人为水所没溺，水从孔窍入，灌注腑脏，其气壅闭，故死。若早拯救得出，即泄沥其水
，令气血得通，便得活。
又云∶经半日及一日，犹可活；气若已绝，心上暖，亦可活。
夏月炎热，人冒涉途路，热毒入内，与五脏相并，客邪炽盛，或郁瘀不宣，致阴气卒绝
，阳气暴壅，经络不通，故奄然闷绝，谓之 。然此乃外邪所击，真脏未坏，若便遇治
救，气宣则苏。
夫热 不可得冷，得冷便死，此谓外卒以冷触其热，蕴积于内，不得宣发故也。
人盛暑之时，触冒大热，热毒瓦斯入脏腑，则令人烦闷郁冒，至于困乏也。
人有在于途路，逢凄风苦雨，繁霜大雪，衣服沾濡，冷气入脏，致令阴气闭于内，阳气
绝于外，荣卫结涩，不复流通，故致噤绝而死。若早得救疗，血温气通则生。
又云∶冻死一日犹可治，过此则不可治也。
人身内自有三尸诸虫，与人俱生，而此虫忌恶，能与鬼灵相通，常接引外邪，为人患害
。其发作之状，或沉沉默默，不的知所苦，而无处不恶，或腹痛胀急，或石 块踊起，
或挛引腰脊，或精神杂错。变状多端，其病大体略同，而有小异，但以一方治之者，故名诸
尸也。
When a person is submerged and drowned by water, water enters through the orifices of the body and floods the fu-zang (viscera and bowels). The qi becomes congested and blocked, leading to death. If rescued early, draining the water allows the blood and qi to flow freely, enabling survival.
It is also said that even after half a day or one day, survival is still possible; if the breath has ceased but warmth remains over the heart region, revival is also possible.
In summer when it is hot, if people travel on roads, heat-toxin enters the interior and combines with the five zang-organs. The pathogenic guest-evil becomes vigorous, or stagnation and stasis fail to disperse. This causes sudden extinction of yin-qi and violent congestion of yang-qi, blocking the meridians and collaterals. Consequently, the person suddenly faints and loses consciousness, a condition known as Zhong-Yue (heatstroke). However, this is caused by external pathogenic invasion, while the true zang-organs remain intact. If treated promptly, the patient will regain consciousness once the qi circulates freely.
Treatment for heat-stroke must not involve cold applications; using cold leads to death. This is because sudden external cold contacts the internal heat, causing the heat to accumulate internally without being able to vent or dissipate.
During the height of summer heat, if individuals are exposed to extreme heat, heat-toxic qi enters the fu-zang organs, causing irritability, mental depression, dizziness, and eventually exhaustion and fatigue.
If someone travels during harsh weather, encountering biting winds, bitter rains, heavy frost, or snow, their clothes become wet and damp. Cold qi enters the viscera, causing yin-qi to be closed inside and yang-qi to be severed outside. Ying-wei (nutritive and defensive) qi becomes knotted and stagnant, ceasing to circulate. This leads to lockjaw, cessation of breathing, and death. If rescued and treated early, warming the blood and unblocking the qi ensures survival.
It is also said that freezing death can be treated within one day; beyond this period, it is untreatable.
The human body naturally contains three corpses and various parasites that grow alongside the person. These parasites are repelled by righteous qi and can communicate with spiritual entities, often attracting external pathogens to cause harm. Their manifestations vary: some present as deep silence and confusion where the specific suffering is unknown but discomfort is felt everywhere; others experience abdominal pain and distension, palpable hard masses like stones, spasms pulling at the waist and spine, or chaotic mental states. Although the symptoms are diverse, the general nature of these diseases is similar with minor differences. Since they are treated with a single formula, they are collectively named "Various Shi" (Corpse Diseases).
Fei-Shi (Flying Corpse) disease arises abruptly without gradual onset, arriving as swiftly as flying objects, hence the name. Its symptoms include stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, panting and rapid breathing with chest and abdominal fullness, and qi rushing upward to strike the heart and chest region.