论二首 方三十八首
论曰∶夫甘湿之为病也，或热或寒如病虎状，或时下痢，或痢则断，或常痢不止，无有
时节，或时睡眠，有时思食，而气力渐弱，日日羸瘦，腹背挛急，头项无力，嗜卧食少，试
法先指琢其脊上两边，若逐指即起如粟者，即是疳病，若不起者，非是疳也。若起者可渐向
上琢之，若起至颈骨两边者，即是虫已入脑矣，病难愈矣。疗十得二，终须多灸，若未入脑，
医
先以绳拘项向心压头，令当齐骨下尖处，即插着转绳向背，背上当脊骨插头，横量病患
口两吻头，作定于捉绳头，脊骨上点两处，灸，必须细意点处齐平即灸，初旦灸二壮，满一
七日至第二七日，灸二七壮，第三七日旦暮灸七壮，第四七日目只三壮，第五七日日二壮。
看初灸二三日，若灸疮发脓者易瘥，五六日乃发者难瘥。唯得食白饭苜蓿苦苣蔓荆菜香浆少
许烧盐，瘥后百日，乃可得依常食。又须灌药三遍，相去五日一灌。
葱白（一握） 豉（二升） 蜀椒（三合） 盐（二合）
上四味，又水一斗，煮取七升，去滓，暖灌之，取一升乃灌也。
疗疳湿食口齿及下部方∶
飞廉蒿（蜀名）
上一味，烧作灰，捣筛，以两钱匕着病处，甚痛，忍之。若不痛，则非疳也。特忌油腻
、蜜、鱼。有人患疳，食口刺痛，穿着此得瘥，着下部中虫如马尾大，相续出无数，十日后
瘥。二十日平复。
又方∶
取五叶紫花草末和杏仁苇花相和，吹下部中瘥。
疳湿方∶
捣五叶紫花草熟，先病上拭干，纳着病上，瘥为限。所中疳者绞取汁五合服之，日三夜
一。
下部痒如虫行方∶
真朱砂（一铢） 矾石（二分，烧） 芎 （一分）
上三味，捣末绵裹，纳下部中。
又方∶取虾蟆末、兔矢末，用之如上法。
又方∶
以纸裹莨菪根 火烧熟，以蜜涂纳下部中，一切虫痔皆愈。
又方∶
黄连（二两） 蛇床子（半两） 黄柏 栀子（各一两）
上四味，捣筛为散，以腊月猪脂和，涂纳下部中，日再。
又方∶
大黄 黄芩 黄 玄参（各一两） 丹参（三分） 芍药（半两） 吴茱萸（五分，
炒）
上七味，捣筛为散，酒服方寸匕，日三。
治疳湿，久下痢赤白，百疗不瘥方∶
兔头（炙） 狐骨（皆腊日采，炙） 葶苈子（熬） 百草（五月五日收） 蛇头（炙），
虾蟆（
炙） 蜣螂（皆五月五日采，炙） 石黛 晚蚕蛾（熬） 青矾（熬） 黄矾（熬） 丁香 麝
香菥
（灰） 故绯（灰） 苦参 柏皮干姜 角蒿（灰） 丹砂 芒硝 铁衣 印成盐救月木 蝎
虫
矢桂心 床中桄木
上二十七味，等分，细研如粉，以筒子吹下部，日三，良。（《千金》有倒挂草。）
疳湿下虫方（《千金》云∶下黑∶）
熏黄 朱砂 石黛 石盐 麝香 丁香 矾石（熬） 栀子 铁衣 莨菪子（熬） 细
辛（
熬） 土瓜（熬） 干姜（熬） 蜀椒（汗） 葶苈子（熬） 菖蒲（熬） 虾蟆干者（熬）
故靴底
（炙）
上一十九味，等分，捣筛为散，以筒子吹药杏仁大下部中。
所有患疳疮，悉敷之，其丁香麝香皆别细研，纳药中合之，一方有芥子，若病大重者，
用灌法如下∶
丁香 麝香 甘草（各三分） 犀角（五分）
上四味，细末如粉，别以盐三合、蜀椒三合、豉二升，以水三升煮取一升，去滓纳诸药
合和，分再灌之，旦一酉一。
月蚀恶疮息肉方∶
硫黄（一云雄黄） 茹 斑蝥（去足翅，熬，各一两）
上三味，捣筛为散，以粉疮上，干者以猪膏和涂，日三夜二。
治疳食人诸处凡是赤白痢久不瘥秘之方∶
五月五日虾蟆（一枚半，熬半生，作末） 金银土埚（五分） 麝香（一分） 人矢灰
（五分）
上五味，细研如粉，敷病上即瘥，三七日慎食甜物，痢者吹下部中。
凡人口中生疮，久不瘥，下至咽喉、胸中，有三年不瘥者，此亦是疳食病，宜涂角蒿灰
于病上，有汁咽之，不过一宿，瘥。
又方∶蔷薇根浓煮汁含咽三宿，瘥。
又方∶
大麻子 胡麻（各一升半，并熬令焦赤）
上二味，以三升瓦瓶，泥裹上浓一寸，待干纳麻子等令满，以四五枚苇管插口中，密泥
之，掘地作灶，立瓶灶口中，灶底着瓦器承之，密填灶孔与地平。聚瓶罐四面以系垒之。日
没放火烧之，至明旦开取脂，适寒温灌下部中一合。寻觉咽有药气为佳，亦不得过多，多则
伤人，隔日一灌，重者再三灌止。旦起灌，至日夕极觉体中之劳，勿怪也。非惟治疳湿，凡
百异同疮疥癣。并洗涂之。无不瘥。一云口含一丸。
疳食下部生疮，及日月食方∶
麝香 干姜 蠹虫矢 葵茎灰 矾石（各三分，烧） 五月五日虾蟆（一枚，炙）
上六味，捣筛为粉，以竹管吹下部入纳三寸，日再。
又方∶
芦（一两） 野狼牙（三两） 橘皮 蓄 青葙（各半两）
上五味，准前法用之。
疳湿方∶
取干羊矢一升，以暖水三升渍之一宿，绞取矢汁和末石黛一颗，纳汁中温之，灌下部，
令药停腹一食久，病乃瘥。
又急疳，食鼻口，数日尽，欲死方∶
蓝淀涂所食上令遍，日十度夜四，瘥止。
又方∶细末没石子吹下部，立瘥。
又方∶烧文蛤灰，腊月猪脂和涂。
又方∶灌白马尿一升。
治痛疮方∶
细楸枝叶水煮稠可丸，以竹筒纳下部中，疳痔漏皆瘥。煎楸叶汁数洗之，良。
疳虫月蚀湿 等方∶
腊月兔头（二枚，烧） 五月五日虾蟆（一枚，烧） 青黛（一两） 地黄叶灰（鸡子
大） 虎
头（八分，炙） 贝齿（七枚，烧） 小蓟灰（鸡子大）
上七味，为散，绵裹如枣核大，纳下部中。亦筒吹半枣核大，成人者井华水旦服五分匕
，隔日一服。
论曰∶凡患湿 虫，多是热病后或久下不上，或有客热结在腹中，或遇暑湿凉气者，多
生此病。病亦有燥 ，不甚泄痢，而下部疮痒，不问燥湿，久则杀人。为病诊齿无色，舌上
尽白，甚者满口有疮，四肢沉重喜眠，如此者，此为虫蚀其肛，肛烂尽见五脏，即死矣。治
之方∶
黄连 生姜（各十两，切） 艾叶（八两） 苦参（四两）
上四味， 咀，以水一斗，煮取三升，为三服，日三，久者三剂良。
凡湿 ，欲得冷而苦痢，单煮黄连及艾叶、苦参之属皆可单用。
论二首 方三十八首
论述说：甘湿这种病，有的表现为发热或发冷，症状像被老虎咬伤一样；有时突然发生痢疾，有时痢疾发作后停止，有时常年痢疾不止，没有固定的时节；有时嗜睡，有时想吃东西，但体力逐渐减弱，每天消瘦，腹部和背部肌肉拘挛紧急，头部和颈部无力，喜欢躺着吃饭少。测试方法是先用手指按压脊柱两侧，如果随着手指按压处隆起如粟米状，就是疳病；如果不隆起，就不是疳病。如果隆起，可以逐渐向上按压，如果隆起延伸到颈椎两侧，说明虫已经侵入脑部，病难治愈。治疗十例能好两例，必须多施灸法。如果虫未入脑，医生先用绳子勒住脖子向心脏方向压头，使绳子对准肚脐下方骨头尖端处，然后将绳子转向背部，在背部对应脊骨处插着绳子，横向测量病人两口角之间的距离，以此长度固定并握住绳头，在脊骨上点出两处位置，进行艾灸。必须仔细确保两点位置齐平然后施灸。第一天早晨灸二壮，满七天到第二个七天，灸十四壮，第三个七天早晚各灸七壮，第四个七天只灸三壮，第五个七天每天灸二壮。观察初灸后的二三天，如果灸疮化脓则容易痊愈，五到六天才化脓的则难痊愈。只能吃白饭、苜蓿、苦苣、蔓荆菜、香浆和少许烧盐，痊愈后一百天，才可以恢复正常饮食。还需要灌药三次，每隔五天灌一次。
葱白（一握） 豆豉（二升） 蜀椒（三合） 盐（二合）
以上四味药，加水一斗，煮取七升，去渣，温热后灌服，每次取一升进行灌服。
治疗疳湿导致口齿及下部生疮的方子：
飞廉蒿（四川名称）
以上一味药，烧成灰，捣碎过筛，用两钱匕的药粉敷在患处，非常疼痛，要忍耐。如果不痛，那就不是疳病。特别忌讳油腻、蜂蜜、鱼类。有人患疳病，吃东西时口部刺痛，涂抹此药可痊愈，涂在下部会排出像马尾一样大的虫子，接连不断排出无数条，十日后痊愈。二十日后完全康复。
又一方：
取五叶紫花草研末，与杏仁、苇花混合，吹入下部即可痊愈。
疳湿方：
将五叶紫花草捣熟，先在患处擦拭干净，将药纳于患处，以痊愈为限。感染疳病者绞取汁液五合服用，每日三次，夜间一次。
下部瘙痒如虫爬行的方子：
真朱砂（一铢） 矾石（二分，烧制） 川芎（一分）
以上三味药，捣成粉末，用棉布包裹，纳入下部中。
又一方：
用纸包裹莨菪根，火烧熟，用蜂蜜涂抹后纳入下部中，所有虫痔均可痊愈。
又一方：
黄连（二两） 蛇床子（半两） 黄柏 栀子（各一两）
以上四味药，捣碎过筛制成散剂，用腊月猪脂调和，涂抹并纳入下部中，每日两次。
又一方：
大黄 黄芩 黄芩 玄参（各一两） 丹参（三分） 芍药（半两） 吴茱萸（五分，炒制）
以上七味药，捣碎过筛制成散剂，用酒送服方寸匕，每日三次。
治疗疳湿，长期下痢赤白，各种疗法无效不愈的方子：
兔头（炙烤） 狐骨（均在腊日采集，炙烤） 葶苈子（熬制） 百草（五月五日采收） 蛇头（炙烤），蟾蜍（炙烤） 屎壳郎（均在五月五日采集，炙烤） 石黛 晚蚕蛾（熬制） 青矾（熬制） 黄矾（熬制） 丁香 麝香 菥蓂（灰） 旧绯色布料（灰） 苦参 柏树皮 干姜 角蒿（灰） 丹砂 芒硝 铁衣 印成盐 救月木 蝎虫粪便 桂心 床中桄木
以上二十七味药，等分，细研如粉，用筒子吹入下部，每日三次，效果良好。（《千金方》中有倒挂草。）
疳湿下虫方（《千金方》说：下黑）：
熏黄 朱砂 石黛 石盐 麝香 丁香 矾石（熬制） 栀子 铁衣 莨菪子（熬制） 细辛（熬制） 土瓜（熬制） 干姜（熬制） 蜀椒（出汗处理） 葶苈子（熬制） 菖蒲（熬制） 干蟾蜍（熬制） 旧靴底（炙烤）
以上十九味药，等分，捣碎过筛制成散剂，用筒子吹药，取杏仁大小纳入下部中。
所有患有疳疮的，都敷上此药，其中丁香、麝香都要另外细研，混入药中合用。一方中有芥子。如果病情严重，采用如下灌法：
丁香 麝香 甘草（各三分） 犀角（五分）
以上四味药，细研如粉，另外用盐三合、蜀椒三合、豆豉二升，加水三升煮取一升，去渣，加入诸药混合，分两次灌服，早晨一次，傍晚一次。
月蚀恶疮息肉方：
硫黄（一说雄黄） 茹 斑蝥（去足翅，熬制，各一两）
以上三味药，捣碎过筛制成散剂，撒在疮上，干燥的用猪膏调和涂抹，每日三次，夜间两次。
治疗疳食人身体各处凡是赤白痢久不愈秘结的方子：
五月五日蟾蜍（一枚半，熬至半生，作末） 金银土埚（五分） 麝香（一分） 人矢灰（五分）
以上五味药，细研如粉，敷在患处即痊愈，三七天内慎食甜食，痢疾者吹入下部中。
凡人口中生疮，久不愈，向下延伸至咽喉、胸中，有三年不愈的，这也是疳食病，宜涂抹角蒿灰在患处，有汁液咽下，不超过一夜，痊愈。
又一方：
大麻子 胡麻（各一升半，均熬至焦赤）
以上两味药，用三升瓦瓶，泥封上面厚一寸，待干后放入麻子等填满，用四五根苇管插入瓶口，严密封泥。掘地做灶，将瓶子立在灶口中，灶底放瓦器承接，严密填塞灶孔与地平。聚集瓶罐四面用泥土垒砌。日落时点火烧之，到第二天早上打开取脂，温度适宜时灌入下部一合。随即感觉咽喉有药气为佳，也不能过多，多了会伤人，隔日灌一次，重症者灌三次为止。早晨起来灌，直到傍晚极度感到体内疲劳，不要奇怪。不仅治疗疳湿，凡是各种不同疮疥癣，都清洗涂抹。无不痊愈。一说含服一丸。
疳食下部生疮，以及日月食方：
麝香 干姜 蠹虫粪便 葵茎灰 矾石（各三分，烧制） 五月五日蟾蜍（一枚，炙烤）
以上六味药，捣碎过筛成粉，用竹管吹入下部深入三寸，每日两次。
又一方：
芦 野狼牙 橘皮 蓄草 青葙（各半两）
以上五味药，按照前法使用。
疳湿方：
取干羊粪一升，用温水三升浸泡一夜，绞取粪汁，和末石黛一颗，纳汁中温热，灌入下部，让药在腹中停留一顿饭的时间，病才痊愈。
又急疳，吃鼻口，数日吃完，快要死的方子：
蓝淀涂在吃的地方令遍，每日十次，夜间四次，痊愈为止。
又一方：灌白马尿一升。
治疗痛疮方：
细楸枝叶水煮至稠可丸，用竹筒纳入下部中，疳痔漏皆痊愈。煎楸叶汁多次清洗，效果良好。
疳虫月蚀湿 等方：
腊月兔头（二枚，烧制） 五月五日蟾蜍（一枚，烧制） 青黛（一两） 地黄叶灰（鸡蛋大） 虎头（八分，炙烤） 贝齿（七枚，烧制） 小蓟灰（鸡蛋大）
以上七味药，制成散剂，棉布包裹如枣核大，纳入下部中。也可用筒子吹入半枣核大，成人者晨起井华水送服五分匕，隔日一次。
论述说：凡是患湿虫病的，多是热病后或长期下痢不止，或有客热结在腹中，或遇到暑湿凉气的人，多生此病。病也有燥湿之分，不甚泄痢，但下部疮痒，不论燥湿，久了都会杀人。为此病诊察牙齿无色，舌上全白，严重的满口有疮，四肢沉重喜欢睡觉，这样的，这是虫蚀其肛门，肛门烂尽见五脏，就死了。治疗的方子：
黄连 生姜（各十两，切碎） 艾叶（八两） 苦参（四两）
以上四味药，切碎，加水一斗，煮取三升，分三次服，每日三次，病程长的三剂有效。
Two Discussions, Thirty-Eight Prescriptions
Discussion: Regarding the disease of Gan Shi (Gan Dampness), symptoms may include fever or chills resembling tiger bites, sudden onset of dysentery, intermittent dysentery, or chronic non-stop dysentery without fixed timing. Patients may experience periods of sleepiness alternating with appetite, yet gradually weakening in strength, becoming emaciated daily. Symptoms include spasms and tightness in the abdomen and back, weakness in the head and neck, lethargy, and poor appetite. The diagnostic test involves pressing along both sides of the spine with a finger; if mounds rise like millet grains under the finger, it is Gan Disease (Pediatric Malnutrition/Parasitic Disease). If no mound rises, it is not Gan Disease. If mounds rise, press gradually upward; if the reaction extends to both sides of the cervical vertebrae, it indicates that parasites have entered the brain, making the disease difficult to cure. Only two out of ten cases may recover. Extensive moxibustion is required. If parasites have not entered the brain, the physician first ties a rope around the neck, pulling towards the heart to compress the head, aligning the rope with the tip of the bone below the umbilicus. The rope is then turned to the back, aligned with the spinal column. Measure horizontally across the patient's mouth corners to fix the rope length. Mark two points on the spine ensuring they are level, then perform moxibustion. On the first morning, apply two moxa cones (Zhuang). By the end of the first seven days, up to the second seven-day period, apply fourteen moxa cones. In the third seven-day period, apply seven moxa cones morning and evening. In the fourth seven-day period, apply only three moxa cones. In the fifth seven-day period, apply two moxa cones daily. Observe the moxa sores for two to three days after initial application; if pus develops easily, recovery is likely. If pus develops after five to six days, recovery is difficult. Diet should be restricted to white rice, alfalfa, bitter lettuce, Vitex fruit, Xiangjiang (a type of herb/soup), and a small amount of roasted salt. Normal diet can resume one hundred days after recovery. Medication enemas should be administered three times, with a five-day interval between each.
Scallion White (one handful) Fermented Soybean (Er Chi) Shu Jiao (Sichuan Pepper, San He) Salt (Er He)
These four ingredients are boiled in one Dou of water until seven Sheng remain. Strain and administer warm as an enema, using one Sheng per administration.
Prescription for Gan Shi causing ulcers in the mouth, teeth, and lower body:
Fei Lian Hao (Artemisia scoparia, local name in Shu)
Burn this single ingredient to ash, grind and sieve. Apply two Qian Bi (measurements) of powder to the affected area. It causes severe pain; endure it. If there is no pain, it is not Gan Disease. Strictly avoid greasy food, honey, and fish. A case report mentions a patient with Gan disease experiencing sharp pain in the mouth when eating; applying this medicine cured them. Parasites resembling horse tails were expelled from the lower body in large numbers. Recovery occurred after ten days, full health after twenty days.
Another Prescription:
Grind Wu Ye Zi Hua Cao (Five-leaf Purple Flower Herb) into powder, mix with Almond and Reed Flower, and insufflate into the lower body. Cure.
Prescription for Gan Shi:
Cook and crush Wu Ye Zi Hua Cao. Wipe the affected area dry first, then insert the herb. Continue until cured. For those infected with Gan, extract five He of juice and ingest it, three times daily and once at night.
Prescription for Lower Body Itching Like Worms Crawling:
True Cinnabar (One Zhu) Alum (Fen Shi, Two Fen, calcined) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage Root, One Fen)
Grind these three ingredients into powder, wrap in cotton, and insert into the lower body.
Another Prescription: Use Toad Powder and Rabbit Feces Powder, applied as above.
Another Prescription:
Wrap Dang Shen Gen (Cocklebur Root) in paper, roast thoroughly with fire, coat with honey, and insert into the lower body. Cures all types of worm hemorrhoids.
Another Prescription:
Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome, Two Liang) She Chuang Zi (Cnidium Fruit, Half Liang) Huang Bo (Phellodendron Bark) Zhi Zi (Gardenia Fruit, One Liang each)
Grind these four ingredients into powder. Mix with lard rendered in the twelfth lunar month. Apply and insert into the lower body twice daily.
Another Prescription:
Da Huang (Rhubarb Root) Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root) Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root) Xuan Shen (Scrophularia Root) (One Liang each) Dan Shen (Salvia Root, Three Qian) Shao Yao (Peony Root, Half Liang) Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit, Five Qian, stir-fried)
Grind these seven ingredients into powder. Take one Fang Cun Bi (square inch measure) with wine, three times daily.
Prescription for Gan Shi, Chronic Dysentery with Red and White Discharge, Refractory to Other Treatments:
Rabbit Head (roasted) Fox Bone (collected on Laba Day, roasted) Ting Li Zi (Descurainia Seed, processed) Bai Cao (Hundred Herbs, collected on May 5th) Snake Head (roasted) Toad (roasted) Dung Beetle (collected May 5th, roasted) Shi Dai (Mineral Blue) Late Silkworm Moth (processed) Qing Fan (Green Alum, processed) Huang Fan (Yellow Alum, processed) Ding Xiang (Clove) She Xiang (Musk) Xi Xin (Thlaspi Ash) Gu Fei (Old Crimson Fabric Ash) Ku Shen (Sophora Root) Bai Pi (Cypress Bark) Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) Jiao Hao (Artemisia Capillaris Ash) Dan Sha (Cinnabar) Mang Xiao (Mirabilite) Tie Yi (Iron Rust) Yin Cheng Yan (Stamped Salt) Jiu Yue Mu (Rescue Moon Wood) Xie Chong Shi (Scorpion Feces) Gui Xin (Cinnamon Twig) Chuang Zhong Guang Mu (Bed Beam Wood)
These twenty-seven ingredients are equal parts, finely ground to powder. Insufflate into the lower body using a tube, three times daily. Effective. (*Qian Jin Fang* includes Dao Gua Cao / Hanging Grass).
Prescription for Parasites in Lower Body due to Gan Shi (Note: *Qian Jin Fang* notes "Black Discharge"):
Xun Huang (Realgar) Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) Shi Dai (Mineral Blue) Shi Yan (Rock Salt) She Xiang (Musk) Ding Xiang (Clove) Fan Shi (Alum, processed) Zhi Zi (Gardenia) Tie Yi (Iron Rust) Lang Dang Zi (Datura Seed, processed) Xi Xin (Asarum, processed) Tu Gua (Wild Melon, processed) Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger, processed) Shu Jiao (Sichuan Pepper, sweat-treated) Ting Li Zi (Descurainia Seed, processed) Chang Pu (Acorus, processed) Gana Toad (Dry Toad, processed) Gu Xue Di (Old Boot Sole, roasted)
Nineteen ingredients, equal parts, ground to powder. Insufflate almond-sized amounts into the lower body.
For all Gan Ulcers, apply this powder. Ding Xiang and She Xiang must be separately finely ground and mixed in. Some versions include Jie Zi (Mustard Seed). For severe cases, use the following enema method:
Ding Xiang (Clove) She Xiang (Musk) Gan Cao (Licorice Root) (Three Qian each) Xi Jiao (Rhinoceros Horn, Five Qian)
Grind these four into fine powder. Separately boil San He Salt, San He Shu Jiao, and Er Sheng Fermented Soybean in three Sheng water to yield one Sheng. Strain and mix with the powder. Divide into two doses for enema, morning and evening.
Prescription for Lunar Eclipse Malignant Sores and Polyps:
Liu Huang (Sulfur) [Or Xiong Huang / Realgar] Ru [Root] Ban Mao (Meloidae Beetle, remove feet/wings, processed, One Liang each)
Grind to powder. Dust onto sores. For dry sores, mix with pig fat and apply. Three times daily, twice at night.
Prescription for Gan Eating Disease affecting various parts, Chronic Red/White Dysentery Refractory to Treatment:
Toad (Collected May 5th, One and a half, half-cooked, powdered) Jin Yin Tu Guo (Gold/Silver Earth Pot, Five Qian) She Xiang (Musk, One Qian) Ren Shi Hui (Human Feces Ash, Five Qian)
Grind to powder. Apply to affected area for cure. Avoid sweet foods for twenty-one days. For dysentery, insufflate into lower body.
For oral ulcers persisting for years, extending to throat and chest, also considered Gan Eating Disease: Apply Jiao Hao Ash to the lesion. Swallow any juice produced. Cure within one night.
Another Prescription:
Concentrated decoction of Rose Root, gargle and swallow for three nights. Cure.
Another Prescription:
Da Ma Zi (Hemp Seed) Hu Ma (Sesame) (One and a half Sheng each, roasted until dark red)
Place in a three-Sheng clay bottle, seal top with thick mud (one cun). Fill with seeds. Insert four or five reed tubes into the mouth. Seal tightly with mud. Build a furnace pit, place bottle upright in pit, support bottom with a tile. Pack earth around. Burn from sunset to dawn. Collect the oil. When temperature is suitable, instill one He into the lower body. Sensation of medicinal aroma in throat is good. Do not overdose. Administer every other day. Severe cases may require three administrations. Morning administration causes extreme fatigue by evening; do not worry. This treats Gan Shi and various skin diseases (sores, scabies, tinea). Wash and apply externally. Alternatively, form into pills and hold in mouth.
Prescription for Gan Eating Lower Body Ulcers and Solar/Lunar Eclipse Sores:
She Xiang (Musk) Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) Du Chong Shi (Woodworm Feces) Kui Jing Hui (Sunflower Stem Ash) Fan Shi (Alum, Three Qian each, calcined) Toad (Collected May 5th, One, roasted)
Grind to powder. Insufflate into lower body using bamboo tube, depth three cun. Twice daily.
Another Prescription:
Lu (Reed) Ye Lang Ya (Wild Wolf Tooth) Ju Pi (Tangerine Peel) Xu (Smartweed) Qing Xiang (Celosia Seed) (Half Liang each)
Use according to previous methods.
Prescription for Gan Shi:
Take one Sheng of dry sheep feces. Soak in three Sheng warm water overnight. Squeeze out juice. Mix with one piece of Shi Dai powder. Warm and enema into lower body. Retain medicine in abdomen for the duration of one meal. Cure.
Emergency Prescription for Acute Gan Eating Nose/Mouth, Fatal Within Days:
Apply Lan Dian (Indigo Paste) over the eaten areas. Ten times daily, four times nightly. Stop when cured.
Another Prescription:
Finely powder Mo Zi (Gallnut). Insufflate into lower body. Immediate cure.
Another Prescription:
Burn Wen Ge (Clam Shell) to ash. Mix with lard from twelfth lunar month. Apply.
Another Prescription:
Instill one Sheng of White Horse Urine.
Prescription for Painful Sores:
Boil Xi Qiu (Fine Walnut Tree) branches and leaves until thick enough to form pills. Insert into lower body using bamboo tube. Cures Gan Hemorrhoids and Fistulas. Decoction of Qiye can also be used for washing. Effective.
Prescription for Gan Worms, Lunar Eclipse Dampness, etc.:
Rabbit Head (Two, collected in 12th month, burned) Toad (One, collected May 5th, burned) Qing Dai (Indigo Naturalis, One Liang) Di Huang Ye Hui (Rehmannia Leaf Ash, Egg-size) Tiger Head (Eight Fen, roasted) Bei Chi (Conch Shell, Seven, burned) Xiao Ji Hui (Lesser Thistle Ash, Egg-size)
Grind to powder. Wrap in cotton like a date pit. Insert into lower body. Alternatively, insufflate half-date-pit size. Adults take Five Qian Bi with well-water at dawn, every other day.
Discussion: Wet Worm diseases often occur after febrile diseases or chronic dysentery, or due to pathogenic heat accumulating in the abdomen, or exposure to summer-dampness and cool air. There are dry and wet types. Dry types involve less diarrhea but lower body ulcer itching. Regardless of type, prolonged illness is fatal. Diagnosis: Teeth lack color, tongue is entirely white. Severe cases have mouth ulcers, heavy limbs, and excessive sleepiness. This indicates worms eroding the anus; if the anus rots away exposing internal organs, death ensues.
Treatment Prescription:
Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger) (Ten Liang each, sliced) Ai Ye (Mugwort Leaf) (Eight Liang) Ku Shen (Sophora Root) (Four Liang)
Chop these four ingredients. Boil in one Dou of water to yield three Sheng. Divide into three doses, taken three times daily. For chronic cases, three courses are effective.
For Wet Worm disease with desire for cold drinks and painful dysentery, Huang Lian, Ai Ye, or Ku Shen can be used singly.