胀便消，后进枳壳、麦芽、冬术、神曲、山楂、陈皮、苡米，调理一月复元。
一老人春温二日，便神昏谵语，时轻时
重，脉十动一止，或廿动一止，诸医皆辞不治，此年老正虚，不能与邪相抵，至一候（七日
也）邪退正回自好。
一人因伤食起病，脉七动一止，在法无治，至八日发出斑疹而愈。此风热早伏，藉
伤食更闭，难于外达，故昏沉懒言。至一候经络已周，而症乃现。
一老妪常头痛引脑鼻，淌臭涕，此胆热移于脑，煎灼阴液，渗泄而下，名为鼻渊，当
清热透脑法，与辛夷、羚羊角、藿香、苍耳子、知母、栀子、生石膏、川芎、生地、黄
芩、猪胆汁，八帖病除。
一人上下牙床隐痛腐烂，脉象迟细。此阴虚浮火上炎，以熟地、泽泻、茯苓，肉桂、
丹皮、山药、萸肉，八帖即痊。第虚火如雨中雷电之火，见日则消，六味中加肉桂，引
火归原，乃雨中电火而见日光矣。倘用苦寒，阴霾反盛，更益其病。
一人牙缝忽生肉条，挺退场门外，名为髓溢，先以铁烙烧热烙平，内进生地、苁蓉、骨碎补、
菟丝子、阿胶，萸肉、杜仲、线鱼胶、淮牛膝、龟胶、猪脊髓，十二帖不发。
一人舌肿硬难言，胀疼不入汤水，即紫舌胀。舌中乃凸起一点，以刀刺出血，投三
黄汤，三帖遂消。
一妇大疟，延至体亏，在法当补以六君汤，入腹便昏晕，询其素不受丝毫补益，反
与克削药始苏，此禀赋之异者。
一妇每生病，六脉全无，迨疾退脉亦渐起。向来孱弱，不能载邪，故脉沉伏不现。惟
见病治病，不必凭脉可也。
一妇季夏在田中农作，值烈日蒸起，垭粪湿邪，两足侵染其毒，遂赤肿作腐，痛痒
难当，常欲以手摩擦，致手亦染其毒，乃用手持物吃，则毒径犯喉系，随时咳喘，甘蔗、
蒜头煎饮可效。但粪毒咳，失治无救。
一孕妇因湿热上冲，头疼欲死，先刺风
池两穴，太阳两穴，痛稍减，脉来洪数，与胆草、泽泻、夏枯草。白菊、滑石、山栀、桑
叶、羚羊片、黄芩、知母，四帖，后不复发。
一孕妇六月受暑发痧，误饮生姜汤，遂腹疼不止，（凡痧忌姜，暑天尤宜戒。）用白王
瓜皮煎饮，再刺痧症诸穴，立定痛而瘳。
一老人病久阴伤，相火震动无制，玉茎破皮流血痛甚，外搽珍珠散，进生地、元参、
川柏，生首乌、山栀、丹皮、知母、龟板、女贞子、麦句，廿帖渐敛口矣。
一妇腹痛，引阴不止。凡温通理气去瘀杀虫，及平肝针灸诸法，均不应。乃脏结症，
数日溘逝。
一妪脐腹咬痛，便泄昼夜无度，诸治罔验，亦脏结症，故疼常无休息，旬日遂亡。
一老妇左臀被针戮旋肿，疼似流注，日夜呼号，众医束手，延月余方死，此伤人神。
何者谓人神？人身气血会聚之源也。
一农夫每劳动便胃脘板痛，得食稍定，此中虚，因劳而气难运，故疼，投党参、白术、
陈皮、木香、草蔻、黄 、山药、肉桂、干姜、吴萸，六帖痛止，骤难除根。
一人欲后，髓空阳虚，便入水捕鱼，阴寒乘间直入三阴，周身掣痛，竟无定时，因
经络悉为寒邪阻闭不通，六脉沉伏，与四逆汤加桂枝，当归，不应，三日遂卒。
一妇生颧疔，散黄面肿如斗，作痛昏瞀，症势濒危，以疔毒复生汤不应，乃加琥珀一
钱，疼止，肿渐退。
一人右颧肿硬，皮色如故，旬余未化脓。此风热上壅，其名颧疡，最属迁绵。以牛子、
薄荷、山栀、连翘、僵蚕、丹皮、桔梗、黄芩，外敷清凉散渐退。
一人口生紫泡，牙床臭烂，手足发红晕斑，壮热烦躁，与薄荷、山栀、羚羊角、麦
冬、知母、生石膏，片芩，三帖全退。
一妇生外踝疽，淌脓五年不敛，因骨笋空隙处为之穿溃，常一细孔流水，不能入药。
终成痼疾不治。
一童跌豁上唇嘴，掺生肌散，用棉带扎紧，拴于耳后，四日一换，只进稀粥，不可
言笑，静养一月平复。
一人忽喉痛不肿，痛牵耳下难忍，恶寒壮热，滴水难入，从午初至申刻便死。此风邪闭满肺络，
脉来促急，乃紧喉风也。
一人喉不肿痛，忽痰壅不出，气塞难通，汤药滴不能进，《内经》谓一阴一阳结为喉痹，
延三日乃死。
一妇腿内侧生流注，治不得法，年余始溃，每出脓盈碗，已六载未收口。乃骨缝空隙已被烂通，
药不能到，肌肉为之空浮，稍劳动即胖肿，诸治无效。
一妪生数处流注，烙以火针，毫不知痛，此肌肉早死，遂辞不治，二日后果死。
一人年幼腿生流注，疗十数载方愈。及壮，夏月入水，阴湿又乘三阴，初觉旧患处隐痛，
两月后只溃清水，（因肌肉久虚，故无浓脓。）与生 、白术、芡实、莲子、山药、党
参、附子，合炒老黄 米磨屑，加红糖调食，接补正气，四月余虽痊，旋又完姻，精气更
加暗耗，复因入水，旧患仍作，诸治不验而逝。（凡久病体亏，戒欲为要。）
一人曾染妓毒，几年后因有病正虚，淫毒乘间窃发，龟头生如翻花菌，大小十数枚，
逐一用药线扣住，过一日收紧线一次，待落下，随上生肌散而痊。
一妇大疟，延久形瘦脾虚，过于作劳，忽口鼻俱出血不止，乃脾虚不能统血，上溢清
道而出，以黄 、白术、玉竹、党参、山药、当归、茯神、牛膝，二帖，便止。或因此发
牙衄者，治方同。
一女头顶被碰跌，由头至额，肿软如棉，此气凝血瘀所致，用活络膏药贴自消。
一孩跌破眼睫流血，当时未洗净，遂上下睫长为连合，尚有一孔通光，用刀割开眼
缝，随止其血，目可照旧。惜目珠闭合年余，生翳难除。
一女孩额上跌破，初起失治，数月来满面皆脓，串空起壳，污水不断，逐渐插降条
化毒，并生肌散而痊。
一妪鼻中生痔，挺出不通，先刺破受药力，次以棉花蘸 砂散塞之，复加棉花塞紧，
难落，隔五日一次，化尽，服生地、丹皮、知母、栀子、元参、花粉、条芩、川连，则面
方不起火。
一老人表虚血弱，筋失营养，常觉左脚底有气一条串至胸肋，胀闷欲绝，移时串上
头顶，又从头顶走至右边胸肋，亦复胀闷，移时串至右脚底，气止人安。每日数次，不堪
其苦。先以肾气汤，加理气药卅帖，再用当归、杜仲、党参、黄 、杞子、菟丝子、巴
戟天、白芍、淮牛膝、海桐皮、川断、葡萄肉、破故纸、毛脊、五加皮，陈酒隔水煮一
支香，服四月悉平。
一人生搭背，常要刀剐去患上肉方快，随出蜈蚣数条，直至剐尽背肉，出蜈蚣无数乃
死。其人作孽太重，冤雠相报耳。
一人左肋生流注未完口，因远行跌倒，碰伤患口，竟出血不止。乃远奔则浮火必腾，使
经脉错乱，逼血而出，投犀角地黄汤入腹即止。
一妇中虚痰盛，使痰随经络流串遍身，或凝结多处，肿软如瘤，按之不疼，瘫弱不得
转动者年余，用川贝母四两，陈酒六斤，隔水煮服，渐能行走矣。（人身多痰，气血盛则
痰化为血，气血衰则血化为痰也。）
一童劳苦伤中，脾气郁结，化热生痰，凝于舌下，左边成为痰包，肿胀，致言语饮食
俱难，以刀放出胶痰杯许，插陈降条少微化去根，方不复肿。
一妪玉户肿痛，不得大小便，饮食不入，此湿热注于膀胱，移于小肠，将成蚌疽，投
龙胆汤加利湿药三帖，溃流紫血盈盆，外掺清凉散，又前方五帖全愈。
一妪刀伤破左食指皮，自掺药刚收口，忽
一手肿痛不止，饮食欲绝，或而昏愦，脉象疾硬，治不应手，此伤人神者，四日故亡。
一人食牛肉、便腹胀壮热，以山楂、建曲，青皮、槟槟、浓朴、麦芽、枳壳、苍术，
加稻草为引，因牛喜食草，物理当然，覆杯则消。
一童食蛋停滞，致心窝肿凸如李，食少形削，将近十载，用手提起肿块，使离内膜，
免伤胞络，以针轻缓刺下灸之，服化积方，十日针一次，一月除根。
一妇心窝生疽，月余不溃，僵卧食少，用细火针，轻缓眠侧刺少许，方不伤内膜，插入
药捻拔尽脓乃愈。（直刺针必险。）
一妪生喉蛾，脓出甚多，遂太劳动，大损肺气，忽音哑无言，别无所苦，早服燕窝
汤接补，晚投益土生金方旬余，言能高朗矣。
一人霍乱，三日仍吐泻，使中气败竭，而阴阳已倒行逆施，则大便自口而出，此胃底
已翻，四肢厥冷，烦躁不安，至七日而亡。
一产妇血虚风燥，周身串痛，几处浮肿如桃，筋渐短缩难动，脉来浮数，以生地、钩
藤、阿胶、白芍、大胡麻、丹皮，当归、沙苑、首乌、女贞子、生龟板、丝瓜络。十帖
撤消。
一人针戳手掌肉内，用细绳扎紧手腕，使不上走，（针随血脉走至心则死。）未尝剐割，一
月针从原口而出。
一人喉生叠肉，状似鸡冠，搅塞要路，惟进米饮，症名喉岩，以火烙烙平，服解郁方
乃消。三月后翻肿胜昔，难语难食，时流鲜血，知是冤报，未久遂卒。
一妇伤子过悲，致肝脾气郁，智能不灵，神昏不语，不食不大小便，直卧如尸，已旬
半，惟目尚灵，脉迟细，以郁金、佩兰、木香、佛手、苏梗、夜合花、茯神、九节菖蒲、
橘红、远志、沉香、 磁石、香附，解郁安神通窍，八帖，遂起坐如常。
一妪肝郁喉间梗阻，汤饮可进，硬食难入，帝丁左右有筋扛起，撑胀不爽，即是上
格，用刀刺筋上，多不出血，服平肝理气方，数次便松。
一老人搭背，溃后见代脉，此脓腐去多，元气不相接续之故，与十全大补十日，外脉
如常，疮口已敛，忽双足痿软，不能动，仍进大补法，二旬如旧。
一人满颈起痰核十数枚，先烙火针，疏通其结，进柴胡、贝母、蒌仁、海藻、海浮
石、荸荠、香附、橘红、昆布、丹皮、海蜇头，十帖，外全消。
一妇乳痈已痊，因劳动，便 肿流脓，将逾二载，投八珍汤卅帖，乃不复发。
一人欲后下床小便，寒邪乘虚侵入肾经，玉茎肿亮不痛，与杞子、巴戟天、韭子、菟
丝子、苁蓉、熟地、覆盆子、山萸、破故纸、鹿胶，六帖肿退。
一妇临产，去血过多，忽然昏晕，肢冷脉绝，立时不及备醋、炭与火盆，先以火纸
卷粗卷，点火藉烟熏鼻，接透阳气立醒，内进调理方获痊。
一人满腿肿亮作痛，乃脾虚湿邪溢于肌表，其名冬瓜痰，用针刺出黄水，敷冲和膏
而愈。（若用火针，便烂难敛。）
一人大腿生流注，三月余方溃脓，竞诸治法，不得完功，因人腿只一条大骨，（名成骨。）
另有两条脆骨，（名辅骨。）夹扶大骨于肉中，今被脓烂穿骨缝空隙，药不能入，常流脓水终
身。
一妇天寒临产，儿先出一手，经一昼夜不下，用艾叶一斤煎汤，倾盆中，令产妇坐
盆上，四围密护莫走气，俾热气熏透，玉门交骨得暖方开，儿遂奔生而下。
一人肝郁化火，上升头巅，火滞血瘀，结成肉条，长及三寸，红亮竖凸，触之痛极，用
青黛、川蜜和敷，月余全消。
一女喉外结核胀疼，治已将痊，继音哑难言，以苏子、叭杏、苡米、萝菔子、象贝、
桔梗、蒌仁、紫菀、炙杷叶，十二帖，声渐透如初。
一人玉茎浮肿破烂流脓，延有半载，以生地、胡黄连、川柏、银花、车前子、知母、
土茯苓、栀子、泽泻、甘草梢，十二帖，外搽珍珠散，皮敛肿未消，并不疼，袖住马口
如婴孩，自言如此肿已十年，故难消。
一童痢下日久，痢虽止而脾胃败极，忽右手瘫软难动，与当归、熟地、党参、白术、
白芍、山药、杞子。黄 、茯苓、红花，廿帖，撤消。
一孩肠 延久，谷食甚少，正气耗伤，致目眶内陷，日珠生膜，投熟地、萸肉、太子
参、冬术，菟丝子、杞子、山药、淮牛膝，当归、陈皮，调治一月，膜消复明。
一幼女左肋生肝痈溃破，两月余失治，穿透内膜，患口如蟹作沫，每掺药随被膜内气
煽去无存，必死之症，数日而夭。
一人牙根作痛，渐烂穿牙床，日见深嵌，延开及腮，仍痛不休，此为牙岩，禁用刀刺，
辞不可治，延年余死。
一人龟头肿痛，色如烟煤，马口闭塞，烂至尿管，溺从烂孔流出，臭不可近，此肝肾
湿毒结久所致，治之不应而亡。
一妇生锁口疔走黄，满面红肿，四日渐消，以刀刺疔头，流污水不知痛，其毒忽走
至手臂及臀，肿如流注，（忌用火针并暖药。）烦乱昏愦三日乃殂。
一孩日暮内喉胀痛，急进疏散方不应，至平旦气促神呆而殇。此风热内闭，是紧喉风
也。
一妇因寒凝气滞腹痛，以温通理气方，六帖不效，次用吴萸、肉桂、木香、附子、陈
皮，研末，温陈酒冲服，痛立止。（盖末药尚存原性，故治速效，不似煎剂，性已淡，故
鲜效。）
一人项下漫肿，气喘吐涎，汤水难入，是风痰内闭，服药无功，三日便卒。
一妇小产去血太多，血虚液涸，火灼脏燥，扰动心神，悲喜不知自主，似神鬼所凭
数伸欠者，以甘麦大枣汤，当归、阿胶、红花、丹参、柏子仁、大枣二枚、甘草、白芍、
杞子、小麦二合，入腹即平。
一女少腹隐痛，不能仰卧，小便下脓血，乃小肠痈，以归尾、苡米，泽兰、没药、玄
胡索、桃仁、蒌仁、乳香、木通、车前子，十二帖全安。
腹胀和便秘消除后，后续使用枳壳、麦芽、白术、神曲、山楂、陈皮、薏苡仁进行调理，一个月后身体恢复健康。
一位老人在春季温病发病第二天，出现神志昏迷、胡言乱语，症状时轻时重，脉搏十次跳动有一次停顿，或者二十次跳动有一次停顿，各位医生都推辞说无法治疗。这是因为老人正气虚弱，不能与邪气抗争，经过一个候（即七天）后，邪气退去，正气恢复，自然痊愈。
一个人因为饮食积滞起病，脉搏七次跳动有一次停顿，按照医法属于无治之症，到了第八天发出斑疹而痊愈。这是因为风热之邪早已潜伏，借着饮食积滞更加闭塞，难以向外透达，所以出现昏沉、懒言的症状。经过一个候，经络之气已周流全身，病症才显现出来。
一位老年妇女经常头痛牵连脑部和鼻部，流出臭秽鼻涕，这是胆热移于脑部，煎灼阴液，渗漏排泄而下，名为鼻渊。应当采用清热透脑的方法，给予辛夷、羚羊角、藿香、苍耳子、知母、栀子、生石膏、川芎、生地、黄芩、猪胆汁，服用八帖后病除。
一个人上下牙床隐隐作痛且腐烂，脉象迟而细。这是阴虚导致虚火上炎，使用熟地、泽泻、茯苓、肉桂、丹皮、山药、山茱萸，服用八帖即痊愈。只是虚火如同雨中的雷电之火，见到太阳就会消散，在六味地黄丸中加入肉桂，是为了引火归原，这就像雨中的闪电见到日光一样。如果误用苦寒药物，阴寒之气反而旺盛，更会加重病情。
一个人牙缝中忽然长出肉条，挺出到口腔门外，名为髓溢。先用烧热的铁烙将其烙平，内服生地、肉苁蓉、骨碎补、菟丝子、阿胶、山茱萸、杜仲、线鱼胶、怀牛膝、龟胶、猪脊髓，服用十二帖后不再复发。
一个人舌头肿胀僵硬难以言语，胀痛得连汤水都无法入口，这就是紫舌胀。舌中间凸起一点，用刀刺破出血，投予三黄汤，服用三帖后消退。
一位妇女患严重疟疾，拖延至身体亏虚，按照医法应当用六君子汤进补，但药入腹后即昏晕，询问得知她平时完全不能受补，反而服用攻伐克削的药物才能苏醒，这是禀赋特异的表现。
一位妇女每次生病，六脉全无，等到疾病退去，脉搏也逐渐显现。她向来体质孱弱，不能承载邪气，所以脉象沉伏不现。只能见病治病，不必依赖诊脉即可判断。
一位妇女在夏末在田间劳作，正值烈日蒸腾，沾染了粪污湿邪，两足感染其毒，于是红肿溃烂，疼痛瘙痒难忍，常想用手摩擦，导致手也染上毒气，若用手拿东西吃，则毒气直接侵犯喉系，随即咳嗽气喘，用甘蔗、蒜头煎水饮用可见效。但是粪毒引起的咳嗽，若失治则无救。
一位孕妇因湿热上冲，头痛欲死，先针刺风池穴、太阳穴两处，疼痛稍减，脉象洪数，给予龙胆草、泽泻、夏枯草、白菊花、滑石、山栀、桑叶、羚羊片、黄芩、知母，服用四帖后，后来未再复发。
一位孕妇六月间受暑发痧，误饮生姜汤，于是腹痛不止。（凡痧症忌姜，暑天尤其应该戒除。）用王瓜皮煎水饮用，再针刺痧症相关穴位，立刻止痛而痊愈。
一位老人久病伤阴，相火震动失控，阴茎破皮流血疼痛剧烈，外涂珍珠散，内服生地、玄参、黄柏、生首乌、山栀、丹皮、知母、龟板、女贞子、麦冬，服用二十帖后伤口逐渐愈合。
一位妇女腹痛，牵引阴部不止。凡是温通理气、祛瘀杀虫，以及平肝针灸等各种方法，均无效应。这是脏结症，几天后突然去世。
一位老妇人脐腹部咬痛，腹泻昼夜无度，各种治疗都没有效果，也是脏结症，所以疼痛常常没有休息的时候，十天便死亡。
一位老妇人左臀部被针扎后迅速肿胀，疼痛像流注一样，日夜呼号，众医生束手无策，拖延一个多月才死，这是伤及“人神”。什么是人神？是人体气血汇聚的源头。
一位农夫每次劳动后就感到胃脘部板硬疼痛，进食后稍定，这是中焦虚弱，因为劳累导致气机运行困难，所以疼痛，投予党参、白术、陈皮、木香、草蔻、黄芪、山药、肉桂、干姜、吴茱萸，服用六帖后疼痛停止，但很难彻底除根。
一个人在房事后，髓空阳虚，就下水捕鱼，阴寒之邪乘虚直入三阴经，周身掣痛，竟然没有固定时间，因为经络全被寒邪阻闭不通，六脉沉伏，给予四逆汤加桂枝、当归，无效，三天后猝死。
一位妇女颧部生疔疮，扩散至面部如斗大，疼痛昏闷，病情危急，用疔毒复生汤无效，于是加入琥珀一钱，疼痛停止，肿胀逐渐消退。
一个人右颧部肿硬，皮色如故，十余天未化脓。这是风热上壅，名为颧疡，最为缠绵难愈。用牛蒡子、薄荷、山栀、连翘、僵蚕、丹皮、桔梗、黄芩，外敷清凉散，逐渐消退。
一个人口中生紫泡，牙床臭烂，手足发红晕斑，高热烦躁，给予薄荷、山栀、羚羊角、麦冬、知母、生石膏、黄芩，服用三帖后全部消退。
一位妇女外踝生疽，流脓五年不愈合，因为从骨缝空隙处穿溃，常有一个小孔流水，药物无法进入。最终成为顽固性疾病，无法治愈。
一个儿童跌伤上嘴唇，掺生肌散，用棉带扎紧，拴在耳后，四天换一次药，只进稀粥，不可说话笑闹，静养一个月后平复。
一个人忽然喉痛但不肿，疼痛牵连耳下难以忍受，恶寒高热，滴水难入，从午初到申刻便死亡。这是风邪闭满肺络，脉来促急，乃是紧喉风。
一个人喉部不肿不痛，忽然痰壅不出，气塞难通，汤药滴不进，《内经》说一阴一阳结为喉痹，拖延三天后死亡。
一位妇女腿内侧生流注，治疗不得法，一年多才溃破，每次流出脓液盈碗，已经六年伤口未收口。因为骨缝空隙已被烂通，药物不能到达，肌肉为之空浮，稍微劳动就肿胀，各种治疗无效。
一位老妇人生多处流注，用火针烙烫，毫不知痛，这是肌肉早已坏死，于是推辞不治，两天后果然死亡。
一个人年幼时腿上生流注，治疗十几年才痊愈。等到壮年，夏天入水，阴湿之邪又乘虚侵入三阴经，起初觉得旧患处隐痛，两个月后只溃破流出清水（因为肌肉久虚，所以没有浓稠脓液），给予黄芪、白术、芡实、莲子、山药、党参、附子，合炒老黄米磨成屑，加红糖调食，接补正气，四个多月虽然痊愈，随后又完婚，精气更加暗耗，再次因入水，旧患仍发作，各种治疗无效而去世。（凡久病体亏，戒除房事是要紧的。）
一个人曾染妓院毒气，几年后因有病正虚，淫毒乘虚窃发，龟头生出如翻花菌状的赘生物，大小十数个，逐一用药线扣住，过一天收紧线一次，待脱落，随即上生肌散而痊愈。
一位妇女患严重疟疾，拖延日久形体消瘦脾虚，过于劳累，忽然口鼻俱出血不止，这是脾虚不能统血，血液上溢清道而出，给予黄芪、白术、玉竹、党参、山药、当归、茯神、牛膝，服用二帖，便止血。有人因此引发牙衄，治方相同。
一个女孩头顶被碰跌，从头部到额头，肿软如棉，这是气凝血瘀所致，用活络膏药贴敷自行消散。
一个孩子跌破眼睫毛流血，当时未洗净，于是上下睫毛长在一起连合，尚有一孔透光，用刀割开眼缝，随即止住血，眼睛可以照旧。可惜眼球闭合一年多，生翳难以去除。
一个女孩额上跌破，起初失治，几个月来满脸皆脓，串空起壳，污水不断，逐渐插入降条化毒，并敷生肌散而痊愈。
一位老妇人生鼻痔，挺出不通，先刺破使其受药力，其次用棉花蘸硇砂散塞入，再加棉花塞紧，难落下，隔五日一次，化尽后，服用生地、丹皮、知母、栀子、玄参、花粉、条芩、川连，则面部不再起火。
一位老人表虚血弱，筋失营养，常觉得左脚底有一股气一条串至胸肋，胀闷欲绝，过了一会儿串上头顶，又从头顶走至右边胸肋，也复胀闷，过了一会儿串至右脚底，气止人安。每天数次，不堪其苦。先用肾气汤，加理气药三十帖，再用当归、杜仲、党参、黄芪、枸杞子、菟丝子、巴戟天、白芍、怀牛膝、海桐皮、川断、葡萄肉、破故纸、狗脊、五加皮，陈酒隔水煮一支香的时间，服用四个月全部平复。
一个人生搭背，常常要刀剐去患处的肉才痛快，随即爬出蜈蚣数条，直至剐尽背肉，爬出无数蜈蚣乃死。这个人作孽太重，是冤仇相报罢了。
一个人左肋生流注未封口，因远行跌倒，碰伤患口，竟出血不止。因为远奔则浮火必腾，使经脉错乱，逼血而出，投予犀角地黄汤，药入腹即止。
一位妇女中虚痰盛，使痰随经络流串遍身，或凝结多处，肿软如瘤，按之不疼，瘫弱不得转动长达一年余，用川贝母四两，陈酒六斤，隔水煮服，渐渐能行走。（人身多痰，气血盛则痰化为血，气血衰则血化为痰。）
一个儿童劳苦伤中，脾气郁结，化热生痰，凝于舌下，左边成为痰包，肿胀，致言语饮食俱难，用刀放出胶痰约一杯许，插入陈降条少许化去根，方才不再肿胀。
一位老妇人阴户肿痛，大小便不通，饮食不入，这是湿热注于膀胱，移于小肠，将成蚌疽，投予龙胆汤加利湿药，服用三帖，溃破流出紫血盈盆，外掺清凉散，又前方五帖全部痊愈。
一位老妇人刀伤破左食指皮，自掺药刚收口，忽然一只手肿痛不止，饮食欲绝，时而昏愦，脉象疾硬，治疗不应手，这是伤及人神者，四天故亡。
一个人吃牛肉后，大便腹胀高热，以山楂、建曲、青皮、槟榔、厚朴、麦芽、枳壳、苍术，加稻草为引，因为牛喜食草，物理当然，覆杯则消。
一个儿童吃蛋停滞，致心窝肿凸如李子，食少形削，将近十年，用手提起肿块，使其离开内膜，免伤胞络，用针轻缓刺下灸之，服用化积方，十日针一次，一个月除根。
一位妇女心窝生疽，月余不溃，僵卧食少，用细火针，轻缓侧卧刺少许，方不伤内膜，插入药捻拔尽脓乃愈。（直刺针必险。）
一位老妇人生喉蛾，脓出甚多，遂太劳动，大损肺气，忽然音哑无言，别无所苦，早服燕窝汤接补，晚投益土生金方旬余，声音能高朗矣。
一个人霍乱，三天仍吐泻，使中气败竭，而阴阳已倒行逆施，则大便自口而出，这是胃底已翻，四肢厥冷，烦躁不安，至七日而亡。
一产妇血虚风燥，周身串痛，几处浮肿如桃，筋渐短缩难动，脉来浮数，以生地、钩藤、阿胶、白芍、大胡麻、丹皮、当归、沙苑、首乌、女贞子、生龟板、丝瓜络，十帖撤销。
一人针戳手掌肉内，用细绳扎紧手腕，使不上走，（针随血脉走至心则死。）未尝剐割，一月针从原口而出。
一人喉生叠肉，状似鸡冠，搅塞要路，惟进米饮，症名喉岩，以火烙烙平，服解郁方乃消。三月后翻肿胜昔，难语难食，时流鲜血，知是冤报，未久遂卒。
一妇伤子过悲，致肝脾气郁，智能不灵，神昏不语，不食不大小便，直卧如尸，已旬半，惟目尚灵，脉迟细，以郁金、佩兰、木香、佛手、苏梗、夜合花、茯神、九节菖蒲、橘红、远志、沉香、磁石、香附，解郁安神通窍，八帖，遂起坐如常。
一妪肝郁喉间梗阻，汤饮可进，硬食难入，帝丁左右有筋扛起，撑胀不爽，即是上格，用刀刺筋上，多不出血，服平肝理气方，数次便松。
一老人搭背，溃后见代脉，此脓腐去多，元气不相接续之故，与十全大补十日，外脉如常，疮口已敛，忽双足痿软，不能动，仍进大补法，二旬如旧。
一人满颈起痰核十数枚，先烙火针，疏通其结，进柴胡、贝母、蒌仁、海藻、海浮石、荸荠、香附、橘红、昆布、丹皮、海蜇头，十帖，外全消。
一妇乳痈已痊，因劳动，便肿流脓，将逾二载，投八珍汤卅帖，乃不复发。
一人欲后下床小便，寒邪乘虚侵入肾经，玉茎肿亮不痛，与杞子、巴戟天、韭子、菟丝子、苁蓉、熟地、覆盆子、山萸、破故纸、鹿胶，六帖肿退。
一妇临产，去血过多，忽然昏晕，肢冷脉绝，立时不及备醋、炭与火盆，先以火纸卷粗卷，点火藉烟熏鼻，接透阳气立醒，内进调理方获痊。
一人满腿肿亮作痛，乃脾虚湿邪溢于肌表，其名冬瓜痰，用针刺出黄水，敷冲和膏而愈。（若用火针，便烂难敛。）
一大腿生流注，三月余方溃脓，竞诸治法，不得完功，因人腿只一条大骨，（名成骨。）另有两条脆骨，（名辅骨。）夹扶大骨于肉中，今被脓烂穿骨缝空隙，药不能入，常流脓水终身。
一妇天寒临产，儿先出一手，经一昼夜不下，用艾叶一斤煎汤，倾盆中，令产妇坐盆上，四围密护莫走气，俾热气熏透，玉门交骨得暖方开，儿遂奔生而下。
一人肝郁化火，上升头巅，火滞血瘀，结成肉条，长及三寸，红亮竖凸，触之痛极，用青黛、川蜜和敷，月余全消。
一女喉外结核胀疼，治已将痊，继音哑难言，以苏子、叭杏、苡米、萝菔子、象贝、桔梗、蒌仁、紫菀、炙杷叶，十二帖，声渐透如初。
一人玉茎浮肿破烂流脓，延有半载，以生地、胡黄连、川柏、银花、车前子、知母、土茯苓、栀子、泽泻、甘草梢，十二帖，外搽珍珠散，皮敛肿未消，并不疼，袖住马口如婴孩，自言如此肿已十年，故难消。
一童痢下日久，痢虽止而脾胃败极，忽右手瘫软难动，与当归、熟地、党参、白术、白芍、山药、杞子、黄芪、茯苓、红花，廿帖，撤消。
一孩肠 延久，谷食甚少，正气耗伤，致目眶内陷，日珠生膜，投熟地、萸肉、太子参、冬术，菟丝子、杞子、山药、淮牛膝，当归、陈皮，调治一月，膜消复明。
一幼女左肋生肝痈溃破，两月余失治，穿透内膜，患口如蟹作沫，每掺药随被膜内气煽去无存，必死之症，数日而夭。
一人牙根作痛，渐烂穿牙床，日见深嵌，延开及腮，仍痛不休，此为牙岩，禁用刀刺，辞不可治，延年余死。
一人龟头肿痛，色如烟煤，马口闭塞，烂至尿管，溺从烂孔流出，臭不可近，此肝肾湿毒结久所致，治之不应而亡。
一妇生锁口疔走黄，满面红肿，四日渐消，以刀刺疔头，流污水不知痛，其毒忽走至手臂及臀，肿如流注，（忌用火针并暖药。）烦乱昏愦三日乃殂。
一孩日暮内喉胀痛，急进疏散方不应，至平旦气促神呆而殇。此风热内闭，是紧喉风也。
一妇因寒凝气滞腹痛，以温通理气方，六帖不效，次用吴萸、肉桂、木香、附子、陈皮，研末，温陈酒冲服，痛立止。（盖末药尚存原性，故治速效，不似煎剂，性已淡，故鲜效。）
一人项下漫肿，气喘吐涎，汤水难入，是风痰内闭，服药无功，三日便卒。
一妇小产去血太多，血虚液涸，火灼脏燥，扰动心神，悲喜不知自主，似神鬼所凭数伸欠者，以甘麦大枣汤，当归、阿胶、红花、丹参、柏子仁、大枣二枚、甘草、白芍、杞子、小麦二合，入腹即平。
一女少腹隐痛，不能仰卧，小便下脓血，乃小肠痈，以归尾、苡米，泽兰、没药、玄胡索、桃仁、蒌仁、乳香、木通、车前子，十二帖全安。
After abdominal distension and constipation were resolved, Zhiqiao (Fructus Aurantii), Maiya (Fructus Hordei Germinatus), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata), Shanzha (Fructus Crataegi), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), and Yimi (Semen Coicis) were subsequently administered for conditioning. After one month, the body recovered its vitality.
An elderly man developed a spring-warmth disease (Spring Warmth Disease). On the second day, he exhibited coma and delirious speech, with symptoms fluctuating in severity. His pulse showed one stop every ten beats or one stop every twenty beats. All physicians declined treatment, stating it was incurable. This was due to the elderly man's deficient righteous qi (Zheng Qi), which could not resist the pathogenic factor. After one hou (seven days), the pathogen receded, the righteous qi returned, and he recovered spontaneously.
A person fell ill due to food stagnation. His pulse showed one stop every seven beats, which is considered incurable according to medical principles. On the eighth day, macules and papules appeared, and he recovered. This occurred because wind-heat had been latent early on; combined with food stagnation causing further blockage, it was difficult for the pathogen to reach the exterior. Hence, he presented with lethargy and reluctance to speak. After one hou, the meridians had circulated fully, and the symptoms manifested.
An elderly woman frequently suffered from headaches radiating to the brain and nose, with foul-smelling nasal discharge. This is "Dan Re Yi Yu Nao" (Gallbladder Heat Transferring to the Brain), where heat scalds and consumes yin fluids, leading to leakage downwards. It is named "Bi Yuan" (Nasal Sinusitis/Ozena). The treatment should employ clearing heat and penetrating the brain. She was given Xinyi (Flos Magnoliae Biondii), Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae), Huoxiang (Herba Pogostemonis), Can'erzi (Fructus Xanthii), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae), Sheng Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Shengdi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), and Zhu Danzhi (Bilis Porci). After eight doses, the illness was cured.
A person suffered from dull pain and ulceration of the upper and lower gums, with a slow and fine pulse. This is "Yin Xu Fu Huo Shang Yan" (Deficient Yin with Floating Fire Ascending). He was treated with Shudi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Fuling (Poria), Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi), Danpi (Cortex Moutan), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), and Yurou (Fructus Corni). After eight doses, he recovered completely. Deficient fire is like lightning in rain; it dissipates upon seeing sunlight. Adding Rougui to Liuwei Dihuang Wan (Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) guides the fire back to its source, akin to lightning meeting sunlight. If bitter-cold herbs are used, yin-cold will flourish, worsening the condition.
A person suddenly grew fleshy protrusions between his teeth, extending out of the mouth, named "Sui Yi" (Marrow Overflow). First, a heated iron cautery tool was used to cauterize them flat. Internally, he was given Shengdi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Congrong (Herba Cistanches), Gusuibu (Radix Dendrobii), Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), Yurou (Fructus Corni), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae), Xianyu Jiao (Colla Piscis Lineata), Huainiuqi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), Guiban (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis), and Zhujing Sui (Medulla Ossis Femoris Porci). After twelve doses, there was no recurrence.
A person suffered from tongue swelling and stiffness, making speech difficult and causing swelling pain that prevented drinking soup or water. This is "Zi She Zhang" (Purple Tongue Swelling). A point on the center of the tongue was pricked with a knife to bleed. Sanhuang Tang (Three-Yellow Decoction) was administered. After three doses, the swelling subsided.
A woman suffered from severe malaria, which dragged on until her body became deficient. According to medical principles, she should have been tonified with Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction). However, after taking it, she fainted. Upon inquiry, it was found that she could not tolerate any tonics; only astringent or draining medicines allowed her to recover. This indicates a unique constitutional difference.
A woman presented with absent pulses in all six positions whenever she fell ill. Her pulses gradually reappeared as the disease receded. She was constitutionally weak and unable to "carry" the pathogen, causing the pulse to sink and hide. In such cases, treating the disease directly is necessary without relying solely on pulse diagnosis.
A woman was working in the fields at the end of summer when intense heat rose. She contracted damp-toxicity from manure and wet soil on both feet, resulting in redness, swelling, rotting, unbearable pain, and itching. She constantly wanted to rub her feet with her hands, spreading the toxicity to her hands. If she then touched objects to eat, the toxicity would invade the throat system, causing immediate coughing and wheezing. Decocted sugarcane and garlic were effective. However, cough caused by manure toxicity, if untreated, is fatal.
A pregnant woman suffered from severe headache due to damp-heat rushing upward. Acupoints Fengchi (GB20) and Taiyang (EX-HN5) were needled bilaterally, reducing pain slightly. Her pulse was surging and rapid. She was prescribed Longdancao (Radix Gentianae), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Xiakucao (Herba Prunellae), Baiju (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici), Huashi (Talcum), Shanzhi (Fructus Gardeniae), Sangye (Folium Mori), Yangping Pian (Laminar Cutis Caprae Hirci), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), and Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae). After four doses, there was no recurrence.
A pregnant woman contracted summerheat and sha (sand) syndrome in June. She mistakenly drank ginger soup, causing incessant abdominal pain. (Sha syndrome contraindicates ginger, especially in summer.) Decocted Wangguapi (Pericarpium Trichosanthis) was drunk, and acupoints for sha syndrome were needled. Pain stopped immediately, and she recovered.
An elderly man had long-standing yin injury, causing ministerial fire to surge uncontrollably. His penis skin broke, bleeding and causing severe pain. Pearl Powder (Zhenzhu San) was applied externally. Internally, he took Shengdi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Yuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae), Chuanbai (Cortex Phellodendri), Sheng Shouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori Preparata), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae), Danpi (Cortex Moutan), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Guiban (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis), Nvzhenzi (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi), and Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis). After twenty doses, the wound gradually healed.
A woman suffered from abdominal pain radiating to the yin region continuously. Methods such as warming and unblocking, regulating qi, removing blood stasis, killing parasites, liver-pacifying acupuncture, etc., were ineffective. This was Zangjie Syndrome (Organ Knotting), and she died suddenly after a few days.
An elderly woman suffered from biting pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, with unceasing diarrhea day and night. Various treatments failed. This was also Zangjie Syndrome, so the pain never ceased, and she died within ten days.
An elderly woman’s left buttock swelled rapidly after being pricked. The pain resembled Liuzhu (Flowing Abscess), and she cried out day and night. Physicians were helpless, and she died over a month later. This injured the "Renshen" (Human Spirit). What is Renshen? It is the source where qi and blood converge in the human body.
A farmer experienced board-like epigastric pain after labor, which eased slightly after eating. This is Middle Deficiency, where labor makes qi movement difficult, causing pain. He was given Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandoniae), Cao Kou (Fructus Amomi Rotundus), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), and Wuyu (Fructus Evodiae). After six doses, pain stopped, but root cure was difficult.
After intercourse, a man with empty marrow and deficient yang went fishing in water. Yin-cold entered the Three Yin meridians directly. He suffered whole-body pulling pain with no fixed timing, as meridians were blocked by cold. Pulses were deep and hidden. Si Ni Tang (Frigid Extremities Decoction) plus Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) was given, but ineffective. He died after three days.
A woman developed a Ding (carbuncle) on her cheekbone. Swelling spread to the face like a bowl, with pain, coma, and critical condition. Dingdu Fusheng Tang (Ding-Toxin Reviving Decoction) was ineffective. One qian (3g) of Hupo (Resina Succini) was added. Pain stopped, and swelling receded.
A person had hard swelling on the right cheekbone with normal skin color, not suppurating for over ten days. This is Fengre Shang Yong (Wind-Heat Obstructing Upward), named Quan Yang (Cheek Ulcer), which is chronic. Niuzi (Fructus Arctii), Bohe (Herba Menthae), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae), Lianqiao (Fructus Forsythiae), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Danpi (Cortex Moutan), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) were given. Cooling Powder (Qingliang San) was applied externally, and it gradually receded.
A person had purple blisters in the mouth, foul-smelling gum ulceration, red halo spots on hands and feet, high fever, and irritability. Bohe (Herba Menthae), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae), Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae), Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Sheng Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Pian Qin (Scutellariae Radix) were given. After three doses, all symptoms disappeared.
A woman had an abscess on the outer ankle, discharging pus for five years without healing. It perforated through bone gaps, leaving a small hole leaking fluid, preventing medication entry. It eventually became an incurable chronic disease.
A child fell and tore the upper lip. Shengji San (Flesh-Regenerating Powder) was applied. The lip was tightly bound with cotton tape and tied behind the ear, changed every four days. Only thin porridge was consumed; speaking and laughing were forbidden. After one month of quiet rest, it healed.
A person suddenly had sore throat without swelling. Pain radiated to below the ears, unbearable, with aversion to cold and high fever. Nothing could be swallowed. He died from Wu Chu to Shen Ke (11 AM to 5 PM). This is Feng Xie Bi Man Fei Luo (Wind Pathogen Blocking Lung Collaterals), with a hurried and urgent pulse, known as Jin Hou Feng (Tight Throat Wind).
A person’s throat was neither swollen nor painful, but sudden phlegm obstruction made breathing difficult. No medicine could enter. The *Neijing* states that the binding of one yin and one yang causes Hou Bi (Throat Bi). He died after three days.
A woman had Liuzhu (Flowing Abscess) on the inner thigh. Improper treatment led to suppuration after more than a year, each time yielding a bowlful of pus. Six years passed without closure. Bone gaps were eroded, preventing drug access. Muscles floated emptily; slight activity caused swelling. Treatments failed.
An elderly woman had multiple Liuzhu. Cauterization with fire needles caused no pain, indicating dead muscle. Treatment was refused; she died two days later.
A young boy had Liuzhu on the leg, treated for over ten years before healing. In adulthood, entering water in summer allowed damp-cold to invade the Three Yin. Old sites hurt secretly. Two months later, only clear fluid discharged (due to long-term muscle deficiency, no thick pus). Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Qianshi (Semen Nelumbinis), Lianzi (Semen Nelumbinis), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) were mixed with roasted old yellow rice powder and brown sugar to tonify righteous qi. He recovered in over four months but relapsed after marriage (which drains essence) and swimming again. Treatments failed, and he died. (For long illnesses with deficiency, abstinence is crucial.)
A person infected with venereal toxins years ago developed a deficiency disease. Venereal toxins flared up. The glans penis grew flower-like fungal masses, ten or more in number. Each was ligated with medicinal thread, tightened daily until falling off. Shengji San (Flesh-Regenerating Powder) was applied, and he recovered.
A woman with prolonged severe malaria became emaciated and spleen-deficient. Overwork caused sudden bleeding from mouth and nose. This is Spleen Deficiency failing to control blood, overflowing into clear passages. Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Yuzhu (Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati), Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Fushen (Poria cum Radix Pini), Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae) were given. Bleeding stopped after two doses. Tooth bleeding caused by this has the same formula.
A girl fell and hit her head. Swelling from head to forehead was soft as cotton, due to qi stagnation and blood stasis. Huoluo Gaoyao (Meridian-Activating Plaster) was applied, and it resolved spontaneously.
A child fell, breaking eyelashes and bleeding. Not cleaned properly, eyelashes fused together with one opening for light. The seam was cut with a knife, bleeding stopped, and vision restored. However, the eyeball remained closed for over a year with nebula formation, difficult to remove.
A girl fell on her forehead. Untreated initially, pus covered her face for months, forming hollow crusts and continuous dirty discharge. Jiangtiao (Draining Strips) were inserted to drain toxin, and Shengji San (Flesh-Regenerating Powder) was applied. She recovered.
An elderly woman had a nasal polyp obstructing passage. It was pierced first to allow drug absorption. Then, cotton soaked in Naosha San (Realgar Powder) was stuffed in, followed by tight cotton packing. Changed every five days until dissolved. Shengdi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Danpi (Cortex Moutan), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae), Yuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae), Huafen (Radix Platycodonis), Tiao Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Chuanlian (Coptidis Rhizoma) were taken to prevent facial inflammation.
An elderly man with surface deficiency and weak blood lacked nourishment for tendons. He felt a stream of qi traveling from the sole of the left foot to the chest and ribs, causing suffocating distension. It moved to the top of the head, then to the right chest/ribs, then to the sole of the right foot, stopping with relief. This happened several times daily, causing great suffering. Shenyang Tang (Kidney Qi Decoction) plus qi-regulating herbs were taken for thirty doses. Then, Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Duzhong (Cortex Eucommiae), Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Gouqi (Fructus Lycii), Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae), Bajitian (Radix Morindae Officinalis), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Huainiuqi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), Haitongpi (Cortex Erythrinae), Chuanduan (Radix Drynariae), Putaorou (Sarcotesta Juglandis Mandshuricae), Poguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae), Maoji (Spina Dorsi Canis), Wujia Pi (Cortex Acanthopanacis) were decocted in aged wine for the duration of burning one incense stick. Taken for four months, everything normalized.
A man developed a Dabe (large carbuncle on back). He felt compelled to cut away the affected flesh with a knife for relief. Centipedes emerged. He continued cutting until countless centipedes came out, then he died. This was karmic retribution for heavy sins.
A man had an incompletely healed Liuzhu on the left rib. Falling during travel injured the wound, causing uncontrollable bleeding. Running increased floating fire, disrupting meridians and forcing blood out. Xijiao Dihuang Tang (Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction) stopped bleeding immediately upon ingestion.
A woman with middle deficiency and abundant phlegm had phlegm flowing along meridians throughout the body, condensing into soft, non-tender lumps resembling tumors. She was paralyzed for over a year. Chuanbeimu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae) and aged wine were decocted together. She gradually regained mobility. (When qi and blood are strong, phlegm transforms to blood; when weak, blood transforms to phlegm.)
A child injured the middle by labor, causing spleen qi stagnation, transforming into heat and phlegm, condensing under the tongue as a Phlegm Bao (Phlegm Sac) on the left. Swelling made speech and eating difficult. Gelatinous phlegm was drained with a knife. Chen Jiangtiao (Old Draining Strip) was inserted to dissolve roots. Swelling did not recur.
An elderly woman had painful swelling of the vulva, inability to urinate or defecate, and refusal to eat. Damp-heat poured into Bladder and Small Intestine, threatening Beng Ju (Clam Abscess). Longdan Tang (Gentian Decoction) plus damp-draining herbs were given. After three doses, it ruptured, pouring out a basin of purple blood. Qingliang San (Cooling Powder) was applied externally. Five more doses of the internal formula cured her.
An elderly woman sliced her left index finger. After self-medication and initial healing, one hand suddenly swelled and hurt intensely. Appetite vanished, consciousness fluctuated, pulse was rapid and hard. Treatment failed. This injured Renshen (Human Spirit); she died in four days.
A person ate beef, developing abdominal distension and high fever. Shanzha (Fructus Crataegi), Jianqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata), Qingpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride), Binglang (Semen Arecae), Houpo (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis), Maiya (Fructus Hordei Germinatus), Zhiqiao (Fructus Aurantii), Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis) were used, with rice straw as a guide (since cows eat grass). Distension resolved quickly.
A child had egg stagnation, causing a plum-sized lump in the epigastrium, poor appetite, and emaciation for nearly ten years. The lump was lifted manually away from the inner membrane to protect organs. Needling and moxibustion were applied gently. Huaji Fang (Stagnation-Dissolving Formula) was taken. Needling every ten days cleared the root in one month.
A woman had an epigastric abscess not rupturing for a month. She lay stiffly with poor appetite. A fine fire needle was used to prick gently while lying on her side to avoid damaging the inner membrane. Medicinal wicks extracted pus, curing her. (Direct stabbing is dangerous.)
An elderly woman had Hou'e (Throat Tonsil) with much pus. Overwork damaged lung qi, causing hoarseness and silence without other discomfort. Bird's nest soup was taken in the morning to tonify. Yitu Shengjin Fang (Earth-Generating Metal Formula) was taken at night for over ten days. Voice recovered clearly.
A person with Huoluan (Cholera-like disorder) vomited and purged for three days. Middle qi exhausted, yin and yang reversed. Stool exited via mouth. Stomach bottom inverted. Limbs cold, restless. Died on the seventh day.
A postpartum woman with blood deficiency and wind-dryness had whole-body pulling pain and peach-like swellings. Tendons shortened, movement difficult. Pulse floating and rapid. Shengdi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Gouteng (Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Dahuma (Semen Sesami Nigris), Danpi (Cortex Moutan), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Shayuan (Semen Astragali Complanati), Shouwu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori), Nvzhenzi (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi), Sheng Guiban (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis), Sigualuo (Fructus Luffae) were given. Resolved in ten doses.
A needle penetrated the palm meat. A thin string tied the wrist to prevent ascent (needle reaching heart is fatal). Without cutting, the needle exited the original site after one month.
A person had laryngeal tissue growth resembling a rooster comb, blocking the airway, allowing only rice drink. Named Houyan (Laryngeal Rock). Cauterized flat. Jieyu Fang (Depression-Relieving Formula) cleared it. Three months later, swelling worsened, speech and eating difficult, occasional fresh blood. Recognizing karmic retribution, he died soon after.
A woman grieved excessively over losing a child, causing Liver and Spleen qi stagnation. Intelligence dulled, coma, silence, no eating or excretion, lying like a corpse for half a fortnight. Eyes alert, pulse slow and fine. Yujin (Radix Curcumae), Peilan (Herba Agastaches), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandoniae), Foshou (Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis), Sugeng (Caulis Perillae), Yehehua (Flos Albiziae Julibrissinis), Fushen (Poria cum Radix Pini), Jiujie Changpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii), Juhong (Exocarpium Citri Grandis), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae), Chenxiang (Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum), Cishi (Hematitum), Xiangfu (Rhizoma Cyperi) were used to relieve depression, calm spirit, and open orifices. After eight doses, she sat up normally.
An elderly woman had throat obstruction due to Liver depression. Liquids pass, solids difficult. Tendons bulge on sides of Diding (throat), causing fullness. This is Shang Ge (Upper Obstruction). Tendons were pricked with little bleeding. Pinggan Liqi Fang (Liver-Pacifying Qi-Regulating Formula) loosened it after several doses.
An elderly man with Dabe (back carbuncle) showed Dai Mai (Knotted Pulse) after rupture. Due to excessive loss of pus and qi, connection was broken. Shiquan Dabu Tang (Perfect Ten Tonifying Decoction) was given for ten days. External pulse normalized, wound closed. Suddenly, legs became flaccid and immobile. Continued tonification for twenty days restored strength.
A person had over ten phlegm nodules on the neck. Fire needles cauterized to unblock knots. Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Beimu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae), Louren (Fructus Trichosanthis), Haizao (Thallus Sargassii), Haifushi (Lapis Calcitae), Qishi (Rhizoma Eleocharis), Xiangfu (Rhizoma Cyperi), Juhong (Exocarpium Citri Grandis), Kunbu (Thallus Laminariae), Danpi (Cortex Moutan), Haihezhi Tou (Corpus Aureliae) were given. Externally cleared after ten doses.
A woman’s Ru Yong (Breast Abscess) healed but recurred with swelling and pus after labor, lasting over two years. Bazhen Tang (Eight-Treasure Decoction) was given for thirty doses. No recurrence.
After intercourse, a man descended stairs to urinate. Cold pathogen invaded Kidney meridian due to deficiency. Penis swelled shiny but painless. Gouqi (Fructus Lycii), Bajitian (Radix Morindae Officinalis), Jiu Zi (Semen Allii Tuberosi), Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae), Congrong (Herba Cistanches), Shudi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Fupenzi (Fructus Rubi), Shanyu (Fructus Corni), Poguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae), Lu Jiao Jiao (Colla Cornus Cervi) were given. Swelling receded in six doses.
A woman in labor lost too much blood, fainting suddenly with cold limbs and absent pulse. Vine, charcoal, and brazier were unavailable. Rolled fire paper was lit to smoke the nose, restoring yang qi and consciousness. Internal conditioning formula completed recovery.
A person had whole-leg shiny swelling and pain due to Spleen deficiency and dampness overflowing to skin. Named Donggua Tan (Winter Melvin Phlegm). Needling released yellow fluid. Chonghe Gao (Harmonizing Paste) healed it. (Fire needles cause difficult-to-heal ulcers.)
A person had Liuzhu on the thigh, suppurating after three months. Treatments failed. Reason: The leg has one large bone (Chenggu) and two brittle bones (Fugu) supporting it. Pus eroded bone gaps, preventing drug entry. Chronic pus discharge lifelong.
A woman in labor in cold weather delivered a hand first. After a day and night, delivery stalled. One jin (500g) mugwort leaves were decocted in a basin. The woman sat in it, surrounded to retain heat. Steam warmed the birth canal and pelvic bones, opening them. Baby born safely.
A person with Liver depression transforming into fire had fire rising to the vertex. Fire stagnation and blood stasis formed a fleshy strip, three inches long, red, shiny, erect, extremely painful. Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis) and Chuanmi (Honey) were mixed and applied. Resolved in over a month.
A girl had external throat tuberculosis with swelling and pain. Healing progressed, then hoarseness developed. Suzi (Fructus Perillae), Baxing (Semen Armeniacae Amarum), Yimi (Semen Coicis), Luobuzi (Semen Raphani), Xiangbei (Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis), Louren (Fructus Trichosanthis), Ziwan (Radix Asteris), Zhi Paye (Folium Eriobotryae) were given. Twelve doses restored voice clarity.
A person had swollen, ulcerated, pus-discharging penis for half a year. Shengdi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Huhuanglian (Radix Coptidis), Chuanbai (Cortex Phellodendri), Yinhua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae), Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Tufuling (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Gancao Shao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) were given. Zhenzhu San (Pearl Powder) applied externally. Skin healed, swelling persisted but painless. Glans shrank like an infant's. He said this swelling lasted ten years, hence hard to resolve.
A child had chronic dysentery. Though stopped, Spleen/Stomach failed severely. Right hand suddenly flaccid. Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Shudi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Gouqi (Fructus Lycii), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Fuling (Poria), Honghua (Flos Carthami) were given. Resolved in twenty doses.
A child had chronic intestinal prolapse, poor intake, righteous qi consumption. Eye sockets sunken, corneal membrane formed. Shudi (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Yurou (Fructus Corni), Taizishen (Radix Codonopsis Tsingtauensis), Dongzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Tusizi (Semen Cuscutae), Gouqi (Fructus Lycii), Shanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), Huainiuqi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) conditioned for one month. Membrane cleared, vision restored.
A young girl had Liver Abscess on left rib rupturing. Untreated for two months, perforating inner membrane. Wound bubbled like crab foam. Medications blown away by internal gas. Fatal case; died in days.
A person had tooth root pain, rotting through gums, embedding deeper, spreading to cheek, unceasing pain. This is Ya Yan (Tooth Rock). Knife pricking forbidden. Declared incurable. Died after over a year.
A person had swollen, painful glans, color like soot. Maokou (urethral meatus) closed, rotting to urethra. Urine leaked from rotten hole, foul odor. Caused by long-standing Liver/Kidney damp-toxin. Treatment failed; died.
A woman had Suokou Ding (Lock-mouth Carbuncle) with Zouhuang (Spreading Yellow/Poison). Face red and swollen, receding in four days. Ding head pricked, draining clear fluid without pain. Toxicity suddenly spread to arm and buttock, swelling like Liuzhu. (Contraindicate fire needles and warm drugs.) Restless and comatose for three days, then died.
A child had evening internal throat swelling and pain. Rapid dispersing formula ineffective. At dawn, shortness of breath, dull spirit, died. This is Wind-Heat internally blocking, Jin Hou Feng (Tight Throat Wind).
A woman had abdominal pain from cold coagulation and qi stagnation. Wen Tong Liqi Fang (Warming-Unblocking Qi-Regulating Formula) ineffective for six doses. Next, Wuyu (Fructus Evodiae), Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandoniae), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) were powdered, taken with warm aged wine. Pain stopped instantly. (Powders retain original nature, acting fast; decoctions lose potency, acting slowly.)
A person had diffuse neck swelling, asthma, salivation, inability to swallow. Feng Tan Nei Bi (Wind-Phlegm Internally Blocking). Medicine useless. Died in three days.
A woman post-miscarriage lost too much blood. Blood/yin dry, fire scorching organs, disturbing heart spirit. Uncontrollable grief/joy, resembling possession, frequent yawning. Ganmai Dazao Tang (Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction) plus Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), Honghua (Flos Carthami), Danshen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae), Baiziren (Semen Biotae), Dazao (Fructus Jujubae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Gouqi (Fructus Lycii), Xiaomai (Fructus Tritici Vulgaris) calmed her immediately.
A girl had lower abdominal dull pain, unable to lie supine, pus/blood in urine. Xiao Chang Yong (Small Intestine Abscess). Guiwei (Radix Angelicae Sinensis Tail), Yimi (Semen Coicis), Zelan (Herba Leonuri), Moyao (Resina Olibani), Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae), Tao Ren (Semen Persicae), Louren (Fructus Trichosanthis), Rushiang (Resina Mastiches), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae), Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis) cured in twelve doses.