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Dun Shi (Hidden Corpse) refers to the condition where corpse qi lurks within the body, transmitting Zhu disease (infectious/chronic wasting disease), lingering continuously, and residing between the chest, abdomen, and diaphragm. Ordinarily, the patient appears as if healthy. However, if triggered by unregulated emotions of joy or anger, or by dietary injury and agitation, symptoms will manifest.

Tianxiong San (Aconite Root Powder): Treats Dun Shi Zhu Qi located in others, or entering the abdomen, transforming into Gu poison (parasitic disease). The sensation may be heard in the throat, or enter various meridians, not fixed in one location. If entering the Liver, it causes irritability and muscle twitching; if entering the Heart, it causes dysphagia and erratic mood swings.
Ingredients: Tianxiong (Processed Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, 1 liang); Wugong (Scorpio, feet removed, slightly fried, 1 piece); Mangcao (Herba Daphnes, slightly fried, 1 liang); Ganjiang (Processed Zingiberis Rhizoma, cracked); Xionghuang (Realgar, ground into powder, each 2 liang); Wutou (Processed Aconiti Radix, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, 1.5 liang); Zhenzhu (Pearl, ground into powder, 1.5 liang); Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi, coarse bark removed, 2 liang); Shujiao (Sichuan Pepper, eyes and closed ones removed, fried until sweat appears, 4 liang); Jiaojiao (Horn, sliced); Baijiu (Rhizoma Typhonii, hairs removed, 3 liang); Shexiang (Musk, separately ground).
The above herbs are pounded and sifted into fine powder, mixed with Musk, and combined with refined honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, administered with warm wine, at any time.

Shexiang Wan (Musk Pill): Treats Dun Shi that has persisted for a year without cure, characterized by stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, and shortness of breath.
Ingredients: Shexiang (Musk, ground, 5 fen); Xi yi (Lizard, head and feet removed, slightly roasted, 1 liang); Guan gu (Bone of Stork, slightly fried, 3 cun); Ganjiang (Processed Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed, 1 liang); Lingyang bi (Antelope horn/nose, roasted until scorched); Cang'erzi (Xanthium fruit, stem removed, 1 liang).
The above herbs are pounded and sifted into powder, mixed evenly. Combined with refined honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 10 pills per dose, administered with warm wine, at any time.

He Nao Gu Wan (Crane Brain Bone Pill) (From *Qianjin Fang*, also known as Hegu Wan): Treats Dun Shi, Fei Shi (Flying Corpse), accumulations, hypochondriac pain radiating to the back, moving unpredictably. It may affect the Zang organs or the abdomen.
Ingredients: He nao gu (Crane brain bone, 3 fen, coated with butter and roasted until slightly yellow; one prescription uses crane bone 3 cun); Xionghuang (Realgar, 1 liang, finely ground and washed with water); Yege (Kadsura longipedunculata root, half liang); Lilü (Veratrum nigrum rhizome, half liang, stem removed and slightly roasted); Mangcao (Herba Daphnes, 1 liang, slightly roasted); Zhusha (Cinnabar, 1 liang, finely ground and washed with water; one prescription uses Dansha); Muli (Oyster Shell, 1 liang, calcined into powder); Bi (Pen/Brush - likely a textual error or specific preparation term in original); Guixin (Cinnamon Twig, half liang); Wugong (Scorpio, 1 piece, slightly roasted, feet removed); Yuanqing (Blister Beetle, 40 pieces, stir-fried with glutinous rice until slightly yellow, wings and feet removed); Banmao (Meloides beetle, 14 pieces, stir-fried with glutinous rice until slightly yellow, wings and feet removed); Badou (Croton Seed, 40 pieces, skin and heart removed, ground between paper to remove oil).
The above herbs are pounded and sifted into powder,研匀 (ground evenly). Combined with refined honey, pounded 300-500 times, and formed into pills the size of small beans. Take 3 pills per dose at any time, administered with warm wine, until efficacy is achieved.

Guan Gu Wan (Stork Bone Pill): Treats initial onset of Dun Shi, or cases persisting for a year without cure, characterized by shortness of breath in the heart and abdomen.
Ingredients: Guan gu (Stork bone, roasted, 3 cun); Yang bi (Sheep nose, roasted until slightly yellow, 2 pieces); Ganjiang (Processed Zingiberis Rhizoma, cracked, 1 liang); Shexiang (Musk, ground, half liang); Xi yi (Lizard, head, feet, and tips removed, slightly scorched, 1 piece); Banmao (Meloides beetle, feet and wings removed, slightly fried, 14 pieces); Jishi bai (White part of chicken droppings, slightly fried, 1 liang); Badou (Croton Seed, skin and heart removed, stir-fried with bran until oil is exhausted, 20 pieces).
The above herbs are pounded and sifted into powder, combined with refined honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 10 pills per dose, administered with warm wine, at any time.

Muxiang Tang (Costus Decoction): Treats initial onset of Dun Shi Gui Zhu (Ghost Zhu), characterized by unbearable stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen.
Ingredients: Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae); Dingxiang (Flos Caryophylli) (each 3 fen); Guijianyu (Ramulus Corni); Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis, cut and fried, each 1 liang); Taoren (Seed Persicae, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed, double kernel, fried until yellow, 4 pieces); Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted, 1 liang).
The above herbs are coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 2 qian per dose, with 2 zhan of water, add 1 fen of ginger, smashed, decoct together until 0.7 zhan remains, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach. At any time. One prescription uses 1 fen of ginger, smashed, decocted together.

Wu Zhu Tang (Five Zhu Decoction): Treats sudden attack by thief wind, Dun Shi ghost evil, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, urgency of the large intestine.
Ingredients: Dahuang (Rhubarb Root); Gancao (Licorice Root) (each 3 liang); Danggui (Angelica Sinensis); Shaoyao (Peony Root) (each 2 liang); Wutou (Processed Aconiti Radix, 10 pieces); Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger); Honey (each 1 liang); Guixin (Cinnamon Twig, 4 liang).
Pound the above herbs evenly. Soak Dahuang separately, boil in 9 sheng of water until 3 sheng remains. Boil Wutou separately in honey until 1 sheng remains. Mix the Wutou-honey liquid into the Dahuang decoction. Strain and take warm.

Muxiang Tang (Costus Decoction): Treats initial onset of Dun Shi Gui Zhu, characterized by unbearable stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen.
Ingredients: Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 1 liang); Guijianyu (Ramulus Corni); Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis, cut and fried); Zisu (Perilla Leaf/Stem, fried until scorched); Danggui (Angelica Sinensis, baked dry, each 1.5 liang); Baibinglang (Areca Seed, 1.5 qian).
Coarsely crush and sieve the above herbs. Take 2 qian per dose, with 2 zhan of water, add 1 fen of ginger, smashed, decoct together until 0.7 zhan remains, strain, and take warm on an empty stomach.

Treatment for Dun Shi Shi Zhu, with unbearable stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen.
Ingredients: Guixin (Cinnamon Twig); Ganjiang (Processed Zingiberis Rhizoma) (each 1 liang); Badou (Croton Seed, 2 liang, skin and heart removed, ground between paper and pressed to remove oil).
Pound the above herbs into a powder. For use, mix with vinegar to form a paste, and apply topically to the affected area.

Zheng Yin Fang (Steaming and Fomentation Formula): Treats Dun Shi, Fei Shi, and acute toxic swelling spreading to the head, face, and limbs.
Ingredients: Mustard Seed 1 sheng.
Steam the mustard seeds until cooked, bake dry, and pound into powder. Mix with 2 liang of Qian Dan (Lead Oxide). Divide into two portions, place in loose cloth bags, and steam repeatedly until hot. Apply as a fomentation to the affected area.