Treat initial onset of dysentery, regardless of cold or heat, red or white discharge, as well as cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea: Use 1 liang (approx. 37g) of roasted Licorice Root (Gancao, *Radix Glycyrrhizae*), and 7 cardamom seeds crushed. Add 3 sheng (approx. 600ml) of water, decoct to 1 sheng, and divide into doses for administration.

Treat excessive red and white dysentery: Decoct Mugwort Leaf (Aiye, *Folium Artemisiae Argyi*) with vinegar; or add fresh ginger and decoct together. This stops all types of diarrhea and dysentery, and also alleviates abdominal pain and bleeding from hemorrhoids affecting the five zang organs.

Treat dysentery: Use 8 liang (approx. 296g) of Purple Ginseng (Zishen, *Radix Scutellariae Barbatae* or similar local herb depending on context, often *Scutellaria* or *Patrinia*), add 5 sheng of water, decoct to obtain 2 sheng. Add 2 liang of Licorice Root, continue decocting until half a sheng remains. Divide into two warm doses.

Treat cold-type dysentery with watery diarrhea: Powder dried ginger (Ganjiang, *Rhizoma Zingiberis*), mix with rice broth, and take 1 qian (approx. 3-5g). Immediate effect.

Treat severe toxic heat causing pure blood dysentery: Use 6 liang of Xuan Huanglian (*Coptis chinensis* variety), add 7 sheng of water, boil down to 3 sheng. Leave exposed under the stars and moon at midnight. In the early morning, take in one dose on an empty stomach.

Treat cold dysentery with abdominal pain and inability to eat: Take 1 liang of Nutmeg (Roudoukou, *Semen Myristicae*), peel it, wrap it in dough mixed with vinegar, and roast until the dough is cooked. Crush into powder, and take 1 qianbi (approx. 3-5g) with porridge broth.

Treat slippery cold dysentery with involuntary passage, and emaciation: Sun-dry Amomum fruit (Suosha, *Fructus Amomi*), crush into powder. Slice sheep liver thinly, sprinkle the powder evenly over each slice, bake on tiles until dry, then crush into powder. Mix with equal parts of dried ginger powder. Form pills with rice broth resembling paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, twice daily.

Treat red and white dysentery: Take 1 chi (approx. 30cm) of Licorice Root, roast it, break it into pieces, dip it in light fermented grain water 2-3 times, then roast slowly over low heat until dry. Take 0.5 liang of peeled fresh ginger, add 1 sheng of fermented grain water, decoct together to 0.7 portion. Immediate effect upon consumption.

Treat Qi-type dysentery with diarrhea, tenesmus (feeling of incomplete defecation): Each dose uses 1 qian of Coptis powder (Huanglian, *Rhizoma Coptidis*) and 0.5 qian of dried ginger powder (Ganjiang, *Rhizoma Zingiberis*). Take with warm wine on an empty stomach.

Another prescription: Cut fresh ginger into sizes similar to hemp seeds, mix with 1-2 bowls of good tea, sip freely until recovery. For heat dysentery, keep the ginger skin; for cold dysentery, remove the skin.

Treat red and white dysentery that has persisted for a long time without healing: Take 1 fangcun bi (approx. 5-10g) of Mica Powder (Yunmu Fen, *Lepidocrocitum* or *Muscovite*), mix with rice broth and take. Two doses yield immediate results.

Treat dysentery where white undigested matter is discharged: Boil rice porridge, add 1 fangcun bi of roasted flour, mix well, and take.

Treat red and white dysentery with undigested food and water in stool: Boil millet porridge, mix with 1 fangcun bi of yeast/qu powder. Take 4-5 times daily.

Treat severe dysentery presenting as red and white discharge: Char soybeans (Chi, *Semen Sojae Preparatum*) until blackened, crush into powder. Take 1 he (approx. 20ml), three times daily without restriction.

Another prescription: Char soybeans, add 1 sheng of water, strain the juice, and take cold. For cold dysentery, use wine for straining; take three times daily for verified efficacy.

Treat dysentery with alternating chills and fever, miasma malaria, deficiency of Yin qi, thirst caused by alcohol, headache due to pathogenic factors, pediatric erysipelas, and hot swelling: All can be treated using Chibi (Fubi, *Flowers of Adzuki Bean*, i.e., *Vigna angularis* flowers). Boil them in soybean decoction, season with five flavors to make a soup, and eat as desired.

Treat prolonged dysentery leading to exhaustion of body fluids, edema of limbs, and dry mouth: Take one winter melon, wrap thickly with yellow mud 5 cun thick, roast until soft and rotten. Remove the mud, squeeze out the juice, and drink.

Treat red and white dysentery: Burn shepherd's purse roots and leaves to ash, crush into powder, mix with liquid, and take. Highly effective.

Another prescription: Take a handful of scallion whites, finely chop, cook with rice into porridge, and eat on an empty stomach.

Treat parasitic dysentery (Gan Li): Take a handful of garlic chive bulbs (Xiebai, *Bulbus Allii Tuberosi*), crush raw into paste. Mix with glutinous rice flour and honey, form into cakes, grill until cooked. Eat within 2-3 doses.

Treat cold and heat dysentery: Squeeze juice from red beet (Hong Caitou, *Radix Betae Vulgaris Rubra*) and drink. It also stops bleeding and generates flesh. For injuries or fractures in humans and animals, apply externally for immediate healing.

Treat all types of dysentery with abdominal pain: Finely chop Purslane (Machixian, *Herba Portulacae Oleraceae*), cook into porridge, and eat.

Another prescription: Take a handful of garlic chive bulbs, finely chop, cook into porridge, and eat.

Treat acute dysentery: Crush garlic, apply to the soles of both feet.

Treat dysentery: Roast cuttlefish bone (Wuzeiyu Gu, *Os Sepiae*) until yellow, remove skin, grind finely. Mix with porridge broth and take.

Treat heat dysentery: Take 1 sheng of earthworm feces, stir-fry until smoke ceases. Add water to extract half a sheng, filter dregs, and take on an empty stomach.

Treat chronic dysentery: Take 20 dark plum fruits (Wumei, *Fructus Mume*), add 1 zhan (approx. 200ml) of water, decoct to 0.6 portion. Filter dregs, divide into two doses before meals. Alternatively, decoct plum leaves into a concentrated juice and take.

Treat lower body pain and swelling in red and white dysentery: Crush 30 dark plum fruits, add 2 sheng of water, boil to 1 sheng, take in one dose.

Treat red and white dysentery: Roast sour pomegranate peel (Suan Shiliu Pi, *Pericarpium Granati*) until yellow, crush into powder. Form pills with jujube meat resembling quinoa seeds. Swallow 3 pills on an empty stomach, twice daily.

Treat intestinal slipperiness with chronic diarrhea: Break open one pomegranate, roast over charcoal fire until smoke disappears. Quickly remove, preserve its nature, cover with a bowl overnight to eliminate fire toxicity. Crush into powder. Take one segment of sour pomegranate, decoct with 1 zhan of water to make soup, mix with 2 qian of powder, and take.

Treat red and white dysentery: Decoctrinate root bark of plum tree (Ligen, *Cortex Pruni*) strongly and drink the juice.

Treat red dysentery with pain below the umbilicus: Rub black beans (Heidou, *Semen Sojae Nigrum*) and Chinese prickly ash (Zhuyu, *Fructus Zanthoxyli*) together, then swallow.

Treat water and grain dysentery: Take 1 he of adzuki beans (Chixiaodou, *Semen Phaseoli Angularis*), mix with 3 liang of beeswax, take in one dose for cure.

Treat post-dysentery abdominal fullness and inability to eat: Decoct adzuki beans and take in one meal for cure.

Treat red and white dysentery: Crush velvet bean root (Shandougen, *Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis*) into powder, form pills with honey resembling paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills with water on an empty stomach; self-limiting after three doses.

Treat dysentery: Crush Qinghao (Artemisia Annua, *Herba Artemisiae Annuae*) into powder, mix with rice broth, take 5 qianbi.

Another prescription: Take 1 liang of Croton seed (Badou, *Semen Crotonis*) with shell, crush thoroughly. Boil 1 sheng of mung beans until soft, mix and crush uniformly. Form pills size of mung beans. Take 8-9 pills per dose, reduce for children. Red dysentery: take with Licorice decoction; White dysentery: take with Dried Ginger decoction; Red-white dysentery: take with Ginger-Licorice decoction.

Treat severe parasitic dysentery: Crush Chubai Pi (Cortex Ailanthi, *Cortex Ailanthi Altissimae*), mix with flour to make small pellets, sun-dry briefly, mix again three times. Boil in water until cooked, add少许 salt and vinegar.

Treat acute dysentery: Burn one small carp to ash, mix with rice broth and take.

Treat chronic dysentery not stopping, becoming rest dysentery: Take 4 liang of Dragon Bone (Longgu, *Os Mastodi seu Ossis Femoris*), crush to size of small beans. Add 5 sheng of water, boil to 2.5 sheng. Cool, divide into five doses.

Another prescription: Crush Dragon Bone into powder, mix with rice broth to form pills. Take 10 pills per dose.

Treat Qi-type dysentery: Decoct Bi Jia (Long Pepper, *Fructus Piperis Longi*) in cow or sheep milk. Immediate recovery. Note: Milk opposes acidic substances; consuming them together causes obstruction syndrome.

Treat chronic dysentery and labor-induced dysentery: Burn dog skull bone to ash, mix with dried ginger and Datura seeds (Langdang, *Semen Stramonii*), stir-fry until smoking. Form pills. Take 10 pills on an empty stomach; highly effective.

Treat chronic dysentery not healing, named Rest Dysentery: Roast tiger bone (Hubone, *Os Tigris*) until yellow, crush into powder. Mix with rice broth, take 1 fangcun bi, three times daily for cure.

Treat red and white dysentery: Cook eggs in vinegar until solid, eat on an empty stomach.

Treat intestinal wind blood dysentery: Take one crucian carp, stuff with burnt alum (Baifan, *Alumen*) ash preserving nature, crush into powder. Mix with rice broth and take.

Treat blood dysentery: Take 4 liang of Cypress Twig (Baiye, *Ramulus Cupressi*) and 1.5 liang of White Peony Root (Shaoyao, *Radix Paeoniae Alba*). Lightly stir-fry both, crush into powder. Take 2 qianbi, add 1 zhan of water, decoct to 0.5 portion. Take warm at any time, three times daily.

Another prescription: Take 4 liang each of Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai, *Cortex Phellodendri*) and Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, *Rhizoma Coptidis*). Add 5 sheng of vinegar (Ku Jiu), decoct to 2.5 sheng. Take warm in divided doses at any time.

Treat white pus dysentery: Crush White Alumen (Baishi Zhi, *Kaolin*) into powder, form pills with vinegar paste resembling small beans. Take 10 pills, send down with rice broth, three times daily.

Treat five-color dysentery and blood dysentery: Burn Tribulus Fruit Skin (Ciji Pi, *Exocarpium Tribuli*) to ash, crush into powder. Take 1 qian, mix with warm wine.

Treat uncontrollable dysentery in critical condition: Take one sheep liver, remove fat and fascia, slice thinly. Sprinkle Alum powder on top, roast slowly over low heat until cooked. Take on an empty stomach.

Treat all malignant toxic dysentery: Decoct Bald Head Pink (Baitouweng, *Radix Pulsatillae*) (also known as Ye Zhangren) in water and take. Immediate cure.

Treat blood dysentery and parasitic dysentery: Crush Stinking Toon Root (Chouchun Gen, *Radix Ailanthi*) into powder, form pills with honey resembling paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills on an empty stomach, send down with warm rice soup.

Treat blood dysentery: Burn black fungus (Hei Mu'er, *Auricularia Auricula-Judae*) to ash. Take 2 qianbi, mix with cold water and take at any time; or boil with ginger and vinegar and eat cooked. Highly effective.

Treat chronic dysentery with undigested food/water: Crush Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, *Fructus Citri Unshiu*) into powder, mix with rice broth. Take three times daily, 2-3 qian per dose. Especially effective for children.

Treat all types of diarrhea and dysentery: Take 0.5 jin each of Coptis (Huanglian, *Rhizoma Coptidis*) and Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, *Rhizoma Zingiberis*), 1 liang of Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, *Radix Aucklandiae*). Crush into powder. Take 4 qian, mix with morning well water on an empty stomach, reduce dose for children.

Another prescription: Take white lablab flower (Baibian Dou Hua, *Flos Lablab Purpureus*) as needed, brush clean without washing, blanch in boiling water. Mix with pork loin, one green onion, seven grains of pepper, and sauce. Use the blanching water to knead dough, wrap as small wontons, boil and eat.

Another prescription: Take 1 liang of calcined alum (Ku Baifan, *Alumen Calcinationis*), 4 qian of Frankincense (Ruxiang, *Resina Boswelliae*), a little Musk (Shexiang, *Moschus*), 1 liang of Lead Monoxide (Huandan, *Lithargyrum*) fried and ground fine. Melt 1 liang of pure yellow beeswax, add medicine powder, mix well, form pills like paulownia seeds. Take 5-7 pills on an empty stomach. Red dysentery: take with Licorice decoction; White dysentery: take with Dried Ginger decoction; Diarrhea: take with roasted ginger juice.

Another prescription: Take 49 Croton seeds (Badou, *Semen Crotonis*) de-shelled and de-oiled, 4 qian each of Aucklandia (Muxiang, *Radix Aucklandiae*) and Frankincense (Ruxiang, *Resina Boswelliae*), 2 qian of Sophora Flower (Huaihua, *Flos Sophorae*), 1 liang of fried Lead Monoxide (Huandan, *Lithargyrum*). Pure yellow beeswax 1 liang... [Text cuts off]

Another prescription: Take 72 grains each of Clove (Dingxiang, *Flos Syzygii Aromatici*) and Black Pepper (Hujiao, *Fructus Piperis Nigris*), 6 Dark Plums (Wumei, *Fructus Mume*) and 6 Croton seeds (Badou, *Semen Crotonis*). Crush into powder, form pills with glutinous rice paste size of mung beans. Take 7 or 9 pills, 3 for children. Avoid raw/cold foods. Guide: same as before; for diarrhea, take with rice soup.

Another prescription: Take 2 liang each of Toona Pods (Chunjia, *Folium Toosendan*) and Poppy Shell (Suske, *Capsula Papaveris*), 1 liang each of Dark Plum Meat (Wumei Rou, *Carpa Fructus Mume*) and Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, *Rhizoma Zingiberis*), 0.5 liang each of Aucklandia (Muxiang, *Radix Aucklandiae*) and Licorice (Gancao, *Radix Glycyrrhizae*). Crush into powder. Take 3 qian. Red dysentery: take with honey water; White dysentery: take with sugar water.

Another prescription: Crush Five-Gall Nut (Wubeizi, *Galla Chinensis*) into powder, form pills with vinegar paste size of paulownia seeds. Red dysentery: take 30 pills with Licorice decoction; White dysentery: take 30 pills with Dried Ginger decoction; or use Tangerine Peel (Chenpi, *Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae*) and Mugwort (Aiye, *Folium Artemisiae Argyi*)... [Text cuts off]

Another prescription: Equal parts calcined alum (Ku Baifan, *Alumen Calcinationis*) and Five-Gall Nut powder (Wubeizi Fen, *Galla Chinensis Powder*), form pills and take. Especially effective.

Another prescription: Take 7 Dark Plums (Wumei, *Fructus Mume*), 7 Jujubes (Zaozi, *Fructus Jujubae*), 7 Poppy Shells (Suske, *Capsula Papaveris*), 7 cun of Licorice (Gancao, *Radix Glycyrrhizae*), 20 rush stems (Dengcao, *Medulla Junci*). Half a wine cup of water, decoct to one cup and take.

Treat blood dysentery: Take 1 liang of salt, wrap in wet paper, burn through in fire, grind fine. Divide into three doses, take with rice broth.

Treat Taboo Mouth Dysentery (Jinkou Li - inability to eat/drink due to dysentery): Take 0.5 liang of Clove (Dingxiang, *Flos Syzygii Aromatici*), 1 liang of Lotus Seed (Lianrou, *Semen Nelumbinis*), crush into powder, take with aged rice soup.

Treat imbalance of cold and heat, red and white dysentery, mixture of pus and blood, tenesmus: Take 10 liang of Coptis (Huanglian, *Rhizoma Coptidis*) removing rhizomes. Stir-fry with 5 liang of Evodia (Wuzhuyu, *Fructus Evodiae*) until red, remove Evodia. Add 2.4 liang of Aucklandia (Muxiang, *Radix Aucklandiae*) avoiding direct fire. Crush into powder, form pills with vinegar paste size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills on an empty stomach with rice broth.

Treat Spleen Meridian dampness, continuous diarrhea, undigested food, stabbing pain in navel/abdomen: Take 5 liang each of Coptis (Huanglian, *Rhizoma Coptidis*) removing roots, Evodia (Wuzhuyu, *Fructus Evodiae*) removing stems and stir-fried, and White Peony (Baishaoyao, *Radix Paeoniae Alba*). Crush into powder, form pills with flour paste size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills on an empty stomach with rice broth.

Treat all accumulation dysentery Ling Sha Dan: Take ... Sand (likely Zhusha/Cinnabar given context) and Cinnabar (Zhusha, *Mercurii Sulphatum Rubrum*) 2.5 qian each, grind extremely fine. First, melt 0.5 liang of yellow beeswax. Take 21 Croton seeds (Badou, *Semen Crotonis*) de-shelled and de-membraned. Boil in silver/copper vessel in double boiler for one watch (2 hours) until Croton turns purple. Remove 14 seeds, keep 7 seeds. Grind these 7 seeds with the two minerals extremely uniformly. Remelt wax to seal medicine. Roll into mung-bean-sized pills. Take 3-5 pills. Watery diarrhea: take with Ginger decoction; White dysentery: take with Mugwort decoction; Red-white dysentery: take with Dark Plum decoction.

Treat Taboo Mouth Dysentery: Crush Stone Lotus (Shilian, *Fructus Nelumbinis*) removing shell, keep heart and flesh, grind into powder. Take 2 qian, mix with aged rice broth.

Another prescription: Cut Yam (Shanyao, *Rhizoma Dioscoreae*) into bean-sized pieces. Stir-fry half in silver/copper vessel until cooked, leave half raw. Grind together into powder, take with rice broth.

Treat red and white dysentery: Select equal parts Evodia (Wuzhuyu, *Fructus Evodiae*) and Coptis (Huanglian, *Rhizoma Coptidis*). Soak in good wine until saturated, remove, dry/bake separately, crush into powder. Form pills with paste size of paulownia seeds. Red dysentery: take 30 Coptis pills with Licorice decoction; White dysentery: take 30 Evodia pills with Dried Ginger decoction; Red-white dysentery: take 15 of each with Ginger-Licorice decoction.

Treat year-long persistent dysentery and blood dysentery: Take 0.5 liang of Aucklandia (Muxiang, *Radix Aucklandiae*), stir-fry with Coptis. Take 1 liang of roasted Licorice (Gancao, *Radix Glycyrrhizae*), 0.5 liang of Poppy Shell (Suske, *Capsula Papaveris*), stir-fry with fresh ginger. Crush into powder, add a little Musk (Shexiang, *Moschus*). Take 2 qian with aged rice broth.

Treat diarrhea/dysentery with abdominal pain: Crush Rose Root (Qiangwei Gen, *Radix Rosae Rugosae*) and drink juice.

Treat red and white dysentery: Extract juice from Chicken Intestine Grass (Jichangcao, *Herba Commelinae Communis*), mix with honey and take.

Treat continuous diarrhea/dysentery with tenesmus: Sun-dry Ghost Beans (Guidou, likely *Phaseolus* species) into powder. Take 1-2 qian, mix with Licorice decoction.

Treat chronic continuous diarrhea/dysentery: Sun-dry Mustard Flowers (Jiecaihua, *Flos Brassicae Chinensis*) into powder. Take 2 qian on an empty stomach, mix with Jujube decoction.

Treat red and white dysentery: Make Hibiscus Flower (Mujin Hua, *Flos Hibisci Sabdariffae*) into soup, drink as tea. Also treats wind pathogens. Induces sleep.

Another prescription: Mix Golden King Root (Jingang Gen, *Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae* or similar) with Wax Tea (Lacha, *Camellia sinensis* processed with wax) in equal parts, crush into powder. Form pills with white plum meat size of cocklebur. Take 5-7 pills, 3 for children. Red dysentery: take with Licorice decoction; White dysentery: take with Dark Plum decoction; Red-white dysentery: take with Dark Plum-Licorice decoction.

Treat internal toxin red-white dysentery: Sun-dry Toon Bark (Xiangchun Baipi, *Cortex Toosendan*), crush into powder. Take 1 qian with water. Highly effective.

Treat heat dysentery and chronic dysentery: Roast good tea, crush into powder. Decoct strongly, 1-2 cups, and take.

Treat chronic water-grain dysentery not healing: Take 3 liang each of Magnolia Bark (N Houpu, *Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis*) and Coptis (Huanglian, *Rhizoma Coptidis*). Add 3 sheng of water, decoct to 1 sheng. Take on an empty stomach.

Treat chronic red-white dysentery with emaciation: Crush Rat Tail Grass (Shuweicao, *Leonurus japonicus* or similar), take 1 qian per dose, mix with porridge broth.

Another prescription: Take 3 liang of Grass Aconite (Caowu, *Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii*), one raw, one cooked, one stir-fried. Crush into powder, form pills with wine paste size of mung beans. Take 3-5 pills on an empty stomach. Red dysentery: take with Licorice decoction; White dysentery: take with Dried Ginger decoction; Watery diarrhea: take with roasted ginger juice.

Treat red and white dysentery: Take 12 Chebula fruits (Hezi, *Fructus Chebulae*), remove pits. Roast 6, use 6 raw. Crush into powder. Red dysentery: take with Raw Licorice decoction; White dysentery: take with Roasted Licorice decoction. Take on empty stomach. Severe cases, repeat dose if necessary.

Another prescription: Take 2 large Pinellia tubers (Banxia, *Rhizoma Pinelliae*), 7 Croton seeds (Badou, *Semen Crotonis*) de-shelled, 1 qian of Gardensoot (Baicaoshuang, *Carbonis Farris*), 1 piece of Beijing Inkstone ink (Jingmo, *Tinta*) size of Banxia. Crush into powder. Melt 3 qian of yellow beeswax with a little clear oil, mix to form pills size of mung beans. Take 7 pills. Red dysentery: take with Licorice decoction; White dysentery: take with Dried Ginger decoction; Tenesmus: take with Bitter Orange decoction; Cold-induced diarrhea: take with Dried Ginger decoction; Summerheat-induced diarrhea: take with cold boiled water. Highly effective.

Treat Taboo Mouth Dysentery: Use Red Hibiscus Flower (Hong Mujin Hua, *Flos Hibisci Rosa-Sinensis*), remove calyx, dry in shade into powder. First, eat two pan-fried pancake slices sprinkled with powder. Pour soup to open the mouth first.

Treat heat dysentery: Take 2 qian each of Bupleurum (Chaihu, *Radix Bupleuri*) and Scutellaria (Huangqin, *Radix Scutellariae*). Add 1 zhan each of wine and water, decoct to 0.7 portion. Cool and take on empty stomach. If blood dysentery is heavy, increase Scutellaria.

Another prescription: Take one Salted Plum (Yanmei, *Prunus mume* processed with salt), remove pit. Mix with 1-2 qian of tea powder. Take with vinegar water.