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Zijin Ding (Purple Gold Pill), also known as Shenxian Taiyi Dan (Immortal Supreme Elixir), Yushu Dan (Jade Pivot Pill), and Wanbing Jiedu Dan (Ten Thousand Diseases Detoxification Pill). It can resolve all kinds of poisoning and accumulated toxins, including insect poison, Gu poison (toxic substances made from poisonous insects), mushroom poison, arsenic stone poison, dead cattle and horse meat poison, pufferfish poison, etc., as well as seasonal epidemics, mountain miasma, throat closure and wind (severe sore throat with obstruction), manic delirium attributed to evil spirits, madness and coma, trismus (lockjaw), acute convulsions in children, and other syndromes. In places where military campaigns or heavy labor are conducted, this medicine is especially indispensable.

Wenge (Clam Shell) (crushed, washed, dried, and ground into fine powder, 3 liang) Shancigu (Cremanthodium Rhizome) (peeled, washed, and ground into fine powder, 2 liang) Qianjinzi (Croton Seed) (oil removed, frost obtained, 1 liang) Hongya Daji (Euphorbia Humifusa Root) (rhizome removed, dried and ground into fine powder, 1.5 liang) Shexiang (Musk) (ground separately, 3 qian)

Use thick rice gruel boiled from glutinous rice as a binder to form pills, divided into forty pieces. Take half a piece per dose, grind it with well water or mint decoction, and take orally. If diarrhea occurs one or two times, stop it by drinking congee. For treating carbuncles, sores, malignant toxins, or injuries caused by scalds, burns, snakes, insects, dogs, or beasts, grind it with flowing water from the east for internal use, and apply externally to the affected area. For treating manic delirium, ghost fetus (abdominal mass resembling pregnancy), spasms, and pain, grind it with warm wine for internal use. The preparation time must be chosen on Duanwu Festival, Qixi Festival, Double Ninth Festival, or days blessed by Tiande or Yuede deities, prepared in a clean room with incense burning. For strange diseases, repeated use yields miraculous effects; the efficacy cannot be fully described. Physicians and wealthy families should never be without it for a day.

San Yin Fang Jiedu Wan (Detoxification Pill from *Three Causes*) : Treats accidental ingestion of toxic herbs, Gu poison, and various other poisons, saving lives from certain death.

Banlangen (Isatis Root) (washed and sun-dried, 4 liang) Guanzhong (Cyrtomium Rhizome) (de-haired) Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis) (ground) Sheng Gancao (Raw Licorice Root) (each 1 liang)

Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds, and coat them with Qingdai. If one feels slightly disoriented or spiritless, it indicates poisoning by various toxins. Immediately take fifteen pills, chew them thoroughly, and swallow with fresh cold water to detoxify. Alternatively, pills made with steamed dough soaked in water are even better.

Langen San (Blue Root Powder): Resolves toxicity from medicinal heat and various poisons.

Langen (Isatis Root) (chopped, one handful) Lugen (Reed Rhizome) (chopped, one handful) Lvdou (Mung Bean) (3 qian, ground) Fangji (Stephania Tetrandra Root) (one he, ground)

First, boil the two roots in one bowl of water until reduced to seventy percent, strain the dregs, then add the remaining ingredients, mix evenly, and divide into three doses. If foul matter is discharged after one or two doses, no further administration is needed.

Baibian Dou San (White Hyacinth Bean Powder): Resolves toxins entering the abdomen and arsenic poisoning.

Use an arbitrary amount of Baibian Dou (Hyacinth Bean), grind into fine powder, add an equal amount of Qingdai, grind finely again, and add a small amount of Gancao (Licorice) powder. Take one Badou (Croton Seed), do not remove shell or oil, grind separately into fine powder, and take half of it to add to the medicine. Mix with a large piece of rock sugar dissolved in water, combine into one cup volume, and drink. The toxin is expelled through bowel movements, followed by taking Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) or similar formulas.

Badu Chi Wan (Eight-Toxin Red Pill): Formula found in the "Attack Formation" section. Treats all kinds of evil influences, ghostly afflictions, and other toxins.

Dietary Poisoning
For those who have ingested food poison and feel irritability, heat, and fullness, immediately use Kushen (Sophora Root) 3 liang and Kujiu (Vinegar) 1.5 sheng, boil until half-boiling, and drink gradually. Recovery occurs once vomit is expelled. Boiling with water is also acceptable. Xijiao Tang (Rhinoceros Horn Decoction) can also detoxify.

Alcohol Poisoning
Poisoning from alcohol consumption, characterized by unconsciousness lasting more than a day, is called "Zhongjiu" (Middle Wine).

Boil 1 sheng of Heidou (Black Soybean) in water, take one zhan (cup) warm. No more than three cups are needed for recovery.

Resolving Wheat Flour Toxicity
Eat raw radish or drink its juice. Wheat flour is very hot in nature, while radish can neutralize its properties. Chewing garlic is also effective in resolving wheat flour toxicity.

Resolving All Food Toxins
Resolves all dietary toxins, and situations where one drinks alcohol but does not know what specific toxin was ingested, requiring urgent resolution when no medicine is available.

Ji Cai (Shepherd's Purse) Sheng Gancao (Raw Licorice Root) (each 2 liang)

Chop finely. Boil in five cups of water until reduced to two cups, cool down, strain, and divide into three doses. Another method: add a little honey, boil together, and take to resolve all toxins.

Fish Poisoning
For poisoning after eating fish causing irritability, boil Chenpi (Tangerine Peel) thickly, take the juice to detoxify.

Pufferfish Poisoning
Wubeizi (Chinese Gallnut) Baifan (Alum) (equal parts)

Grind into fine powder, mix with water and take. Another method: For sudden severe pufferfish poisoning when no medicine is available, urgently灌 (pour) a large amount of clear cooking oil to induce vomiting of the toxin, leading to recovery.

Resolving Pufferfish Sashimi and Bloating from Undigested Dog Meat
Fresh Luchai Gen (Arundo Rhizome) crushed for juice, or dried boiled for warm drinking.

Resolving Toxins from Eels, Turtles, Frogs, Dead Birds/Beasts
Boil 1 he of Douchi (Fermented Soybean) in fresh water until thick, drink warm in one go to detoxify.

Crab Poisoning
For crab poisoning, boil Zisu Ye (Perilla Leaf) thickly and drink the juice; or crush Zisu Zi (Perilla Seed) for juice. Crushing Lotus Root juice or Garlic juice is also effective. Winter Melon juice or eating winter melon works as well.

Cattle/Horse Meat Poisoning
Take Fencao (Licorice) rubbed with Wu Hui Jiu (Pure Wine); expect vomiting and diarrhea. Do not drink water if thirsty, or death will ensue. Another method: Rub Dan Douchi (Light Fermented Soybean) with milk to detoxify.

Chicken Egg Poisoning
Drink good vinegar to recover; repeat if necessary.

Spotted Dove Poisoning
Mix 2 he of Ge Fen (Arrowroot Powder) with water to take; ginger tea decoction also works.

Resolving Sichuan Pepper Poisoning
For cases where Sichuan Pepper causes Qi blockage and near-death state.
Drink cold water to resolve; Earth Slurry Water (Di Jiang Shui) is better.

Resolving Vegetable Toxins
Abdominal bloating after eating vegetables indicates toxicity; resolve with vinegar.

Mushroom Poisoning
Eat fresh Rendong Ye (Honeysuckle Leaf) raw to cure, or drink thick decoction. During the Chongning era, five monks from Baiyun Temple on Tianping Mountain in Suzhou ate a large cluster of mushrooms found in the mountains, resulting in vomiting. Three monks quickly ate Yuan Yang Cao (a local herb) raw and recovered; two others had mild vomiting and died. This herb is Rendong Teng (Honeysuckle Vine), also known as Jinyinhua (Gold and Silver Flower) or Lusitanica Vine.

Croton Seed Poisoning
Symptoms include dry mouth, red cheeks, five-palm heat, and continuous diarrhea.

Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) (processed) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) (lightly fried, equal parts)

Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with water. Repeat after walking about five li. Another method: Drink cold Mung Bean Soup to recover. Another method: Decoct Huanglian and Gancao, drink cool. Another method: Crush Bajiao Genye (Banana Root and Leaf) for juice to drink; diarrhea stops and patient stabilizes.

Arsenic Poisoning
Patients exhibit irritability like madness, severe heart/abdominal pain, dizziness, vomiting, blue-black complexion, cold limbs, and surging-rapid pulse. Poison ingested with food is easier to treat; taken on an empty stomach with wine/vinegar is difficult to save.

Drink Di Jiang Shui (Earth Slurry Water) in one go. If vomited, drink again. This cleanses the stomach of toxins using earth slurry. Method: Dig a pit, fill with water, stir into muddy water, and drink.

Another method: Best for arsenic detoxification, ranked first.
Crush 0.5 sheng of raw Lv Dou (Mung Bean) into powder, mix with fresh water, strain, and drink the juice.

Another method: Drink fresh sheep blood or duck blood to detoxify. Another method: Drink Gancao juice mixed with Lan Zhi (Indigo Juice) to recover.

Gou Wen (Gelsemium) Poisoning
Gou Wen grows by ponds, resembling celery, distinguished only by hairy stems. Accidental ingestion is fatal. To detoxify: Use Ji Cai (Shepherd's Purse) 8 liang, boil in 6 sheng water until reduced to 2 sheng. Divide into two warm doses (this is Sweet Platycodon). Another method: Gui Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) is effective.

Aconite Poison Resolution
For excessive Aconite wine consumption causing heavy head, cracked lips with bleeding, or internal heat symptoms: Immediately chew Lu Dou (Mung Bean) and Hei Dou (Black Soybean), or drink their juice. Boil these two beans thickly and consume regularly. For excessive dispersing-wind herbs causing confusion and unconsciousness: Pour vinegar, or decoct Gancao (Licorice) with fresh Ginger juice and drink. Another method: Soybean juice, maltose, or jujube soup can resolve Aconite toxicity. Another method: Crush Field Snail, mix with water, and drink.

Aconite/Caconite Poison Resolution
Decoct Gancao (Licorice) thickly and drink. Or mix Mi Cu (Rice Vinegar) with Sha Tang (Rock Sugar) to detoxify.

Pinellia Poison Resolution
Drink Ginger juice. For severe cases where the patient cannot speak and collapses: Quickly pour Ginger juice; the patient will recover shortly.

Blister Beetle/Mylabris Poison Resolution
Drink Pig Fat Oil mixed with Soybean Juice.

Veratrum Poison Resolution
Grind Xionghuang (Realgar) into powder, mix with warm wine, take 1 qian. Another method: Boil Scallion juice and drink.

Realgar Poison Resolution
Decoct Han Fangji (Stephania Tetrandra) and drink. For external Realgar application causing sores or scrotal poisoning: Wash several times with Fangji decoction to cure.

Apricot Kernel Poison Resolution
Grind Lan Zi (Indigo Seed) with water and drink to detoxify.

Alchemy/Pill Poison Resolution
Drinking Di Jiang Shui (Earth Slurry Water) is superior. Another method: Eating Clam meat is good.

Chinese Medicine Arrow Poison Resolution
Li people in Jiaozhi and Guangzhou use scorched copper arrows; skin penetration is fatal. Drink Urine Clear (Fen Qing) for immediate relief; wash the wound with feces.

Salt Brine Poison Resolution
For women critically ill from ingesting salt brine: Quickly take a live duck or chicken, cut off the head, insert the neck into the victim's mouth, and灌 (pour) hot blood into them to detoxify. If the brine amount is large, several birds are needed to absorb all the salty toxin.

Raw Lacquer Poison Resolution
A prefect smeared raw lacquer on a prisoner's eyes, causing blindness. A village elder advised crushing crabs and dripping the juice into the eyes; the lacquer would flow out with the juice, and the wound would heal. Following this, a small crab was used, and the eyes healed completely without damage. For red blistering sores, apply raw crab roe; heals in a few applications. Another method: Wash with Fir Wood decoction.