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Whenever fox spirits or monsters cause disturbances and harass people, write the six characters "Guan Sheng Da Di (Grand Emperor Guan) is here" with a cinnabar brush and paste them on. If they still do not leave, sincerely worship and pray at the Temple of Guan Sheng; they will surely depart. Alternatively, establish an altar for the Heavenly Lord of Thunder who Responds to Prayers and Transforms Universally (Jiu Tian Ying Yuan Lei Shen Pu Hua Tian Zun), enshrine it in the main hall, and worship and pray sincerely. Or go to the Temple of the Thunder God to pray; all evil spirits and monsters will retreat. This is because Lord Guan and the Thunder God can subdue evil demons, and sincere prayers will be answered.

Another prescription: Whenever foxes bewitch men and women, absorbing essence with their mouths during the day and mating like humans at night, apply real tung oil to the genital area, and the fox will naturally leave. Or apply the root of Callicarpa bodinieri (Zhu Lan Gen) to it, causing the beast to die spontaneously; then dry the beast's meat, grind it into powder, and take it orally for better effect.

To treat all conditions caused by evil influences leading to mania, delirious speech, jumping onto walls and roofs, and seeking death, tie the two thumbs of the patient together tightly at the base with thread. Place moxa wool in the gap between the two fingers, one-and-a-half fen away from the corner of the fingernail (a point named Guiku Xue, Crying Ghost Point), half on the nail and half on the flesh, and burn all four spots completely. [Text continues:] Another prescription: Burn one chi of silk floss to ash, mix with wine and ingest, or take with boiled water; both are effective.

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month at noon, mix pig head blood with real realgar (Ming Xiong Huang), dry it, and store it. Burning it to produce smoke for fumigation, or carrying it on one's person, can subdue ghosts.

Another prescription: On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, apply realgar to the corners of the mouth and nose, and fumigate with smoke from burning camphor wood; this dog can subdue ghosts.

When walking at night, if greenish fires are seen appearing and disappearing, these are ghost fires that can steal human vital energy. Striking an iron horse stirrup to make noise will extinguish them.

For injuries caused by being beaten by ghosts leading to death, see Volume 12, Emergency Section. For body pain with bluish discoloration, apply loose hair; if the hair curls into hard clumps, it indicates the pathogen. Decoct one liang of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (Jinyinhua, Honeysuckle Flower) in water and drink it to recover.

Another prescription: Stir-fried Gardenia jasminoides Fructus (Shanzhi), stir-fried flour, and seven tips of peach branches are pounded and mixed into a paste for application. Remove the paste the next day, divide it into seven pills, and roast them over charcoal fire. Recovery occurs when sounds are heard during roasting. If not recovered, continue roasting until cured.

Another prescription: Two qian of burned dog bone ash, seven Gardenia jasminoides Fructus (Shanzhi), one liang each of flour and Toona sinensis buds (Chun Ya), are ground into powder and applied with vinegar. Acupuncture or needle pricking is strictly forbidden. [Text implies extraction:] Extract several bowls of clear fluid and more than ten clumps of loose hair for recovery. Another case: A person suffered from fractured foot swelling and pain, unable to walk, with multiple treatments failing. They were also treated with fumigation using dog feces. The first attempt failed, but after the second attempt, three meat nails were extracted, leading to recovery.

Another prescription: Two liang of fine iron filings, one jin of walnut kernel (Hetao Ren, Walnut Meat), and eight liang of Amygdalus persica Seed (Taoren, Peach Kernel) are placed together in a porcelain bottle with good [text cuts off]