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(Note: Diseases caused by malevolent influences)

Jingqi Wan (Panic Pill)
Symptoms include clenched jaws, surging saliva leading to coma and obstruction during attacks; upon waking, the spirit appears dull as if in a state of dementia.
Ingredients: Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root), Muxiang (Costus Root), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Baihuashe (White-spotted Agkistrodon), Juhong (Aged Tangerine Peel), Tianma (Gastrodia Rhizome), Mahuang (Ephedra Herb), Ganxie (Dried Scorpion), Nanxing (Arisaema Cum Bile) (soaked in ginger juice overnight), each 3 qian.
Add a small amount of Suhexiang (Styrax) and Bingpian (Borneol). Form pills with honey, sized like longan seeds. Take one pill per dose, washed down with decoction of Jinyinhua (Honeysuckle Flower) and Bohe (Mint). Case: A man who was mentally slow was spared execution due to panic-induced stupor; one pill cured him. Another woman suffered from stupor for ten years; removing Fuzi and adding Tielluo (Calcined Hematite) also cured her. (From Xu Xueshi's Formula)

Suixin Dan (Heart-Calming Pill)
(Treating Epilepsy)
Take 3 qian of Gansui powder. Cut open a pig heart, extract three tubes of blood, mix the medicine into the heart, tie it securely, wrap in paper, and bake until cooked. Scrape out the residue, add 1 qian of Chencha powder (Cinnabar), and divide into four pills. Administer with decoction of pig heart. Efficacy is indicated by the passage of foul matter in stool; if not passed, take another dose. (From *Jisheng Fang*)

Empirical Formula
Yujin (Curcuma Longa Rhizome) 7 liang, Mingfan (Alum) 3 liang. Grind into powder and make pills with paste. Take 10 pills per dose. Case: A woman suffering from mania and epilepsy for ten years took this formula. Initially, she felt something detach from her chest and her spirit became refreshed; after a second dose, she was completely cured. (Formulated by Li Shizhen)

Guishen Dan (Spirit-Returning Pill)
Two pig hearts, sliced. Add 2 liang of Zhusha (Cinnabar) and 3 liang of Dengxincao (Juncus Effusus Pith). Tie tightly with hemp rope. Boil in a stone vessel for one fu shi (approx. 2 hours). Remove the Cinnabar, grind into powder, and mix with 3 liang of Fushen (Poria with Hostwood) powder. Use wine to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take 9 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 25 pills, taken with Maidong (Ophiopogon Decorus Tuber) decoction. For severe cases, take with Ren Shen (Ginseng Root) and Ruxiang (Frankincense) decoction. (From *Baiyi Xuanfang*)

Diankuang (Mania and Epilepsy)
First, bind the patient prone on the ground. Moxibustion: Apply 7 or 9 moxa cones at a point three finger-breadths below the Shanzhong (CV17) acupoint. Then apply 6-7 moxa cones to both Taiyang (EX-HN5) acupoints. Next, administer 3 qian of Chencha (Cinnabar) and 3 qian of Chuanbei (Fritillaria Cirrhosa Bulb) with wine, twice. Then use Haifengteng (Sargentodoxa Cuneata Stem) 0.5 qian, Fengweicao (Pteris Multifida Herb) 0.5 qian, Shichangpu (Acorus Tatarinowii Rhizome) 3 qian, and Chuanbei 0.5 qian. Take 5-6 doses. Alternatively, take 1-2 qian of Zijinding (Purple Gold Pellet). After recovery, make pills from Ludi (Reed Roots) and jujube flesh. Take 3 fen per dose, up to 3 pills for full cure. This method has been tested successfully many times. (From *Weisheng Beiyao*)

Treating Mania and Insomnia
Renshen (Ginseng Root) and Zaoren (Ziziphus Jujuba Seed) each 1 liang; Chencha (Cinnabar) 5 qian; Ruxiang (Frankincense) 1.5 qian.
Make pills the size of bullet seeds with honey. Take with Bohe (Mint) decoction. Case: A person lost their mind due to war and fire; taking 20 pills cured them miraculously. (From *Chuishui Xuanzhu*)

Nightmares of Deceased Spirits (Illness caused by fear of seeing deceased spirits)
Renshen (Ginseng Root), Huangqi (Astragalus Membranaceus Root), Gouqi (Lycium Barbarum Fruit), Yiren (Coix Lacryma-Jobi Seed), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) each 0.5 qian; Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root), Yuanzhi (Polygala Tenuifolia Root), Fuling (Poria), Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel) each 1 qian; Gancao (Licorice Root) 0.5 fen.
Use one zhong of water, add one portion of pig heart blood. Decoct to 0.8 zhong and drink. Self-heals after 4-5 doses. (From *Xindu Zhiji*)

Chronic Epilepsy
Use one pig heart that has never fallen into water. Remove internal blood. Insert 3 qian of Shegan (Belamcanda Chinensis Rhizome). Seal with mud and bake. When red, remove, preserve the medicinal property, and grind to powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Tested successfully many times. (From *Mifang Zongji*)

Attacked by Various Malevolent Influences
If a person is possessed, showing symptoms of coma, laughing/crying uncontrollably, or speaking ghostly words, quickly bind both thumbs together. Place a moxa cone between the nails at the fleshy base of the thumbs. Moxibustion: 7 or 17 cones. The evil influence will depart. If still comatose, use Mahuang (Ephedra Herb) 3 liang, Xingren (Apricot Seed) 70 grains, Gancao (Licorice Root) 1 liang. Decoct in 2 bowls of water until half remains, and force-feed. After recovery, continue administering tonics like Renshen (Ginseng Root) to support healthy qi. (From *Mifang Jiyuan*)

Shijue (Corpse-like Coma)
(Caused by visiting temples for mourning or sick calls)
Select Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) weighing 7 qian. Soak, peel, remove navel and skin, grind to powder. Divide into two doses. For each dose, decoct in 3 cups of wine until reduced to 1 cup. If Fuzi is unavailable, use 0.5 cup of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) juice and 1 cup of vinegar, boil vigorously, and force-feed twice. The patient will awaken.

Cu jue (Sudden Collapse/Coma)
(Regardless of cause: wind-stroke, cold, summerheat, heat, malevolent influences, pathogenic qi, food stagnation, or phlegm)
Mix 1 zhong of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) juice and 1 zhong of Tongbian (Child's Urine). Take mixed. Consciousness returns immediately. (Single Formula)

Zhongdu Heartache (Sudden Heart Pain)
Apply the meat of a slaughtered white black-bone chicken to the heart area; immediate relief. If caused by "ghost strike," apply blood; also effective. (Li Shizhen's Formula)

Guijian Da (Strike by Ghost Arrow)
Tiexie (Iron Filings, fine and clean) 2 liang; Hetao (Walnut Kernel, clean meat) 1 jin; Taoren (Apricot Kernel) 8 liang.
Place in a ceramic vessel, add 4 jin of good wine. Simmer over hot water. Place glutinous rice on top; cook until soft. Take warm, as needed, at any time. Cover with blankets to induce sweating. Pain may increase slightly during administration but will gradually improve as the course completes. Do not stop due to initial pain. Alternative: Use fried Zhizi (Gardenia Fruit), fried flour, and 7 peach heads. Pound into a cake and apply externally. Next day, form 7 pills, throw into charcoal fire until they crackle; the condition cures. (From *Danfang Quanji*)

Shen Jian (Divine Arrow)
Gougou (Dog Bone, burnt to ash) 3 qian; Zhizi (Gardenia Fruit) 7; Feimian (Washed Wheat Flour) and Zao (Wine Lees) each 1 liang.
Mix with vinegar and apply externally. Do not puncture with needles.

Women's Disease Caused by Evil Influence
(Women interacting with evil spirits, talking/laughing alone, sad and absent-minded)
Xionghuang (Realgar) 1 liang, Songzhi (Pine Resin) 1 liang. Melt together, stir with tiger claws. Form pills the size of bullet seeds. Burn in a cage at night. Have the woman sit on the cage, cover with a blanket leaving the head exposed. The condition will cease within no more than three doses. Subsequently, mix equal parts of Xionghuang (Realgar), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), and Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit) into powder. Take one fangcun bi (square inch spoonful) daily with well water in the morning. (From *Zhouhou Fang*)