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Gui Zhu (Ghost Transmission Disease) is a condition that arises suddenly due to the impact of evil ghostly qi. The illness manifests immediately, characterized by stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, chest oppression, fainting, and collapse, resembling the state of "Zhong E" (Sudden Evil Invasion). After contracting the transmission disease,

Taiyi Shenming Xianbing Wan (Great Unity Divine Spirit Ice-Penetrating Pill): Treats various diseases, breaks up accumulations and masses, resolves subcardiac fullness and distension, treats alternating chills and fever, Gui Zhu, chronic cough with air reflux and belching, expels various evil spirits, and drives away pathogenic factors. The pulse beats palpably upon pressure.
Herbs: Xionghuang (Realgar), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig), Dansha (Cinnabar), Fanshi (Alum) (alternative: Shi), Lilu (Veratrum), Dahuang (Rhubarb) (each 3 liang or 2 liang), Yuanqing (Blister Beetle) (5 pieces), Zhenzhu (Pearl) (1 piece), Wutou (Aconite Root) (1 piece). The above herbs are ground into fine powder.
Another prescription does not contain Yuanqing.
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Da Muxiang Wan (Large Musk Pill) (from *Qianjin Fang*): Treats Gui Zhu, Fei Shi (Flying Corpse), and myriad diseases.
Herbs: Muxiang (Musk) (3 fen), Fanshi (Alum) (8 fen), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root), Guijiu (Podophyllum), Zhenzhu (Pearl), Mangcao (Artemisia capillaris? Note: Context suggests toxic herb, likely Artemisia argyi or similar, but standard translation for Mangcao is often Mugwort leaf or specific toxic variant), Xijiao (Rhinoceros Horn - protected species, historically used), Xixin (Asarum), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig), Tagan (Badger Liver), Lilu (Veratrum) (50 pieces), Yuanqing (Blister Beetle) (size of soybean).
Usage: Take one pill before meals, twice daily, gradually increasing to three pills. If bitten by insect venom, apply topically; stop when effective. If entering homes with toxic epidemics, plague, death, or places associated with evil ghosts/graves, place the medicine in a crimson bag, worn on the left arm for men and right arm for women, tied to the elbow. Also, apply a small amount of powder to the Renzhong acupoint below the nose to prevent nightmares during sleep.

Wuxiang Wan (Five Fragrances Pill) (also known as Chenxiang Wan): Treats abdominal drum-like Gui Zhu, cold diarrhea, and Gui Qi Zhu Wu syndrome.
Herbs: Chenxiangmu (Agarwood), Qingxiangmu (Aquilaria wood), Dingxiang (Clove), Zhusha (Cinnabar) (separately ground, each 1 liang), Muxiang (Musk) (separately ground), Xijiao (Rhinoceros Horn) (shaved into flakes), Xunluxiang (Frankincense), Zhizi Ren (Gardenia Seed), Bibarou (Long Pepper Fruit?).
Processing: Pound for one thousand strokes.
Usage: Form into pills.

Xijiao Wan (Rhinoceros Horn Pill): Treats Gui Zhu causing aversion to wind, where pathogens invade the skin and muscles, causing itching like insects crawling, moving unpredictably, numbness in the four limbs, pulling pain in the lower back and waist, abdominal and hypochondriac fullness, heart pain with rebellious qi, inability to eat, shortness of breath, alternating chills and emaciation, irritability, dreaming of intercourse with ghosts, and coughing up pus and blood.
Herbs: Xijiao (Rhinoceros Horn) (shaved), Gui (Cinnamon Bark) (remove coarse bark, each half liang), Lingyangjiao (Antelope Horn) (shaved), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis) (ground), Guijiu (Podophyllum) (remove hairs, stir-fried), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) (processed until cracked, remove skin and umbilical scar).
Processing: Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of small eels.

Manli Yu San (Eel Powder): Treats Gui Zhu, Chuan Shi (Transmitting Corpse/Labor Disease), Wu Lao (Five Exhaustions), Qi Shang (Seven Injuries), and Liu Ji (Six Extremes).
Herbs: Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) (remove seedlings, 3 fen), Manli Yu (Eel) (cut into inch segments, washed, 3 slices), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) (processed until cracked, remove skin and umbilical scar, 1 liang), Biejia (Turtle Shell) (remove skirt, vinegar-processed), Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome) (3 fen), Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root) (remove seedlings).
Processing: Pound, sieve into fine powder.
Usage: Take with thin rice gruel.

Qianjin Tang (Thousand Gold Decoction): Treats Shi Zhu (Corpse Transmission), Gui Zhu, and all labor diseases.
Herbs: Qinghao (Sweet Wormwood) (soaked in wine overnight, dried), Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) (remove seedlings), Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root) (soaked in urine overnight, dried), Liuzhi (Willow Branch), Taozhi (Peach Branch), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood) (remove wood), Mahuang (Ephedra Herb) (remove roots and joints), Xingren (Apricot Seed) (remove skin and pointed ends, double-kernel, bran-fried), Zhike (Bitter Orange) (remove pulp, bran-fried).
Usage: Take 5 qian per dose.
Indicator: Hair growth in the mouth indicates efficacy; if blue-white, it is difficult to treat.

Wuxiang Wan (Five Fragrances Pill): Treats epidemic plague, evil qi and heat toxins, fullness and urgency in the heart and ribs, and Qi stagnation due to Gui Zhu.
Herbs: Qingmuxiang (Indigofera Root), Xijiao (Rhinoceros Horn) (flakes), Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome), Lingyangjiao (Antelope Horn) (flakes), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Zhizi Ren (Gardenia Seed) (each 6 fen), Chenxiang (Agarwood), Dingxiang (Clove), Xunluxiang (Frankincense) (each...).
Usage: Decoct and drink.

Jiaoyu Pi San (Shark Skin Powder) (from *Qianjin Fang*): Treats Gui Zhu, Gu Du (Gu Poison), and volatile vapors that change unpredictably.
Herbs: Jiaoyu Pi (Shark Skin) (half liang, fried until yellow), Xijiao Xie (Rhinoceros Horn flakes) (half liang), Muxiang (Musk) (1 fen, finely ground), Zhusha (Cinnabar) (half liang, finely ground), Xionghuang (Realgar) (half liang, finely ground), Wugong (Centipede) (1 piece, remove feet, lightly fried), Dingxiang (Clove) (1 fen), Lujiao Xie (Deer Antler flakes) (1 fen), Hegen (Lotus Root) (1 fen), Longgu (Fossilized Bone) (1 fen), Chuanjiao (Sichuan Pepper) (1 fen, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, lightly fried to remove moisture), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) (1 fen, processed until cracked and cut), Beichi (Concha Meretricis) (10 pieces, fired red and finely ground; alternative uses Bei Zi).
Processing: Sieve into fine powder.

Qianjin Wan (Thousand Gold Pill): Treats Gui Zhu entering the abdomen, resulting in blue-black complexion, unconsciousness, hard abdominal masses and accumulations, rebellious fullness in the chest and ribs, vomiting, and indigestion of retained food.
Herbs: Xuchangqing (Cynanchum Paniculatum) (stir-fried), Fanshi (Alum), Cihuang (Orpiment) (ground), Xionghuang (Realgar) (ground), Guijiu (Podophyllum) (remove hairs, stir-fried), Dichan (Mylabris) (remove wings and feet, fried, 8 pieces), Yege (Kadsura Pepper? Or Toxic Vine).
Processing: Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of small beans.
Usage: Take one pill at empty stomach with rice water, three times daily. If ineffective, increase the number of pills until effective. If encountering hundred poisons... (text missing) take each...

Xijiao San (Rhinoceros Horn Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats Gui Zhu and Zhong E (Sudden Evil Invasion).
Herbs: Xijiao Xie (Rhinoceros Horn flakes), Chuanshengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome) (each 3 fen), Muxiang (Costus Root) (half liang), Binglang (Areca Seed) (3 fen), Taoren (Peach Seed) (7-3 pieces, soaked in water, remove skin and pointed ends, double-kernel, bran-fried until slightly yellow).
Usage: Take 3 qian per dose.

Yuhu Wan (Jade Pot Pill) (from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats Gui Zhu caused by wind-cold, indigestion, abdominal fullness, stabbing heart pain, constipation, and various Shi Zhu conditions.
Herbs: Xionghuang (Realgar) (ground), Dansha (Cinnabar) (ground), Fanshi (Alum) (ground), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) (processed until cracked, remove skin and umbilical scar), Lilu (Veratrum) (cut and stir-fried), Badou (Croton Seed) (remove skin and heart, fried, ground, oil removed, each 1 liang).
Processing: Pound and grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of small beans.
Usage: Take 2-3 pills per dose with rice water, until loose stools occur. Reduce dosage for children. Another prescription states to compound on auspicious days, requiring the preparer to fast, and to compound on clear sunny days. Store in porcelain boxes. Take 3 pills warmed with wine each time. It prolongs life and treats Gui Qi Gu Zheng (Bone-steaming sensation due to ghost qi) and progressive emaciation.

Formula for Prolonging Life and Treating Gui Qi Gu Zheng with Progressive Emaciation:
Herbs: Tagan (Badger Liver) (cut 12 jin, fried), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Shashen (Adenophora Root), Danshen (Salvia Root) (each 3 fen), Guijiu (Podophyllum), Kushen (Sophora Root) (each 2 fen).
Processing: Pound and sieve, mix with honey to form pills.

Formula for Treating Gui Zhu Qi Pain (from *Shenghui Fang*):
Herbs: Yuanqing (Blister Beetle) (27 pieces, fried with glutinous rice until yellow, remove wings and feet), Xionghuang (Realgar) (half liang, finely ground), Aw ei (Styrax) (half liang, wrapped in dough and baked until dough is cooked), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis)...
Usage: Form into pills, take... (text missing)

Zhibao Dan (Precious Treasure Pill): Treats invasion by evil ghosts and malignant Gui Zhu, resolving all toxins.
Herbs: Daimei (Horn of Hystrix) (shaved), Xionghuang (Realgar) (ground), Dansha (Cinnabar) (ground), Anxixiang (Benzoin) (dissolved in wine, boiled over heavy fire), Baifuzi (Typhonium Rhizome) (each 1 liang, finely ground).
Processing: Remove Anxixiang... (text missing)

Shenmi Wan (Mysterious Mystery Pill): Treats Gui Zhu evil rebellion, Fei Shi attacks, dog/horse bites, bee/snake stings, eliminating all.
Herbs: Dahuang (Rhubarb) (4 liang), Xiaoshi (Niter) (3 liang, boiled), Badou (Croton Seed) (remove heart and skin, boiled), Xionghuang (Realgar) (ground, each 2 liang).
Processing: Pound and sieve, mix with honey to form pills the size of small beans.

Changshan San (Dichroa Powder) (from *Shenghui Fang*): Treats Gui Zhu.
Herbs: Changshan (Dichroa Root) (1 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root) (half liang, raw), Muxiang (Musk) (1 qian, finely ground).
Processing: Pound into powder.
Usage: Take 3 qian per dose, with one cup of water, decoct to 0.6 cups.

Formula for Treating Thirty-Six Types of Gui Zhu, applicable to both men and women (from *Shenghui Fang*):
Herbs: Baijiezi (White Mustard Seed) (1 sheng), Chen Mi Cu (Aged Rice Vinegar) (3 sheng, 3-year-old is best), Jiu Zi (Chinese Chive Seed) (1 sheng, burned until smoke emerges).
Processing: Place vinegar in a rough clay jar, add mustard seeds, cover the bottle mouth with material and seal tightly to prevent gas leakage. Record the time of compounding clearly. Wait for seven days to complete, then open at the recorded time.
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Huisheng Dan (Life-Restoring Pill): Treats Gui Zhu Zhong E, urgent breathing, abdominal distension like a drum, attacking the heart which is incurable.
Herbs: Badou (Croton Seed) (remove skin, heart, membrane, extract oil, 10 pieces), Xionghuang (Realgar) (water-ground and powdered, half liang).
Processing: Grind together, use wheat paste to form pills the size of chicken eggs, dry in shade.
Usage: Take one pill per dose.

Treating Gui Zhu Shi Zhu with erosion sores in the lower body:
Use fried salt wrapped in cloth, sit and iron the affected area. Also treats burns.

Treating Hundred Evils and Ghosts (from *Qianjin Fang*):
Take head scurf the size of a small bean with water. Another method: Scrape dirt from between comb teeth, take with water. Treats Ku Zhu (Weeping Transmission).

Treating Sudden Rebellion and Stagnant Corpse, inability to speak, locked jaw:
Use Fuzi powder, place in a tube, blow under the tongue for immediate recovery.

Treating Heart Pain, Zhu Wu, Stone Lin (Urinary Calculi), Difficult Labor, Infantile Convulsions:
Use Shehuang (Snake Yellow/Gallstone), boil in water, grind and take, inducing sweating. Found in snakes in Lingnan, pill weight like tin.
Colors: Yellow, black, green mixed. (Shehuang is now also found in Yuezhou and Xinzhou; another type used by modern physicians is large as a pellet, hard stone, yellow outside, black inside, harvested in February...)

Treating Sudden Rebellion and Stagnant Corpse, inability to speak:
Use Zhenzhu powder, mix with rooster comb blood to form pills the size of small beans, place 4-5 grains in the mouth.

Treating Gui Qi:
Use Bai Hao Zi powder, mix with wine for good effect. This refers to Peng Hao.

Tagan San (Badger Liver Powder) (from *Yonglei Lingfang*): Treats Gui Zhu. Gui Zhu is one of the Five Corpses according to Ge Hong. Zhu carries various ghostly evils. It truly knows the patient's suffering, reaching everywhere. Such symptoms require urgent treatment.
Usage: Use one badger liver, dry in shade, pound into powder. Take one cun spoonful with water, three times daily (morning, noon, evening). If not effective, take again.
*Zhouhou Fang* says this formula is divine and excellent.
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Aw ei and Anxixiang Formula: Treats evil ghost qi, also treats Wu Zhu Fu Lian (Five Transmissions and Hidden Connections), and lifelong non-healing cases where corpse evil qi enters the abdomen.
Usage: Use Aw ei medicine to moisten. Pan Jing says, Yang Kui is it. Administration: Morning, take size of a date, grind into powder. Take one sheng of cow milk, boil five or six boils... (text missing) Da... (text missing)
Over ten days. For recent cases, no more than five days for cure. If not cured after thirty days, stop. Only eat dried meat products, avoid all raw vegetables. Minister Sun of the Ministry of Rites had this disease, visited everywhere. Someone came from Lianghan saying a certain official surnamed [Name] treated with this formula had over ten families effective. Minister Sun followed his prescription and took it, effective in seven or eight days. Then taught this method to relatives and friends, verified by many. Alternatively, wrap Aw ei in first vinegar, make into ten-plus wontons, cook and eat. Must use half liang of flour, twice daily, full seven days for permanent cure.

Treating Gui Zhu Epilepsy:
Use bile yellow from a three-year-old wild boar, mix with water and take.

Formula for Treating Contagious Gui Zhu:
Use one pig liver, slice thinly, fry dry, pound and sieve into powder. Take two qian at any time, mixed with fresh well water.

Another Formula:
Use four liang of Tao Ren (Peach Seed), soak in water, remove skin and pointed ends, double-kernel, grind into paste. Take half a spoonful at any time, mixed with wine.

Jinya San (Gold Tooth Powder): Treats Gui Zhu wind-pathogen, ghost speech Shi Zhu, located in waist/spine/stomach/ribs, flowing without fixed location, aversion to seeing people, unstable will, pale complexion.
Herbs: Jinya (Gold Tooth?), Xionghuang (Realgar), Tieqing (Iron Blue?), Yege (Toxic Vine), Lu Fengfang (Honeycomb), Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome), Dahuang (Rhubarb), Gancao (Licorice Root), Zengqing (Azurite), Shetui Pi (Snake Slough), Zhenzhu (Pearl), Dansha (Cinnabar), Lin... (text missing) Tou... (text missing) Gao... (text missing) (Each fourteen pieces... One name...)

Treating Gui Zhu Evil Qi,恍惚 (Trance) and Delirious Speech:
Use Ban Tian He (Heavenly River Water/Rainwater), do not let others know, give to drink for cure. Can kill ghost essence. This is water from bamboo fence tops and rainwater from holes in high trees.

Treating Gui Zhu Qi Pain:
Take soil from the mound of the Moles (field mice with pointed snouts), mix with Sorghum bran wash liquid, knead into cakes, heat them, wrap in material, and iron the painful area.

Treating Gui Zhu:
Dig Peach roots, decoct and take. Three-year-old roots are best.

Treating Gui Zhu Spirits and Demons:
Use Bai Tiangong (Broken Heaven Duke/Broken Bamboo Hat). Take good burning wine and drink.

Treating Sudden Heart Pain, Zhu Wu Evil Qi:
Use Loess from casting bells, place in wine, take warm for better effect.

Treating Gui Qi, Shi Zhu, Fu Lian:
Use Autumn Mugwort. In autumn/winter use seeds, in spring/summer use stems and leaves. Pound and squeeze juice to take. Can also dry and powder, take with urine... (text missing) If feeling cold, decoct with wine and take.