许叔微家一妇人梦二苍头一在前一在后手中持一物前者云到也未后者应云到也击一下爆
然有
声遂魇觉后心一点痛不可忍昏闷移时叔微所合神精丹有此证即取三粒令饵之过数刻痛止神醒
其方出千金中殆晋景公梦二竖之比也(同上)
晋之侄事观音甚谨适苦嗽逾月夜梦老僧呼谓之曰汝嗽只是感寒吾有方授汝但用生姜一物
切作薄片焙干为末糯米糊丸芥子大空心米饮下三十丸觉如其言数服而愈(癸志)
南史解叔谦雁门人母有疾夜于庭中稽颡祈告闻空中云得丁公藤治即瘥访医及本草皆无至
宜都山中见一翁伐木云是丁公藤疗风乃拜泣求得之及渍酒法受毕失翁所在母疾遂愈(本草)
江陵府节度使进 丸方臣有弟 年三十一中风床枕五年百医不瘥有道人钟针者因睹此
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饵 丸必愈其药多生沃壤五月间收洗去土摘其叶及枝头九蒸九曝不必太燥但取蒸为度杵为
末炼蜜丸梧子大空心温酒米饮下二三十丸所患忽加不得忧至四十服必复如故五十服当丁壮奉
宣付医院详录又知益州张咏进表云臣因换龙兴观掘得一碑内说修养气术并药二件根据方差人访
问采觅其草颇有异金棱紫线素根紫 对节而生蜀号火 茎叶颇同苍耳谁知至贱之中乃有殊常
之效臣自吃至百服眼目轻明即至千服须发乌黑筋力轻健效验多端臣本州有都押衙罗守一曾因
中风坠马失音不语臣与十服其病立痊又和尚智严年七十患偏风口眼 斜时时吐涎臣与七服亦
便瘥今合一百剂差职员史元奏进(同上)
许叔微家中有一位妇人，梦见两个黑脸仆人，一个在前一个在后，手中拿着一样东西。前面的说：“到了吗？”后面的应声说：“到了。”随即击打一下，发出爆裂的声音。妇人从梦中惊醒（魇觉），随后心口有一点疼痛，难以忍受，昏闷了许久。许叔微所配制的神精丹正好主治这种证候，于是取三粒让她服下。过了几刻钟，疼痛停止，神志清醒。这个方子出自《千金方》，大概类似于晋景公梦见两个小鬼的故事（同上）。
晋朝某人的侄子侍奉观音菩萨非常恭敬，恰好苦于咳嗽超过一个月。夜里梦见一位老僧呼唤他对他说：“你的咳嗽只是受了寒邪，我有一个方子传授给你，只需使用生姜一味药，切成薄片，焙干后研成粉末，用糯米糊制成丸剂，大小如芥菜籽，空腹时用米汤送下三十丸。”他听从梦境指示，服用几次后痊愈（《癸辛杂识》）。
南史记载解叔谦是雁门人，他的母亲生病，他在庭院中磕头祈祷告天，听到空中有人说：“得到丁公藤治疗就会痊愈。”他寻访医生和查阅本草书籍都没有找到。直到在宜都山中看见一位老人砍伐树木，说是丁公藤，能治疗风疾。他便拜倒哭泣求得此药。等到浸泡酒法完成后，那位老人就不见了，母亲的病于是痊愈（《本草纲目》引）。
江陵府节度使进献的[某种]丸方：臣有一个弟弟叫[某名]，三十一岁时中风，卧床五年，众多医生无法治愈。有位名叫钟针的道人看到这种病患，说可以服用[某种]丸，必定痊愈。该药多生长在肥沃土壤中，五月间采收，清洗去土，摘取叶子及枝头部分，经过九次蒸制、九次曝晒，不必太干燥，只要达到蒸透的程度即可。捣碎成粉末，炼蜜制成梧桐子大小的丸剂，空腹时温酒或米汤送下二三十丸。患病突然加重不要担忧，服至四十副必恢复如初，服五十副应当身体强健。奉旨交付医院详细记录。另外，益州知州张咏上表说：臣因为修缮龙兴观挖掘出一块石碑，里面讲述修养气术以及两种药物。根据方子差人访问采觅这种草，颇有奇异之处：金棱紫线，素根紫节，对节而生，蜀地称为火[某]。茎叶颇像苍耳，谁知在极贱之中乃有殊常的效果。臣自己服用至百副，眼目轻快明亮；即使服至千副，须发乌黑，筋力轻健，效验很多。臣本州有都押衙罗守一，曾经因中风坠马失音不语，臣给他十副药，他的病立刻痊愈。还有和尚智严，七十岁患偏瘫，口眼歪斜，时时吐涎沫，臣给他七副药，也便痊愈。现在合制一百剂，差遣职员史元进献（同上）。
Xu Shuwei's household had a woman who dreamed of two dark-skinned servants, one in front and one behind, holding an object. The one in front said, "Have we arrived?" The one behind replied, "We have arrived." Then he struck it once, producing a popping sound. She woke from the nightmare (nightmare awakening), followed by a sharp pain in her heart that was unbearable, accompanied by fainting for some time. The Shenjing Dan (Divine Essence Pill) prepared by Xu Shuwei was indicated for this exact syndrome; thus, he took three pills and instructed her to ingest them. After several ke (a traditional unit of time), the pain ceased, and her spirit recovered. This formula originates from *Qianjin Fang* (Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold), likely analogous to the story of Duke Jing of Jin dreaming of two little men (ibid.).
The nephew of a man from the Jin dynasty served Guanyin (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) with great reverence. He suffered from coughing for over a month. One night, he dreamed of an old monk calling out to him, saying, "Your cough is merely due to cold pathogen invasion. I will impart a prescription to you: use only fresh ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens). Slice it thinly, bake it until dry, grind it into powder, and bind it with rice paste into pills the size of mustard seeds. Take thirty pills on an empty stomach with rice water." He followed the dream's instruction, took the medicine a few times, and was cured (*Guixin Zashi*).
According to the *History of the Southern Dynasties*, Xie Shuqian was from Yanmen. His mother fell ill, and he kowtowed and prayed in the courtyard at night. He heard a voice from the sky say, "Obtain Dinggong Teng (Ding Gong Vine) for treatment, and she will recover." He consulted doctors and searched herbal texts but found no record. Until he saw an old man cutting wood in the mountains of Yidu, who said it was Dinggong Teng, which treats wind disorders. He bowed and wept, begging to obtain it. After completing the method of soaking it in wine, the old man disappeared, and his mother's illness was cured (cited in *Bencao Gangmu*).
The [Certain] Wan (Pill) Formula submitted by the Military Commissioner of Jiangling Prefecture: My younger brother, named [Name], contracted stroke at age thirty-one and lay bedridden for five years, unresponsive to many physicians. A Daoist priest named Zhong Zhen, seeing this affliction, stated that taking [Certain] Pills would surely cure him. The herb grows mostly in fertile soil; it is harvested in May, washed to remove dirt, and the leaves and branch tips are selected. It undergoes nine steaming and nine sun-drying cycles. It need not be too dry, only steamed through. It is pounded into powder, bound with refined honey into pills the size of wutong seeds. Take twenty to thirty pills on an empty stomach with warm wine or rice water. Do not worry if symptoms temporarily worsen; after forty doses, recovery will be complete; after fifty doses, vitality will be robust. By imperial decree, this was sent to the Medical Bureau for detailed recording. Additionally, Zhang Yong, Prefect of Yizhou, submitted a memorial stating: While excavating for the renovation of Longxing Temple, I unearthed a stele describing qi cultivation techniques and two medicinal substances. Following the formula, I dispatched personnel to inquire and gather this herb, which has peculiar characteristics: golden veins and purple lines, white roots with purple nodes, growing in opposite pairs. In Shu, it is called Huo [Name]. Its stems and leaves resemble those of Xuer (Cocklebur). Who would expect such extraordinary efficacy from something so humble? I myself took it up to one hundred doses, resulting in clear eyesight; even up to one thousand doses, my hair and beard turned black, and my sinews and bones became strong. There are many verified effects. Luo Shouyi, a Chief Marshal in my prefecture, once lost his voice due to stroke and falling from a horse. I gave him ten doses, and his illness was instantly cured. Monk Zhiyan, aged seventy, suffered from hemiplegia with facial deviation and salivation. I gave him seven doses, and he also recovered. Now, one hundred doses are being prepared and presented by clerk Shi Yuan (ibid.).