疟久不愈，为痰疟，多成癖。于左肋之下，名曰疟母。疟属少阳胆经，胆与肝相表
里，久疟属在血分，血亦肝所主也，当以鳖甲为君，随症虚实，而施佐使之药。
鳖甲（醋炙） 草果仁 黄 白术 白芍 浓朴（姜制炒） 槟榔 橘红 川芎
甘草 姜（七片） 枣（一枚） 乌梅（少许） 水煎温服。
用生姜四两，和皮捣汁一碗，夜露至晓，空心冷服。大治脾胃聚痰，发为寒热。
一方
常山末二钱，酒浸炒透，即不发吐。乌梅肉四枚，研烂为丸，此截疟必效之方。世
俗畏常山发吐，不知其有神功，但炒透即不吐耳。又方，生鳖甲，不见汤煮者，醋炙
黄，为末，乌梅肉为丸，每服三钱，必效。
见张子和《儒门事亲》。神治诸疟疾。
咒曰∶吾从东南来，路逢一池水，水里一条龙，九头十八尾，问伊芳食恁的，只吃疟
病鬼。
上面东念一遍，吹气在果子上，念七遍，吹七遍，令病患于临发日五更，鸡犬不
闻之时；面东立食之，于净室中安顿，忌食生冷荤腥，此法十治九愈，无药处可以救
人，其果、桃、杏、枣、梨皆可，而大枣尤妙。
又法于五月五日午时，用桃仁一个，两半劈开，半写日字，半写月字，萆麻子一
粒，同捣。念曰∶道法不须多，南辰共北河，都来两个字，降尽世间魔。念完预将朱
砂，雄黄等分细末为衣，临时男左女右，手中握过恶时，永不再发。
疟疾日久不愈，演变为痰疟，多形成癖积。在左肋下方形成的肿块，称为“疟母”。疟疾归属于少阳胆经，胆与肝互为表里，久患疟疾的病位深入血分，而血由肝所主司，因此应当以鳖甲作为君药，根据患者症状的虚实情况，配合使用佐使药物。
处方组成：鳖甲（醋炙）、草果仁、黄芩、白术、白芍、厚朴（姜制炒）、槟榔、橘红、川芎、甘草、生姜（七片）、大枣（一枚）、乌梅（少许）。以上药材加水煎煮，温服。
另一法：取生姜四两，连皮捣碎取汁一碗，夜间放置露天至天明，空腹冷服。此方主治脾胃积聚痰饮，引发寒热往来的症状。
又一方：常山末二钱，用酒浸泡并炒透，即可避免引起呕吐。乌梅肉四枚，研烂后制成丸剂，这是截断疟疾发作的必效方。世人畏惧常山会引起呕吐，却不知其有神奇功效，只要炒透就不会导致呕吐。
再一方：生鳖甲，未经汤煮过的，经醋炙至黄色，研为细末，以乌梅肉为粘合剂制成丸剂，每次服用三钱，必定有效。
咒语说：“我从东南来，路上遇到一池水，水里有一条龙，九头十八尾，问它吃什么，只吃疟病鬼。”
面向东方念一遍咒语，向果子上吹气，共念七遍，吹七遍。让患者在疟疾即将发作那天的五更天，鸡犬无声之时；面向东方站立食用该果子，安置在洁净的房间中，忌食生冷荤腥之物。此法十次治疗能治愈九次，在没有药物的情况下可以救人。所用的果子可以是桃、杏、枣、梨等，其中大枣尤为妙用。
又一种方法：在五月五日午时，取桃仁一个，从中间劈开，一半写“日”字，一半写“月”字，再加蓖麻子一粒，一同捣碎。念诵咒语：“道法不须多，南辰共北河，都来两个字，降尽世间魔。”念完后，预先将朱砂、雄黄按等份研成细末作为药衣。临时使用时，男子握于左手，女子握于右手，握住度过恶运时刻，疟疾便永不复发。
If malaria persists for a long time without healing, it becomes phlegm-malaria (Tan Nue), often forming accumulations (Pi Ji). The mass formed under the left hypochondrium is called "Malaria Mother" (Nue Mu). Malaria belongs to the Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian; the Gallbladder and Liver have an exterior-interior relationship. Long-standing malaria involves the Blood aspect, which is also governed by the Liver. Therefore, Bie Jia (Tartaric Turtle Shell) should be used as the Sovereign herb, with Assistant and Envoy herbs administered according to the deficiency or excess of symptoms.
Prescription Composition: Bie Jia (Vinegar-processed), Cao Guo Ren (Tsaoko Fruit Seed), Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root), Bai Zhu (Atractylodes Rhizome), Bai Shao (White Peony Root), Hou Po (Magnolia Bark, Ginger-processed and stir-fried), Bing Lang (Areca Seed), Ju Hong (Tangerine Peel), Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage Rhizome), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger, 7 slices), Da Zao (Jujube, 1 piece), Wu Mei (Mume Fruit, a small amount). Decoct in water and take warm.
Another method: Use four liang of fresh ginger, crush it with the peel to extract one bowl of juice, leave it exposed to the night dew until dawn, and take it cold on an empty stomach. This greatly treats phlegm accumulation in the Spleen and Stomach, manifesting as alternating chills and fever.
Another prescription: Chang Shan (Dichroa Root) powder, two qian, soaked in wine and thoroughly stir-fried so that it does not induce vomiting. Siwu Mei Rou (Flesh of four Mume fruits), pounded into a paste and made into pills. This is a highly effective formula for arresting malaria attacks. People in the world fear that Chang Shan induces vomiting, unaware of its miraculous efficacy; it simply does not cause vomiting if thoroughly stir-fried.
Yet another method: Raw Bie Jia (Tartaric Turtle Shell) that has not been boiled in decoction, vinegar-processed until yellow, ground into powder, and bound with Mume flesh into pills. Take three qian per dose; it will surely be effective.
This is recorded in Zhang Zihe's *Ru Men Shi Qin* (The Professional Practices of Confucian Physicians). It uses spiritual methods to treat various types of malaria.
Incantation: "I come from the southeast, encountering a pool of water on the way. In the water lies a dragon, with nine heads and eighteen tails. When asked what it eats, it replies it only eats the malaria ghost."
Face east, recite the incantation once, and blow breath onto a fruit. Recite seven times and blow seven times. Have the patient eat the fruit at five geng (early morning, around 3-5 AM) on the day before the attack is due to occur, when chickens and dogs are silent. Place the patient in a clean room. Avoid raw, cold, and meaty/fishy foods. This method cures nine out of ten cases and can save people where medicine is unavailable. Any fruit such as peach, apricot, jujube, or pear can be used, but large jujubes (Da Zao) are particularly excellent.
Another method: At noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, take one peach kernel, split it in half. Write the character "Sun" (Ri) on one half and "Moon" (Yue) on the other. Add one seed of Bi Ma Zi (Castor Bean) and pound them together. Recite: "The Daoist methods need not be many, Southern Stars and Northern River combined. Just these two characters, subdue all demons in the world." After reciting, prepare fine powder of equal parts Cinnabar (Zhu Sha) and Realgar (Xiong Huang) to coat the mixture. Temporarily, males hold it in the left hand and females in the right hand, holding it through the ominous hour, ensuring the disease never recurs.