹砂（飞研半两） 胡燕屎（干者一两） 上同和研匀。以生绢袋盛。夜卧汗出。
以粉摩
身。时时用之。
雄黄丸（出仁存方）治传尸劳。
雄黄（半两） 兔粪（三两） 天灵盖（一两酥炙黄） 鳖甲 木香（各半两） 轻粉
（一钱）
上为末。法酒一升。大黄半两。熬膏为丸。如弹子大。朱砂为衣。凡此疾先烧安息香烟吸之。
不嗽。非传尸也。不可用此药。若烟入口嗽不止。乃传尸也。宜用此药。五更初服。勿令人
知。以童子小便。同酒一盏。化一丸服之。如人行二十里久。吐出虫如灯心。或如烂瓜李。
或如虾蟆。未效再服。以应为度。虫红火烧之。又用油煎。
治传尸骨蒸。沐浴绝病根源方。（出圣惠方）
桃枝 柳枝 槐枝 蒴 皂荚枝 上细锉。共一斗。以水一石。煮取六斗。去滓。入
盆。于暖室内浴。如汗出。宜避风。浓盖衣卧。
四神汤 治传尸劳瘵。
木香（湿纸裹烧） 人参 白茯苓（去黑皮） 附子（炮裂去皮脐） 上等分。粗筛捣。
每服
三钱。以水一盏。煎至五七沸。去滓。空心早晚食前夜卧各一服。服三。后服麝香丸。取药
或天色阴晦。且停服。候晴明即服。取药凡来日五更初欲服。取传尸劳药于本夜一更至二更
尽。先服天灵盖丸。
疗伏连病。本缘极热相易。相连不断。遂名伏连。亦名骨蒸传尸。用此方甚效。
人屎（五大升湿者） 人小便（一升） 新炊粟饭（五大升） 六月六日曲（半饼熬碎）
上取
一瓷瓶盛。密封置一室中。二七日并消。一无恶气。每旦一大合。尽二服。无不瘥者。令药
净烧香。勿令妇人。小儿。女子。鸡犬。孝子见之。
麝香丸 治传尸。伏连 。肺痿。 癖。骨蒸。疰鬼。气急热劳。疾宜服之。凡
欲取传尸劳。即先家中见人。自小至大。服麝香丸七日。服至三日后。方与患人服。
麝香（细研） 胡黄连（碾为细末） 丹砂（细研各一两） 上研匀。以生人血蘸蒸饼
为丸。
如赤豆大。以新宰猪血和亦可。小儿三丸。大人九丸。浓煎桃仁汤吞下。日午夜卧服。一家
人腹内曾受尸疰者。即大便下脓利。及泻恶黑水。勿怪。若患者传遍五脏。将欲命终。宜急
合此药。遍家大小服。直至患者死后七日。疾即不传染。凡欲中下劳瘵药。先服温中平补五
脏四神汤。
疗骨蒸传尸方。
皂荚（长一尺者勿用续取炙令微焦去黑皮碎之绵裹） 羊肉（大如拳煮如常法） 黑锡
（大
如鸡子） 上取一升无灰青酒。贮铜铛内。即着绵裹。煎五服。即漉去绵裹内黑锡。使融液
尽取三合。令病者先啜肉汁。即服一合。如变吐困。不须起。次以铜盆贮水。令病者坐上。
有虫出。如马尾。赤色头黑即效。如无再服三合尽为度。一服相去。如人行十里。必验。其
禁食。一如药法。
治传尸伏连方（出圣惠方）
犬胆（一枚干者） 甘草（一分） 上以好酒一升。于铜器中煎甘草三两沸。然后于瓷
碗中。
以煎汁磨犬胆尽。候晴明侵早。更将暖水洗面。停息少时。空心都为一服。
神人阿魏散（出济生拔粹方）治骨蒸传尸等劳。寒热羸劣。困倦喘嗽。
阿魏（三钱） 青蒿（一握研） 上细切东北桃枝一握。细锉甘草。如病患中指头大。
男左
女右。以童子小便二升半。隔夜浸药。明旦煎取一大升。空心温服。分三服。次服调槟榔三
钱。如人行十里。更一服。丈夫病妇人煎。妇人病丈夫煎。合药时。忌孝子孕妇病患。及腥
秽物。鸡犬等。后忌油腻湿生冷硬物。至一二剂。即吐出虫子。或泄泻。更不须服余药。如
未吐利。即当尽服。病在上即吐。在下即利。皆出虫如马尾。人发即瘥。服药后。逐去诸疾。
五
白茯苓汤
白茯苓（一钱） 人参（二钱） 远志（二钱去心） 龙骨 防风（各二钱） 甘草（二
钱） 犀角末（五钱） 生地黄（四钱）
大枣（七枚） 麦门冬（去心四钱） 上以水二盏。煎服八合。分三服温服。如人行五里一
服。仍避风寒。若觉未安。隔日
更作一剂。以上两药。须连服之。
神授丸（一名神授汤出医方大成）治传尸劳疰。最能杀劳虫。
用正川椒。色红火者。去合口并紫黄。纸二重托之。于热炉内频拨。令出油。取顿地用
沙盆盖火灰。拌蜜四团。约一时许碾末。老酒浸白糕为糊丸。梧子大。每服三四十丸。食前
盐汤下。逐时常服。满一斤。瘵疾自瘥。昔人服之日久。取下劳虫。如小蛇状即瘥。此药亦
治痹癖。桂酒汤下。治腰痛。茴香酒下。治肾冷。盐汤下。一方枣汤下五十丸。劳虫尽下。
永绝根。一方为末。每服二钱。空心米汤调和下。痹麻晕闷少顷。如不能自禁。即以酒糊丸。
梧桐子大。空心服五十丸。昔人劳病。遇一异人云。劳气已入脏。遂与此方。令急服二斤。
其病当去。服之几尽。大便出一虫。状如蛇。自是遂安。一方名川椒丸。治诸传尸劳气。杀
虫温中。逐骨节皮肤死肌。寒湿痹。下气。除脏腑寒冷。伤寒温疟。大风寒。汗不出。心腹
留饮宿食。肠癖下利泄精。女子患乳余疾。散风邪。瘕结水肿。黄胆。鬼疰蛊毒。头风冷风。
脚不遂。虚损嗽。破症开胸。天行时气。产后宿血。壮阳疗阴寒。暖腰膝疼。缩小便。一方
云。有妇绝产。服至二斤。生七子。道人服之通仙。能治膀胱急。
传尸病。遁疰骨蒸。伏连 。此病多因临尸哭泣。尸气入腹。连绵或五年。有能
食不作肌肤。或三日五日。若微劳即发。大都当头额骨间。寻常微热翕翕然。死后家中
更染一人。如
青羚羊肺（一具破于布上曝干之） 莨菪子（一升绢袋盛） 上醋一升同渍。经三日出。
各
于布上曝之。令至干。微火熬莨菪子。共捣筛。和以蜜。丸如梧子。服三丸。加至四丸。
又方
[Formula] Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), roasted and chopped, half tael; Antelope Horn (Lingyangjiao, 羚羊角), shaved into thin slices, half tael; Cistanche Stem (Roucongrong, 肉苁蓉), soaked in wine, sliced and dried mulled; Mulberry Root Bark (Sangbaip, 桑根白皮), roasted and chopped, one tael; Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou, 赤小豆), one he. The above herbs are coarsely pounded and sifted. Take five qian per dose. Add one and a half zhan of water and a piece of Bamboo Shavings (Zhuru, 竹茹) the size of a bullet. Decoct until one zhan remains, remove dregs, and take warm. Take one dose on an empty stomach and one dose after meals. If thirst or dry lips occur after taking the medicine, add Ophiopogon Tuber (Maimendong, 麦门冬), pipped, and Phellodendron Bark (Digupi, 地骨皮), each half tael.
Awei Wan (Asafoetida Pill): Treats Chuan Shi Lao (Transmitting Corpse Consumption, a contagious chronic wasting disease, also known as Shizhu). Symptoms include mental confusion, delirious speech, palpitations with fright, dreaming of sexual intercourse with ghosts, fever, and condition changes with solar terms.
Ingredients: Awei (Asafoetida, 阿魏), dissolved in vinegar, free of sand/stone, mixed with flour to make cakes, roasted, half tael; Benzoin Resin (Anxi Xiang, 安息香), soaked in wine and ground to powder, half tael; Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), roasted and chopped; Costus Root (Muxiang, 木香) and Areca Seed (Binglang, 槟榔), chopped, each half tael; Fermented Soybean (Chi, 豉), fried, one he; Pig Tooth Gleditsia Fruit (Zhuya Zaojiao, 猪牙皂角), fourteen pods, skin and seeds removed, cold vinegar roasted; Human Skull Cap (Tianlinggai, 天灵盖), vinegar roasted; Musk (Shexiang, 麝香), ground fine. Pound all ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and roll into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills at Wugeng (5-7 AM), taken down with urine from a young boy.
Taoren Wan (Peach Kernel Pill) (from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats Gu Zheng (Bone Steaming, a sensation of heat emanating from the bones) caused by Chuan Shi Lao, and Fu Lian (lingering infection). Suitable for those with Lung Qi cough.
Ingredients: Peach Kernel (Taoren, 桃仁), one and a half taels, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, lightly fried if double-kernel; Pig Tooth Gleditsia Fruit (Zhuya Zaojia, 猪牙皂荚), half tael, coated with lard and roasted until slightly yellow; Aster Root (Ziwan, 紫菀), three fen, stems and soil removed; Turtle Shell (Biejia, 鳖甲), one and a half taels, coated with lard and roasted until slightly yellow, fringed edges removed; Genkwa Flower Root (Yanhua Gen, 芫花根), one tael; Sweet Descurainia Seed (Tian Tingli, 甜葶苈), one tael, roasted until slightly yellow; White Alum (Baifan, 白矾), three fen, burned until juice is gone; Gecko (Gejie, 蛤蚧), one pair, coated with lard and roasted until slightly yellow; Musk (Shexiang, 麝香), one fen, finely ground and added. Pound and sieve all ingredients into powder, mix with refined honey, and pound/beaten 100-200 times. Roll into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills at any time, taken down with clear millet drink.
Shenqu Wan (Medicated Leaven Pill): Treats Chuan Shi Lao. Due to excessive consumption of cold medicines over weeks/months without cure, the Spleen is damaged, leading to poor appetite, indigestion, abdominal fullness, and diarrhea. This formula aims to Warm the Spleen.
Ingredients: Medicated Leaven Powder (Shenqu Mo, 神曲末), roasted to yellow, five taels; Atractylodes Rhizome (Baizhu, 白术), one tael; Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子), cracked by frying, skin and navel removed, three taels; Aurantium Fruit (Zhike, 枳壳), pulp removed, bran-fried to yellow, one tael; Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), roasted and chopped; Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), prepared; Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参), each two taels; Edible Evodia Fruit (Shizhuyu, 食茱萸), washed clean with water, dried and fried; Platycodon Root (Jiegeng, 桔梗), fried, each one tael. Pound into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and roll into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take twenty pills with warm water.
Ziwan Tang (Aster Decoction) (also known as Xuduan San, from *Weisheng Jiabao Fang*): Treats Gu Zheng, Fu Lian, and Lung Qi cough caused by Chuan Shi Lao.
Ingredients: Aster Root (Ziwan, 紫菀), stems and soil removed; Mulberry Root Bark (Sangbaip, 桑根白皮), roasted and chopped; Platycodon Root (Jiegeng, 桔梗), fried; Kadsura Stem (Xuduan, 续断), each one and a half taels; Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou, 赤小豆), one he; Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), roasted and chopped; Schisandra Berry (Wuweizi, 五味子), each one tael; Raw Dried Rehmannia Root (Sheng Gan Dihuang, 生干地黄), soaked in wine, sliced and dried, two and a half taels. Coarsely pound and sift. Take five qian per dose. Add one and a half zhan of water and a piece of Green Bamboo Shavings (Qing Zhuru, 青竹茹) the size of a bullet. Decoct until one zhan remains, remove dregs, and take warm after meals. Take again after some time. If heat is severe, add Ophiopogon Tuber (Maimendong, 麦门冬), pipped, one tael, and Gypsum (Shigao, 石膏), one and a half taels. Another version adds twenty small wheat grains.
Taoren Tang (Peach Kernel Decoction) (from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats Chuan Shi Fu Lian. The pathology originates from extreme heat alternating continuously, hence named Fulian Gui Qi (Lingering Ghost Qi), also called Gu Zheng Chuan Shi. Onset presents with limb weakness, gradual emaciation and sallow complexion, inability to eat, fluctuating condition (sometimes good, sometimes bad).
Ingredients: Peach Kernel (Taoren, 桃仁), three taels, soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed, fried (another prescription uses Peach Branch); Arrowwood (Gui Jianyu, 鬼箭羽); Red Peony Root (Chishaoyao, 赤芍药); Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参); Dried Tangerine Peel (Chen Jupi, 陈橘皮), white part removed, dried, each two taels; Poria (Baifuling, 白茯苓), black skin removed, three taels (another prescription uses Fuling); White Areca Nut (Baibinglang, 白槟榔), chopped, one tael; Musk (Shexiang, 麝香), ground, three fen. Coarsely pound and sift six ingredients, add Peach Kernel. Take five qian per dose. Add one and a half zhan of water and three slices of crushed Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜). Decoct until one zhan remains, remove dregs, add a pinch of ground Musk, and take warm on an empty stomach. Take again after some time. Avoid fire-induced foods, vinegar, raw/cold items, and Five Spices.
Taozhi Yin (Peach Branch Drink): Treats all Ghost Qi and Evil Qi, Chuan Shi Fu Lian, and Gu Zheng.
Ingredients: Peach Branch (Taozhi, 桃枝); Willow Branch (Liuzhi, 柳枝), each one handful (use southeast branches, finely chopped); Fermented Soybean (Chi, 豉), half tael; Scallion White (Congbai, 葱白), three stalks, finely ground; Urine from a Young Boy (Tongzi Xiaobian, 童子小便), one sheng; Di Dan (Didan, 地胆), one qian (ground to powder); Sichuan Pepper (Shujiao, 蜀椒), remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, fry until sweat disappears, half tael; Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜), finely cut, one tael. Coarsely sieve five ingredients, mix evenly with Ginger and Soybean. Soak overnight in one sheng of Urine from a Young Boy. Decoct at Sigeng (3-5 AM) to obtain half a sheng. Remove dregs, divide into two doses. Take one dose at Wugeng (5-7 AM) and one at Jiming (3-5 AM). After taking, if sweating occurs, avoid wind; still can rub rice flour on the body. If mild diarrhea occurs, it indicates recovery. Take every other day; severe cases do not exceed three doses.
Tianlinggai Wan (Human Skull Cap Pill): Treats Chuan Shi Lao.
Ingredients: Tianlinggai (Human Skull Cap, 天灵盖) (If unavailable, use a skull bone with a cross-shaped suture, take a central piece, wash with Mugwort Fragrance Decoction, coat with Benzoin Resin Wine, roast until yellow); Ziheche (Placenta, 紫河车) (one piece, specifically from the firstborn infant, wash thoroughly on stone with new straw sandals, drain, mix evenly with one tael of Musk, put in a bottle, seal with mud, fire according to method until red-hot but retain nature, do not let turn to ash); Ge (Lizard, 蜥蜴) (one strip, with intestines, vinegar roasted forty-nine times until dry); Tan Gan (Otter Liver, 獭肝) (one set, thinly sliced, dried on tile over red hot); Chi Zu Wugong (Red-footed Centipede, 赤足蜈蚣) (one strip, soaked in wine, roasted until scorched); Huang Ying Fen (Yellow Hawk Droppings, 黄鹰粪), one qian; Jin Xian Hamo (Golden-line Toad, 金线虾蟆) (collected on Dragon Boat Festival, vinegar roasted until yellow, use only head); Gejie (Gecko, 蛤蚧) (one pair, roasted in lard until yellow, use only head and tail). Pound into fine powder. Boil Pig Gallbladder (Zhudan, 猪胆) in vinegar until cooked into paste. Mix and knead into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Coat with powder made from Sophora Flower (Huaihua, 槐花) and Ban Qing (Ban Qing, 版青), each one qian, sifted through fine silk, to give a green-yellow color. Take forty pills per dose, taken down with warm Ginger Decoction. Take one dose at Chugeng (7-9 PM) and another at Ergeng (9-11 PM).
Tan Gan Wan (Otter Liver Pill): Treats Chuan Shi disease, Dun Zhu (wandering infection), Gu Zheng, and Fu Lian. This disease often results from weeping over corpses, allowing corpse qi to enter the abdomen, lingering for three to five years. Patients may eat well but fail to gain flesh, or symptoms flare up after slight exertion every few days. Usually, there is a constant low-grade heat in the forehead bone area. After death, others in the home are more easily infected.
Ingredients: Tan Gan (Otter Liver, 獭肝) (one piece, roasted dry); Biejia (Turtle Shell, 鳖甲) (one piece, remove fringed edges, soak in vinegar, roast until yellow); Yehu Gu (Wild Fox Bone, 野狐骨) (use one skull bone, roast until yellow); Fangji (Stephania Root, 防己), one and a half taels; Ziwan (Aster Root, 紫菀), stems and soil removed; Shuqi Ye (Vitex Leaf, 蜀漆叶); Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber, 麦门冬), pipped and dried; Gancao (Licorice Root, 甘草), roasted and chopped, each one tael. Pound into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and roll into pills the size of Sophora seeds.
Yangzheng Dan (Nourish Righteousness Pellet) (from *Ren Cun Fang*): Treats Chuan Shi Lao. Induces sweating to expel worms and dispel evil.
Ingredients: Biejia (Turtle Shell, 鳖甲), one tael (vinegar roasted); Tianlinggai (Human Skull Cap, 天灵盖) (one piece from the vertex, roasted in lard until yellow); Taoren (Peach Kernel, 桃仁), forty-nine pieces (skin removed); Qinghao (Artemisia Annua, 青蒿), one handful; Danshi (Fermented Soybean, 淡豉), fifty grains; Congbai (Scallion White, 葱白), two stalks; Anxi Xiang (Benzoin Resin, 安息香), one fen; Liutao Sangpi (Willow, Peach, and Mulberry Bark, 柳桃桑皮), each seven strips (another prescription uses Willow, Plum, and Mulberry bark, seven stems each, about seven cun long). Soak overnight in one sheng of water until Wugeng (5-7 AM). Extract half a sheng of juice. Add half a sheng of Urine from a Young Boy (Tongzi Xiaobian, 童子小便). Decoct to obtain four he. Add one Areca Nut (Binglang, 槟榔) ground to powder and one qian of Musk (Shexiang, 麝香). Take the decoction with dregs mixed in. Take warm when the sun is high. Cover with clothes to induce sweating. Observe sweat from ten fingers; if it resembles lotus root fibers in five colors and has a foul odor, it is effective. After sweating, feces containing worm-like evil matter should be expelled completely. For severe cases, repeat after ten days for effect.
Qiandan Wan (Lead Monoxide Pill): Treats Gu Zheng, Chuan Shi, and Fu Lian diseases.
Ingredients: Qiandan (Lead Monoxide, 铅丹), fried, three taels; Anxi Xiang (Benzoin Resin, 安息香), one tael (mixed with Peach Kernels and ground); Baizhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, 白术), one tael; Guiduyou (Caulis Aristolochiae, 鬼督邮), one and a half taels; Muxiang (Costus Root, 木香); Chaihu (Bupleurum Root, 柴胡), stems removed; Tan Gan (Otter Liver, 獭肝), roasted dry, each one tael. Pound into powder, mix with refined honey, and roll into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take seven pills per dose, taken down with millet drink, at any time.
Anxi Xiang Tang (Benzoin Resin Decoction): Treats Chuan Shi Lao, panting, cough, chest and heart fullness, gradually leading to emaciation.
Ingredients: Anxi Xiang (Benzoin Resin, 安息香); Shexiang (Musk, 麝香), ground, each one qian; Tianlinggai (Human Skull Cap, 天灵盖), roasted in lard until yellow, three taels; Qinjiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root, 秦艽), stems and soil removed; Biejia (Turtle Shell, 鳖甲), remove fringed edges, roast until yellow; Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, 当归), sliced and dried; Chaihu (Bupleurum Root, 柴胡), stems removed, each one tael. Coarsely pound and sift. Take four qian per dose. Add one and a half zhan of Urine from a Young Boy (Tongzi Xiaobian, 童子小便), five cun of Scallion White (Congbai, 葱白), seven cun of Peach and Willow branches, and two slices of Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜) the size of a coin. Decoct together until eight parts remain. Remove dregs. Take at any time. Decoct again at bedtime and place near the patient's bed. By Wugeng (5-7 AM), effects may appear in dreams, indicating efficacy.
Gouteng Yin (Uncaria Drink): Treats Chuan Shi Lao emaciation, Gu Zheng, and Fu Lian. Life is imminent, yet spirit remains clear.
Ingredients: Gouteng (Uncaria Ramulus, 钩藤); Huangqin (Scutellaria Root, 黄芩), black skin removed; Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome, 升麻); Gancao (Licorice Root, 甘草), roasted until red and chopped, each one tael; Biejia (Turtle Shell, 鳖甲), remove fringed edges, soak in vinegar, roast until yellow; Dingxiang (Clove, 丁香), each half tael; Dahuang (Rhubarb Root, 大黄), chopped and lightly fried, four taels. Coarsely pound and sift. Take five qian per dose. Add one and a half zhan of water. Decoct until one zhan remains. Remove dregs. Take warm twice after meals. Wait the time it takes a person to walk seven or eight li before taking the next dose.
Shenlian Wan (Ginseng and Coptis Pill): Treats Chuan Shi Lao and Gu Zheng.
Ingredients: Kushen (Sophora Root, 苦参), one and a half taels; Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, 黄连), whiskers removed, three taels two fen; Gualugen (Trichosanthes Root, 栝蒌根); Muli (Oyster Shell, 牡蛎); Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome, 知母), dried; Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber, 麦门冬), pipped, each one tael three fen (dried). Pound into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and roll into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take ten pills after meals with rice drink, twice daily. Another prescription uses Cow Milk (Niurui, 牛乳) to form pills. Take fifteen pills per dose, taken down with sour plum water.
Quxie Yin (Expel Evil Drink): Treats Chuan Shi Lao Qi, panting and cough, large intestine constipation, emaciation, and weakness.
Ingredients: Binglang (Areca Seed, 槟榔), baked; Dahuang (Rhubarb Root, 大黄), chopped and fried, each one tael; Awei (Asafoetida, 阿魏), ground, one qian; Dansha (Cinnabar, 丹砂), ground; Shexiang (Musk, 麝香), ground; Qinjiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root, 秦艽), stems and soil removed, each one fen. Except for Musk and Cinnabar, finely grind the rest, chop like hemp seeds, mix evenly. Divide into five doses. For each dose, use seven tips of East-West Willow and Peach branches, each one handful, finely chopped. Soak overnight in one and a half sheng of Urine from a Young Boy (Tongzi Xiaobian, 童子小便). At Wugeng (5-7 AM) during cockcrow, decoct together with the medicine for ten boils. Pour out, filter through fine silk, and divide into two doses. Take sequentially on an empty stomach. By morning, evil matter will be discharged, resembling horse hair or fish brain, moving continuously, which is auspicious. Eat soft porridge, recuperate for seven days, then tonify with warm medicines.
Muli Fen (Oyster Shell Powder): Treats all deficiency consumptions, Chuan Shi Gu Zheng, and night sweats.
Ingredients: Muli (Oyster Shell, 牡蛎), ground and roasted into powder, three he; Mahuang (Ephedra Herb, 麻黄), ground to powder, joints removed, one tael; Baifenmi (White Rice Flour, 白米粉), three he; JLizi (Tribulus Fruit, 蒺藜子), fried, thorns removed, ground to powder, two taels; Dansha (Cinnabar, 丹砂), flown and ground, half tael; Huyanshi (Swallow Droppings, 胡燕屎), dried, one tael. Mix and grind evenly. Place in a raw silk bag. When sweating at night, rub powder on the body. Use frequently.
Xionghuang Wan (Realgar Pill) (from *Ren Cun Fang*): Treats Chuan Shi Lao.
Ingredients: Xionghuang (Realgar, 雄黄), half tael; Tuben (Rabbit Droppings, 兔粪), three taels; Tianlinggai (Human Skull Cap, 天灵盖), one tael, roasted in lard until yellow; Biejia (Turtle Shell, 鳖甲); Muxiang (Costus Root, 木香), each half tael; Qingfen (Calomelas, 轻粉), one qian. Pound into powder. Use one sheng of standard wine and half a tael of Dahuang (Rhubarb Root, 大黄) to boil into a paste for forming pills the size of bullets. Coat with Zhusha (Cinnabar, 朱砂). For this disease, first burn Anxi Xiang (Benzoin Resin, 安息香) incense and inhale. If no coughing occurs, it is not Chuan Shi, and this medicine should not be used. If smoke enters the mouth and causes continuous coughing, it is Chuan Shi, and this medicine is suitable. Take at Wugeng (5-7 AM), secretly. Dissolve one pill in a cup of Urine from a Young Boy (Tongzi Xiaobian, 童子小便) and wine. After walking for twenty li, vomit out worms resembling rush lights, rotten melons/plums, or toads. If ineffective, take again until effective. Worms can be tested by burning red or frying in oil.
Recipe for Bathing to Eliminate Roots of Chuan Shi Gu Zheng (from *Shenghui Fang*):
Ingredients: Taozhi (Peach Branch, 桃枝); Liuzhi (Willow Branch, 柳枝); Huaizhi (Locust Branch, 槐枝); Shuobo (Datura Stem, 蒴藋); Zaojiaozhi (Gleditsia Branch, 皂荚枝). Finely chop together, total one dou. Boil in one shi of water to obtain six dou. Remove dregs. Pour into a basin. Bathe in a warm room. If sweating occurs, avoid wind and sleep covered thickly.
Sishen Tang (Four Spirit Decoction): Treats Chuan Shi Lao Zhai.
Ingredients: Muxiang (Costus Root, 木香), wrapped in wet paper and roasted; Renshen (Ginseng Root, 人参); Baifuling (Poria, 白茯苓), black skin removed; Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root, 附子), cracked by frying, skin and navel removed. Equal parts, coarsely sifted and pounded. Take three qian per dose. Add one zhan of water, boil five to seven times, remove dregs. Take on an empty stomach in the morning and evening before meals, and at bedtime. After three doses, take Shexiang Wan (Musk Pill) to extract the medicine. If weather is cloudy/dark, pause; resume when clear. To extract medicine, prepare to take Chuan Shi Lao medicine at Wugeng (5-7 AM) the next day. On the previous night between Chugeng (7-9 PM) and Ergeng (9-11 PM), first take Tianlinggai Wan (Human Skull Cap Pill).
Treatment for Fu Lian Disease. Originates from extreme heat alternating continuously, hence named Fu Lian, also called Gu Zheng Chuan Shi. This recipe is very effective.
Ingredients: Ren Shi (Human Feces, 人屎), five large sheng (wet); Ren Xiaobian (Human Urine, 人小便), one sheng; Xin Chao Sulian (Newly Cooked Millet Rice, 新炊粟饭), five large sheng; Liu Yue Liu Ri Qu (June 6th Fermented Leaven, 六月六日曲), half cake, crushed. Put in a porcelain bottle, seal tightly, and place in a room. After fourteen days, everything dissolves, with no foul odor. Take one large he every morning, divided into two doses. All will recover. Burn incense cleanly while preparing medicine. Do not let women, children, girls, chickens, dogs, or mourners see it.
Shexiang Wan (Musk Pill): Treats Chuan Shi, Fu Lian, Fei Wei (Lung Flaccidity), Pi Ku (Masses), Gu Zheng, Zhu Gui (Infectious Ghosts), Qi Ji Re Lao (Qi Urgency Heat Consumption). Suitable for these diseases. To treat Chuan Shi Lao, first have all family members, from young to old, take Shexiang Wan for seven days. After three days of administration, then give to the patient.
Ingredients: Shexiang (Musk, 麝香), finely ground; Huhuanglian (Coptis Chinensis, 胡黄连), ground to fine powder; Dansha (Cinnabar, 丹砂), finely ground, each one tael. Grind evenly. Dip steamed bread dough in fresh human blood to form pills the size of red beans. Can also be mixed with fresh pig blood. Children: three pills; Adults: nine pills. Swallow with thickly decocted Taoren Tang (Peach Kernel Decoction). Take at midnight before sleep. If any family member has been affected by Shizhu internally, they will pass pus-like diarrhea and discharge evil black water; do not be alarmed. If the patient's disease has spread to all five Zang organs and death is imminent, urgently prepare this medicine and have all family members take it until seven days after the patient's death, so the disease will not spread. Before taking lower-body Lao Zhai medicines, first take Sishen Tang (Four Spirit Decoction) to Warm the Middle and Balance the Five Zang.
Recipe for Treating Gu Zheng Chuan Shi:
Ingredients: Zaojiao (Gleditsia Fruit, 皂荚) (do not use those one chi long; take others, roast until slightly scorched, remove black skin, crush, wrap in cotton); Yangrou (Mutton, 羊肉) (size of a fist, cook normally); Heixin (Black Tin, 黑锡) (size of a chicken egg). Take one sheng of unadulterated green wine, store in a copper pot. Place the cotton-wrapped Heixin inside. Decoct five doses. Strain out the Heixin from the cotton, ensuring it melts completely. Obtain three he of liquid. Let the patient first sip mutton broth, then take one he. If vomiting/confusion occurs, do not get up. Next, fill a copper basin with water and have the patient sit in it. Worms will emerge, resembling horse tails with red bodies and black heads, indicating effectiveness. If none, take another three he until finished. Wait the time it takes a person to walk ten li between doses. It must be effective. Dietary restrictions follow the same rules as the medicine.
Recipe for Treating Chuan Shi Fu Lian (from *Shenghui Fang*):
Ingredients: Qidan (Dog Gallbladder, 犬胆) (one piece, dried); Gancao (Licorice Root, 甘草), one fen. Boil one sheng of good wine with three taels of Gancao in a copper vessel until boiling. Then, in a porcelain bowl, grind the dried Qidan completely using the decoction. Wait for a clear early morning. Wash face with warm water, rest briefly. Take all as one dose on an empty stomach.
Shenren Awei San (Divine Person Asafoetida Powder) (from *Jisheng Bacui Fang*): Treats Gu Zheng Chuan Shi and other consumptions, alternating chills and fever, emaciation, fatigue, panting, and coughing.
Ingredients: Awei (Asafoetida, 阿魏), three qian; Qinghao (Artemisia Annua, 青蒿), one handful (ground). Finely cut one handful of Northeastern Peach Branches (Dongbei Taozhi, 东北桃枝). Finely chop Gancao (Licorice Root, 甘草) to the size of the patient's middle finger. Men: left side; Women: right side. Soak overnight in two and a half sheng of Urine from a Young Boy (Tongzi Xiaobian, 童子小便). Decoct next morning to obtain one large sheng. Take warm on an empty stomach, divided into three doses. Follow with Binglang (Areca Seed, 槟榔) three qian mixed in water. Wait the time it takes a person to walk ten li, then take another dose. If the husband is sick, the wife decocts; if the wife is sick, the husband decocts. During preparation, avoid mourners, pregnant women, patients, and foul-smelling substances, chickens, and dogs. Afterwards, avoid greasy, damp, raw, cold, and hard foods. After one to two doses, worms will be vomited or diarrhea will occur; no need to take remaining medicine. If no vomiting or diarrhea, finish the dose. Disease in the upper body causes vomiting; disease in the lower body causes diarrhea. Both expel worms resembling horse tails or human hair, indicating recovery. After taking medicine, all diseases are driven away.
Baifuling Tang (Poria Decoction):
Ingredients: Baifuling (Poria, 白茯苓), one qian; Renshen (Ginseng Root, 人参), two qian; Yuanzhi (Polygala Root, 远志), two qian, pipped; Longgu (Fossilized Bones, 龙骨); Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, 防风), each two qian; Gancao (Licorice Root, 甘草), two qian; Xijiao Mo (Rhinoceros Horn Powder, 犀角末), five qian; Sheng Dihuang (Raw Rehmannia Root, 生地黄), four qian; Dazao (Jujube, 大枣), seven pieces; Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber, 麦门冬), pipped, four qian. Add two zhan of water, decoct to obtain eight he. Divide into three warm doses. Take one dose every time a person walks five li. Still avoid wind and cold. If feeling unsettled, prepare another dose every other day. These two medicines must be taken consecutively.
Shenshou Wan (Divine Bestowal Pill) (also known as Shenshou Tang, from *Yifang Dacheng*): Treats Chuan Shi Lao Zhu, most capable of killing Lao Chong (Consumption Worms).
Use Zheng Chuanjiao (True Sichuan Pepper, 正川椒) that is red and fiery. Remove closed-mouth ones and purple/yellow parts. Wrap in double-layered paper, place on a hot stove, frequently stir to release oil. Take and place on the ground, cover with sand/ash basin. Mix with four balls of honey, grind after about one hour. Soak Bai Gao (White Cake, 白糕) in old wine to form a paste for pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty to forty pills before meals with salt water. Take regularly. After consuming one jin, the disease will heal. Ancients took it for a long time, passing Lao Chong resembling small snakes, then recovered. This medicine also treats Bi Pi (Bi and Masses); taken with Gui Jiu (Cinnamon Wine) for waist pain, Huixiang Jiu (Fennel Wine) for Kidney Cold, Salt Water. Another prescription uses Jujube Decoction to take fifty pills, exhausting Lao Chong permanently. Another prescription is powder, take two qian with empty-stomach rice soup, causing numbness and dizziness briefly. If uncontrollable, form pills with wine paste, size of Sophora seeds, take fifty pills on empty stomach. An ancient with Lao disease met a strange man who said Lao Qi had entered the Zang organs, gave this prescription, advised taking two jin urgently. The disease would leave. After finishing almost all, passed a worm resembling a snake from stool, and was thereafter safe. Another name is Chuanjiao Wan, treating various Chuan Shi Lao Qi, killing worms, warming the middle, driving dead muscle from bones/joints/skin, treating Cold-Damp Bi, descending Qi, removing internal cold, treating Taiyang/Warm Malaria, severe cold with no sweat, retained fluid/food in heart/abdomen, intestinal dysentery/diarrhea/semen loss, women's breast diseases, dispersing Wind Evil, masses/edema, jaundice, Gui Zhu/Gu Du, Head Wind/Cold Wind, leg paralysis, deficiency cough, breaking masses/opening chest, epidemic Qi, postpartum retained blood, strengthening Yang/treating Yin Cold, warming waist/knee pain, reducing urination. One account says a woman with infertility took two jin and bore seven sons. Daoists took it to achieve immortality; it can treat Bladder urgency.
Chuan Shi Disease, Dun Zhu, Gu Zheng, Fu Lian. This disease often results from weeping over corpses, allowing corpse qi to enter the abdomen, lingering for five years. Patients may eat but not gain flesh, or symptoms flare up after slight exertion every few days. Usually, there is a constant low-grade heat in the forehead bone area. After death, others in the home are more easily infected.
Ingredients: Qing Lingyang Fei (Green Antelope Lung, 青羚羊肺) (one set, broken on cloth, dried); Langdazi (Datura Seed, 莨菪子), one sheng, held in silk bag. Soak together in one sheng of vinegar. Take out after three days. Dry each on cloth. Lightly fry Langdazi. Pound and sieve together. Mix with honey, roll into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take three pills, increase to four.
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