（附论）
夫鬼魇者、屈也。谓梦里为鬼邪之所魇屈也。凡人其寐也魂交。其觉也形开。若形数惊
恐。
。去离形骸。故魇不得寤以致死。必须人助唤。并以方术治之乃苏。若在灯光前魇者。是魂
本由明出。唤之无忌。若在夜暗处魇者。忌火照。火照则魂不复入。乃至于死。又人魇须远
呼。不得近而急唤。恐神魂或致飞荡也。
方
镇心丸 治心气怯弱。常多魇梦。恍惚谬妄。
紫石英（研二两） 丹砂（研一两） 雄黄（研） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 茯神（去木）
银屑 菖蒲
桔
头） 防己
当归（切焙） 桂（去粗皮） 铁青（各一两） 细辛（去根留叶一两） 上为末。炼蜜为
丸。梧桐
子大。每服十丸、食后。以热水下。日三。增之。
大定心汤 治心虚悸。恍惚多忘。或寐惊魇。神少不足。
人参 茯苓 茯神 远志（去心） 赤石脂 龙骨 干姜 当归 甘草（炙） 白术 芍
药
大
夜
二
人参散（出圣惠方）治心气虚悸。恍惚多忘。或梦寐惊魇。神气不足。
人参（去芦头） 茯神 远志（去心） 赤石脂 龙骨 干姜（炮裂锉） 当归（锉微
炒） 甘
草（
两）
上
茯神散（出圣惠方）治虚羸。心气乏弱、多魇。
茯神（一两） 黄 （一两锉） 甘草（一两炙微赤锉） 白芍药（一两） 干姜（一
两炮制锉）
远
煎至
五
八毒赤丸（出济生拔萃）治男子妇人。染着神鬼。谓之鬼疰病。服之甚有效验
。
矾石 雄黄 朱砂 牡丹皮 附子（炮） 藜芦 巴豆（各一两） 蜈蚣（一条） 上
为细
末。炼
请医。看脉乍大乍小。乍短乍长。气血不匀。邪气伤正。本官说、走路到
妇人着青衣。不见面。用手于胁下打了一拳。遂一点痛。往来不止。寒热
也。可服八毒赤丸。本官言、常读明医录中。看李子愈八毒赤丸。为杀鬼
卧服。旦下清水二斗、立效。可谓如神。合时、宜斋戒心志。
小定心汤 治形体虚羸。心气怯弱。多魇善忘。
茯神（去木一两） 甘草（炙锉） 芍药 干姜（炮） 远志（去心） 人参 桂（去
粗皮各二
两）
秘要有
伏龙肝散（出千金方） 治鬼魇不寤。
用伏龙肝为末。吹鼻中。或以桂心末。以芦管吹入两鼻中。
雄朱散（出卫生家宝方）或到客官驿。及久无人居冷房。睡中为鬼物所魇。旦
闻其人呃呃作
牛黄 雄黄（各一钱） 大朱砂（半钱） 上为末。每挑一钱、床下烧。一钱用酒调灌
之。
凡人好魇（出本草）
以桃仁熬去皮尖。三十枚。以小便下之。
雄黄散（出圣惠方）治卒魇。
用雄黄为末。细筛以管吹入鼻孔中。一方。加桂心末佳。
麝香散（出十便良方）疗卒魇。
用虎头为枕。一方枕麝香一分于头边。又灌麝香少许。
治卒魇（出十便良方）
令一人坐头边守。一人于户外。呼病患姓名。坐人应曰在。便苏。
治魇死不觉者（出千金方）
慎灯火。勿令人手动。牵牛卧其上、即觉。若卒不能语。取东门上鸡头为末。以酒服之。
又方（出圣惠方）治卒魇昏昧不觉。魂魄外游。为邪所执录。切忌火照。
上用皂荚为末。如大豆许作丸。吹鼻中。嚏则气通。起死回生。集验方、治中恶。
辟魇（出千金方）
用雄黄如枣大。系在腋下。令人终身不魇。张文仲云男左女右带之。一带头上。尤妙。
又方（出圣惠方）治卧忽不寐。勿以火照杀人。但痛啮拇指甲际而唾其面则
活。如不醒者。
取捣韭汁吹鼻孔中。及灌两耳。如冬月用韭根。取汁灌之口中。并两鼻孔。
又方（出经验良方）
用桃柳枝东边者。各七寸。煎汤三盏。候温灌服。
又方（出经验良方）
用灶心土。捶碎为末。每服二钱。新汲井花水调灌。更挑半指甲。吹入鼻中。
治卒魇（出圣惠方）
以菖蒲吹入两鼻中。以桂末纳于舌上。亦得。
治卒魇（出金匮方）
上剔取左角发方寸。烧末酒和。灌令入喉。立起。
半天河
取竹篱头雨水。及高树穴中所盛天雨。能杀鬼精。恍惚妄语。勿令知之。与饮瘥。
破棺散（一名复生散出经验良方）治魇寐卒死。及为墙壁竹木所压。水溺、金
疮、卒致闷绝
半夏。汤洗七次去
日可活。
又方 治心下温、一日可活。
用生姜汁、调苏香丸。灌之效。
治卒魇不寤（出圣惠方）
以芦管吹两耳。并将其人头发二十茎作绳。纳鼻孔中。或割雄鸡取血。以管吹入喉咽、
大良
治魇及恶梦（出圣惠方）
用麝香不拘多少。安头边、佳。又灌麝香少许在口中。
治卒魇不寤
卒魇之人。多语声不出。不必高叫。但敲卧床。其人当自寤。
治卒魇死（出十便良方）
以井底沉泥涂死人目。令人垂头就井。呼姓名、即活。
又方
勿以火照。但痛啮其足后跟。及足大指爪甲、即活。啮其踵不觉者。宜用矾石散。方见
鬼击
又方（出肘后方）
以瓦甑覆病患面上。使人疾打破甑、则寤。
又方（出肘后方）
以牛蹄或马蹄。临魇人上。亦可治卒死。青牛尤佳。
卒魇不觉。及凡人喜魇、及恶梦者。（出肘后方）
取火烧死者灰。着枕中、履中。枕之即止。
辟魇寤（出肘后方）
以真赤 方一尺。以枕之。
治卒死或魇死者（出肘后方）
掐两手中指甲内即醒。
治卒魇。昏不觉。（出肘后方）
以笔毛刺两鼻中。男左女右。展转即起也。
治卒魇梦寐不祥
将霹雳石作枕。即无此患。
导引法
养生方云、拘鬼门。制鬼户。名曰握固法。屈大拇指。着四小指内抱之。积习不止。眠
时亦
近而
魇
（附论）
所谓“鬼魇”，意为受屈辱。是指在睡梦中被鬼邪之气所压制、困顿。大凡人睡觉时，魂魄交合；醒来时，形体舒展。如果形体多次受到惊恐，导致魂魄离开身体，就会因为魇住而无法苏醒，甚至致死。此时必须依靠他人帮助呼唤，并用方术治疗才能苏醒。如果在灯光前发生魇症，是因为魂魄本来是从光明处出来的，呼唤它没有忌讳。如果在黑暗处发生魇症，则忌讳用火光照耀，因为火照会使魂魄不再回归，从而导致死亡。另外，人发生魇症时，需要远远地大声呼唤，不能靠近并急促地呼叫，恐怕会导致神魂飞散动荡。
方剂：
镇心丸：治疗心气怯弱，经常做噩梦，精神恍惚，言行谬误狂妄。
紫石英（研细二两）、丹砂（研细一两）、雄黄（研细）、白茯苓（去掉黑皮）、茯神（去掉木心）、银屑、菖蒲、桔梗（原文此处有缺漏，推测为桔梗或类似药材，依原文保留结构）、防己、当归（切片焙干）、桂枝（去掉粗皮）、铁青（以上各一两）、细辛（去掉根部，保留叶子一两）。以上药物研成粉末，用炼蜜制成梧桐子大小的药丸。每次服用十丸，饭后服用，用热水送下，每日三次，可根据情况增加剂量。
大定心汤：治疗心虚悸动，精神恍惚，多忘事，或者睡眠中受惊魇住，神气不足。
人参、茯苓、茯神、远志（去掉心）、赤石脂、龙骨、干姜、当归、甘草（炙烤）、白术、芍药。以上药物加水煎煮，取汁服用。（原文此处有缺漏，依常规补全语境）
人参散（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗心气虚悸，精神恍惚，多忘事，或者在梦寐中受惊魇住，神气不足。
人参（去掉芦头）、茯神、远志（去掉心）、赤石脂、龙骨、干姜（炮裂后锉碎）、当归（锉碎微炒）、甘草（炙烤）。以上药物研末，水煎服。（原文此处有缺漏，依常规补全语境）
茯神散（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗身体虚弱消瘦，心气乏弱，多梦魇。
茯神（一两）、黄芪（一两，锉碎）、甘草（一两，炙烤至微红锉碎）、白芍药（一两）、干姜（一两，炮制后锉碎）、远志（去心）。以上药物加水煎煮，取汁服用。（原文此处有缺漏，依常规补全语境）
八毒赤丸（出自《济生拔萃》）：治疗男女人染着神鬼，称为鬼疰病。服用此药非常有效验。
矾石、雄黄、朱砂、牡丹皮、附子（炮制）、藜芦、巴豆（以上各一两）、蜈蚣（一条）。以上药物研成细末，用炼蜜制成药丸。请医生诊脉，脉象忽大忽小，忽短忽长，气血不匀，邪气伤害正气。本官说，走路时遇到一个穿青衣的妇人，不见其面，用手在胁下打了一拳，随即感到一点疼痛，往来不止，伴有寒热症状。可以服用八毒赤丸。本官说，常读《明医录》，看到李子愈关于八毒赤丸的记载，说是用来杀鬼的。服药后卧倒，早晨排出清水二斗，立刻见效，可谓如神。配制时，应当斋戒身心。
小定心汤：治疗形体虚弱消瘦，心气怯弱，多梦魇，容易健忘。
茯神（去掉木心一两）、甘草（炙烤锉碎）、芍药、干姜（炮制）、远志（去掉心）、人参、桂枝（去掉粗皮，以上各二两）。以上药物加水煎煮，取汁服用。（原文此处有缺漏，依常规补全语境）
伏龙肝散（出自《千金方》）：治疗鬼魇无法苏醒。
用伏龙肝研成粉末，吹入鼻中。或者用桂心粉末，用芦管吹入两个鼻孔中。
雄朱散（出自《卫生家宝方》）：或者住在客馆驿站，以及久无人居住的冷房，睡梦中被鬼物魇住，早上听到那人呃呃作响。
牛黄、雄黄（各一钱）、大朱砂（半钱）。以上药物研成粉末。每次挑取一钱，在床下烧掉，另一钱用酒调匀灌服。
凡人喜欢做噩梦（出自《本草》）
用桃仁熬熟，去皮尖，三十枚，用小便送服。
雄黄散（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗突然发生的魇症。
用雄黄研成粉末，细细筛选，用管子吹入鼻孔中。另一方，加入桂心粉末更好。
麝香散（出自《十便良方》）：治疗突然发生的魇症。
用虎头骨做枕头。另一方，将一分麝香放在头边。或者灌服少许麝香。
治疗突然发生的魇症（出自《十便良方》）
让一个人坐在头边守护，另一个人站在门外，呼唤病人的姓名，坐守的人应答说“在”，病人就会苏醒。
治疗魇死不知觉者（出自《千金方》）
注意灯火，不要让人动手脚。让牛躺在病人身上，病人就会苏醒。如果突然不能说话，取东门上的鸡头研成粉末，用酒送服。
又一方（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗突然魇住昏昧不知觉，魂魄外游，被邪气拘束。切忌用火光照耀。
上面用皂荚研成粉末，像大豆大小做成药丸，吹入鼻中，打喷嚏则气机通畅，起死回生。《集验方》治疗中恶。
辟魇（出自《千金方》）
用雄黄如枣核大小，系在腋下，让人终身不做噩梦。张文仲说男子戴左边，女子戴右边，戴在头上尤其好。
又一方（出自《圣惠方》）：治疗睡觉突然失眠，不要用火光照耀以免伤人。只要用力咬拇指指甲边缘并向其面部唾沫即可救活。如果不醒，
取捣碎的韭菜汁吹入鼻孔中，以及灌入两个耳朵。如果是冬天用韭根，取汁灌入口中，并灌入两个鼻孔。
又一方（出自《经验良方》）
用东边的桃柳枝，各七寸，煎汤三盏，候温后灌服。
又一方（出自《经验良方》）
用灶心土，捶碎成粉末。每次服用二钱，用新打的井花水调匀灌服。再挑取半指甲量的药粉，吹入鼻中。
治疗突然发生的魇症（出自《圣惠方》）
将菖蒲粉末吹入两个鼻孔中，将桂末放在舌上也可以。
治疗突然发生的魇症（出自《金匮方》）
刮取左侧角发方寸大小，烧成粉末，用酒调和，灌入喉咙，立即起身。
半天河
取竹篱头的雨水，以及高树洞穴中所盛的天雨，能杀死鬼精。治疗精神恍惚妄语，不要让病人知道来源，给他喝就好了。
破棺散（一名复生散，出自《经验良方》）：治疗魇寐猝死，以及被墙壁竹木所压，水溺、金疮，突然导致的闷绝。
半夏，用水汤洗七次去掉...（原文此处有缺漏，依常规补全语境）
日可活。
又一方 治疗心下温热，一天内可救活。
用生姜汁，调苏合香丸，灌服有效。
治疗突然魇住无法苏醒（出自《圣惠方》）
用芦管吹两个耳朵，并将此人的二十根头发编成绳子，塞入鼻孔中。或者割取雄鸡血，用管子吹入喉咽，效果很好。
治疗魇及恶梦（出自《圣惠方》）
用麝香不拘多少，放在头边，效果好。或者灌服少许麝香在口中。
治疗突然魇住无法苏醒
突然魇住的人，大多声音发不出。不必高声大叫，只要敲击病床，病人自然会苏醒。
治疗突然魇死（出自《十便良方》）
用井底沉泥涂在死人眼睛上，让人垂头靠近井口，呼唤姓名，就能救活。
又一方
不要用火光照耀。只要用力咬其后脚跟及足大脚趾甲，就能救活。如果咬脚跟仍不觉醒，宜用矾石散。方见“鬼击”条下。
又一方（出自《肘后方》）
用瓦甑覆盖在病患脸上，让人迅速打破甑，病人就会苏醒。
又一方（出自《肘后方》）
用牛蹄或马蹄，放在魇住的人上方，也可以治疗猝死。青牛的蹄子尤其好。
突然魇住不知觉，以及普通人喜欢做噩梦、恶梦者。（出自《肘后方》）
取火烧死者的灰，放在枕头中、鞋子里，枕着或穿着就可以停止。
辟魇寤（出自《肘后方》）
用真赤铜方尺，用来做枕头。
治疗突然死亡或魇死的人（出自《肘后方》）
掐两手中指甲内即可苏醒。
治疗突然魇住，昏沉不知觉。（出自《肘后方》）
用笔毛刺入两个鼻孔中，男子左鼻孔，女子右鼻孔，翻转身体即可起身。
治疗突然魇梦不祥
将霹雳石作为枕头，就没有这种祸患。
导引法
养生方说，拘禁鬼门，控制鬼户，名叫握固法。弯曲大拇指，扣在四小指内抱住它。长期练习不停止，睡觉时也...（原文此处有缺漏，依常规补全语境）
靠近而...
魇
(Attached Discussion)
The term "Gui Yan" (Ghost Oppression) means to be constrained or oppressed. It refers to being suppressed and distressed by evil ghostly energies during sleep. Generally, when a person sleeps, their Hun (Ethereal Soul) and Po (Corporeal Soul) interact; upon waking, the physical form expands. If the physical body is frequently startled and frightened, causing the souls to depart from the body, one may become unable to wake up due to oppression, potentially leading to death. In such cases, one must rely on others to call out and use herbal formulas or techniques to revive them. If oppression occurs in front of a light source, it is because the Hun naturally emerges from brightness, so calling it out poses no taboo. However, if oppression occurs in darkness, one must avoid shining fire/light, as this will prevent the Hun from returning, potentially leading to death. Furthermore, when someone suffers from oppression, one should call out loudly from a distance, not approach closely and shout urgently, lest the divine spirits scatter or fluctuate wildly.
Formulas:
Zhenxin Wan (Heart-Calming Pill): Treats weak Heart Qi, frequent nightmares, mental confusion, and delirious or absurd behavior.
Zhi Yingshi (Fluorite, calcined), Dansha (Cinnabar), Xionghuang (Realgar), Baifuling (Poria with bark removed), Fushen (Poria with wood removed), Yin Qian (Silver flakes), Changpu (Acorus), Jiegeng (Platycodon root - *text fragmentary*), Fangji (Stephania root), Danggui (Angelica sinensis, sliced and dried), Guizhi (Cinnamon twig, bark removed), Tieqing (Iron blue - *text fragmentary*, likely referring to a mineral or metal preparation), Xixin (Asarum, roots removed, leaves kept). All ingredients are powdered, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take ten pills after meals, washed down with hot water, three times daily, increasing dosage as needed.
Da Dingxin Tang (Great Heart-Calming Decoction): Treats Heart deficiency palpitations, mental confusion, forgetfulness, sudden fright during sleep, and insufficient Shen (Spirit).
Renshen (Ginseng), Fuling (Poria), Fushen (Parma with wood removed), Yuanzhi (Polygala root, heart removed), Chishizhi (Red Halloysite), Longgu (Fossilized bone/mammoth tusk), Ganjiang (Dried ginger), Danggui (Angelica sinensis), Gancao (Licorice, roasted), Baizhu (Atractylodes macrocephala), Shaoyao (Peony root). Decoct in water and take (*text fragmentary*).
Renshen San (Ginseng Powder) [from Shenghui Fang]: Treats Heart Qi deficiency palpitations, mental confusion, forgetfulness, or sudden fright/nightmares during sleep, and insufficient Shen Qi.
Renshen (Ginseng, rhizome removed), Fushen (Poria with wood removed), Yuanzhi (Polygala root, heart removed), Chishizhi (Red Halloysite), Longgu (Fossilized bone), Ganjiang (Dried ginger, roasted and crushed), Danggui (Angelica sinensis, crushed and lightly stir-fried), Gancao (Licorice, roasted). Powdered and decocted (*text fragmentary*).
Fushen San (Poria Powder) [from Shenghui Fang]: Treats emaciation, weak Heart Qi, and frequent nightmares.
Fushen (Poria with wood removed, 1 liang), Huangqi (Astragalus root, crushed, 1 liang), Gancao (Licorice, roasted until slightly red and crushed, 1 liang), Baishaoyao (White Peony root, 1 liang), Ganjiang (Dried ginger, processed and crushed, 1 liang), Yuanzhi (Polygala root, heart removed). Decoct in water and take (*text fragmentary*).
Badu Chi Wan (Eight-Toxins Red Pill) [from Jisheng Bachu]: Treats men and women possessed by spiritual ghosts, known as Gui Zhu disease. This formula is highly effective.
Fanshi (Alum), Xionghuang (Realgar), Zhusha (Cinnabar), Mudanpi (Moutan bark), Fuzi (Aconite root, processed), Lilu (Veratrum), Badou (Croton seed), Wugong (Centipede). All ingredients are finely powdered and formed into pills with refined honey. Consult a physician for pulse diagnosis; pulses may vary between large/small and short/long, indicating uneven Qi and Blood, with pathogenic factors damaging healthy Qi. The official stated that while walking, he encountered a woman in green clothes whose face was unseen; she punched his hypochondrium, causing sharp pain that persisted with alternating chills and fever. He was advised to take Badu Chi Wan. The official noted reading in Mingyi Lu regarding Li Ziyu's use of Badu Chi Wan to kill ghosts. After taking the pill and lying down, two dou of clear water were discharged the next morning, resulting in immediate recovery. It is said to be miraculous. Preparation requires fasting and mental purification.
Xiao Dingxin Tang (Small Heart-Calming Decoction): Treats physical emaciation, weak Heart Qi, frequent nightmares, and poor memory.
Fushen (Poria with wood removed, 1 liang), Gancao (Licorice, roasted and crushed), Shaoyao (Peony root), Ganjiang (Dried ginger, processed), Yuanzhi (Polygala root, heart removed), Renshen (Ginseng), Guizhi (Cinnamon twig, bark removed, 2 liang each). Decoct in water and take (*text fragmentary*).
Fulonggan San (Dragon's House Liver Powder) [from Qianjin Fang]: Treats Ghost Oppression where the patient cannot wake.
Use Fulonggan (Stove hearth earth) powdered and insufflated into the nose. Alternatively, use Guixin (Cinnamon heart) powder insufflated into both nostrils via a reed tube.
Xiong Zhu San (Realgar-Cinnabar Powder) [from Weisheng Jiabao Fang]: For those staying in guest houses or cold, unoccupied rooms who suffer from ghost oppression during sleep, manifesting as moaning in the morning.
Niuhuang (Calculus bovis), Xionghuang (Realgar, 1 qian each), Dashazhu (Large Cinnabar, 0.5 qian). Powder these. Burn 1 qian under the bed; mix another 1 qian with wine and administer orally.
For those prone to nightmares [from Bencao]:
Roast Tao Ren (Peach kernel), remove skin and tips, thirty kernels. Administer with urine.
Xionghuang San (Realgar Powder) [from Shenghui Fang]: Treats sudden onset of oppression.
Powder Xionghuang (Realgar), sift finely, and insufflate into the nostrils using a tube. Another prescription adds Guixin (Cinnamon heart) powder for better effect.
Shexiang San (Musk Powder) [from Shibian Liangfang]: Treats sudden onset of oppression.
Use tiger head bone as a pillow. Alternatively, place 1 fen of Shexiang (Musk) near the head, or administer a small amount of Musk orally.
Treating sudden oppression [from Shibian Liangfang]:
Have one person guard the head and another stand outside the door. Call the patient's name; the guardian answers "Here," and the patient revives.
Treating death by oppression without consciousness [from Qianjin Fang]:
Be cautious with lights/fire; do not let people move the limbs. Place a cow lying on top of the patient, and they will awaken. If suddenly unable to speak, take chicken heads from the east gate, powder them, and administer with wine.
Another Formula [from Shenghui Fang]: Treats sudden oppression with unconsciousness, wandering Hun, and entrapment by pathogens. Strictly avoid fire/light.
Use Zaojiao (Gleditsia sinensis) powdered into pills the size of soybeans, insufflated into the nose. Sneezing opens the Qi channels, restoring life. Jiyan Fang treats Zhong'e (Sudden Evil).
Preventing Oppression [from Qianjin Fang]:
Tie a piece of Xionghuang (Realgar) the size of a jujube under the armpit to prevent nightmares for life. Zhang Wenzhong states men wear it on the left, women on the right; wearing it on the head is especially good.
Another Formula [from Shenghui Fang]: Treats sudden insomnia during sleep. Do not use fire/light as it may harm. Bite the thumb nail firmly and spit on the face to revive. If unresponsive,
pour crushed Jiuye (Chinese chive juice) into the nostrils and ears. In winter, use Jiugen (chive roots) juice poured into the mouth and nostrils.
Another Formula [from Jingyan Liangfang]:
Use seven-cun pieces of peach and willow branches from the eastern side. Decoct in three bowls of water, cool to warm temperature, and administer.
Another Formula [from Jingyan Liangfang]:
Use Zaoxintu (Stove hearth earth), crush into powder. Take 2 qian, mix with fresh well water, and administer. Also insufflate half-nail amount into the nose.
Treating sudden oppression [from Shenghui Fang]:
Insufflate Changpu (Acorus) powder into both nostrils, or place Guimo (Cinnamon powder) on the tongue.
Treating sudden oppression [from Jingui Fang]:
Scrape 1 cun square of hair from the left corner of the head, burn to ash, mix with wine, and pour down the throat. Immediate revival.
Ban Tian He (Half Sky River):
Collect rainwater from bamboo fence tops or rain collected in holes of high trees. This can kill ghost essences. Treats mental confusion and delirium. Do not tell the patient the source; give to drink for cure.
Po Guan San (Coffin-Breaking Powder, aka Fu Sheng San) [from Jingyan Liangfang]: Treats sudden death from oppression/sleep, compression by walls/bamboo/wood, drowning, traumatic injuries, and sudden fainting.
Banxia (Pinellia ternata), washed seven times in boiling water to remove toxicity (*text fragmentary*). Can survive within a day.
Another Formula: Treats warmth in the epigastrium; can save within a day.
Mix Jiangshengzhi (Fresh ginger juice) with Suhexiang Wan (Styrax Pill) and administer.
Treating sudden oppression without waking [from Shenghui Fang]:
Insufflate into both ears using a reed tube. Also, tie twenty strands of the patient's hair into a rope and insert into the nostrils. Or, cut a rooster and blow blood into the throat/pharynx using a tube. Highly effective.
Treating oppression and bad dreams [from Shenghui Fang]:
Place Shexiang (Musk) near the head in any quantity. Also, administer a small amount of Musk orally.
Treating sudden oppression without waking:
Patients with sudden oppression often cannot speak. No need to shout loudly; simply knock on the bedstead, and the patient will awaken spontaneously.
Treating sudden death by oppression [from Shibian Liangfang]:
Apply mud from the bottom of a well to the dead person's eyes. Have someone lower the head towards the well, call the name, and they will revive.
Another Formula:
Do not use fire/light. Firmly bite the heel and the big toenail to revive. If biting the heel fails, use Fanshi San (Alum Powder). See entry for "Gui Ji".
Another Formula [from Zhouhou Fang]:
Cover the patient's face with a clay steamer (Zeng). Someone should quickly smash the steamer, and the patient will awaken.
Another Formula [from Zhouhou Fang]:
Place an ox hoof or horse hoof over the oppressed person. This can also treat sudden death. Ox hooves are particularly effective.
Sudden oppression without consciousness, or general predisposition to nightmares/bad dreams [from Zhouhou Fang]:
Take ashes from a person burned to death. Place in the pillow or shoes. Sleeping or walking with it stops the affliction.
Preventing Oppression and Awakening [from Zhouhou Fang]:
Use a true red copper square foot as a pillow.
Treating sudden death or death by oppression [from Zhouhou Fang]:
Pinch the nails of both hands to induce awakening.
Treating sudden oppression with unconsciousness [from Zhouhou Fang]:
Poke both nostrils with a brush bristle. Left nostril for males, right for females. Rolling over induces rising.
Treating sudden oppressive dreams:
Use Pili Shi (Thunderbolt Stone) as a pillow to prevent this affliction.
Dao Yin Method:
Yangsheng Fang says: Restrict the Ghost Gate, control the Ghost Door. This is called the Wo Gu method. Bend the thumb inward and grasp the four little fingers. Practice continuously without stopping, even during sleep. (*Text ends abruptly*)
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