凡病虽在于用药调理。而又要关于杂禁之法。先要洒扫患房洁净。冬必温帏。夏宜凉帐。庶防苍蝇蜈
蚣之属侵之。牛、犬、腥 、腌腊、熏藏之物。俱能作渴。生干瓜果、梨、柿、菱、枣、生冷等类。又能损胃
伤脾。鸡、鹅、羊肉、蚌、蛤、河豚、虾、蟹、海腥之属。并能动风发痒。油腻、煎炒、烹炙、咸酸浓味等件。
最能助火生痰。赤豆、荞面。动气发病。恼怒、急暴。多生痞满。饮食太过。必致脾殃。疮愈之后。劳役太早。
乃为羸症。入房太早。后必损寿。不避风寒。复生流毒。不戒口味。后必疮痒无度。大疮须忌半年。小疮当禁
百日。此诚为知命君子也。
死生、非神圣不能洞其机关。疾病、无明医亦不能决其凶吉。匪则使人疑惑。决断不常。予异授吕祖一
枝梅。真仙方也。不敢私秘。一例刊注。以传概世云。
吕祖一枝梅 治大人男妇小儿新久诸病。生死难定之间。用药芡实大一饼。贴印堂之中。点官香一
枝。香尽去药。以后一时许。药处有红斑晕色。肿起飞散。谓红霞捧日。病虽危笃。其人不死。如贴药处
一时后无肿无红。皮肉照旧不变。谓白云漫野。病虽轻浅。终归冥路。小儿急慢惊风。一切老幼痢疾
俱贴之。红肿即愈。此方用之可预知生死。
朱砂（三钱） 银朱（一钱五分） 五灵脂（三钱） 麝香（三分） 蓖麻仁（五分） 雄黄 巴豆仁（各五钱
不去油）
上各研细。于端午日净室中。午时共研。加油胭脂为膏。瓷盒收藏。勿使受潮变质。临用豆大一丸。捏
饼贴印堂中。其功立见。用过饼送入河中。
凡是疾病，虽然在于用药调理，但更要注重杂病禁忌的方法。首先要打扫患病房间保持洁净，冬天必须温暖帷帐，夏天适宜凉爽蚊帐，以防苍蝇、蜈蚣之类侵扰。牛肉、狗肉、腥膻、腌腊、熏藏之物，都能引起口渴；生干瓜果、梨、柿、菱角、枣子、生冷等类食物，又能损伤脾胃；鸡、鹅、羊肉、蚌、蛤、河豚、虾、蟹、海味等物，并能引动肝风、引发瘙痒；油腻、煎炒、烹炙、咸酸浓味等食物，最能助长火气、滋生痰湿；赤豆、荞麦面，会扰动气机、诱发疾病；恼怒、急躁暴戾，多产生痞满胀闷；饮食过量，必定导致脾胃受损；疮疡痊愈之后，过早劳累，就会成为虚损羸弱的病症；过早行房事，日后必定折损寿命；不避风寒，又会重新生出流注毒邪；不戒口腹之欲，日后必定疮痒无度。大的疮疡须忌口半年，小的疮疡应当禁口百日。这确实是懂得顺应天命的君子所为。
死与生，不是神圣之人不能洞察其机理；疾病，没有明医也不能决断其吉凶。否则会使人心生疑惑，决断无常。我受吕祖传授的“一枝梅”方，是真仙之方，不敢私自秘藏，一律刊印注释，以流传于世。
吕祖一枝梅：治疗大人、男女、小儿新久各种疾病，在生死难定之间，用药如芡实大小的一饼，贴于印堂穴中间，点燃官香一枝，香燃尽后去掉药饼。过约一个时辰后，若药处出现红斑晕色，肿起飞散，称为“红霞捧日”，病虽危重，其人不会死亡。如果贴药处过一个时辰后无肿胀无红色，皮肉照旧不变，称为“白云漫野”，病虽轻浅，最终也归入死路。小儿急慢惊风，一切老幼痢疾都贴此方，红肿即愈。此方使用可预先知道生死。
朱砂（三钱）、银朱（一钱五分）、五灵脂（三钱）、麝香（三分）、蓖麻仁（五分）、雄黄、巴豆仁（各五钱，不去油）。
以上各药研细，在端午日洁净室中，午时共同研磨，加油胭脂调和成膏，用瓷盒收藏，不要使其受潮变质。临用时取豆大一丸，捏成饼贴于印堂穴中，其功效立即显现。用过的药饼送入河中。
Although the treatment of diseases relies on medication and regulation, it is essential to observe dietary and lifestyle prohibitions. First, ensure the patient's room is clean by sweeping and dusting. In winter, the curtains must be kept warm; in summer, cool mosquito nets are appropriate, to prevent invasion by flies, centipedes, and similar creatures. Beef, dog meat, fishy and strong-smelling foods, salted cured meats, and smoked or preserved items can all induce thirst. Raw, dried fruits such as pears, persimmons, water caltrops, and dates, as well as cold and raw foods, can damage the stomach and spleen. Chicken, goose, mutton, clams, river pufferfish, shrimp, crabs, and other seafood can stir up wind and cause itching. Greasy, fried, roasted, salty, sour, and strongly flavored foods most readily promote fire and generate phlegm. Adzuki beans and buckwheat noodles can disturb qi and trigger disease. Anger and sudden rage often lead to abdominal distension and fullness. Overeating inevitably harms the spleen and stomach. After a sore has healed, engaging in labor too early results in emaciation and debility (Lei Syndrome). Engaging in sexual activity too soon after illness will shorten one's lifespan. Failing to avoid wind and cold may cause the recurrence of flowing toxins. Failing to guard one's diet will result in unbearable itching of the sores. Major sores require abstinence for half a year; minor sores require abstinence for one hundred days. This is indeed the conduct of a gentleman who understands destiny.
Life and death cannot be thoroughly understood except by the sacred and divine; the prognosis of illness cannot be determined without a wise physician. Otherwise, people will be filled with doubt and their decisions will be inconsistent. I received the "One Branch Plum" prescription from Lü Zu (Lü Dongbin), a true immortal formula. I dare not keep it secret but publish and annotate it here to spread it to the world.
Lü Zu's One Branch Plum: Treats various new and chronic diseases in adults, men, women, and children, particularly when life and death are uncertain. Take a pill-sized cake of medicine (the size of an Euryale seed) and apply it to the center of Yintang (Ex-HN3, between the eyebrows). Light one stick of official incense. When the incense burns out, remove the medicine. After approximately one hour, if red spots and halos appear at the application site, swelling rises and spreads, this is called "Red Clouds Embracing the Sun." Even if the disease is critical, the patient will not die. If, after one hour, there is no swelling or redness, and the skin and flesh remain unchanged, this is called "White Clouds Covering the Field." Even if the disease seems mild, the patient will ultimately die. For pediatric acute and chronic convulsions, and all types of dysentery in the old and young, apply this formula; redness and swelling will subside, and recovery will follow. This formula allows for the prediction of life and death.
Cinnabar (Sanqian / 3 qian), Silver Cinnabar (Yijin Fen / 1.5 qian), Trogopterus Dung (Wulingzhi / 3 qian), Musk (Sanfen / 0.3 qian), Castor Seed (Wufen / 0.5 qian), Realgar, Croton Seed (Baidu Ren / each 5 qian, oil not removed).
Grind each ingredient into fine powder. On the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), in a clean room, grind them together at noon. Mix with oil and rouge to form a paste. Store in a porcelain jar, preventing moisture and deterioration. When using, take a pill the size of a bean, shape it into a cake, and apply to Yintang (Ex-HN3). The effect will be immediate. Dispose of the used cake by throwing it into a river.