一妪臀生流注，不甚高肿而疼，引及半
身，不纳饮食，不过六日乃亡。
一老人由牙床烂穿过腮，深陷可畏，并无脓水，亦无臭味，其名牙岩，诸医推辞，年
余方死。
一妇胃痛廿余年，右乳下硬如覆杯，漉漉声响，此痰积于躯壳五内腑外空处，先以
瓜蒂散（五分），涌吐其痰，服党参、干姜、半夏、乌药、吴萸、木香、白芥子，橘红、草蔻、白
术、官桂，十二帖除根。
一童跌豁上口唇，先以细火针穿通两边豁唇，次以丝线针，自火针孔穿出收紧豁口，
掺生肌散，贴以膏药，三日一换，惟饮稀粥，禁止言笑，一月撤消。
一人龟头忽生皮包住，只一线之孔通马口，小便极难，用细鹅毛管寸许，插入孔内，
后渐换粗毛管插之，外以布袋套住玉茎，欲溺去之，溺过仍然包插，久久其孔可宽，小
便自畅。
一孩疟久转痢，泻如苋菜汁，此脾虚不能统血，阳亏不能蒸血变赤，服药不效，四
日而殇。
一妇腹疼月余，转成腹胀气促痰鸣，汤药入口即吐，用铜铁钥匙廿四把煎饮，至夜
半泻水甚多，胀消能纳饮食。
一妇生锁口疔，食荤走黄，唇硬如石，面肿如斗，刀刺不疼，口中气臭，神昏谵语，汤
水难进，不肯化脓，此毒内闭，十四朝而死。
一童因惊恐，每夜梦一红衣人与黑衣人
相斗，至天明方退，延及三月。夫黑色属肾，红色属心，心火独亢，肾水不充，水不制火，
心肾不交而然。投生水安神方，(熟地 柏子仁 茯神 白芍 龙齿 石菖蒲 丹参 夜合花 远志
枣仁 金箔 金针） 二帖不复见。
一妇产后少腹板痛，小便难出，是气血壅闭，与寒邪交结，成小肠痈，（若大便结，乃大
肠痈。）延已三月仍痛，甚难转动，只进米饮，肚脐肿突出脓，掺提脓丹，针灸少腹数次，以
归尾、桃仁、没药、蒌仁，五灵脂、木香、泽兰、乳香、苡米、香附、玄胡索、肉桂，十帖后渐起
床矣。
一人舌左畔生两个硬尖叉，不便伸缩言语，渐至烂穿半舌，不得纳食，名为舌岩。因
心绪太烦，水亏火旺所致，无何便亡。
一人玉茎赤肿，尖头烂若蜂窠，时流脓血，后中段又破，一孔出脓，溺从此孔而出，马
口堵塞，色似猪肝，（此血肉早死。）延半载方死。
一老人满舌肿胀作疼，不能进食，名盘舌痈，势甚危殆，先用通关散，嗅鼻开通其
气，（凡喉舌病皆可用嗅鼻法。）舌本立松，吐痰甚多，次以刀刺舌下出血，进清火化痰方
寻愈。
一孀妇乳房肿硬如石，此体虚气郁而得，贴消坚膏药，服佩兰，当归、象贝，黄 、郁
金、茯神、香附，青皮、党参、白术、远志、陈皮，一月全消。
一妇善怒闷，气痹于上焦，致呃逆之声达于户外，作呃忒治不效，以杏仁、苏梗、沉
香，郁金、枇杷叶、桔梗、紫菀、佛手、佩兰、降香，症乃肺痹，十帖渐好。或加金沸
草、丁香、代赭石、柿蒂，经治数人皆效。
一妇常腹疼串至满腹，声如雷鸣，呕恶不食，卧床难起，以黑丑、枳壳、建油、白
芥子、桃仁、党参、沉香、玄胡索，煎汁送滚痰丸三钱，下痰水甚多。或舟车丸三钱，或
三圣散，防风、瓜蒂各三两，黍芦一两，为末，齑汁下一钱，皆能逐痰。
一童右手酸痛，用冷水浸渍，以希定疼，岂知血脉被冷水冰涩已死，随现紫黑斑片，渐
加窜烂，筋肉腐落，后至指肘烂脱，形削不食而死。
一妇往田刈麦，刀伤左胫皮约寸许，彼时未尝介意，三日后一足赤肿如尸，连腹皮
有紫黑起泡，破流黄水，壮热神昏，谵语不食，痛难转动，此因刀染蛇毒，皮肉一近，毒
从血脉走串，一日便卒。
一妇伤子过悲，舌尖生一红菌，其大如豆，蒂小痛极，妨碍饮食，名曰舌菌。先以药
线，扣住线头，将膏药贴藏于面，便于进食，渐收线紧，七日菌枯而落，次以火烙，烫平菌根，
乃愈。
一妇往园圃摘取王瓜，满手旋串，烂及腕臂，时流脂水，疗及半年始痊，此手沾蛇虫之
毒也。
一人右足背，有蚊一啮，便肿连膝胫，麻木不疼，敷清凉散加雄黄，服败毒药六帖而
消。此蚊先吸蛇虫毒血，故移毒于人。
一妇产后暴怒，震动肝火，耗竭阴血，血舍空虚，神志瞢乱，言语颠倒，不识亲疏，饮食
如常，投当归、丹参、苁蓉、白芍、杞子、玉竹、佩兰、远志、萸肉、红枣、郁金、香附、阿胶，
八帖霍然。
一妇秋邪，月余昏沉，不言不食，卧不能动，大便久结，胸次灼热，惟目珠尚灵，正虚邪
气里结，以大承气加高丽参三钱，扶正通便，服药半日，大便行，神渐醒，随进米饮接补元
气渐痊。
一妇时邪，六旬昏睡，不语不食，大小便利，不渴微热，询其经水适来，发病经即停，此
热入血室。形容枯弱，目珠灵活，以生地、丹皮、山栀、片芩、柴胡、桃仁、赤芍、元参，三帖
病退。
一人温邪六日，无汗壮热，大小便通，大渴烦躁。卧转不休，舌苔白滑带黄，脉象洪数。
此邪热内陷，与井水一杯，甫入腹，大汗淋漓，热退人安无病矣。
一妪哮症数十年，冒风寒则发，喘促不得卧，汤水不入，语言难出，神昏舌强，奄奄待
毙，以苏子、附子、干姜、肉桂、茯苓、杏仁、橘红、白芥子，三帖乃平。
一人秋邪八日，发热形脱无汗，卧不能动，舌白润，脉细数，已穿齐衣服，待气下入
。先与梨汁半杯，入腹后烦躁大作，略与凉水，饮下更渴，一日夜计食梨卅斤，井水一大
桶，遂溱溱大汗，病如失，此症罕有遇之者。
一人冬月，赌博数夜，忽神昏跌倒，不省人事，目闭不言，便泄无度，脉象沉微，与桂
枝、浓朴、藿香、砂仁、苍术、附子、陈皮、木香，三帖遂起。
一妇因夫欧后腹疼，十日未止，遂服鸦片自尽，当遭救醒，腹疼更甚，连进跌打理气方
不效，加紫棉秸二两入原方中，煎服立愈。
一人咯痰带血，三年来左胁板痛，渐串至胸，腹胀形紫，瘦不食，痛处喜风，吹之方快
爽，若是无风即用扇自扇，百治不灵，死时十指卷起，两足蜷缩。
一人用人言搽入发中虱，俾头面与身赤肿裂痛，皮肤干燥，敷清凉散，服清火败毒方
三日消去。
一人小便六日不通，用桃枝、柳枝、槐枝、水葱煎滚，倾桶内患者坐桶上，四围密护，熏
蒸一时，窍开溺如注。
一人用人言、水银搽疥疮，致周身皮燥开拆，白屑脱落不绝，以当归、杏仁、生地、桃仁、
火麻仁、柏子仁、丹皮、阿胶、紫草、山栀、郁李仁、麦冬，廿帖稍好，原方为丸收功。
一人体胖，劳动太过，胖者多虚，忽手足疲软，不能举动，故劳则气伤，气伤难以运血，
血滞不得贯通脉络，当补气和血方，（党参 当归 白术 川断 五加皮 黄 红花 玉竹
白芍 陈皮）六帖，行动便能。若作痹症。用散药则瘫矣。
一妇产方八日，其夫即与交合，遂呕恶头重，瘫软畏动，懒言，服当归炭、太子参、苁蓉、
菟丝子、冬术、炒丹参、炒白芍、杞子、阿胶珠、干姜、山药、陈皮，八帖安然。此伤冲任为重，
补奇经所以效。
一妇因夫时热症初退，与之接合，随发热不安，腹痛难忍，名阴阳易。投郁金、香附、小
朴、公鼠粪十四粒、枳壳、僵蚕、藿梗、韭根五钱，二剂乃效。
一人稍劳动便肛脱寸许，坐卧不安，此体胖气虚下陷使然，进益气汤加槐米、地榆，另以独活
、当归、侧柏叶、乌梅、倍子、青葱，煎滚倾桶内，坐上熏之，数次乃收上。
一妇陡然浑身麻木，手足抽搐，神困不言，似肝风非肝风也，是胖人多虚，加以产多
血耗，乃气不行血，血不荣筋耳。投归脾汤，六帖而退。
一妊妇时疫告危，先只用门面药不效，余进生地、枳壳、山栀、片芩、麦冬、苏梗、连翘、
花粉、当归、元参，二帖，因加顺胎药，故神验。
一妇怀孕已六月，乃感时疫，壮热胸闷腹坠，口出臭气，知胎已死，用苍术、陈皮、浓朴、
甘草，加芒硝三钱，夜半果下一死胎，热亦退，调治而痊。
一妇妊足十月，口鼻皆血出，三日未止，气微神惫难动，汤饮入口则呕，进顺胎凉血
方，生地、苏梗、麦冬、小朴、沉香、白芍、枳壳、知母、山栀、元参，三时许，陨下死孩便安。
一老人年近九旬，生中搭手，赤肿作疼，二候尚僵黑未化脓，以八珍汤加附子五分，四
帖，扶正助阳，痛止得脓，腐亦渐脱，继以六君调治全功。
一人右乳下生流注，坚肿作痛，不食神败，身不能转，二旬外口中吐脓数碗，（此必膜
内之脓。）后肿处亦出脓，（此必膜外之脓。）延至半年收口，（盖未穿破内膜。）故而得痊，稀有之
症也。
一人左耳下发马刀 ，大如杯状， 硬痛
甚，加之染患时疫，昼夜昏躁不安，忽口鼻俱淌脓数碗，（此马刀脓从内溃而来。）翌日而毙。
一人休息痢，延半载转为每日泻绿水四次，食少躯削，此痢久脾虚，肝木来侮。夫木色
绿，木强阳弱，失其蒸腾之力，故而肠泄，以破故纸、冬术、苁蓉、菟丝子、黄 、续断、巴戟
天、山药、杞子、淮牛膝、党参、萸肉，加生姜、红枣，卅剂而止。
一老人左耳下生马刀 ，漫肿如李，不觉 疼，此由肝气与痰凝滞而成，（若用针刺，立
疼痛速死。）以逍遥散。后误于刀刺，便胀痛而死。
一人目珠与面身纯黄色，食少倦怠，脉迟细，此阴湿发黄胆，以茵陈、苡米、泽泻、附子、
赤苓、苍术、肉桂，五剂而退。
一人突受大惊，精神恍惚，目珠与身面皆黄，脉虚促，此胆因惊而裂，胆汁流于经络，运
及一身之故，无法可治，已而乃逝。
一人两眼及身面都黄色，不时烦躁，能食脉数，此湿热 伏成为阳黄，进茵陈、栀子、木
通、车前子、滑石、泽泻、 蓄、川黄柏，四帖，色皆转白。
一孩患疟，误服截散药多剂，使元气损败，面色晃白，汗出不止，神脱难言，肢冷脉
绝，目珠独灵，先以高丽参二钱，煎米饮灌之，接续阳气，随进补益方而愈。
一位老妇人臀部生有流注（一种漫肿无头、皮色不变的痈疽），肿胀不高但疼痛剧烈，痛感牵连至半身，无法进食，六天后死亡。
一位老人牙床溃烂穿透腮部，深陷令人畏惧，没有脓水流出，也没有臭味，这种病症名为“牙岩”（口腔恶性肿瘤），多位医生推辞不治，一年多后去世。
一位妇女胃痛二十多年，右乳下硬如倒扣的杯子，肠鸣漉漉有声，这是痰积在躯壳之内、五脏之外的空隙处。先用瓜蒂散（五分）涌吐其痰，再服用党参、干姜、半夏、乌药、吴茱萸、木香、白芥子、橘红、草豆蔻、白术、肉桂，共十二帖而根除病邪。
一名儿童上唇跌伤裂开，先用细火针穿通两边裂开的嘴唇，再用丝线针从火针孔穿出收紧裂口，撒上生肌散，贴上膏药，三天换一次药，只喝稀粥，禁止说话和笑，一个月后痊愈。
一人性龟头突然被皮肤包住，仅留一线之孔通向尿道口，小便极难排出。用长约一寸的细鹅毛管插入孔内，随后逐渐更换较粗的毛管插入，外部用布袋套住阴茎，欲排尿时取下，尿过后再套上包裹，久而久之孔道变宽，小便自然通畅。
一个小孩疟疾日久转为痢疾，泻下物像苋菜汁一样，这是脾虚不能统摄血液，阳气亏损不能蒸化血液变为红色所致，服药无效，四天后夭折。
一位妇女腹痛月余，转成腹胀、气促、痰鸣，汤药入口即吐。用二十四把铜铁钥匙煎水饮用，到半夜泻下大量水液，胀消后能进食。
一位妇女生锁口疔（生于唇口的疔疮），因食用荤腥导致走黄（毒邪内陷扩散），嘴唇硬如石头，面部肿胀如斗大，刀刺不疼，口中气臭，神志昏迷胡言乱语，汤水难进，不肯化脓，这是毒邪内闭，十四天后死亡。
一名儿童因惊恐，每晚梦见一个红衣人与黑衣人搏斗，到天亮才退去，延续三个月。黑色属肾，红色属心，心火独亢，肾水不足，水不能制火，心肾不交所致。投予生水安神方（熟地黄、柏子仁、茯神、白芍、龙齿、石菖蒲、丹参、夜合花、远志、酸枣仁、金箔、金针菜），两帖后不再见到梦境。
一位产妇产后少腹板结疼痛，小便难出，这是气血壅滞闭塞，与寒邪交结，形成小肠痈（若大便干结，则是大肠痈）。拖延已三月仍痛，身体很难转动，只能进米汤，肚脐肿胀突出并流脓，撒上提脓丹，针灸少腹数次，服用当归尾、桃仁、没药、瓜蒌仁、五灵脂、木香、泽兰、乳香、薏苡仁、香附、玄胡索、肉桂，十帖后渐渐能起床。
一人舌头左侧生出两个硬尖叉状物，不便伸缩言语，逐渐烂穿半舌，无法进食，名为“舌岩”（舌癌）。因心事太烦，阴水亏虚火旺所致，不久便死亡。
一人性器官红肿，尖端溃烂如蜂巢，时常流出脓血，后中段又破溃，一孔出脓，尿液从此孔流出，尿道口堵塞，颜色似猪肝（说明血肉早已坏死），拖延半年后死亡。
一位老人满舌肿胀作痛，不能进食，名为“盘舌痈”，病情非常危急。先用通关散嗅鼻开通气息（凡是喉舌疾病都可以用嗅鼻法），舌体立刻松弛，吐出很多痰涎，接着用刀刺舌下出血，服用清火化痰方寻获痊愈。
一位寡妇乳房肿硬如石，这是体质虚弱、气机郁结所致。贴消坚膏药，服用佩兰、当归、象贝母、黄芩、郁金、茯神、香附、青皮、党参、白术、远志、陈皮，一个月完全消散。
一位妇女易怒胸闷，气痹阻于上焦，导致呃逆之声传到户外，按呃逆治疗无效。以杏仁、苏梗、沉香、郁金、枇杷叶、桔梗、紫菀、佛手、佩兰、降香治疗，此症为肺痹，十帖后渐好。或加金沸草、丁香、代赭石、柿蒂，经治数人皆有效。
一位妇女常腹痛串及满腹，声音如雷鸣，呕吐恶心不食，卧床难起。用黑丑、枳壳、建曲、白芥子、桃仁、党参、沉香，煎汁送服滚痰丸三钱，泻下大量痰水。或用舟车丸三钱，或用三圣散（防风、瓜蒂各三两，藜芦一两），研末，用醋汁送服一钱，都能逐痰。
一名儿童右手酸痛，用冷水浸泡试图定痛，岂知血脉被冷水冰涩已死，随即出现紫黑斑片，逐渐蔓延腐烂，筋肉腐落，最后手指肘部烂脱，形体消瘦不食而死。
一位妇女去田里割麦，刀伤左小腿皮肤约一寸长，当时未在意，三天后一只脚赤肿如尸体，连腹部皮肤都有紫黑起泡，破溃流黄水，高热神昏，胡言乱语不食，疼痛难转，这是因为刀染蛇毒，皮肉接触后，毒邪随血脉走窜，一天便猝死。
一位妇女丧子过度悲伤，舌尖生一红菌状物，大如豆子，蒂小痛极，妨碍饮食，名为“舌菌”。先用药线，扣住线头，将膏药贴藏于面颊，便于进食，逐渐收紧线，七日后菌体枯萎脱落，再用火烙烫平菌根，于是痊愈。
一位妇女去菜园摘取王瓜，满手迅速蔓延，烂及手腕手臂，时常流出脂水，治疗半年才痊愈，这是手沾了蛇虫之毒。
一人右脚背被蚊子叮咬，便肿胀连及膝胫，麻木不疼，敷清凉散加雄黄，服用败毒药六帖而消退。这是因为蚊子先吸了蛇虫毒血，故将毒移于人身上。
一位产妇产后暴怒，震动肝火，耗竭阴血，血舍空虚，神志昏乱，言语颠倒，不识亲疏，饮食如常。投予当归、丹参、肉苁蓉、白芍、枸杞子、玉竹、佩兰、远志、山茱萸、红枣、郁金、香附、阿胶，八帖后霍然痊愈。
一位妇女患秋令邪气，月余昏沉，不言不食，卧不能动，大便久结，胸中灼热，只有眼珠还灵活，这是正气虚弱，邪气内结。以大承气汤加高丽参三钱，扶正通便，服药半天，大便通行，神志渐醒，随后进米汤接续补益元气，渐渐痊愈。
一位妇女患时令邪气，六十岁昏睡，不语不食，大小便利，不渴微热，询问得知月经刚来，发病后月经即停，这是热入血室。形容枯弱，眼珠灵活，以生地、丹皮、山栀、黄芩、柴胡、桃仁、赤芍、元参，三帖后病退。
一人患温邪六日，无汗壮热，大小便通，大渴烦躁。躺卧辗转不休，舌苔白滑带黄，脉象洪数。这是邪热内陷，给一杯井水，刚入腹，大汗淋漓，热退人安无病矣。
一位老妇哮喘症数十年，冒风寒则发作，喘促不得卧，汤水不入，语言难出，神昏舌强，奄奄待毙。以苏子、附子、干姜、肉桂、茯苓、杏仁、橘红、白芥子，三帖乃平。
一人患秋邪八日，发热形脱无汗，卧不能动，舌白润，脉细数，已穿齐衣服，等待气下入。先给梨汁半杯，入腹后烦躁大作，略给凉水，饮下更渴，一日一夜共吃梨三十斤，井水一大桶，遂溱溱大汗，病如失，此症罕有遇到者。
一人在冬天，赌博数夜，忽神昏跌倒，不省人事，目闭不言，便泄无度，脉象沉微。给予桂枝、浓朴、藿香、砂仁、苍术、附子、陈皮、木香，三帖遂起。
一位妇女因丈夫殴打后腹痛，十日未止，遂服鸦片自尽，当遭救醒，腹痛更甚，连进跌打理气方不效，加紫棉秸二两入原方中，煎服立愈。
一人咯痰带血，三年来左胁板痛，渐串至胸，腹胀形紫，瘦不食，痛处喜风，吹之方快爽，若是无风即用扇自扇，百治不灵，死时十指卷起，两足蜷缩。
一人用人言（砒霜）搽入发中虱，使头面与身赤肿裂痛，皮肤干燥，敷清凉散，服清火败毒方三日消去。
一人小便六日不通，用桃枝、柳枝、槐枝、水葱煎滚，倾桶内患者坐桶上，四围密护，熏蒸一时，窍开溺如注。
一人用人言、水银搽疥疮，致周身皮燥开拆，白屑脱落不绝，以当归、杏仁、生地、桃仁、火麻仁、柏子仁、丹皮、阿胶、紫草、山栀、郁李仁、麦冬，廿帖稍好，原方为丸收功。
一人体胖，劳动太过，胖者多虚，忽手足疲软，不能举动，故劳则气伤，气伤难以运血，血滞不得贯通脉络，当补气和血方（党参、当归、白术、川断、五加皮、黄芪、红花、玉竹、白芍、陈皮），六帖，行动便能。若作痹症，用散药则瘫矣。
一位产妇生产刚八天，其夫即与之交合，遂呕恶头重，瘫软畏动，懒言，服当归炭、太子参、肉苁蓉、菟丝子、冬术、炒丹参、炒白芍、枸杞子、阿胶珠、干姜、山药、陈皮，八帖安然。此伤冲任为重，补奇经所以效。
一位妇女因丈夫时令热症初退，与之接合，随发热不安，腹痛难忍，名阴阳易。投郁金、香附、厚朴、公鼠粪十四粒、枳壳、僵蚕、藿梗、韭根五钱，二剂乃效。
一人稍劳动便肛脱寸许，坐卧不安，此体胖气虚下陷使然，进益气汤加槐米、地榆，另以独活、当归、侧柏叶、乌梅、倍子、青葱，煎滚倾桶内，坐上熏之，数次乃收上。
一位妇女陡然浑身麻木，手足抽搐，神困不言，似肝风非肝风也，是胖人多虚，加以产多血耗，乃气不行血，血不荣筋耳。投归脾汤，六帖而退。
一妊妇时疫告危，先只用门面药不效，余进生地、枳壳、山栀、黄芩、麦冬、苏梗、连翘、花粉、当归、元参，二帖，因加顺胎药，故神验。
一位妇女怀孕已六月，乃感时疫，壮热胸闷腹坠，口出臭气，知胎已死，用苍术、陈皮、浓朴、甘草，加芒硝三钱，夜半果下一死胎，热亦退，调治而痊。
一位妇女妊娠足十月，口鼻皆血出，三日未止，气微神惫难动，汤饮入口则呕，进顺胎凉血方，生地、苏梗、麦冬、厚朴、沉香、白芍、枳壳、知母、山栀、元参，三时许，陨下死孩便安。
一位老人年近九旬，生中搭手（背部痈疽），赤肿作疼，二候尚僵黑未化脓，以八珍汤加附子五分，四帖，扶正助阳，痛止得脓，腐亦渐脱，继以六君调治全功。
一人右乳下生流注，坚肿作痛，不食神败，身不能转，二十天外口中吐脓数碗（此必膜内之脓），后肿处亦出脓（此必膜外之脓），延至半年收口（盖未穿破内膜），故而得痊，稀有之症也。
一人左耳下发马刀（瘰疬），大如杯状，硬痛甚，加之染患时疫，昼夜昏躁不安，忽口鼻俱淌脓数碗（此马刀脓从内溃而来），翌日而毙。
一人休息痢，延半载转为每日泻绿水四次，食少躯削，此痢久脾虚，肝木来侮。夫木色绿，木强阳弱，失其蒸腾之力，故而肠泄，以破故纸、冬术、肉苁蓉、菟丝子、黄芪、续断、巴戟天、山药、枸杞子、淮牛膝、党参、山茱萸，加生姜、红枣，卅剂而止。
一位老人左耳下生马刀，漫肿如李，不觉疼，此由肝气与痰凝滞而成（若用针刺，立疼痛速死），以逍遥散。后误于刀刺，便胀痛而死。
一人目珠与面身纯黄色，食少倦怠，脉迟细，此阴湿发黄胆，以茵陈、薏苡仁、泽泻、附子、赤苓、苍术、肉桂，五剂而退。
一人突受大惊，精神恍惚，目珠与身面皆黄，脉虚促，此胆因惊而裂，胆汁流于经络，运及一身之故，无法可治，已而乃逝。
一人两眼及身面都黄色，不时烦躁，能食脉数，此湿热伏成为阳黄，进茵陈、栀子、木通、车前子、滑石、泽泻、瞿麦、川黄柏，四帖，色皆转白。
一孩患疟，误服截散药多剂，使元气损败，面色晃白，汗出不止，神脱难言，肢冷脉绝，目珠独灵，先以高丽参二钱，煎米饮灌之，接续阳气，随进补益方而愈。
An old woman developed a *liuzhu* (a type of abscess characterized by diffuse swelling without a distinct head and normal skin color) on her buttock. The swelling was not high but painful, radiating to half of her body. She could not eat and died within six days.
An elderly man suffered from ulceration of the gum that penetrated through the cheek, deep and terrifying, with no pus or odor. This condition is named *ya yan* (oral cancer). Many physicians declined treatment, and he died more than a year later.
A woman had suffered from stomach pain for over twenty years. There was hardness under her right breast like an inverted cup, with gurgling sounds in the intestines. This indicated phlegm accumulation in the spaces between the body shell and the five zang organs. First, she was given *Gua Di San* (5 fen) to induce vomiting and expel the phlegm. Then, she took a decoction containing *Dangshen* (Codonopsis Radix), *Ganjiang* (Zingiberis Rhizoma), *Banxia* (Pinelliae Tuber), *Wuyao* (Linderae Radix), *Wuyu* (Evodiae Fructus), *Muxiang* (Aucklandiae Radix), *Baijiezi* (Sinapis Semen), *Juhong* (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), *Caodoukou* (Cardamomi Fructus), *Baizhu* (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), and *Rougui* (Cinnamomi Cortex) for twelve doses, which cured the disease completely.
A child fell and lacerated his upper lip. First, a fine fire needle was used to pierce both sides of the cleft lip. Next, a silk thread needle was passed through the fire needle holes to tighten the cleft. *Shengji San* (Flesh-Generating Powder) was applied, followed by plaster changes every three days. He drank only thin porridge and was forbidden to speak or laugh. He recovered after one month.
The glans penis of a man was suddenly covered by skin, leaving only a slit-like opening at the urethral meatus, making urination extremely difficult. A goose quill tube about one cun long was inserted into the opening. Gradually, thicker tubes were used. Externally, a cloth bag was used to cover the penis; it was removed when urination was desired and replaced afterward. Over time, the opening widened, and urination became smooth.
A child's malaria transformed into dysentery after a long duration. The stool resembled amaranth juice. This was due to spleen deficiency failing to control blood and yang deficiency failing to transform blood into redness. Medication was ineffective, and he died in four days.
A woman suffered from abdominal pain for over a month, which progressed to abdominal distension, shortness of breath, and rattling phlegm. Decoctions caused immediate vomiting. She drank water boiled with twenty-four copper and iron keys. By midnight, she passed large amounts of watery stool, the distension subsided, and she could eat again.
A woman developed *suokou ding* (a carbuncle at the corner of the mouth). Eating meat caused *zouhuang* (systemic spread of toxicity). Her lips were hard as stone, her face swollen like a beanbag, and stabbing did not cause pain. Her breath was foul, she was comatose and delirious, unable to take food or drink, and refused to suppurate. This was internal closure of toxin, and she died on the fourteenth day.
A child, frightened, dreamed nightly of a person in red fighting a person in black until dawn. This persisted for three months. Black corresponds to the Kidney, and red to the Heart. Heart fire was hyperactive while Kidney water was insufficient, failing to control fire, leading to a lack of communication between Heart and Kidney. *Shengshui Anshen Fang* (Raw Water Calming Spirit Formula) containing *Shudihuang*, *Baiziren*, *Fushen*, *Baishao*, *Longchi*, *Shichangpu*, *Danshen*, *Yehhehua*, *Yuanzhi*, *Zaoren*, *Jinpo*, and *Jinzhen* was administered for two doses, and the dreams ceased.
A postpartum woman suffered from board-like pain in the lower abdomen and difficulty urinating. This was qi and blood stagnation combined with cold pathogen, forming *xiaochang yong* (small intestine abscess; if stool is constipated, it is *dachang yong*). After three months of persistent pain and immobility, consuming only rice water, pus protruded from the umbilicus. *Tinong Dan* was applied, acupuncture was performed on the lower abdomen several times, and a decoction of *Guiwei*, *Taoren*, *Moyao*, *Louren*, *Wulingzhi*, *Muxiang*, *Zelan*, *Ruxiang*, *Yimi*, *Xiangfu*, *Yanhusu*, and *Rougui* for ten doses allowed her to get out of bed gradually.
Two hard, pointed, fork-like growths appeared on the left side of a man's tongue, hindering movement and speech. They gradually ulcerated through half the tongue, preventing eating. This is called *she yan* (tongue cancer). It was caused by excessive mental distress, yin deficiency, and fire hyperactivity. He died shortly after.
A man's penis was red and swollen, with the tip ulcerated like a beehive, oozing pus and blood. Later, the middle section ruptured, creating a hole for pus and urine. The meatus was blocked, and the tissue resembled pig liver (indicating necrosis). He died after half a year.
An elderly man had a swollen, painful tongue covering the entire oral cavity, unable to eat. This is *panshe yong* (pan-tongue abscess), a critical condition. First, *Tongguan San* was insufflated into the nose to open the airway (nasal insufflation can be used for throat and tongue diseases). The tongue base relaxed, and much phlegm was expectorated. Then, the sublingual area was pricked to bleed, and a heat-clearing and phlegm-resolving formula led to recovery.
A widow had breasts swollen and hard as stone, caused by constitutional weakness and qi stagnation. *Xiaojian Gaoyao* (Hardness-Dissolving Plaster) was applied, and she took *Peilan*, *Danggui*, *Xiangbei*, *Huangqin*, *Yujin*, *Fushen*, *Xiangfu*, *Qingpi*, *Dangshen*, *Baizhu*, *Yuanzhi*, and *Chenpi*. The swelling resolved completely in one month.
A woman prone to anger had chest oppression, with qi blockage in the upper jiao causing hiccups audible outside. Treatment for hiccups failed. Using *Xingren*, *Sugeng*, *Chenxiang*, *Yujin*, *Pipaye*, *Jiegeng*, *Ziwan*, *Foshou*, *Peilan*, and *Jiangxiang*, this was identified as lung bi (blockage). After ten doses, she improved. Adding *Jinfecao*, *Dingxiang*, *Daizheshi*, or *Shidi* also proved effective in other cases.
A woman often had abdominal pain radiating to the whole abdomen, with borborygmus like thunder, nausea, anorexia, and inability to rise from bed. *Heiqiu*, *Zhike*, *Jianqu*, *Baijiezi*, *Taoren*, *Dangshen*, and *Chenxiang* were decocted to administer *Guntan Wan* (Rolling Phlegm Pill) 3 qian, expelling much phlegm-water. Alternatively, *Zhouche Wan* 3 qian, or *Sansheng San* (*Fangfeng*, *Gua Di* each 3 liang, *Lulu* 1 liang) taken with vinegar juice 1 qian, all expelled phlegm.
A child had soreness and pain in the right hand. Immersing it in cold water to relieve pain caused the blood vessels to freeze and die. Purple-black patches appeared, spreading and rotting, with muscle loss. Eventually, fingers and elbow sloughed off, and he died emaciated and anorexic.
A woman cutting wheat in the field cut her left shin skin by about one cun. Ignoring it initially, three days later her foot was red and swollen like a corpse, with purple-black blisters on the abdomen skin breaking to release yellow fluid. She had high fever, coma, delirium, anorexia, and severe pain limiting movement. This was snake venom introduced by the knife, spreading via blood vessels, leading to death within a day.
A woman grieving excessively over her son's death developed a red mushroom-like growth on her tongue tip, bean-sized, with a small pedicle and extreme pain, interfering with eating. Named *she jun* (tongue fungus), a medicinal thread was used to ligate the base, with plaster applied to the cheek to facilitate eating. The thread was tightened gradually. After seven days, the growth withered and fell off. Cauterization flattened the root, curing the condition.
A woman picking melons in a garden had her hands rapidly infected, rotting up to the wrist and arm, oozing serous fluid. Healing took half a year. This was poisoning from snakes or insects.
A mosquito bite on the dorsum of a man's foot caused swelling extending to the knee and shin, numb and painless. Applying *Liangqing San* with *Xionghuang* and taking *Baidu Yao* for six doses resolved it. The mosquito had likely sucked venomous blood from a snake/insect first, transferring it to the human.
A postpartum woman flew into a rage, stirring liver fire and depleting yin blood. The blood house became empty, causing mental confusion, inverted speech, and inability to recognize relatives, though appetite remained normal. *Danggui*, *Danshen*, *Rongrong*, *Baishao*, *Qizi*, *Yuzhu*, *Peilan*, *Yuanzhi*, *Yurou*, *Hongzao*, *Yujin*, *Xiangfu*, and *Ejiao* were administered for eight doses, resulting in rapid recovery.
A woman suffering from autumn pathogens was lethargic for over a month, unable to speak or eat, immobile, with chronic constipation and burning chest sensation, except for flexible eyes. This was deficiency of righteous qi with internal binding of pathogenic qi. *Da Chengqi Tang* with 3 qian of *Gaolishen* (Korean Ginseng) was used to support qi and unblock bowels. After half a day, bowel movement occurred, spirit revived, and rice gruel restored qi, leading to gradual recovery.
A sixty-year-old woman with seasonal pathogens slept comatose, silent, anorexic, with free urination/defecation, no thirst, and slight fever. Menstruation had just started and stopped upon illness onset. This was heat entering the blood chamber. Emaciated but with flexible eyes, *Shengdi*, *Danpi*, *Shanzhi*, *Huangqin*, *Chaihu*, *Taoren*, *Chishao*, and *Yuanshen* were given for three doses, reducing the illness.
A man with warm pathogens for six days had no sweat, high fever, patent bowels/bladder, intense thirst, irritability, restlessness, white-slippery-yellow coating, and surging-rapid pulse. This was internal sinking of evil heat. Drinking a cup of well water induced profuse sweating, heat subsided, and he recovered.
An old woman had asthma for decades, triggered by wind-cold, causing panting, inability to lie down, refusal of food/water, difficulty speaking, coma, stiff tongue, and impending death. *Suzi*, *Fuzi*, *Ganjiang*, *Rougui*, *Fuling*, *Xingren*, *Juhong*, and *Baijiezi* for three doses平息ed the condition.
A man with autumn pathogens for eight days had fever, emaciation, no sweat, immobility, white-moist tongue, and fine-rapid pulse. He lay fully dressed waiting for qi to descend. Half a cup of pear juice caused severe irritability. Cold water increased thirst. Consuming thirty pears and a bucket of well water in a day induced profuse sweating, and the illness vanished. Such cases are rare.
In winter, a man gambled for nights, then fainted unconscious, eyes closed, silent, with uncontrolled diarrhea, and deep-micro pulse. *Guizhi*, *Nongpo*, *Huoxiang*, *Sharen*, *Cangzhu*, *Fuzi*, *Chenpi*, and *Muxiang* for three doses restored him.
A woman beat by her husband had abdominal pain for ten days, attempted suicide with opium, was rescued, but pain worsened. *Die Da Liqi Fang* failed. Adding 2 liang of *Zimianjie* cured it immediately.
A man coughed up phlegm with blood, left hypochondriac board-like pain radiating to the chest for three years, abdominal distension, purple complexion, emaciation, anorexia. Pain relieved by wind/fanning. Untreatable. Died with curled fingers and flexed legs.
A man used arsenic on head lice, causing red, swollen, cracked, painful face/body and dry skin. *Liangqing San* and heat-clearing detoxifying formula cleared it in three days.
A man had urinary retention for six days. Peach, willow, locust branches, and water reeds were boiled. The patient sat on a barrel over the hot vapor, covered tightly. After an hour, the orifice opened, and urine flowed like a spring.
A man used arsenic and mercury on scabies, causing dry, cracking skin with continuous white scales. *Danggui*, *Xingren*, *Shengdi*, *Taoren*, *Huomaren*, *Baiziren*, *Danpi*, *Ejiao*, *Zicao*, *Shanzhi*, *Yuliren*, and *Maidong* for twenty doses improved the condition, finished with pills.
A fat man overworked. Fat people are often deficient. Sudden limb weakness and immobility resulted from labor injuring qi, impairing blood transport, causing stasis. *Buqi Huoxue Fang* (*Dangshen*, *Danggui*, *Baizhu*, *Chuanduan*, *Wujiapi*, *Huangqi*, *Honghua*, *Yuzhu*, *Baishao*, *Chenpi*) for six doses restored mobility. Treating as bi syndrome with dispersing drugs would cause paralysis.
A woman had intercourse eight days postpartum, causing nausea, heavy head, flaccidity, fear of movement, and reluctance to speak. *Dangguitan*, *Taizishen*, *Rongrong*, *Tusizi*, *Dongzhu*, *Chao Danshen*, *Chao Baishao*, *Qizi*, *Ejiaozhu*, *Ganjiang*, *Shanyao*, and *Chenpi* for eight doses ensured safety. This severely injured Chong and Ren meridians; tonifying extraordinary meridians was effective.
A woman had intercourse after her husband recovered from seasonal heat, causing fever, restlessness, and unbearable abdominal pain. Named *yinyang yi*. *Yujin*, *Xiangfu*, *Houpo*, fourteen male mouse feces pellets, *Zhike*, *Jiangcan*, *Huogeng*, and 5 qian *Jiu Gen* for two doses were effective.
A man's anus prolapsed slightly upon exertion, causing discomfort. Due to fatness and qi deficiency sinking, *Yiqi Tang* with *Huaimi* and *Diyu* was given. Separately, *Duhuo*, *Danggui*, *Cebaiye*, *Wumei*, *Beizi*, and green onions were boiled for fumigation. Sitting on the barrel several times reduced the prolapse.
A woman suddenly had whole-body numbness, limb convulsions, lethargy, and silence. Not liver wind, but fatness with deficiency, compounded by multiple births depleting blood. Qi failed to move blood, blood failed to nourish sinews. *Guipi Tang* for six doses resolved it.
A pregnant woman critically ill with epidemic disease. Initial external medicine failed. *Shengdi*, *Zhike*, *Shanzhi*, *Huangqin*, *Maidong*, *Sugeng*, *Lianqiao*, *Huafen*, *Danggui*, and *Yuanshen* for two doses, plus fetal-calming herbs, worked miraculously.
A pregnant woman at six months contracted epidemic disease with high fever, chest oppression, abdominal heaviness, and foul breath. Fetus was dead. *Cangzhu*, *Chenpi*, *Nongpo*, *Gancao*, with 3 qian *Mangxiao* delivered a dead fetus at midnight, fever subsided, and she recovered.
A full-term pregnant woman had bleeding from mouth and nose for three days, weak qi, exhaustion, and vomiting upon drinking. *Shuntai Liangxue Fang* (*Shengdi*, *Sugeng*, *Maidong*, *Houpo*, *Chenxiang*, *Baishao*, *Zhike*, *Zhimu*, *Shanzhi*, *Yuanshen*) delivered a dead fetus after three hours, bringing relief.
A nearly ninety-year-old man developed *zhong dashou* (back carbuncle), red, swollen, painful. After two weeks, still hard/black without suppuration. *Bazhen Tang* with 5 fen *Fuzi* for four doses supported righteousness and aided yang, stopping pain and inducing suppuration. Slough separated gradually. *Liujun Zi Tang* completed the cure.
A man had *liuzhu* under the right breast, hard, swollen, painful, anorexic, comatose, immobile. After twenty days, he vomited bowls of pus (likely intramembranous). Later, pus emerged from the swelling (extramembranous). Healing took six months (membrane intact), a rare recovery.
A man had *madao* (scrofula) behind the left ear, cup-sized, hard, painful, complicated by epidemic disease, restless day and night. Suddenly, bowls of pus drained from mouth/nose (internal rupture of madao), and he died the next day.
A man with intermittent dysentery for six months progressed to four stools of green water daily, anorexia, and emaciation. Long-standing dysentery caused spleen deficiency and liver wood encroachment. Green indicates wood; strong wood and weak yang lost steaming power, causing intestinal leakage. *Pogu Zhi*, *Dongzhu*, *Rongrong*, *Tusizi*, *Huangqi*, *Xuduan*, *Bajitian*, *Shanyao*, *Qizi*, *Huainiuxi*, *Dangshen*, *Yurou*, with ginger and dates for thirty doses stopped it.
A man had *madao* behind the left ear, diffuse swelling like a plum, painless, due to liver qi and phlegm stagnation (needling causes instant pain and death). *Xiaoyao San* was prescribed. Mistakenly needled, he died from swelling and pain.
A man had yellow sclera and body, anorexia, fatigue, slow-fine pulse. Yin-damp jaundice. *Yinchen*, *Yimi*, *Zexie*, *Fuzi*, *Chiling*, *Cangzhu*, and *Rougui* for five doses cleared it.
A man startled greatly, confused, yellow sclera and body, deficient-rapid pulse. Gallbladder ruptured from fright, bile flowed into collaterals, affecting the whole body. Incurable; he died.
A man had yellow eyes and body, occasional irritability, good appetite, rapid pulse. Damp-heat transforming into yang jaundice. *Yinchen*, *Zhizi*, *Mutong*, *Cheqianzi*, *Huashi*, *Zexie*, *Qumai*, and *Chuan Huangbai* for four doses turned the color white.
A child with malaria took many doses of antimalarial dispersing drugs, damaging yuan qi. Pale face, incessant sweating, spirit depletion, cold limbs, absent pulse, but flexible eyes. Two qian of *Gaolishen* in rice water restored yang qi, followed by tonic formulas for recovery.