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There are many leeches in celery; if not carefully picked and washed, they may be accidentally swallowed, causing abdominal pain.

It is said: If leeches are calcined into ash, ground finely, and placed in a bowl of water overnight, they transform into tiny living leeches. How much more so would swallowing live leeches cause harm!

Leeches, also known as Shuizhi (Water Leeches), can revive upon contact with water even after being calcined by fire. They inhabit soil wells and the roots of stored celery, being as small as rice or wheat grains, making them difficult for people to prevent. Accidental ingestion is harmful. If one knows these creatures are in the abdomen, lubricating the anus with sesame oil will cause the toxins to exit due to their attraction to the scent, thereby preventing harm.

Empirical Formula 1: Form pills from paddy field mud the size of Chinese quince seeds. Take 2-3 qian each time, taken orally with water. The leeches will dissolve and pass out with the mud. Taking this on an empty stomach is more effective.

Another Formula: Drink one cup of honey sugar diluted with water.

Another Formula: On an empty stomach, drink a small amount of earth slurry water to facilitate expulsion.

Empirical Formula 2: Realgar (1 qian), Ba Dou (Croton Seed, de-oiled, 1 grain), Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger, 5 fen), She Xiang (Musk, 1 fen). Grind all ingredients into a fine powder and take with boiled water.

Empirical Formula 3: Drink mulberry juice, or decoction of mulberry root or mulberry leaves.

Empirical Formula 4: Drink Indigofera tinctoria leaf juice (Lan Qing Zhi).

For those poisoned by earthworms, symptoms resemble severe leprosy, with loss of eyebrows and hair. Soak in hot water prepared with Calcined Alumen (Duan Shi) for a long time after cooling; recovery follows.

For children infected: Wash with warm salt water, or apply duck blood to the affected area.

When someone consumes beef or dog meat and suddenly experiences heart pain without ability to vomit or defecate, this indicates toxin accumulation in the Heart and Stomach, blocking the ascending and descending mechanisms. Vomiting should be induced. If vomiting is ineffective, Xiaorou Huadu Dan (Meat-Dissolving Toxin-Resolving Pill) should be used. Beef and dogs are inherently non-toxic and are substances that nourish essence and blood. How could they become toxic? It must be that the animal was sick and near death, and its anger was stirred by binding and restraint, causing toxins to accumulate between the skin and flesh at the edible parts. Humans who mistakenly consume this meat fall ill and may die suddenly.

For poisoning from horse meat, dog meat, pufferfish, fish, or crab, there is invariably hardness below the heart, abdominal distension, thirst, sudden fever, and delirious speech.

For accidental ingestion of plague-infected beef, presenting with foaming at the mouth and unconsciousness: Decoct early-season straw and administer orally to restore consciousness immediately.

Another Formula: Decoct the bark of Phytolacca acinosa root (Wu La Shu Gen Pi) in wine, and take with hot wine.

Another Formula: Crush fresh Chrysanthemum flowers with roots to extract juice, and take with hot wine.

Xiaorou Huadu Dan (Meat-Dissolving Toxin-Resolving Pill)
Shan Zha (Hawthorn Fruit), Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven), Da Huang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome), Lei Wan (Omphalia Lapponica), Zhi Qiao (Bitter Orange Peel), Hou Po (Magnolia Bark) (each 3 qian for Shan Zha, Shen Qu, Da Huang, Lei Wan; 1 qian for Zhi Qiao, Hou Po).
Decoct in water and take orally.