论
《内经》曰∶邪气盛则实，正气夺则虚。夫经之所谓邪者，风寒暑湿燥火有余之淫邪耳，非若世俗所谓鬼神之妖怪
也。病有心虚惊惕，如醉如痴，如为邪鬼所附，或阳明内实，以致登高而歌，弃衣而走，皆痰火之所为，实非妖邪祟之
所迷也。古虽有禁咒一科，及龙树咒法之治，皆移精变气之术，但可解疑释惑，以使心神之归正耳，何邪祟之可祛哉。
丹溪曰∶血气者，心之神也，神既衰乏，邪因而入，理或有之（按∶此恐指山谷间狐魅而言）。若夫气血两虚，痰塞心胸，
妨碍升降，不得营运，以致十二官各失其职，视听言动皆为虚妄，以邪治之，其人必死，可不审乎。
脉法
脉乍疏乍数，乍大乍小，或促或结，皆邪脉也。脉紧而急者，遁尸。
方法
丹溪曰∶俗之冲恶者，谓冲斥邪恶鬼祟而病也。如病此者，未有不因气血先亏而致者焉。
（以上丹溪方法凡一条）
《素问》遗篇曰∶入忧愁思虑则伤心，又惊而夺精，汗出于心，或遇少阴司天，天数不及，因而三虚，神明失守。
盖心为君主之官，神明出焉，神既失守，神光不聚，却遇火不及岁，有黑尸鬼见之，令人暴亡。治法，刺手少阳之所过，
阳池穴也，复刺心俞即生。人饮食劳倦则伤脾，又饮食饱甚，汗出于胃，醉饱入房，汗出于脾，或遇太阴司天，天数不
及，因而三虚，脾神不守。盖脾者为谏议之官，智周出焉，神既失守，神光不聚，却遇土不及岁，有青尸鬼见之，令人
暴亡。可刺足阳明之所过，冲阳穴也，复刺脾俞即生。人久坐湿地，强力入水则伤肾，又遇持重远行，汗出于肾，或遇
太阳司天，天数不及，因而三虚，肾神不守。盖肾为作强之官，伎巧出焉，神既失守，神光不聚，却遇水不及岁，有黄
尸鬼见之，令人暴亡，可刺足太阳之所过，京骨穴也，复刺肾俞即生。人暴怒气逆则伤肝，又遇疾走恐惧，汗出于肝，
或遇厥阴司天，天数不及，因而三虚，肝神不守。盖肝为将军之官，谋虑出焉，神既失守，神光不聚，却遇木不及岁，
有白尸鬼见之，令人暴亡。可刺足少阳之所过，丘墟穴也，复刺肝俞即生。人形寒饮冷则伤肺，复登高疾走，汗出于肺，
或遇阳明司天，天数不及，因而三虚，肺神不守。盖肺为相传之官，治节出焉，神既失守，神光不聚，却遇金不及岁，
有赤尸鬼见之，令人暴亡。可刺手阳明之所过，合谷穴也，复刺肺俞即生。
愚按∶人见五色非常之鬼，皆自己精神不守，神光不完故耳，实非外邪所侮，乃元气极虚之候也。因患者亲目所视，
故实信真为邪鬼所迷，但当推其同行同坐者不见有物，足可以决此疑耳。
五邪刺法
肝虚见白尸鬼，而后暴厥不知人，名曰卒尸（五邪病名并同）。目中神彩不变，四肢虽冷，心腹尚温，口中无涎，舌
不卷，卵不缩者，可刺之复苏。
丘墟二穴，在足外踝下如前陷中，去临泣穴五寸，足少阳之原也，以毫针刺入三分，得气则补，留三呼，徐徐出针，
按口中闭气，腹中鸣者可治，更刺肝俞。
肝俞二穴，在背第九椎下两傍各一寸半，以毫针刺三分，得气则补，留三呼，次进二分，留三分，复取针至三分，
留一呼，徐出针，气反即苏。
心虚见黑尸鬼，而后暴厥不知人，四肢虽冷，目中精彩不变，气虽闭绝，舌不卷，卵不缩，未出一时可治，刺之复
苏。
阳池二穴，在手表腕陷中，手少阳之原也，用毫针刺入二分，得气则补，留七呼，次进一分，留三呼，复退，留一
呼，徐徐出针，手扪其穴即苏。
脾虚见青尸鬼，而后暴厥不知人，四肢冷而身温唇温，不出一时可治。
冲阳二穴，在足趺上骨间动脉，去陷谷三寸，足阳明之原，以毫针刺入三分，得气则补，留三呼，次进二分，留一
呼，徐徐退针，以手扪之，复刺脾俞。
脾俞二穴，在背第十一椎下两傍各一寸半，以毫针刺入三分，得气则补，留二呼，进二分，动气至徐徐出针即苏。
肺虚见赤尸鬼，而后暴厥不知人，虽无气、手足冷，心腹温、鼻微温、目中神彩不变、口中无涎、舌不卷、卵不缩
者，未出一时可治。
合谷二穴，在手大指次指两歧骨间，手阳明之原也，用毫针刺入三分，得气则补，留三呼，复退一分，留一呼，徐
徐出针，以手扪其穴，复刺肺俞。
肺俞二穴，在背第三椎下两傍各一寸半，用毫针刺入一寸半，得气则补，留三呼，次进二分，留一呼，徐徐出针，
以手扪穴即苏。
肾虚见黄尸鬼，而后暴厥不知人，气绝，四肢厥冷，心腹微温，目中精彩不变，唇舌不黑，口中无涎可救。
京骨二穴，在足外侧大骨下赤白肉际陷中，足太阳之原，用毫针刺入一分半，得气则补，留三呼，进至三分，留一
呼，徐徐出针，以手扪穴，复刺足少阴之俞。
足少阴之俞，在背第十四椎下两傍各一寸半，用毫针刺入三分，得气则补，留三呼，次又进五分，留三呼，徐徐出
针，以手扪其穴即苏。凡以上刺法，必先以口含针暖而刺之，则经脉之气无拒逆也。
丹溪治一妇人如痫，或作或辍，恍惚不省人事。一日略苏醒，诊视间忽闻床上有香气，继又无所知识。丹溪曰∶气
因血虚亦从而虚，邪因虚而入，理或有之。遂以秦承祖灸鬼法灸治，……即愈。
秦承祖灸鬼法
治一切惊狂谵妄，逾垣上屋，骂詈不避亲疏等证。
以病者两手大拇指，用细麻绳扎缚定，以大艾炷置于其中两介甲及两指角肉，四处着火，一处不着即无效，灸七壮
神验。
还魂丹 治中恶已死。
麻黄（三两） 桂枝（二钱） 杏仁（十二粒）
上作一服，水煎，灌下即醒。
桃奴丸 治心气虚怯有热尸注魇梦惊痫等证。
桃奴（即桃树上不落干桃，十二月收七个，另研） 辰砂（五钱，另研） 桃仁（十四个，另研） 玳瑁（一两，
另研） 琥珀（三钱，另研） 乌犀角（五钱，石上水磨） 牛黄（一钱，另研） 龙脑（二钱，另研） 麝香（一钱，
另研） 雄黄（桃叶煮水飞，三钱） 安息香（一两，以无灰酒研飞）
上以安息香同桃仁、琥珀共熬成膏，和诸药末为丸，如鸡头实大，阴干，每服一丸，人参汤化下。
苏合香丸 治诸般怪疾。（方见气门。）
一方 治魇死不还。
用半夏末不拘多少，吹入鼻中即醒。
（祖传方）
辟邪丹 治冲恶怪疾，……。
人参 茯神 远志 鬼箭羽 九节菖蒲 白术 苍术（米泔浸） 当归（各一两） 桃奴（焙干，五钱） 雄黄（另
研） 辰砂（各三钱，另研） 牛黄（一钱，另研 ）金箔（二十叶） 或加麝香（一钱）
上件以桃奴以上诸药为细末，入雄黄、辰砂、牛黄三味末子和匀，以酒调米粉打糊为丸，如龙眼大，金箔为衣，临
卧以木香汤化下一丸，诸邪不敢近体，更以绛纱囊盛五、七丸悬床帐中尤妙。
（医案）
一妇人年二十七美貌，得一证如醉如痴，颊赤面青，略有潮热，饮食不美，其脉乍疏乍数而虚，……一医与八物
汤，服数十帖不效。召予治之，……取……胆汁丸安神定志之药，以八物汤吞下。服药十数帖，丸药一料，
以安其神。丸药用远志、石菖蒲、川归、黄连、茯神、朱砂、侧柏叶、草龙胆等药。
论
《黄帝内经》说：邪气亢盛则表现为实证，正气耗损则表现为虚证。所谓经文中的“邪”，是指风、寒、暑、湿、燥、火六种淫邪之气过盛而已，并非世俗所说的鬼神妖怪。疾病出现心气虚弱、惊恐不安，神志恍惚如醉如痴，好像被邪鬼附体，或者因阳明腑实（胃肠积热结实），导致登高唱歌、脱衣奔跑等症状，这些都是痰火（体内痰浊与火热互结）所致，确实不是妖邪祟扰造成的迷惑。古代虽然有禁咒这一科，以及龙树菩萨咒法的治疗，但这都属于移精变气（通过改变精神意念来调整气血运行）的方法，只能解除疑惑困惑，使心神回归正道罢了，怎么能祛除邪祟呢？
朱丹溪说：血和气是心的神明活动的物质基础，如果神明衰败匮乏，邪气趁虚而入，道理上或许存在（按语：这恐怕指的是山林间狐魅之类而言）。如果是气血两虚，痰浊阻塞心胸，妨碍气机升降，导致气血不能正常营运，致使十二脏腑各自失去职能，视、听、言、动都变得虚妄不实，此时若用攻邪的方法治疗，病人必定死亡，难道可以不审慎吗？
脉法
脉搏忽快忽慢，忽大忽小，或急促或结滞，都是邪气的脉象。脉象紧而急的，是遁尸病（一种潜伏体内的死气邪毒）。
方法
朱丹溪说：世俗所说的冲恶病，是指冲斥邪恶鬼祟而导致的疾病。凡是患这种病的，没有不是因为气血先已亏损才导致的。
（以上朱丹溪关于方法的论述共一条）
《素问》遗篇说：进入忧愁思虑的状态会损伤心脏，又受惊吓而耗夺精气，汗出于心，或者遇到少阴君天（司天之气为少阴）运气不及，造成三虚（天虚、人虚、脏虚），神明失守。
因为心是君主之官，神明由此发出，既然神明失守，神光不聚，却又遇到火运不及的年份，有黑尸鬼出现，令人突然死亡。治疗方法，针刺手少阳经的输穴，即阳池穴，再针刺心俞穴即可苏醒。
人饮食劳倦会损伤脾脏，又因饮食过饱，汗出于胃，醉酒后行房事，汗出于脾，或者遇到太阴湿土司天运气不及，造成三虚，脾神不守。
因为脾是谏议之官，智周由此产生，既然神明失守，神光不聚，却又遇到土运不及的年份，有青尸鬼出现，令人突然死亡。可以针刺足阳明经的输穴，即冲阳穴，再针刺脾俞穴即可苏醒。
人久坐湿地，强力涉水会损伤肾脏，又遇到负重远行，汗出于肾，或者遇到太阳寒水司天运气不及，造成三虚，肾神不守。
因为肾是作强之官，伎巧由此产生，既然神明失守，神光不聚，却又遇到水运不及的年份，有黄尸鬼出现，令人突然死亡，可以针刺足太阳经的输穴，即京骨穴，再针刺肾俞穴即可苏醒。
人暴怒导致气机上逆会损伤肝脏，又遇到疾走恐惧，汗出于肝，或者遇到厥阴风木司天运气不及，造成三虚，肝神不守。
因为肝是将军之官，谋虑由此产生，既然神明失守，神光不聚，却又遇到木运不及的年份，有白尸鬼出现，令人突然死亡。可以针刺足少阳经的输穴，即丘墟穴，再针刺肝俞穴即可苏醒。
人体表受寒、饮用冷物会损伤肺脏，又登高疾走，汗出于肺，或者遇到阳明燥金司天运气不及，造成三虚，肺神不守。
因为肺是相傅之官，治节由此产生，既然神明失守，神光不聚，却又遇到金运不及的年份，有赤尸鬼出现，令人突然死亡。可以针刺手阳明经的输穴，即合谷穴，再针刺肺俞穴即可苏醒。
我按语：人们看到五色异常之鬼，都是自己精神不守、神光不完备的缘故，实际上并不是外邪侵犯，而是元气极度虚弱的征候。因为患者亲眼所见，所以深信真的是被邪鬼迷惑，但只要推断同行同坐的人并没有看见有什么东西，就足以解决这个疑点了。
五邪刺法
肝虚见到白尸鬼，随后突然昏厥不知人事，名叫卒尸（五邪病名同上）。如果眼中神采不变，四肢虽冷但心腹尚温，口中无涎，舌不卷缩，睾丸不收缩者，可以针刺使其复苏。
丘墟穴两个，在足外踝下方的凹陷中，距离临泣穴五寸，是足少阳胆经的原穴。用毫针刺入三分，得气后采用补法，留针三个呼吸时间，慢慢出针，按压穴位并令其闭气，若腹中鸣响者可治，再针刺肝俞穴。
肝俞穴两个，在背部第九椎下两旁各一寸半处。用毫针刺入三分，得气后采用补法，留针三个呼吸时间，接着再进针二分，留针三分，然后退针至三分深，留针一个呼吸时间，慢慢出针，气机逆转即可苏醒。
心虚见到黑尸鬼，随后突然昏厥不知人事，四肢虽冷，眼中神采不变，气息虽闭塞断绝，但舌不卷缩，睾丸不收缩，未超过一个时辰尚可救治，针刺后可复苏。
阳池穴两个，在手背腕部凹陷中，是手少阳三焦经的原穴。用毫针刺入二分，得气后采用补法，留针七个呼吸时间，接着再进针一分，留针三个呼吸时间，然后退针，留针一个呼吸时间，慢慢出针，用手按压穴位即可苏醒。
脾虚见到青尸鬼，随后突然昏厥不知人事，四肢冷但身体和嘴唇温暖，未超过一个时辰尚可救治。
冲阳穴两个，在足背两骨之间的动脉处，距离陷谷穴三寸，是足阳明胃经的原穴。用毫针刺入三分，得气后采用补法，留针三个呼吸时间，接着再进针二分，留针一个呼吸时间，慢慢退针，用手按压穴位，再针刺脾俞穴。
脾俞穴两个，在背部第十一椎下两旁各一寸半处。用毫针刺入三分，得气后采用补法，留针两个呼吸时间，进针二分，待气至慢慢出针即可苏醒。
肺虚见到赤尸鬼，随后突然昏厥不知人事，虽然无气、手足冷，但心腹温、鼻微温、眼中神采不变、口中无涎、舌不卷缩、睾丸不收缩者，未超过一个时辰尚可救治。
合谷穴两个，在手大拇指和第二指两歧骨之间，是手阳明大肠经的原穴。用毫针刺入三分，得气后采用补法，留针三个呼吸时间，然后退针一分，留针一个呼吸时间，慢慢出针，用手按压穴位，再针刺肺俞穴。
肺俞穴两个，在背部第三椎下两旁各一寸半处。用毫针刺入一寸半，得气后采用补法，留针三个呼吸时间，接着再进针二分，留针一个呼吸时间，慢慢出针，用手按压穴位即可苏醒。
肾虚见到黄尸鬼，随后突然昏厥不知人事，气息断绝，四肢厥冷，心腹微温，眼中神采不变，唇舌不发黑，口中无涎者可救。
京骨穴两个，在足外侧大骨下赤白肉际的凹陷中，是足太阳膀胱经的原穴。用毫针刺入一分半，得气后采用补法，留针三个呼吸时间，进针至三分，留针一个呼吸时间，慢慢出针，用手按压穴位，再针刺足少阴肾经的俞穴。
足少阴肾经的俞穴（肾俞），在背部第十四椎下两旁各一寸半处。用毫针刺入三分，得气后采用补法，留针三个呼吸时间，接着再进针五分，留针三个呼吸时间，慢慢出针，用手按压穴位即可苏醒。以上所有刺法，必须先含住针口暖针后再刺，这样经脉之气就不会抗拒逆乱。
朱丹溪治疗一位妇人，症状像癫痫，时发时止，神志恍惚不省人事。一天稍微苏醒，诊视期间忽然闻到床上有香气，继而又失去知觉。朱丹溪说：气因血虚也随之而虚，邪气因虚而入，道理上或许存在。于是用秦承祖灸鬼法进行灸治，……随即痊愈。
秦承祖灸鬼法
治疗一切惊狂、谵妄、逾墙上屋、骂詈不避亲疏等证候。
用细麻绳将病人的两手大拇指扎缚固定，在大拇指指甲两侧及两指角肉处放置大艾炷，四处同时点火，有一处不着火即无效，灸七壮非常灵验。
还魂丹 治疗中恶猝死。
麻黄（三两） 桂枝（二钱） 杏仁（十二粒）
以上作为一服，用水煎煮，灌服后即醒。
桃奴丸 治疗心气虚怯、有热、尸注、魇梦、惊痫等证候。
桃奴（即桃树上不落干的桃子，十二月收集七个，单独研磨） 辰砂（五钱，单独研磨） 桃仁（十四个，单独研磨） 玳瑁（一两，单独研磨） 琥珀（三钱，单独研磨） 乌犀角（五钱，石上水磨） 牛黄（一钱，单独研磨） 龙脑（二钱，单独研磨） 麝香（一钱，单独研磨） 雄黄（用桃叶煮水飞制，三钱） 安息香（一两，用无灰酒研飞）
以上将安息香同桃仁、琥珀共同熬成膏，混合诸药末制成丸剂，如鸡头实大小，阴干，每服一丸，用人参汤化开服用。
苏合香丸 治疗各种怪疾。（方剂见气门篇。）
一方 治疗魇死不还。
用半夏末不拘多少，吹入鼻中即醒。
（祖传方）
辟邪丹 治疗冲恶怪疾，……。
人参 茯神 远志 鬼箭羽 九节菖蒲 白术 苍术（米泔水浸泡） 当归（各一两） 桃奴（焙干，五钱） 雄黄（单独研磨） 辰砂（各三钱，单独研磨） 牛黄（一钱，单独研磨） 金箔（二十叶） 或加麝香（一钱）
以上将桃奴及以上诸药研为细末，加入雄黄、辰砂、牛黄三味药末混合均匀，用酒调米粉打糊制成丸剂，如龙眼大小，以金箔为衣，临睡前用木香汤化开一丸服用，诸邪不敢靠近身体，再用红纱囊盛装五、七丸悬挂在床帐中尤其好。
（医案）
一位二十七岁美貌妇人，患有一种病，神情如醉如痴，脸颊红面颊青，略有潮热，饮食不佳，其脉搏忽快忽慢且虚弱，……一位医生给予八物汤，服用数十帖无效。邀请我诊治，……取……胆汁丸等安神定志的药物，用八物汤送服。服药十余帖，丸药一料，以安定其神志。丸药用远志、石菖蒲、川归、黄连、茯神、朱砂、侧柏叶、草龙胆等药物。
Treatise
The *Huangdi Neijing* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) states: "When pathogenic factors are excessive, it manifests as an Excess syndrome; when healthy Qi is depleted, it manifests as a Deficiency syndrome." The "pathogens" mentioned in the classics refer merely to the excess of the six pernicious factors—Wind, Cold, Summerheat, Dampness, Dryness, and Fire—not to the ghosts or demons spoken of by the common people. Diseases presenting with Heart deficiency, palpitations, and fright, appearing intoxicated or foolish, as if possessed by evil spirits, or due to Yangming Interior Excess (accumulation of heat and dryness in the stomach and intestines), leading to climbing high and singing, or discarding clothes and running, are all caused by Phlegm-Fire (the interaction of phlegm turbidity and fire heat within the body), and are certainly not bewitched by demonic influences. Although ancient times had the discipline of incantations and treatments using the mantra methods of Nagarjuna, these belong to the technique of shifting spirit and transforming Qi (adjusting Qi and blood circulation by altering spiritual intent). They can only resolve doubts and confusion, returning the mind-spirit to orthodoxy; how can they dispel demonic influences?
Zhu Danxi said: Blood and Qi are the material basis for the Spirit of the Heart. If the Spirit is decadent and deficient, pathogens may enter due to this deficiency, which is theoretically possible (Note: This likely refers to fox spirits in mountain valleys). If both Qi and Blood are deficient, and Phlegm obstructs the Chest and Heart, hindering the ascending and descending mechanisms, preventing normal circulation, causing the Twelve Organs to lose their functions, making vision, hearing, speech, and movement illusory and false, then treating with methods that attack pathogens will surely kill the patient. Can one not be cautious?
Pulse Diagnosis
A pulse that is suddenly slow and suddenly rapid, suddenly large and suddenly small, or rapid and intermittent, are all pulses of pathogens. A pulse that is tight and rapid indicates Dunshi disease (a latent toxic qi from dead bodies).
Methods
Zhu Danxi said: What the俗 (common people) call "Chong'e" disease refers to illness caused by clashing with evil ghosts and demonic influences. Those suffering from this invariably do so because their Qi and Blood were previously deficient.
(Above, Zhu Danxi's method consists of one entry.)
The lost chapters of the *Suwen* state: Entering a state of sorrow and worry damages the Heart; being startled depletes Essence, with sweat issuing from the Heart. Or, encountering Shaoyin ruling Heaven (Shaoyin governing the annual climate) where the heavenly numbers are insufficient, resulting in Three Deficiencies (Heavenly, Human, and Visceral deficiencies), causing the Spirit to lose its post.
Since the Heart is the Sovereign Official, from whom the Spirit emerges, once the Spirit loses its post and its light does not gather, and if one encounters a year of insufficient Fire, black corpse ghosts appear, causing sudden death. The treatment is to puncture the passing point of the Hand-Shaoyang meridian, the Yangchi acupoint, and then puncture the Xinshu acupoint to restore consciousness.
Dietary fatigue damages the Spleen; eating until overly full causes sweat to issue from the Stomach; engaging in intercourse after drunkenness and full meals causes sweat to issue from the Spleen. Or, encountering Taiyin ruling Heaven where the heavenly numbers are insufficient, resulting in Three Deficiencies, causing the Spleen Spirit to lose its post.
Since the Spleen is the Advisory Official, from whom wisdom and circumspection emerge, once the Spirit loses its post and its light does not gather, and if one encounters a year of insufficient Earth, green corpse ghosts appear, causing sudden death. One may puncture the passing point of the Foot-Yangming meridian, the Chongyang acupoint, and then puncture the Pishu acupoint to restore consciousness.
Sitting long on damp ground and forcing oneself into water damages the Kidneys; carrying heavy loads over long distances causes sweat to issue from the Kidneys. Or, encountering Taiyang ruling Heaven where the heavenly numbers are insufficient, resulting in Three Deficiencies, causing the Kidney Spirit to lose its post.
Since the Kidney is the Official of Strength, from whom skill and ingenuity emerge, once the Spirit loses its post and its light does not gather, and if one encounters a year of insufficient Water, yellow corpse ghosts appear, causing sudden death. One may puncture the passing point of the Foot-Taiyang meridian, the Jinggu acupoint, and then puncture the Shenshu acupoint to restore consciousness.
Violent anger causing Qi rebellion damages the Liver; running fast and fearing causes sweat to issue from the Liver. Or, encountering Jueyin ruling Heaven where the heavenly numbers are insufficient, resulting in Three Deficiencies, causing the Liver Spirit to lose its post.
Since the Liver is the General Official, from whom strategy and planning emerge, once the Spirit loses its post and its light does not gather, and if one encounters a year of insufficient Wood, white corpse ghosts appear, causing sudden death. One may puncture the passing point of the Foot-Shaoyang meridian, the Qiuxu acupoint, and then puncture the Ganshu acupoint to restore consciousness.
Exposure to cold and drinking cold beverages damages the Lungs; climbing high and running fast causes sweat to issue from the Lungs. Or, encountering Yangming ruling Heaven where the heavenly numbers are insufficient, resulting in Three Deficiencies, causing the Lung Spirit to lose its post.
Since the Lung is the Minister Official, from whom regulation and governance emerge, once the Spirit loses its post and its light does not gather, and if one encounters a year of insufficient Metal, red corpse ghosts appear, causing sudden death. One may puncture the passing point of the Hand-Yangming meridian, the Hegu acupoint, and then puncture the Feishu acupoint to restore consciousness.
My commentary: When people see ghosts of abnormal five colors, it is solely because their own Spirit is not guarded and their Spirit Light is incomplete. It is actually not an invasion by external pathogens, but a sign of extreme depletion of Yuan Qi (Original Qi). Because the patient sees it with their own eyes, they truly believe they are bewitched by evil ghosts. However, deducing that companions sitting nearby see nothing is sufficient to resolve this doubt.
Five Evils Acupuncture Methods
Liver deficiency seeing white corpse ghosts, followed by sudden syncope and unconsciousness, is called Zushi (Sudden Corpse) (The names of the Five Evils diseases are the same). If the spirit in the eyes remains unchanged, limbs are cold but the heart and abdomen remain warm, there is no saliva in the mouth, the tongue is not curled, and the testicles are not retracted, acupuncture can restore consciousness.
Qiuxu (two points): Located in the depression below the lateral malleolus of the foot, five cun away from Linqi, it is the Yuan-Source point of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Insert a filiform needle three fen deep. Upon obtaining Deqi (arrival of Qi), apply the tonifying method. Retain the needle for three breaths. Withdraw slowly. Press the point and instruct the patient to hold their breath. If abdominal borborygmi occur, it is treatable. Then puncture Ganshu.
Ganshu (two points): Located one and a half cun lateral to the lower border of the ninth thoracic vertebra. Insert a filiform needle three fen deep. Upon obtaining Deqi, apply the tonifying method. Retain for three breaths. Advance two fen deeper, retain for three breaths. Withdraw to three fen depth, retain for one breath. Withdraw slowly. Reversal of Qi mechanism leads to recovery.
Heart deficiency seeing black corpse ghosts, followed by sudden syncope and unconsciousness. Limbs are cold, spirit in the eyes is unchanged, Qi is blocked and severed, but the tongue is not curled and testicles are not retracted. Treatable within one shi (two hours). Acupuncture restores consciousness.
Yangchi (two points): Located in the depression at the back of the wrist, it is the Yuan-Source point of the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian. Insert a filiform needle two fen deep. Upon obtaining Deqi, apply the tonifying method. Retain for seven breaths. Advance one fen deeper, retain for three breaths. Withdraw, retain for one breath. Withdraw slowly. Press the point with the hand to restore consciousness.
Spleen deficiency seeing green corpse ghosts, followed by sudden syncope and unconsciousness. Limbs are cold but body and lips are warm. Treatable within one shi.
Chongyang (two points): Located in the interosseous space on the dorsum of the foot, three cun away from Xangu, it is the Yuan-Source point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Insert a filiform needle three fen deep. Upon obtaining Deqi, apply the tonifying method. Retain for three breaths. Advance two fen deeper, retain for one breath. Withdraw slowly. Press the point with the hand. Then puncture Pishu.
Pishu (two points): Located one and a half cun lateral to the lower border of the eleventh thoracic vertebra. Insert a filiform needle three fen deep. Upon obtaining Deqi, apply the tonifying method. Retain for two breaths. Advance two fen. When Qi arrives, withdraw slowly to restore consciousness.
Lung deficiency seeing red corpse ghosts, followed by sudden syncope and unconsciousness. Although Qi is absent and hands/feet are cold, the heart/abdomen are warm, nose is slightly warm, spirit in eyes is unchanged, no saliva in mouth, tongue not curled, testicles not retracted. Treatable within one shi.
Hegu (two points): Located between the metacarpal bones of the thumb and index finger, it is the Yuan-Source point of the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Insert a filiform needle three fen deep. Upon obtaining Deqi, apply the tonifying method. Retain for three breaths. Withdraw one fen. Retain for one breath. Withdraw slowly. Press the point with the hand. Then puncture Feishu.
Feishu (two points): Located one and a half cun lateral to the lower border of the third thoracic vertebra. Insert a filiform needle one and a half cun deep. Upon obtaining Deqi, apply the tonifying method. Retain for three breaths. Advance two fen deeper. Retain for one breath. Withdraw slowly. Press the point with the hand to restore consciousness.
Kidney deficiency seeing yellow corpse ghosts, followed by sudden syncope and unconsciousness. Qi is severed, limbs are cold, heart/abdomen are slightly warm, spirit in eyes is unchanged, lips/tongue are not black, no saliva in mouth. Treatable.
Jinggu (two points): Located in the depression at the junction of red and white flesh below the large bone on the lateral side of the foot, it is the Yuan-Source point of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Insert a filiform needle one and a half fen deep. Upon obtaining Deqi, apply the tonifying method. Retain for three breaths. Advance to three fen. Retain for one breath. Withdraw slowly. Press the point with the hand. Then puncture the Shu point of the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian.
The Shu point of the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian (Shenshu): Located one and a half cun lateral to the lower border of the fourteenth thoracic vertebra. Insert a filiform needle three fen deep. Upon obtaining Deqi, apply the tonifying method. Retain for three breaths. Advance five fen deeper. Retain for three breaths. Withdraw slowly. Press the point with the hand to restore consciousness. For all the above acupuncture methods, the needle must first be warmed in the mouth before insertion, so that the Qi of the meridians will not resist or rebel.
Zhu Danxi treated a woman whose symptoms resembled epilepsy, alternating between发作 (attacks) and cessation, with恍惚 (trance-like state) and loss of consciousness. One day she briefly regained consciousness. During diagnosis, he suddenly smelled fragrance on the bed, after which she lost consciousness again. Zhu Danxi said: Qi becomes deficient due to Blood deficiency, and pathogens enter due to deficiency; this is theoretically possible. He then used Qin Chengzu's Ghost-Moxibustion Method... and she recovered immediately.
Qin Chengzu's Ghost-Moxibustion Method
Treats all conditions of fright, mania, delirium, climbing walls and roofs, cursing without regard for kinship or distance.
Tie the patient's two thumbs securely with fine hemp rope. Place large moxa cones on the medial nail beds and the fleshy corners of both thumbs. Ignite all four locations simultaneously. If any location fails to ignite, it is ineffective. Moxibustion of seven cones is highly effective.
Huanhun Dan (Return Soul Pill)
Treats Zhong'e (sudden death from malignant influence).
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 3 liang) Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 2 qian) Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 12 grains)
Prepare as one dose. Decoct in water and administer orally to restore consciousness.
Taonuo Wan (Peach Slave Pill)
Treats Heart Qi deficiency with timidity, heat, Shizhu (corpse transmission), nightmares, and epileptic seizures.
Taonuo (Dried peaches remaining on the tree, collected in December, 7 pieces, ground separately) Chensha (Cinnabar, 5 qian, ground separately) Taoren (Persicae Semen, 14 pieces, ground separately) Daimei (Trionycis Carapax, 1 liang, ground separately) Hupo (Amber, 3 qian, ground separately) Wuxijiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu, 5 qian, ground with water on stone) Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus, 1 qian, ground separately) Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 2 qian, ground separately) Shexiang (Moschus, 1 qian, ground separately) Xionghuang (Realgar, prepared with peach leaf decoction water, 3 qian) Anshixiang (Styrax, 1 liang, prepared with unadulterated wine)
Boil Anshixiang together with Taoren and Hupo to form a paste. Mix with the powdered herbs to form pills the size of cockle seeds. Dry in shade. Take one pill per dose, dissolved in Renshen Tang (Ginseng Decoction).
Suhe Xiang Wan (Liquidamber Pill)
Treats various strange diseases. (Formula found in the Qi Gate section.)
One Prescription
Treats Yan Si (death from nightmare/suffocation) where the soul has not returned.
Use Banxia powder (Pinelliae Rhizoma) in any amount. Blow into the nostrils to restore consciousness.
(Ancestral prescription)
Pixie Dan (Evil-Dispelling Pill)
Treats Chong'e strange diseases...
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Fushen (Poria with Hostwood) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) Guijianyu (Corni Fructus Ramulus) Jiujie Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, soaked in rice wash water) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (Each 1 liang) Taonuo (Dried, 5 qian) Xionghuang (Realgar, ground separately) Chensha (Cinnabar, each 3 qian, ground separately) Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus, 1 qian, ground separately) Jinbo (Gold Leaf, 20 leaves) Optionally add Shexiang (Moschus, 1 qian)
Grind the above herbs (from Taonuo onwards) into fine powder. Mix evenly with the powders of Xionghuang, Chensha, and Niuhuang. Use wine and rice flour paste to form pills the size of longan fruits. Coat with gold leaf. Dissolve one pill in Muxiang Tang (Aquilariae Wood Decoction) before sleep. Evil influences will not approach the body. It is especially excellent to store five to seven pills in a crimson gauze bag and hang them in the bed curtains.
(Medical Case)
A twenty-seven-year-old beautiful woman suffered from a condition resembling intoxication or madness, with red cheeks and blue face, slight tidal fever, and poor appetite. Her pulse was intermittent, varying between slow and rapid, and deficient... A physician prescribed Bawu Tang (Eight Substances Decoction). After taking dozens of doses with no effect, I was summoned... I took... Danzhi Wan (Gallbladder-Bile Pill) and other calming and stabilizing medications, administering them with Bawu Tang. After taking more than ten doses of the decoction and one course of the pills, her Spirit was calmed. The pill formula contained Yuanzhi, Shichangpu, Chuangui, Huanglian, Fushen, Zhusha, Cebaiye, and Caolongdan.