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1. Eating raw fruits may cause skin sores.
Fruits that have fallen to the ground and stayed overnight, or those eaten by insects and ants, are strictly contraindicated for human consumption.
2. Raw rice stored for many days, especially if damaged, is harmful to consume.
3. Excessive consumption of peaches generates internal heat; bathing in water immediately after should be avoided, as it may lead to *Lin* syndrome with chills and fever (a disease characterized by dysuria, chills, and fever).
Unripe apricots and dairy products are harmful to the body.
Excessive consumption of plums damages the teeth.
Plums should not be eaten in excess, as they cause abdominal distension.
Malus asiatica (Chinese apple) should not be eaten in excess, as it weakens the blood vessels throughout the body.
Excessive consumption of citrus fruits (kumquats and pomelos) impairs taste sensation, leading to a loss of ability to discern the five flavors.
Pears should not be eaten in excess, as they chill the middle jiao (spleen and stomach). They are also unsuitable for patients with traumatic injuries (Jinchuang) and postpartum women.
Excessive consumption of cherries and apricols damages the sinews and bones.
Pomegranates should not be eaten in excess, as they damage the lungs.
Walnuts should not be eaten in excess, as they may trigger phlegm-fluid retention.
Excessive consumption of raw dates causes heat, thirst, and qi stagnation/distension. Patients suffering from chills, fever, and emaciation must absolutely avoid them, as they are harmful.
4. Formula for treating poisoning from various fruits:
Zhu Gu (Porci Os, Pig Bone), calcined.
Grind the above single ingredient into powder, and administer orally with water using a Fang Cun Bi (a square-inch scoop measure). This formula also treats poisoning from horse liver and Lou Fu (food left uncovered overnight).
5. Do not eat wood ear mushrooms that are red in color or grow upside down. Do not eat fungi that curl upwards and are red.
6. Formula for treating poisoning from various fungi, presenting with severe distress, confusion, and near-death state:
Ren Fen Zhi (Human Feces Juice), drink one Sheng.
Tu Jiang (Earth Slurry), drink one to two Sheng.
Da Dou Nong Zhu Zhi (Concentrated Decoction of Soybean), drink.
Administering various emetic and purgative drugs can also resolve the toxicity.
7. For uncontrollable crying after eating Feng Zhu Jun (Amanita muscaria or similar toxic mushroom), use the previous formula.
8. For accidental ingestion of wild taro, presenting with irritability, toxicity, and near-death state, use the previous formula.
9. Closed-shell Sichuan pepper (Shu Jiao) is toxic. Accidental ingestion causes a stabbing sensation in the throat, qi obstruction nearing collapse, vomiting/diarrhea of white foam, and numbness/coldness of the body. Emergency treatment formula:
Rou Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi, Cinnamon Bark) decocted in water and drunk. Drink more cold water (one to two Sheng), or eat garlic, or drink Di Jiang (earth slurry), or drink concentrated Soya Bean Decoction (Dou Chi Zhi). All can resolve the toxicity.
10. In the first lunar month, do not eat green onions, as it causes You Feng (wandering wind/rash) on the face.
In the second lunar month, do not eat Polygonum aviculare (Liao), as it damages the kidneys.
In the third lunar month, do not eat small garlic (Xiao Suan), as it harms mental will and temperament.
In the fourth and eighth lunar months, do not eat Coriandrum sativum (Hu Sui/coriander), as it damages the spirit (Shen).
In the fifth lunar month, do not eat Chinese chives (Jiu), as it depletes qi and strength.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, do not eat any raw vegetables, as it triggers various diseases.
In the sixth and seventh lunar months, do not eat Cornus officinalis (Zhu Yu), as it damages Shen Qi (spiritual energy).
In the eighth and ninth lunar months, do not eat ginger, as it damages the spirit.
In the tenth lunar month, do not eat Sichuan pepper, as it damages the heart and heart vessels.
In the eleventh and twelfth lunar months, do not eat Allium macrostemon (Xie/scallion relative), as it increases rhinorrhea and salivation.
Throughout all four seasons, do not eat raw Abelmoschus manihot (Kui vegetable), as it impedes digestion and triggers various diseases. It should not be used in food or medicine; extreme caution is required.
11. When recovering from seasonal illnesses but not yet robust, eating raw vegetables will cause swelling of the hands and feet.
Eating raw vegetables at night is detrimental to health.
In the tenth lunar month, do not eat raw vegetables that have been frosted, as it leads to dull complexion, dry eyes, heart pain, lower back pain, or Heart Malaria. During malaria attacks, the nails of the ten fingers turn blue, accompanied by fatigue and lethargy.
12. Green onions and Chinese chives just sprouting are harmful to Heart Qi if consumed.
Drinking Bai Jiu (white liquor) and eating raw Chinese chives exacerbates illness.
Raw green onions must not be eaten with honey; doing so can be fatal. Single-clove garlic is even more strictly contraindicated.
Eating dates with raw green onions causes illness.
Eating raw green onions with rooster, pheasant, or white dog meat causes bleeding from the seven orifices for years.
Consuming sugar and honey, followed by raw green onions or chives within four days, causes heart pain.
Eating various gingers, garlic, and green onions at night damages the heart.
13. Excessive consumption of Turnip root (Wu Jing Gen) causes qi distension.
14. Xie (Allium macrostemon) must not be cooked with beef to make soup; doing so forms Jia masses (abdominal lumps). The same applies to Chinese chives.
15. Excessive consumption [of certain vegetables like chives] triggers hemorrhoids.
16. Wild lettuce must not be eaten with honey, as it causes internal hemorrhoids.
White lettuce must not be eaten with dairy products, as it causes parasitic infections.
17. Eating cucumbers induces febrile diseases.
18. The heart/core of Kui vegetable must not be eaten as it is harmful; the leaves are particularly cold. Those with yellow backs and red stems should not be eaten.
19. Long-term consumption of Coriandrum sativum (Hu Sui) causes forgetfulness.
Patients should not consume Hu Sui or Daylily (Huang Hua Cai).
20. Taro should not be eaten in excess, as it aggravates existing conditions.
21. Pregnant women eating ginger may give birth to children with polydactyly (extra fingers/toes).
22. Excessive consumption of Polygonum aviculare (Liao) causes heart pain. Eating Liao with raw fish depletes qi and causes pain in the genitalia.
23. Mustard greens must not be eaten with rabbit meat, as it causes malignant pathogenic conditions.
24. Excessive consumption of small garlic damages Heart Qi and strength.
25. For irritability or onset of irritability:
Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean), decocted strongly in water and drunk.
26. Gelsemium elegans (Gou Wen) resembles celery; accidental ingestion is fatal. Detoxification formula:
She Qing Meng (She Qing Meng Herb), eight Liang.
Decoct the above single ingredient in six Sheng of water to obtain two Sheng. Divide into two warm doses.
27. Datura metel (Shui Lang Dang) grows among vegetables; its leaves are round and smooth. It is toxic. Accidental ingestion causes madness resembling stroke or hematemesis. Treatment formula:
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, Licorice Root), decocted in water and administered. It resolves toxicity immediately.
28. In spring and autumn, "dragons" deposit essence into celery. Accidental ingestion causes illness. Symptoms include fullness and unbearable pain on the dorsal aspect of the hands and abdomen. This is called Jiao Long Bing (Dragon Disease). Treatment formula:
Ying Tang (Hard Sugar/Candy), two to three Sheng.
Take the above single ingredient twice daily. Vomiting out three to five lizard-like objects indicates recovery.
29. For poisoning from bitter bottle gourds (Ku Hu):
Li Rang (Rice Husks), decocted in water and taken multiple times to resolve toxicity.
30. Flageolet beans (Bian Dou) with chills and fever symptoms should not be eaten.
Long-term consumption of Adzuki beans (Xiao Dou) causes dryness.
When consuming soybean bran, pork must be avoided.
31. Long-term consumption of Barley (Da Mai) causes... [Text missing in original, typically implies Xiao Ke/Thirst]. *Note: Original text says "ling ren zuo." implying causing a condition.*
32. White millet (Bai Shu Mi) must not be eaten with malt sugar (Yi Mi) or with Kui vegetables.
33. Excessive consumption of Buckwheat noodles causes hair loss.
34. Excessive salt intake damages the lungs.
35. Eating cold items injures the teeth.
Do not drink cold water after eating hot items.
36. Drinking alcohol while eating raw X Cang Er (Cocklebur) causes heart pain.
In summer, after heavy drinking and sweating, one must not wash with cold water or fan oneself, or illness will result.
Moxibustion on the abdomen and back is strictly contraindicated after drinking alcohol, as it causes intestinal binding.
Do not overeat after getting drunk, as it triggers chills and fever.
Drinking alcohol and eating pork, then sleeping on sorghum or rice straw, leads to jaundice.
Eating malt sugar and drinking large amounts of alcohol is a major taboo.
Any water or wine in which the reflection of a person moves/distorts should not be drunk.
37. Eating vinegar with dairy products causes Blood Jia (blood stasis masses).
38. After eating white rice porridge, do not eat raw Cocklebur, as it causes Zou Zhu (wandering pain).
After eating sweet porridge, eating salt immediately induces vomiting.
39. If stirring food/drink with Rhinoceros Horn tendon produces foam, or if pouring the liquid causes the ground to bulge, consuming it is fatal.
40. For food poisoning presenting with irritability and fullness:
Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis, Sophora Root), three Liang.
Ku Jiu (Vinegar), one and a half Sheng.
Boil the above two ingredients for three boils, performing "three ups and three downs" (skimming/scum removal technique). Administer orally. Recovery occurs once vomitus is expelled.
Water decoction is also acceptable.
Alternative formula:
Xi Jiao Tang (Rhino Horn Decoction) is also effective.
41. For gluttony, indigestion, and hard, full, painful abdomen:
Yan (Salt), one Sheng.
Shui (Water), three Sheng.
Boil until the salt dissolves. Divide into three doses. Vomiting the ingested food indicates recovery.
42. Ingesting raw Ming Fan Shi (Alum) ruptures the heart and liver. Water intake is also prohibited.
43. Taking Lu Shang (Phytolacca acinosa) with water is fatal.
Ting Li Zi (Semen Lepidii/Descurainiae) applied to head sores, if entering the brain, is fatal.
Mercury entering the ears of humans or livestock causes death. Placing gold or silver near the ear causes mercury to be expelled.
Fraxinus chinensis (Ku Lian) without seeds is fatal.
44. Most poisons are disguised. In cases of unknown poisoning, decocting Gan Cao (Licorice) and She Qing Meng (She Qing Meng) juice and drinking it can generally detoxify various poisons.