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Shenxiao Jianhong Wan (Divine Efficacy Red-Clipping Pill)
Specifically targets all types of intestinal parasite accumulation, with miraculous efficacy. Most diseases in humans arise from excessive alcohol consumption and damage to the spleen and stomach caused by consuming raw or cold foods, leading to disharmony between the spleen and stomach, fullness and distension in the heart and diaphragm, vomiting, nausea, acid regurgitation, frequent spitting of clear fluid, sallow and withered complexion, loss of appetite; or due to mountainous miasma, edema and gu distension (abdominal ascites), coughing, phlegm-rheum stagnation; or due to alcohol accumulation, food accumulation, qi accumulation and qi masses; or fanwei yige (regurgitation and dysphagia), retching, nausea; or changfeng zhilou (intestinal wind, hemorrhoids and fistula), zangdu jiu li (visceral toxin, alcoholic dysentery); or due to long-term accumulated heat attacking the head and eyes, causing sores and tinea below. For women's blood and qi disorders, alternating chills and fever, emaciation, irregular menstruation, red and white leukorrhea, "ghost qi ghost fetus" (abnormal pregnancy sensations or masses attributed to spiritual factors or parasites), and various postpartum diseases. For children's five kinds of kan parasitic accumulation, accidental swallowing of copper or iron, accidental ingestion of toxic substances, this medicine is suitable. Each dose should be taken at dawn (wugeng time) swallowed with cold tea. Use a toilet to collect feces and observe them in an open field to witness the drug's effect, making it easy to distinguish whether worms or accumulations are expelled, or if they resemble rotten fish jelly, or appear in five colors or other forms of accumulation. If no worms or accumulations are seen after one administration, observe the second or third excretion; this reveals the root of the disease. Accumulations are resolved, qi stagnation is dispersed, worms are removed, and masses are eliminated. Once the root cause is gone, the disease naturally subsides. If the condition is superficial, one dose yields results; if the source is deep, another dose is required. This medicine can guide out seasonal accumulated pathogens: in spring, it disperses stagnation preventing sores and toxins; in summer, it disperses summerheat-dampness preventing hot dysentery; in autumn, it disperses phlegm-fluids preventing malarial fevers; in winter, it disperses wind-cold preventing epidemics. The medicine is mild, does not damage primordial yang qi, and has no adverse interactions. Children take half the dose; pregnant women should not take it. Its efficacy is divine.

Preparation:
First ingredient powder: Raw Areca Seed (Binglang) ground finely, taking one jin (approx. 500g) of pure powder. Two liang (approx. 100g) serves as the base ("mother"), the remaining fourteen liang undergo the first processing: sifted through a No. 1 sieve and dried evenly.
Second ingredient powder: Phytolacca Root (Shanglu, also known as Changliu Gen; white varieties are usable, red ones are toxic and fatal), Golden-haired Dogspine Rhizome (Jinmao Gouji), and Cyathula Root (Guanzhong), each four liang. These three ingredients are mixed and ground into an extremely fine powder, then processed for the second time: sifted through a No. 2 sieve and dried evenly. Alternative prescription: Do not use Guanzhong, otherwise expelled worms may remain alive.
Third ingredient powder: Vinegar-processed Burreed Tuber (Sanleng) and Vinegar-processed Curcuma Tuber (Ezhu), each eight liang; Green Aromatic Costus Root (Qingmuxiang) and Western Aromatic Costus Root (Ximuxiang), each four liang; Vinegar-processed Omphalia Fungus (Leiyuan), two and a half liang; Southern Aromatic Costus Root (Nanmuxiang), two liang. These six ingredients are mixed and ground into an extremely fine powder, then processed for the third time: sifted through a No. 3 sieve and collected evenly.
Fourth ingredient powder: Rhubarb (Dahuang) chopped, soaked in wine, dried, and ground finely, taking one jin of pure powder. Processed for the fourth time: sifted through a No. 4 sieve and dried evenly.
Fifth ingredient powder: Black Morning Glory Seed (Hei Qianniu), half raw and half stir-fried, ground finely, taking one jin of the first-run powder. Processed for the fifth time: sifted through a No. 5 sieve and dried evenly. Alternative prescription: Use Immature Bitter Orange (Zhiqiao) one jin as the base, add Agastache (Huoxiang) four liang, and incorporate various aromatic herbs.

The above five sets of ingredients are separately ground into extremely fine powders, requiring five distinct grinding processes. Then, use half a jin of Yinchern (Artemisia capillaris) and one jin of Large Soapberry (Da Zaojiao) to decoct the juice and filter it cleanly. Use this liquid to bind the pills, sized like mung beans. After drying, mix in one liang of Clove Powder (Dingxiang), or alternatively add one liang of Aloe Vera Powder (Lushui), which is also excellent. Boil the previous clean juice once, sprinkle it over the pills, and rotate/shake until they become glossy. Then, take two liang of raw Donkey-hide Gelatin (Ejiao), melt it using the previous juice, sprinkle it over the pills, rotate/shake until glossy, and dry. Strong individuals take five qian per dose; weak individuals take four qian. Swallow with tea water at dawn; children take half the dose.

Wanying Wan (Ten-Thousand-Efficacy Pill)
Miraculous for expelling parasitic accumulations.
Black Morning Glory Seed (first-run powder), Rhubarb, Areca Seed (each eight liang); Vinegar-processed Omphalia Fungus (Leiyuan); Southern Aromatic Costus Root (each one liang); Agarwood (Chenxiang) five qian.
Grind Black Morning Glory Seed, Rhubarb, and Areca Seed together into powder. Decoct Large Soapberry and Melia Toosendan Bark (Kulianpi), each four liang, in water to make a binding liquid for pills sized like mung beans. Coat these pills with a mixture of powdered Omphalia Fungus, Costus Root, and Agarwood. Take 30–40 pills at dawn with sugar water. Alternatively, take as powder.

Zhui Chong Wan (Worm-Chasing Pill)
Expels all types of parasitic accumulations.
Black Morning Glory Seed (first-run powder), Areca Seed (each eight liang); Vinegar-roasted Omphalia Fungus (Leiyuan); Southern Aromatic Costus Root (each two liang).
Grind into powder. Decoct Yinchen (two liang), Large Soapberry, and Melia Toosendan Bark (each one liang) to make a thick decoction for binding pills sized like mung beans. Adults take four qian per dose; children take three, two, or one-and-a-half qian depending on deficiency or excess. Swallow with sugar water at dawn. After expelling toxic worm accumulations two or three times, restore health with congee.

Xia Chong Wan (Worm-Downward Pill)
Chases worms and removes accumulations.
Melia Toosendan Bark (remove outer coarse bark; root bark is superior, tree bark is secondary).
Grind into powder and bind with wheat paste into pills sized like marbles. To take the medicine, fast from lunch. Eat one or two fried egg pancakes in the late afternoon. At bedtime, dissolve one pill in boiling water and swallow. Expulsion of abnormal worms by dawn indicates efficacy.

Huachong Wan (Worm-Dissolving Pill)
Treats various worms.
Chrysanthemum Seed (Heshi, cleaned of soil), Areca Seed, Melia Toosendan Root, Lead White (Hufen, stir-fried; each one liang); Calcined Alum (Baifan, calcined) two-and-a-half qian.
Grind into powder and bind with rice paste into pills sized like paulownia seeds. One-year-old infants take five pills; adjust dosage based on age/size. Take with warm grain water mixed with 3–4 drops of raw Sesame Oil (Sheng Mazh you), or clear rice soup, at any time. Small worms will dissolve into water; large worms will pass naturally.

Jixiao Wan (Accumulation-Resolving Pill)
Treats roundworm activity caused by visceral weakness or excessive consumption of sweet/greasy foods, resulting in colic, swelling/masses moving up and down, intermittent pain, abdominal heat, and salivation (indicating roundworm biting). Also treats chronic cases and lower body worms causing hemorrhoidal itching/pain.
Aromatic Costus Root, Stir-fried Chrysanthemum Seed, Areca Seed, Chebula Fruit (Hezi, baked in flour coating, pitted), Chinese Wormseed (Wuyi, stir-fried), Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi, baked, skin and sprout removed), Dried Ginger (Ganjiang; each seven-and-a-half qian); Rhubarb (one-and-a-half liang); Smoked Plum (Wumei, 14 pieces, pitted).
Grind into powder and bind with refined honey into pills sized like paulownia seeds. Take 30–40 pills before meals with Tangerine Peel (Chenpi) decoction; women should use light vinegar water.

Mifang Wanying Wan (Secret Formula Ten-Thousand-Efficacy Pill)
Treats internal worms in adults and children, qi-stagnation masses/pain, and pediatric kan disease.
Vinegar-stir-fried Burreed Tuber (Sanleng) and Vinegar-stir-fried Curcuma Tuber (Ezhu; each five qian); Areca Seed (one liang); Bran-stir-fried Tangerine Peel (Chenpi) and Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae (Juhong; each five qian); Chinese Wormseed (Wuyi) two-and-a-half qian; Omphalia Fungus (Leiyuan) five qian; Chrysanthemum Seed (Heshi) three qian (lightly stir-fried); Processed Dry Resin (Ganqi, stir-fried without smoke) five qian; Aromatic Costus Root (Muxiang) two qian (not exposed to fire); Galangal (Liangjiang) two qian (stir-fried with old wall earth); Cardamom (Sharen) two qian (husked); Quisqualis Fruit (Shijunzi, flesh only); Stir-fried Wheat Flour (Maimian) five qian; Stir-fried Picrorhiza Root (Huhuanglian) three qian; Roasted Licorice Root (Zhigancao) three qian; Stir-fried Medicated Leaven (Shenqu, yellow) five qian.
Grind into fine powder, bind with vinegar-mixed rice paste into pills sized like mung beans. Take 30–50 pills on an empty stomach with light ginger water.

Qu Chongji Fang (Formula for Expelling Parasitic Accumulations)
Areca Seed, Morning Glory Seed (each half jin); Omphalia Fungus (Leiyuan) one-and-a-half liang; Melia Toosendan Bark (Kulianpi) one liang; Rhubarb (Dahuang) four liang; Soapberry (Zaojiao) half jin; Burreed Tuber (Sanleng) and Curcuma Tuber (Pengzhu/Pengru) (each two liang, separately chopped and boiled in vinegar); Aromatic Costus Root (Muxiang, added as desired).
Grind into fine powder. Make a soapberry paste, boil with paste to bind pills sized like millet seeds. Take two qian at the fourth watch (si geng) with cold tea; children take one qian. Restore with white congee after expelling worms.

Wanling Wan (Ten-Thousand-Spirit Pill)
Removes accumulations and chases worms.
Black Morning Glory Seed (one jin, take ten liang of first-run powder, raw); Betel Nut (Dafuzi, flat variety, take seven liang of powder, raw; pointed variety is Areca Seed); Stir-fried Curcuma Tuber (Pengzhu) two liang; Roasted Beijing Sanleng (Jingsanleng); Roasted Omphalia Fungus (Leiyuan); Roasted Guangxi Aromatic Costus Root (Guangmuxiang; each five liang).
Grind into fine powder and mix well. Take half a jin of high-quality purple soapberry, remove skin and strings, chop finely. Soak in two large bowls of water overnight (two nights in winter). Remove coarse dregs. Boil in a copper/ceramic vessel until white foam appears. Cool and mix with medicine. Knead thoroughly and form pills sized like paulownia seeds. Take four qian at dawn with sugar water; temperature does not matter. Expect three to five bowel movements by morning; observe expelled material. Restore with warm white congee. Avoid raw/cold, fishy, hard foods. Pregnant women must not take.

Binglang Tang (Areca Seed Decoction)
Treats three types of worms and Taenia (cysticercosis/white worms).
Take three Areca Seeds (Binglang), bake in ash fire, coarsely crush and sieve. Decoct in three bowls of water until one-and-a-half bowls remain. Strain and divide into three doses: empty stomach, noon, and near night. All worms will be expelled. Alternatively, boil with green onion white and salted black beans. Another method for Taenia: Chop 14 Areca Seeds, decoct in two-and-a-half sheng of water until one-and-a-half sheng remains. Strain, add powder, take frequently while keeping warm. Continue until cured. Fast overnight, take in the morning.

Maidong Tang (Ophiopogon Decoction)
Treats lung consumption-heat generating worms resembling silkworms, causing cough, wheezing, and counterflow qi. Also referred to as worry-diaphragm, qi-diaphragm, anger-diaphragm, cold-diaphragm, or heat-diaphragm, all arising from consumption qi, named Gaohuang disease, where acupuncture cannot reach.
Ophiopogon Tuber (Maidong, core removed, ten liang); Prepared Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, roasted); Sichuan Pepper (Shujiao, remove eyes and closed ones, lightly stir-fried to sweat; each one liang); Astragalus Root (Huangqi, chopped); Stemona Root (Baibu, baked); Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu); Ginseng Root (Renshen); Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi, remove rough bark; each one-and-two-and-a-half qian); Polygala Root (Yuanzhi, core removed); Prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi, roasted, skin/sprout removed); Asarum Root (Xixin, remove stems/leaves); Roasted Licorice Root (Zhigancao; each one-and-a-half liang); Apricot Seed (Xingren, remove double kernels/skin/tips, bake dry, bran-stir-fried until yellow; half liang).
Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey. Further pound in an iron mortar with butter until uniform and cooked. Form pills sized like sour jujube seeds. Hold in mouth to dissolve, swallowing saliva gradually. Alternative: includes Areca Seed. Alternative: excludes Atractylodes.

Sangbaipijiu (Mulberry Root Bark Wine)
Treats lung consumption-heat generating worms affecting the lungs.
Mulberry Root Bark (Sanggen Baipi, from east-facing branches, chopped, one sheng); Evodia Root Bark (Wuzhuyu Genpi, from east-facing branches, cleaned of soil, five liang); Wild Wolf-tooth Herb (Yelangya, remove connected seedlings, cleaned of soil, three liang).
Finely chop. Decoct in seven sheng of wine until two sheng remains. Strain and divide into three doses. Take one dose daily on an empty stomach. Alternative: excludes Wild Wolf-tooth Herb.

Qianhu Tang (Peucedanum Decoction)
Treats spleen consumption with white worms (one cun long) causing frequent vomiting and chest rattling/vomiting without expulsion.
Peucedanum Root (Qianhu, remove rhizome); Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu, chopped); Asarum Root (Xixin, remove stems/leaves); Red Poria (Chifuling); Immature Bitter Orange (Zhiqiao, remove albedo, bran-stir-fried); Dichroa Root (Changshan, chopped); Usnea (Songluo); Inula Flower (Xuanjinhua; each one-and-a-half liang); Gentian Root (Longdan, remove stems); Apricot Seed (Xingren, remove double kernels/skin/tips, bran-stir-fried; each one liang).
Coarsely chop. Take half liang per dose. Decoct with two bowls of water and ten sliced bamboo leaves until one bowl remains. Strain and take on an empty stomach. Vomiting leads to cure. If abdominal heat/fullness exists, add Mirabilite (Mangxiao) half qian, Gardenia Seed (Zhizi Ren) one liang, Scutellaria Root (Huangqin) one-and-a-half liang, and Sophora Root (Kushen) one liang. Alternative: uses Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi), excludes Zhiqiao.

Wuzhuyu Gen Jinjiu Fang (Evodia Root Infused Wine Formula)
Treats spleen consumption-heat with white worms in the spleen causing frequent vomiting.
Evodia Root (Wuzhuyu Gen, east-facing, one chi, chopped); Hemp Seed (Mazi, eight sheng, cleaned); Tangerine Peel (Chenpi, remove albedo, stir-fried, two liang).
Pound until peel and hemp seed are like paste. Mix with Evodia root. Infuse in one dou of wine overnight. Simmer slowly on low heat, strain, and divide into five doses. Take warm on an empty stomach; worms will be expelled. When preparing, avoid mentioning "killing worm medicine." Alternative: decoct with water.

Leiyuan Wan (Omphalia Fungus Pill)
Treats heart consumption-heat damaging the heart, with long worms named Gu (one chi long, piercing the heart).
Ash-baked Omphalia Fungus (Leiyuan); Tangerine Peel (Jupi, soaked in water, peeled, baked); Peach Kernel (Taoren, remove double kernels/skin/tips, bran-stir-fried; each one-and-two-and-a-half qian); Large Cyathula Root (Guanzhong, remove roots, half liang); White Chinese Wormseed (Bai Wuyi, stir-fried); Celosia Seed (Qingxiangzi, stir-fried); Processed Dry Resin (Ganqi, stir-fried until smoke appears; each one liang); Wild Wolf-tooth Herb (Yelangya, remove seedlings, cleaned, one-and-a-half liang); Human Hair (Luankou, chicken-egg size piece, burned to ash, ground).
Grind into fine powder and mix. Bind with refined honey. Pound in iron mortar with butter until uniform. Form pills sized like paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills on an empty stomach with warm wine; take again at night. Rice drink is also acceptable. Alternative: no butter. Alternative: includes Silkworm Chrysalis (Jiangcan) and Evodia Root Bark.

Guanzhong San (Cyathula Root Powder)
Treats kidney consumption-heat, swollen/tight limbs, with pinworms (like vegetable worms) born in the kidneys.
Large Cyathula Root (Guanzhong, three large pieces, remove roots); Processed Dry Resin (Ganqi, stir-fried until smoke ceases, two liang); Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu, washed seven times, baked, stir-fried, one-and-a-half liang); Sophora Tree Bark (Huai Baipi, dried, chopped); White Chinese Wormseed (Bai Wuyi, stir-fried; each one liang); Lead White (Hufen, yellow powder, ground, one liang); Apricot Seed (Xingren, remove skin/tips/double kernels, stir-fried, half liang).
Grind into fine powder and mix. Take two qian on an empty stomach with well-water (Jinghua Shui); take again in the evening.

Shuiyin Gao (Mercury Ointment)
Treats pinworm bites causing lower body itching.
One liang of Mercury (Shuiyin). Mix with steamed date paste to form pills sized like human fingers. Wrap in cotton. Insert into the lower orifice before bed for one night. Keep the cotton string outside. Note: Mercury damages intestines; use with caution.

Canpeng Zhi Fang (Silkworm Pupa Juice Formula)
Treats roundworms.
Take two he of silk-producing silkworm pupae. Pound thoroughly. Squeeze juice through raw cloth. Drink in one go on an empty stomach. If not available during reeling season, collect pupae, dry into powder, and mix with congee according to judgment.

Xihui Wan (Tin Ash Pill)
Expels Taenia and other worms.
Tin Ash (Xihui) one liang; Chicken-heart Areca Seed, Cyathula Root (Guanzhong; each half liang); Aromatic Costus Root (Muxiang) two-and-a-half qian; Calomelas (Qingfen), Minium (Hongdan; each two qian).
Grind into fine powder. Bind with vinegar-boiled wheat paste into pills sized like lychees. Take one pill per dose. Soak in rice wash until soft. Eat lunch first. At dusk (when neither hungry nor full), eat a slice of meat jerky to attract worms. Chew and swallow with warm wine shortly after. Worms will exit by morning. Eating leeks also treats Taenia.

Formula to Dissolve Taenia into Water
Japanese Polypody Rhizome (Gouji), Cyathula Root (Guanzhong), White Chinese Wormseed (Bai Wuyi), Sour Pomegranate Root (Suan Shiliugen, chopped; each one liang).
Coarsely chop. Take half liang per dose. Decoct in one large bowl of fermented grain water until reduced to five fen. Strain. Take warm at the fourth watch. Do not eat dinner the night before.

Formula to Expel Taenia via Watery Diarrhea for Permanent Cure
Torreya Seed (Feizi), Areca Seed, Chinese Wormseed (Wuyi; equal parts).
Grind into powder. Take two qian per dose with warm wine. Eat roasted beef jerky first, then take medicine.

Shenggong San (Holy Merit Powder)
Treats Taenia, regardless of duration, with divine efficacy.
Southern Aromatic Costus Root (Nanmuxiang), Areca Seed (equal parts).
Grind into powder. Take three qian per dose with thick rice drink. At dawn, on an empty stomach, chew roasted pork thoroughly, swallow the juice, and spit out the residue. Then take medicine. Worms will pass during Chen/Si hours (7–11 AM), curing the disease permanently.

Formula for Taenia
Take 49 Torreya Seeds (Feizi), remove shells. On the first ten days of the lunar month, take seven seeds on an empty stomach at daybreak. Finish within seven days. Worms dissolve into water, ensuring permanent cure.
Alternatively: Eat seven fresh seeds daily for seven days; worms dissolve into water.
Another method: Eat 100 seeds roasted. Best if finished completely. If unable, eating 50 seeds works; worms dissolve and pass overnight. Another method also treats Three Corpses (Sanshi) worms.

Another Formula
Stir-fry Black Lead Ash (Qianhui) and Tin Ash (Xihui). Take four qian per dose. Eat a little pork jerky first. After an hour, mix ash with half a bowl of strong sugar water. Take at dawn. Worms will all pass. Recover with white congee for one day. I, Xuande, often felt gastric嘈杂 (discomfort/buzzing), suspecting alcohol or worms. Following this good formula, the next day I passed two worms: one was two chi five cun long, with a flat wide head and sharp tail, segmented every cun, patterned like brocade; the other was broken into inch-long segments.

Formula for Dampness
Indigo Naturalis (Qingdai) two liang; Coptis Root (Huanglian), Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai), Clove (Dingxiang; each one liang); Musk (Shexiang) two fen.
Grind into fine powder. Mix with cartilage fat (Chezhi). Form pills sized like jujubes. Insert into the lower orifice once or twice daily.

Formula for Worms Eroding Lower Orifice, Anus, and Intestines
Take one green-backed long-legged frog (Changgwa Hamo). Mix with one fen of chicken bone. Burn to ash and mix. Blow powder deeply into the lower orifice. Repeated use is effective.