夏子益《奇疾方》云∶有人患眼前常见诸般禽虫飞走，以手捉之则无，乃肝胆经有痰。用酸枣仁、羌活、玄明粉、
青葙子花各一两为末。每服二钱，水一大盏，煎至七分，和滓饮，一日三服。
又云∶一妇人见满壁皆莲花，此痰症也，服礞石滚痰丸而愈。
又云∶有人患目晴忽垂出至鼻，如黑角色，痛不可忍，或时时大便血出作痛，名曰肝胀。用羌活煎汁，服数服自愈。
〔源按〕此症为风热客于厥阴肝木。盖肝藏血，其主目，因风热内攻，故目睛垂出至鼻，而使血时下也。若无
热，则目系不纵。无风，则便血不下。此乃风热相搏，故病如是。羌活乃足太阳、少阴、厥阴三经之药，其性祛风散
热，用之走入肝经，提邪外出而愈。
《奇病方》云∶人有无故见鬼，如三头六臂者，或如金甲神，或如断手无头死鬼之类，皆奇病也。方用白术、
苍术各三两，附子一钱，南星三钱，半夏、大戟、山慈菇各一两，俱为末。研麝香一钱，加入前药，如玉枢丹一
样。凡遇前病，用一饼，姜汤化开饮之。必吐顽痰碗许而愈。
又云∶有人眼内长肉二条，长一寸，如线香之粗。触出眼外，此乃祟也。虽是肝胆之火，无祟则不能长此异肉，法
当用药点之。冰片、黄连、甘草各一分，硼砂五厘，各为细末，用人乳调少许，点肉尖上，觉眼珠火泡出，实时收入而
愈。更服舒郁金睛丹，舒其肝胆之气，而又泻其火与痰，则本源已探其骊珠，又何愁怪肉之重长耶？
《眼症论》云∶有人患目之白睛忽变青兰色，此被郁邪蒸逼，走入珠中，膏汁游出，入于气轮，故色变青色。方用
还阴救苦汤，频服自愈。
又云∶有人黑暗之夜、两目倏忽见物，如日中一般。此水火不交，精华关格，乖乱不和之甚，而阳光飞越之害，不
能摄养阴精，阳光无制使然。服加减八味丸乃可。
又云∶有人患脑筋如拽，神珠不待人转，而自蓦然擦上，蓦然擦下，下之不能上，上之不能下，或左或右，倏易
无时，盖转动搏击不定，筋脉振惕，缓急无常，被其牵拽而为害，名曰辘轳转睛。轻则气定脉偏而珠歪，重则反转而为
瞳神反背矣。服钩藤饮子自愈。
藏器曰∶宋嗣伯治沈僧翼患眼痛，多见鬼物。嗣伯曰∶邪气入肝，可觅死人枕煮服之，当埋枕于故外，如其言而愈。
伊芳川云∶有一人患心疾，见物如狮子，川教以手直前捕之，见其无物，久久自愈。此乃痰也。继服牛黄清心丸以除
病根。
《本事方》云∶荀牧仲顷年尝谓予曰∶有人视一物为两，医者作肝气有余，故见一为二。教服泻肝药皆不应，此
何疾也？予曰∶《灵枢经》云∶目之为系，上属于脑，后出于顶中，故邪中于内，因逢其身之虚，其入深，则随眼系以
入于脑，则脑转，脑转则引目系急，目系急则目眩以转矣，邪中其精，其精所中，不相比也。则精散，精散则视歧，故
见两物也。令服驱风入脑药得愈。
《云麓漫抄》云∶淮南杨吉老，儒医也。有富翁子忽病，视正物皆以为斜，几案书席之类，排设整齐，必更移令
斜，自以为正，以致书写尺牍，莫不皆然，父母甚忧之。更历数医，皆不谙其疾。或以吉老告，遂以其子往求之，既诊
其脉后，令其父先归，留其子，设乐开宴，酬劝无算，至醉乃罢。扶病者坐轿中，使人升之，高下其手，常令倾倒，辗
转久之，方令登榻而卧，达旦酒醒，遣至归家，前日斜视之物，皆理正之。父母跃然而喜，且询治之方，吉老云∶令嗣
无他疾，醉中常闪倒，肝之一叶搭于肺上不能下，故视正物反斜。令复饮之醉，则肺胀辗转之间，肝亦下垂矣，药安能
治之哉？富翁浓为之酬。
《九灵山房》云∶吕沧州治临川道士萧云泉眼中视物倒植，请治于吕。吕问其故，萧曰∶某因大醉，尽吐所饮之
酒，熟睡至天明，遂得此病。吕切其脉，左关浮促，即告之曰∶尔伤酒大吐时，上焦反复，致倒其胆腑，故视物皆倒
植。此不内外因而致内伤者也。法当复吐，以正其胆。以藜芦、瓜蒂为粗末，用水煎之，使平旦顿服，以吐为度，吐毕
视物如常。
《道山清话》云∶张子颜少师，晚年尝患目光闪闪然，中有白衣人如佛相者，子颜信之弥谨。乃不食肉，不饮酒，
然体瘦而多病矣。一日从汪寿卿求脉，寿卿一见大惊，不复言，但投以大丸数十粒小丸千余粒。祝曰∶十日中服之当
尽，却以示报。既如期，视所见白衣人，衣变黄而先无所见矣，乃欲得肉食，又思饮酒。又明日俱无所见，觉气体异他
日矣。乃诣寿卿以告，寿卿曰∶吾固知矣，公脾初受病，为肺所乘。心者脾之母也，公既多疑，致心气不固，自然有所
睹。吾以大丸实其脾，小丸补其心。肺为脾之子，既不能胜其母，其病自愈也。
《宝鉴》云∶一小儿四岁，因长老摩顶受记，生人念咒，恐惧发搐，痰涎有声，目多白睛，项背俱强，一时许方醒。
自后，每见皂衣人即发。服朱砂、脑麝镇坠之药已四年余无功，又添行步动作神思如痴，脉沉弦而急。《针经》云∶心脉
满大，痫 筋挛，病久气弱，多服镇坠寒凉之剂，复损正气，故添动作如痴。先灸两跷各二七壮，次服沉香天麻丸而愈。
《内经》云∶恐则气下，精气怯而上焦闭。方有羌活、独活苦温引气上行，又入太阳，引用以为君；天麻、防风辛
温以散之；当归、甘草辛甘以补气血之不足，养胃气以为臣；附子、川乌大辛温，行阳退阴，又治客寒伤胃；肾主五
液，入脾为涎，以生姜、半夏燥湿化痰；沉香辛温，体重气清，去祛安神，以为使耳。
《闻奇录》云∶全州防御使崔尧封，有甥李言吉，左目上睑忽生一小疮，渐大如鸡卵，其根如弦，恒偃其目不能
开，尧封使饮，令大醉，遂与割去其疮，即破，中有黄雀飞鸣而去。
赵卿治一少年，目中常见一小镜子，俾医工赵卿诊之，与少年期来晨以鱼 奉候。少年及期赴之，延于内，且令
从容俟客退。俄而设桌子施一瓯芥醋，更无他味，卿亦未出。迨禺中久候不至，少年饥甚，且闻醋香，不免轻啜之，
逡巡又啜之，觉胸中豁然，眼花不见，因竭瓯啜之。赵卿知之乃出，少年以啜醋惭谢。卿曰∶郎君因吃 太多，有鱼鳞
在胸中，故两眼常见小镜子。所备芥醋，只欲郎君，因饥以啜之，其疾自治，亨鲜之会乃权诈也。
徐之才治武城酒色过度，恍惚不恒，每病发，自云初见空中有五色物，稍近变成一美女，去地数丈，亭亭而立。之
才云∶此色欲过多，太虚所致。即处汤方一剂，便觉稍远，又服还变五色物，数剂而愈。
汪石山治一人，年三十余，久病痫症，多发于晨盥时，或见如黄狗走前，则瞀扑地，手足螈 ，不省人事，良久乃
醒。或作痰火治，而用芩连二陈汤；或作风痰治，而用全蝎僵蚕寿星丸；或作痰迷心窍，而用金箔镇心丸，皆不中
病。汪诊之，脉皆缓弱颇弦，曰∶此木火乘土之病也。夫早晨阳分而黄狗物，黄土色，胃属阳土，虚为木火所乘矣。经
曰∶诸脉皆属于目，故目击物而病作矣。理宜实胃泻脾，而火自息。损其肝者缓其中，遂以参、 、归、术、陈皮、神
曲、茯苓、黄芩、麦冬、荆芥穗，煎服十余帖，病减六七，再服月余而愈。
钱乙治一妇，因恐而病，既愈，目张不瞑，乙曰∶煮郁李仁酒饮之，使醉即愈。所以然者，目系内连肝胆，恐则气
结，胆横不下，用郁李润能散结，随酒入胆，结去胆下，则目瞑矣。
张子和治一富家妇，因思虑过甚，二年不得寐，无药可疗，其夫求治。脉之两手俱缓，此脾受邪也，脾主思故也。
乃与其夫议以怒激之，多取其财，饮酒数日，不处一法而去。其妇大怒汗出，是夜困眠，如此者八九日不寤，如是其
脉得平，此怒胜思法也。
丹溪治一妇，年近二十，发热闭目则热甚，渴思水解，脉涩而浊混，此食痰也。以干葛、白术、陈皮、片芩、木
通、桔梗、黄连、甘草，下保和丸二十粒渐愈。
江汝洁治叶廷杰之内，十月病眼若合即麻痹，甚至不敢睡，屡易医，渐成崩疾，江诊左手三部，举之略弦，按入略
大，而无力；右手三部，举按俱大而无力。经曰∶血虚脉大如葱管。又曰∶大而无力，为血虚。又曰∶诸弦为饮。又
曰∶弦为劳据脉观症，盖由气血俱虚，以致气不周运，而成麻痹。时医不悟，而作火治，药用寒凉过多，损伤脾胃，阳
气失陷而成崩矣。以岁运言之，今岁天卫主气，风木在泉，两木符合，木盛而脾土受亏，是以上陷而行秋冬之令。以时
候言之，小雪至大雪之末，六十日有奇，太阳寒水，主厥阴风木，客气加归于上，木火胜矣。经曰∶甚则胜而不复也。
其脾大虚，安得血不大下乎？且脾裹血，脾虚则血不归经而妄下矣。法当大补脾经为先。次宜补气祛湿，可得渐愈矣。
以人参三钱，黄 二钱，甘草四分，防风、荆芥、白术各一钱，陈皮八分，水煎食远服。一剂分作三服，不数剂而愈。
李时珍按谢士泰《删繁方》治尸疰，或见尸，或闻哭声者，取死人席斩棺内余弃路上者，一虎口，长三寸，水三
升，煮一升，服立效。此即嗣伯用死人枕之意也。
葛洪云∶鬼疰者，是五尸之一疰，又挟诸鬼邪为害，其病变者三十六种至九十九种，大约使人寒热淋漓，沉沉默
默，不的知苦处，在于何所？累年积月，渐就沉滞，以致又传旁人，不一而止，觉如是候者，急取獭肝一具，阴干杵
末，服方寸匕，日三，未愈再服。《本事方》云∶《肘后》言此方甚良，宣和间，天庆观一法师极精严。时一妇人投 ，
述患人有祟所附，须臾召至。附语云∶非我为祸，别是一鬼，亦因病患命衰为祟耳，渠今已成形，在患人肺脏，为虫食
其肺系。故令吐血，声嘶。师掠之，此虫还有畏忌否？久而无语，再掠之，良久云∶容其说。惟畏獭瓜屑为末，以酒服
之则去。患家如其言而得愈。此予所目见也，究其患亦相似。獭瓜者，即獭肝之类也。
孙东宿治孙如亭令政，年过四十，眼偶赤肿，两太阳疼痛，大便不行者三日，平时汛期一月仅二日，今行四日，犹
且未止。里有余云谷者，自谓眼科捷手，医治逾候，肿赤不消，而右眼内 突生一白泡，垂与鼻齐，大二寸余，见而骇
走，以为奇疾，莫能措剂。又见其呕吐、眩运，伏于枕上，略不敢动，动则眩愈极，吐愈急，疑其遍南不治，孙诊之两
寸关俱滑大有力，两尺沉微。曰∶此中焦有痰，肝胆有火，必为怒气所触而然。《内经》云∶诸风掉眩，皆属肝火。诸
逆冲上，皆属火，盖无痰不作运也，眼珠白泡，乃火性急速怒气加之，气乘于络，上而不下，故直胀出眼外也。古壮士
一怒而目珠裂，与白泡胀出珠外理同。肝为血海，故血亦来不止。治当抑其目，清镇痰火，则诸症自瘳。先用姜汁益元
丸，压其痰火，以止其吐；再以二陈汤，加酒连、酒芩、天麻、滑石、吴茱萸、竹茹、枳实煎饮，一帖吐止运定，头
稍能动。改用二陈汤加芩、连、谷精草、夏枯草、香附、茱萸、薏苡仁，两剂。赤肿消，白泡敛。四剂全愈。血海亦
净，从是后不发。
又亮卿之女，左目红肿，如腹中饱眼乃开，饥则眼不能开，此疳积虚寒症也。以夏枯草二钱，谷精草、甘草各一
钱，香附一钱五分，煎服四帖而安。
李士材治朱文哉，遍体如虫蜇，口舌糜烂，朝起必见二鬼执盘食以献。李诊其寸脉乍大乍小，意其为鬼祟，细察两
关弦滑且大，遂决为痰饮之 。投滚痰丸，虽微有所下，而病患如旧。更以小胃丹二钱与之，复下痰积及水十余碗，遍
体之痛减半，至明早鬼亦不见矣。更以人参三钱，白术二钱，煎汤服小胃丹三钱，大泻十余行，约有二十碗，病若失矣。
乃以六君子为丸，服四斤而愈。
予治孙旗丁之内，产后十数日，觉气不舒。自后两目视物，渐至以直为曲，如弯弓状。医无所措，已及两月。适予
出京至天津。有运粮官马石泉者，患目疾，延予治之，孙亦请求治。切其脉沉涩，症由淤滞，目视直而为曲者，必瘀血
阻折肝胆之叶。昔吕复治道士伤酒大吐时，上焦反复，致倒其胆腑，视物倒直。今折其肝叶，曲其胆腑，故视物亦曲，
即用当归、桃仁各三钱，五灵脂一钱五分，酒炒大黄、肉桂各一钱，以行其瘀，柴胡八分以舒其肝。一剂下黑血成块者
数次，视物渐直。再剂又下数次，即看物如故。
余姚陈载侯，寓居武林。初春患目痛，医与凉剂，目即突出眶外，痛不可忍，予视其脉，两手沉微，此肝肾受寒，
治宜麻黄、附子、细辛汤。时有汪姓医同座，曰∶两目突出，此肝火逼迫使然，先生以为寒何也？予曰∶脉沉微云
耳。又曰∶脉不弱。予曰∶子既不辨其脉，试即以症明之，初本疼痛，服寒凉而目反突出，非火症可知。又曰∶火太盛
而用药轻，故也。予曰∶目痛，人皆谓火，不特目突而为火也。殊不知此症，阴盛于下，格阳于上，阳不得降，故目疼
痛。用寒凉而复逼其阳，阳无所归，悉涌于目，致目突出。
仲景谓，少阴经伤寒，发热咽痛，脉沉细，因寒伤于肾，逼肾中之火，飞越于上而为咽痛，今脉微而目突，即是理也。
夏子益在《奇疾方》中记载：有人眼前经常看到各种禽鸟昆虫飞舞，伸手去抓却什么也没有，这是肝胆经有痰湿。用酸枣仁、羌活、玄明粉（芒硝的提纯物）、青葙子花各一两研成粉末。每次服用二钱，加水一大盏，煎煮至七分满，连同药渣一起喝下，每天服用三次。
又记载：一位妇女看见满墙壁都是莲花，这是痰症，服用礞石滚痰丸后痊愈。
又记载：有人眼球突然突出到鼻尖，像黑漆色的物体，疼痛难忍，有时大便出血并伴有疼痛，这种病名叫肝胀。用羌活煎汁，服用几次后自愈。
〔沈源按〕这种病症是因为风热邪气客居在厥阴肝经。因为肝藏血，开窍于目，由于风热内攻，所以眼球突出到鼻尖，并且导致下部出血。如果没有热邪，则目系不会松弛下垂；如果没有风邪，则便血不会发生。这是风热相互搏结，所以出现这样的病症。羌活是足太阳膀胱经、足少阴肾经、足厥阴肝经的药物，其性质能够祛风散热，用它进入肝经，提升邪气外出从而治愈。
《奇病方》记载：有人无缘无故看见鬼怪，有的像三头六臂，有的像金甲神，有的像断手无头的死鬼之类，这些都是奇病。方剂用白术、苍术各三两，附子一钱，天南星三钱，半夏、大戟、山慈菇各一两，都研成粉末。另研麝香一钱，加入前面的药中，制成类似玉枢丹的药饼。凡是遇到上述病症，用一块药饼，用姜汤化开饮用。必定吐出碗许的顽痰而痊愈。
又记载：有人眼内长出两条肉，长一寸，粗细像线香。触出眼外，这是邪祟作怪。虽然也是肝胆之火，但若无邪祟也不能长出这种异肉，治疗方法应当用药点涂。冰片、黄连、甘草各一分，硼砂五厘，都研成细末，用人乳调少许，点在肉尖上，感觉眼球如火泡般胀痛时，随即缩回眼内而痊愈。再服用舒郁金睛丹，以疏解肝胆之气，同时泻火与化痰，既然已探求到本源，又何愁怪异之肉再次生长呢？
《眼症论》记载：有人患白睛突然变成青蓝色，这是因为郁邪蒸逼，走入珠中，膏汁游出，进入气轮，所以颜色变为青色。方剂用还阴救苦汤，频繁服用后自愈。
又记载：有人在黑暗的夜晚，两眼忽然看见物体，像白天阳光下一样明亮。这是水火不交，精华关格，乖乱不和到了极点，以及阳光飞越的危害，不能摄养阴精，阳光失去制约所致。服用加减八味丸才可以。
又记载：有人感觉脑筋像被拉扯一样，眼珠不等人转动，而自己突然向上擦，突然向下擦，下不去就上不来，或者向左向右，随时变化，没有固定时间，大概是因为转动搏击不定，筋脉震颤惊惕，缓急无常，被其牵拉而产生危害，名叫辘轳转睛。轻则气定脉偏而眼珠歪斜，重则反转而导致瞳神反背。服用钩藤饮子自愈。
藏器说：宋代的嗣伯治疗沈僧翼患眼痛，经常看见鬼物。嗣伯说：邪气侵入肝脏，可以找死人睡的枕头煮服，应当将枕头埋在旧墓穴外，按照他说的做了就痊愈了。
伊芳川说：有一人患心病，看见物体像狮子，伊芳川教他用双手向前捕捉，发现没有东西，久而久之自愈。这是痰症。随后服用牛黄清心丸以去除病根。
《本事方》记载：荀牧仲曾对我说：有人看一个物体为两个，医生认为是肝气有余，所以看见一个变两个。教他服用泻肝药都不见效，这是什么病呢？我说：《灵枢经》说：眼睛的脉络，向上连接脑部，从头顶后方穿出，所以邪气从中侵入，恰逢身体虚弱，邪气深入，就随着眼系进入脑部，导致脑转，脑转则牵引眼系紧张，眼系紧张则目眩旋转，邪气侵入精气，精气受侵，不能相比合，则精气散乱，精气散乱则视物双影，所以看见两个物体。让他服用驱风入脑的药就好了。
《云麓漫抄》记载：淮南杨吉老，是一位儒医。有一个富翁的儿子忽然患病，看正的东西都以为是斜的，几案书席之类的摆设整齐，一定要移动使其倾斜，自以为正，以至于书写信件，无不如此，父母非常担忧。经过多位医生诊治，都不懂这个病。有人告诉杨吉老，于是带着儿子去求治。把脉之后，让父亲先回去，留下儿子，设宴奏乐，劝酒无数，直到醉倒才停止。扶着病人坐在轿中，让人抬着，高低起伏，常常使他倾倒，辗转很久，才让他上床睡觉，到天亮酒醒后，送回家，前几天看斜的东西，都恢复正常了。父母高兴地跳跃，询问治疗方法，杨吉老说：令郎没有其他病，醉中常闪倒，肝脏的一叶搭在肺上不能下降，所以看正的东西反而斜。让他再次喝醉，则在肺胀辗转之间，肝脏也会下垂，药物怎么能治好呢？富翁重重地酬谢了他。
《九灵山房》记载：吕沧州治疗临川道士萧云泉眼中视物颠倒，请吕治疗。吕问其原因，萧说：我因为大醉，吐尽了所喝的酒，熟睡到天明，于是得了这个病。吕切脉，左关脉浮促，就告诉他：你伤酒大吐时，上焦反复，导致胆腑颠倒，所以视物都颠倒。这是不内外因而导致的内伤。法当再次催吐，以矫正胆腑。用藜芦、瓜蒂研成粗末，用水煎煮，使清晨顿服，以吐为度，吐完后视物如常。
《道山清话》记载：张子颜少师，晚年常患目光闪烁，中有白衣人像佛像一样，子颜对此深信不疑。于是他不食肉，不饮酒，然而身体消瘦且多病。一天向汪寿卿求脉，寿卿一见大惊，不再说话，只投给数十粒大丸和千余粒小丸。祝告说：十日内服完，然后来回报。如期而至，看见的白衣人，衣服变黄而先前看不见了，于是想要吃肉，又想喝酒。第二天全都看不见了，感觉气体与其他日子不同。于是去告诉寿卿，寿卿说：我本来就知道，你的脾初受病，被肺所乘。心是脾之母，你既多疑，导致心气不固，自然有所睹。我用大丸充实脾，小丸补心。肺是脾之子，既然不能胜母，病自然痊愈。
《宝鉴》记载：一个四岁小儿，因长老摩顶受记，生人念咒，恐惧发搐，痰涎有声，目多白睛，项背俱强，约一时辰才醒。此后，每看见穿黑衣人就发作。服用朱砂、脑麝镇坠的药物已四年多无效，又添行走动作神态如痴，脉沉弦而急。《针经》说：心脉满大，痫证筋挛，病久气弱，多服镇坠寒凉之剂，又损伤正气，所以添加动作如痴。先灸两跷脉各十四壮，次服沉香天麻丸而愈。
《内经》说：恐则气下，精气怯而上焦闭。方中有羌活、独活苦温引气上行，又入太阳经，作为君药；天麻、防风辛温以散之；当归、甘草辛甘以补气血之不足，养胃气作为臣药；附子、川乌大辛温，行阳退阴，又治客寒伤胃；肾主五液，入脾为涎，用生姜、半夏燥湿化痰；沉香辛温，体重气清，去祛安神，作为使药。
《闻奇录》记载：全州防御使崔尧封，有个外甥李言吉，左目上眼睑忽然生一小疮，逐渐大如鸡卵，其根如弦，常闭着眼不能睁开，尧封让他喝醉，于是割去其疮，即破，中有黄雀飞鸣而去。
赵卿治疗一个少年，眼中常见一个小镜子，让医生赵卿诊视，与少年约定次日早晨用鱼招待。少年如期赴约，延入内室，且让他从容等待客人退下。不久摆上桌子和一碗芥醋，没有其他味道，赵卿也未出来。等到中午久候不至，少年很饿，且闻到醋香，忍不住轻尝，又尝，觉得胸中豁然开朗，眼花不见，于是喝完整碗。赵卿知道后出来，少年因喝醋惭愧道歉。赵卿说：郎君因吃鱼太多，有鱼鳞在胸中，所以两眼常见小镜子。准备的芥醋，只想让郎君因饥饿而喝下，其疾自会治愈，亨鲜之会是权诈之计。
徐之才治疗武城人酒色过度，恍惚不定，每次发病，自称初见空中有五色物，稍近变成一美女，离地数丈，亭亭而立。之才说：这是色欲过多，太虚所致。即处方一剂，便觉稍远，又服还变五色物，数剂而愈。
汪石山治疗一人，年三十余，久病痫症，多发于晨盥洗时，或看见如黄狗跑前，则昏扑倒地，手足抽搐，不省人事，良久才醒。有人作痰火治，用芩连二陈汤；有人作风痰治，用全蝎僵蚕寿星丸；有人作痰迷心窍治，用金箔镇心丸，都不对症。汪诊之，脉皆缓弱颇弦，说：这是木火乘土之病。早晨属阳分，黄狗属土色，胃属阳土，虚为木火所乘。经曰：诸脉皆属于目，故目击物而病作。理宜实胃泻脾，而火自息。损其肝者缓其中，遂以人参、黄芪、当归、白术、陈皮、神曲、茯苓、黄芩、麦冬、荆芥穗，煎服十余帖，病减六七，再服月余而愈。
钱乙治疗一妇人，因恐惧而病，既愈，目张不瞑，钱乙说：煮郁李仁酒饮之，使醉即愈。之所以这样，是因为目系内连肝胆，恐则气结，胆横不下，用郁李润能散结，随酒入胆，结去胆下，则目瞑矣。
张子和治疗一富家妇，因思虑过甚，二年不得寐，无药可疗，其夫求治。诊两手脉俱缓，这是脾受邪也，脾主思故也。于是与其夫商议以怒激之，多取其财，饮酒数日，不处一法而去。其妇大怒汗出，是夜困眠，如此者八九日不寤，如是其脉得平，这是怒胜思法也。
丹溪治疗一妇人，年近二十，发热闭目则热甚，渴思水解，脉涩而浊混，这是食痰也。以干葛、白术、陈皮、片芩、木通、桔梗、黄连、甘草，下保和丸二十粒渐愈。
江汝洁治疗叶廷杰的妻子，十月病眼若合即麻痹，甚至不敢睡，屡易医，渐成崩疾，江诊左手三部，举之略弦，按入略大，而无力；右手三部，举按俱大而无力。经曰：血虚脉大如葱管。又曰：大而无力，为血虚。又曰：诸弦为饮。又曰：弦为劳据脉观症，盖由气血俱虚，以致气不周运，而成麻痹。时医不悟，而作火治，药用寒凉过多，损伤脾胃，阳气失陷而成崩矣。以岁运言之，今岁天卫主气，风木在泉，两木符合，木盛而脾土受亏，是以上陷而行秋冬之令。以时候言之，小雪至大雪之末，六十日有奇，太阳寒水，主厥阴风木，客气加归于上，木火胜矣。经曰：甚则胜而不复也。其脾大虚，安得血不大下乎？且脾裹血，脾虚则血不归经而妄下矣。法当大补脾经为先。次宜补气祛湿，可得渐愈矣。以人参三钱，黄芪二钱，甘草四分，防风、荆芥、白术各一钱，陈皮八分，水煎食远服。一剂分作三服，不数剂而愈。
李时珍按谢士泰《删繁方》治疗尸疰，或见尸，或闻哭声者，取死人席斩棺内余弃路上者，一虎口，长三寸，水三升，煮一升，服立效。此即嗣伯用死人枕之意也。
葛洪说：鬼疰者，是五尸之一疰，又挟诸鬼邪为害，其病变者三十六种至九十九种，大约使人寒热淋漓，沉默不语，不知痛苦所在，在于何处？累年积月，渐就沉滞，以致又传旁人，不一而止，觉如是候者，急取獭肝一具，阴干杵末，服方寸匕，日三，未愈再服。《本事方》说：《肘后》言此方甚良，宣和间，天庆观一法师极精严。时一妇人投宿，述患人有祟所附，须臾召至。附语云：非我为祸，别是一鬼，亦因病患命衰为祟耳，渠今已成形，在患人肺脏，为虫食其肺系。故令吐血，声嘶。师掠之，此虫还有畏忌否？久而无语，再掠之，良久云：容其说。惟畏獭瓜屑为末，以酒服之则去。患家如其言而得愈。此予所目见也，究其患亦相似。獭瓜者，即獭肝之类也。
孙东宿治疗孙如亭的妻子，年过四十，眼偶赤肿，两太阳疼痛，大便不行者三日，平时经期一月仅二日，今行四日，犹且未止。里有余云谷者，自谓眼科捷手，医治逾候，肿赤不消，而右眼内突生一白泡，垂与鼻齐，大二寸余，见而骇走，以为奇疾，莫能措剂。又见其呕吐、眩晕，伏于枕上，略不敢动，动则眩愈极，吐愈急，疑其遍南不治，孙诊之两寸关俱滑大有力，两尺沉微。说：此中焦有痰，肝胆有火，必为怒气所触而然。《内经》说：诸风掉眩，皆属肝火。诸逆冲上，皆属火，盖无痰不作运也，眼珠白泡，乃火性急速怒气加之，气乘于络，上而不下，故直胀出眼外也。古壮士一怒而目珠裂，与白泡胀出珠外理同。肝为血海，故血亦来不止。治当抑其目，清镇痰火，则诸症自瘳。先用姜汁益元丸，压其痰火，以止其吐；再以二陈汤，加酒连、酒芩、天麻、滑石、吴茱萸、竹茹、枳实煎饮，一帖吐止运定，头稍能动。改用二陈汤加芩、连、谷精草、夏枯草、香附、茱萸、薏苡仁，两剂。赤肿消，白泡敛。四剂全愈。血海亦净，从是后不发。
又亮卿之女，左目红肿，如腹中饱眼乃开，饥则眼不能开，这是疳积虚寒症也。以夏枯草二钱，谷精草、甘草各一钱，香附一钱五分，煎服四帖而安。
李士材治疗朱文哉，遍体如虫蜇，口舌糜烂，朝起必见二鬼执盘食以献。李诊其寸脉乍大乍小，意其为鬼祟，细察两关弦滑且大，遂决为痰饮之证。投滚痰丸，虽微有所下，而病患如旧。更以小胃丹二钱与之，复下痰积及水十余碗，遍体之痛减半，至明早鬼亦不见矣。更以人参三钱，白术二钱，煎汤服小胃丹三钱，大泻十余行，约有二十碗，病若失矣。乃以六君子为丸，服四斤而愈。
我治疗孙旗丁的妻子，产后十数日，觉气不舒。自后两目视物，渐至以直为曲，如弯弓状。医无所措，已及两月。适我出京至天津。有运粮官马石泉者，患目疾，延我治之，孙亦请求治。切其脉沉涩，症由淤滞，目视直而为曲者，必瘀血阻折肝胆之叶。昔吕复治道士伤酒大吐时，上焦反复，致倒其胆腑，视物倒直。今折其肝叶，曲其胆腑，故视物亦曲，即用当归、桃仁各三钱，五灵脂一钱五分，酒炒大黄、肉桂各一钱，以行其瘀，柴胡八分以舒其肝。一剂下黑血成块者数次，视物渐直。再剂又下数次，即看物如故。
余姚陈载侯，寓居武林。初春患目痛，医与凉剂，目即突出眶外，痛不可忍，我视其脉，两手沉微，这是肝肾受寒，治宜麻黄、附子、细辛汤。时有汪姓医同座，说：两目突出，这是肝火逼迫使然，先生以为寒何也？我说：脉沉微而已。又说：脉不弱。我说：你既不辨其脉，试即以症明之，初本疼痛，服寒凉而目反突出，非火症可知。又说：火太盛而用药轻，故也。我说：目痛，人皆谓火，不特目突而为火也。殊不知此症，阴盛于下，格阳于上，阳不得降，故目疼痛。用寒凉而复逼其阳，阳无所归，悉涌于目，致目突出。
Xia Ziyi recorded in *Qi Ji Fang* (Strange Disease Prescriptions): A person frequently sees various birds and insects flying before their eyes, but when they reach out to catch them, there is nothing. This is caused by phlegm-dampness in the Liver and Gallbladder meridians. Use Suanzaoren (Ziziphus Seed), Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome), Xuanmingfen (Refined Mirabilite), and Qingxiangzi Hua (Flower of Celosia Seed) each one liang, ground into powder. Take two qian each time, with one large cup of water, decocted to seven-tenths volume, drinking it together with the dregs, three times a day.
It is also recorded: A woman saw lotus flowers all over the walls; this was a phlegm syndrome, cured by taking Mengshi Guntan Wan (Lodestone Rolling Phlegm Pill).
It is also recorded: A person's eyeballs suddenly protruded to the tip of the nose, appearing black like lacquer, with unbearable pain, accompanied by occasional bloody stools with pain. This disease is named Gan Zhang (Liver Distension). Decoct Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) in water, take several doses, and it will heal spontaneously.
[Shen Yuan's Note] This syndrome occurs because wind-heat pathogenic factors lodge in the Jueyin Liver meridian. Since the Liver stores blood and opens into the eyes, internal attack by wind-heat causes the eyeballs to protrude to the nose and leads to lower bleeding. Without heat, the eye tendons would not relax and droop; without wind, hematochezia would not occur. This is due to the struggle between wind and heat, resulting in such symptoms. Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) is a herb for the Foot-Taiyang Bladder, Foot-Shaoyin Kidney, and Foot-Jueyin Liver meridians. Its nature dispels wind and scatters heat. Used to enter the Liver meridian, it lifts pathogens outward, leading to recovery.
*Qi Bing Fang* (Strange Disease Prescriptions) records: Some people see ghosts for no reason, appearing as three-headed six-armed beings, golden-armored deities, or headless dead ghosts with severed hands. These are all strange diseases. The prescription uses Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Cangzhu (Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome) each three liang, Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateral Root) one qian, Nanxing (Arisaema Rhizome) three qian, Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), Daji (Euphorbia Lathyris Root), and Shancigu (Fritillaria Cirrhosa Bulb) each one liang, all ground into powder. Grind Shexiang (Musk) one qian separately, add it to the previous herbs, and prepare like Yushu Dan (Jade Pivot Pill). Whenever encountering the aforementioned diseases, use one cake of the medicine, dissolve it in Ginger Decoction (Jiang Tang), and drink it. It must expel a bowlful of stubborn phlegm to cure.
It is also recorded: Someone had two strips of flesh growing inside the eye, one cun long, as thick as an incense stick, protruding outside the eye. This is caused by malevolent spirits. Although it involves Liver-Gallbladder fire, without the influence of spirits, such abnormal flesh would not grow. The treatment method should be to apply medication topically. Use Bingpian (Borneol), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome), Gancao (Licorice Root) each one fen, Pengsha (Borax) five li, all ground into fine powder. Mix with a small amount of human milk, and apply to the tip of the flesh. When the eyeball feels like it is swelling out with fire, retract it immediately, and it will heal. Subsequently, take Shuyu Jingyan Dan (Soothe Depression and Brighten Eyes Pill) to soothe Liver-Gallbladder qi, while clearing fire and resolving phlegm. Having addressed the root cause, why worry about the recurrence of abnormal flesh?
*Yan Zheng Lun* (Discussion on Eye Symptoms) records: A person's white sclera suddenly turned blue-green. This is due to constrained pathogens steaming and forcing essence fluid out into the pupil, entering the Qi Wheel (sclera/conjunctiva layer), causing the color change to blue-green. The prescription is Huanyin Jiuku Tang (Restore Yin and Save from Anguish Decoction), taken frequently until healed.
It is also recorded: In the dark of night, a person's eyes suddenly see objects as brightly as daylight. This is due to the failure of Water and Fire to interact, obstruction of essence and turbidity, extreme disharmony, and the hazard of Yang light flying uncontrolled, failing to nourish Yin essence, allowing Yang light to run rampant. Taking Jiajian Bawei Wan (Modified Eight-Ingredient Pill) is effective.
It is also recorded: A person feels as if their brain is being pulled. The eyeballs move up and down or left and right suddenly without waiting for voluntary movement, changing positions rapidly. This is due to erratic rotation and striking, causing tendon and vessel tremors and spasms, leading to harm by pulling. This is called Lulu Zhuanjing (Spinning Eyeballs). Mild cases involve stable qi but deviated pulse and tilted eyeballs; severe cases involve reversal of the pupil. Taking Gouteng Yin (Uncaria Decoction) heals it.
Zangqi said: Song Dynasty physician Si Bo treated Shen Sengyi who suffered from eye pain and frequent visions of ghosts. Si Bo said: Pathogenic qi has entered the Liver. Find a pillow used by a deceased person, boil it, and take it. Bury the pillow outside an old grave. Following this advice led to recovery.
Yi Fangchuan said: A man suffered from heart disease, seeing objects like lions. Yi Fangchuan taught him to reach out and grab them; finding nothing, he recovered after a long time. This was a phlegm syndrome. He subsequently took Niuhuang Qingxin Wan (Calculus Bovis Clear Heart Pill) to eliminate the root cause.
*Benshi Fang* (Prescriptions Capable of Accomplishing Things) records: Xun Muzhong once told me: A patient saw one object as two. Physicians attributed this to excess Liver qi, causing double vision. Teaching him to take Liver-draining medicines yielded no results. What disease is this? I said: *Ling Shu Jing* states that the eye system connects upward to the brain and exits from the vertex. Thus, when pathogens invade internally, coinciding with bodily deficiency, they penetrate deeply, following the eye system into the brain. Brain rotation pulls the eye system tight, causing dizziness and spinning. Pathogens invading the essence cause essence scattering, leading to diplopia (seeing double). Prescribing wind-dispelling herbs entering the brain cured him.
*Yunlu Man Chao* records: Yang Jilao from Huainan was a Confucian physician. The son of a wealthy man suddenly fell ill, perceiving upright objects as slanted. Neatly arranged desks and chairs were moved to be slanted, which he considered upright. This affected his writing. His parents were very worried. Many physicians failed to diagnose the illness. Upon hearing of Yang Jilao, they sought his help. After diagnosing the pulse, Yang asked the father to leave first, keeping the son. He hosted a banquet with music and unlimited wine until the son was drunk. The sick son was placed in a sedan chair and carried up and down, often tilting him, for a long time, until he was put to bed. By dawn, when sober, he was sent home. Objects previously seen as slanted now appeared straight. The parents jumped for joy and asked for the treatment method. Yang Jilao said: Your son has no other illness. During drunkenness, he often stumbled. One lobe of the liver rested on the lung and could not descend, causing upright objects to appear slanted. Making him drunk again allowed the lung expansion during rolling to lower the liver lobe. How could medicine treat this? The wealthy man rewarded him generously.
*Jiu Lingshan Fang* records: Lu Canghai treated Daoist priest Xiao Yunquan from Linchuan, who saw objects upside down. Lu asked the cause. Xiao said: After heavy drinking and vomiting, sleeping until dawn, he developed this illness. Lu palpated the pulse: Left Guan position was floating and rapid. He told him: During your heavy drinking and vomiting, the Upper Jiao reversed, causing the Gallbladder organ to invert, hence seeing objects upside down. This is an internal injury caused by non-internal/non-external factors. The method is to induce vomiting again to correct the Gallbladder. Use Licui (Veratrum Nigrum Rhizome) and Gudi (Melon Peduncle) coarsely ground, decocted in water, taken in one dose at dawn, stopping when vomiting occurs. Vision returned to normal after vomiting.
*Daoshan Qinghua* records: Zhang Ziyan, a Grand Master, suffered from flickering vision with images of white-robed figures resembling Buddhas. He believed in these visions strictly, abstaining from meat and alcohol, becoming thin and ill. One day, he consulted Wang Shouqing for pulse diagnosis. Wang was shocked, said nothing, and gave him dozens of large pills and over a thousand small pills. He advised: Take them within ten days, then report back. When the deadline arrived, the white-robed figure's clothes turned yellow and disappeared. He desired meat and alcohol again. The next day, all visions ceased, and he felt physically different. He reported this to Wang. Wang said: I knew it. Your Spleen was initially diseased, overcome by the Lung. The Heart is the Mother of the Spleen. Your excessive suspicion weakened Heart qi, naturally producing visions. I used large pills to strengthen the Spleen and small pills to tonify the Heart. The Lung is the Child of the Spleen; since it cannot overcome its Mother, the illness heals naturally.
*Baojian* records: A four-year-old child, after a monk touched his head and received precepts, heard strangers chanting spells, became frightened, convulsed, produced phlegm sounds, had white sclerae, stiff neck and back, and woke after an hour. Afterwards, every time he saw someone in black clothes, he would convulse. Treatment with Cinnabar and Musk sedatives for over four years was ineffective. He developed gait abnormalities and dull demeanor. Pulse was deep, wiry, and rapid. *Zhenjing* states: Full and large Heart pulse indicates epilepsy and tendon spasms. Long-standing illness weakens qi. Overuse of sedative and cold-cooling agents damages righteous qi, adding to the dull demeanor. First, moxa both Yingqiao vessels 14 times each. Then take Chenxiang Tianma Wan (Agarwood and Gastrodia Pill) to recover.
*Neijing* states: Fear causes qi to sink, essence qi becomes timid, and Upper Jiao closes. The formula uses Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) and Duhuo (Angelica Pubescens Root), bitter-warm to guide qi upward and enter the Taiyang meridian, serving as Sovereign herbs; Tianma (Gastrodia Rhizome) and Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), acrid-warm to disperse; Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) and Gancao (Licorice Root), acrid-sweet to tonify qi and blood deficiency, nourish Stomach qi as Ministers; Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateral Root) and Chuanwu (Prepared Aconite Radix), extremely acrid-warm to promote yang and retreat yin, treating external cold injuring the Stomach; Kidney governs the five fluids, transforming into saliva in the Spleen; Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) and Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) dry dampness and resolve phlegm; Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood), acrid-warm, heavy and pure in qi, calms spirit as Envoys.
*Wenqi Lu* records: Cui Yaofeng, Defense Commissioner of Quanzhou, had a nephew Li Yanji. A small sore suddenly appeared on the upper eyelid of the left eye, growing as large as a chicken egg, with a root like a string, preventing him from opening his eye. Yaofeng made him drink heavily, then cut off the sore. It burst, and a yellow sparrow flew out chirping.
Zhao Qing treated a young man who constantly saw a small mirror in his eyes. Zhao Qing examined him and promised fish for breakfast the next morning. The young man arrived on time, was ushered inside, and told to wait calmly for guests to leave. Soon, a table was set with a bowl of mustard vinegar and nothing else. Zhao Qing did not appear. Waiting until noon with no sign of Zhao, the young man became very hungry and smelled the vinegar. He tasted it lightly, then again, feeling a sudden relief in his chest and disappearance of visual disturbances. He drank the whole bowl. Zhao Qing emerged. The young man apologized shamefully for drinking the vinegar. Zhao Qing said: Young master, you ate too much fish. Fish scales remained in your chest, causing the double vision/mirror effect. The prepared mustard vinegar was intended for you to drink due to hunger, curing the disease naturally. The promise of fresh fish was a stratagem.
Xu Zhicai treated a man from Wucheng who indulged excessively in alcohol and sex, suffering from恍惚 (trance/unsteadiness). Each episode began with seeing colored objects in the air, which, upon approaching, transformed into a beautiful woman standing tens of feet away. Zhicai said: This is caused by excessive lust and emptiness of the Great Void. He prescribed one dose of soup, after which the image seemed further away. Subsequent doses changed the image back to colored objects. After several doses, he recovered.
Wang Shishan treated a man in his thirties with long-standing epilepsy, often occurring during morning washing. Sometimes seeing a yellow dog running ahead, he would faint and fall, convulsing, unconscious, waking only after a long time. Treated as Phlegm-Fire with Qinlian Erchen Tang, or Wind-Phlegm with Quanxie Jiangcan Shouxing Wan, or Phlegm confusing the Heart Orifice with Jinbo Zhenxin Wan, none were effective. Wang diagnosed slow, weak, slightly wiry pulses. He said: This is Wood-Fire attacking Earth. Morning belongs to Yang phase; yellow dogs correspond to Earth color; the Stomach belongs to Yang Earth. Deficiency allows Wood-Fire to attack. Classics state: All pulses relate to the eyes. Hence, seeing objects triggers the disease. Proper treatment should strengthen the Stomach and drain the Spleen, so Fire subsides. To injure the Liver, soothe the center. He used Renshen (Ginseng), Huangqi (Astragalus Root), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Chenpi (Tangerine Peel), Shenqu (Medicated Leaven), Fuling (Poria), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber), Jingjisui (Schizonepeta Spike), decocted and taken for over ten doses. Illness reduced by 60-70%. Continued for over a month until cured.
Qian Yi treated a woman who fell ill due to fear. After recovery, her eyes remained open and unable to close. Qian Yi said: Decoct Yuliren (Prunus Armeniaca Seed) in wine and drink until drunk, then she will recover. The reason is that the eye system connects internally to the Liver and Gallbladder. Fear causes qi stagnation, and the Gallbladder hangs horizontally without descending. Yuliren moistens and disperses stagnation. Entering the Gallbladder with wine, the stagnation resolves, the Gallbladder descends, and the eyes close.
Zhang Hezi treated a wealthy woman who suffered from insomnia for two years due to excessive thinking, untreatable by medicine. Her husband sought treatment. Both wrists showed slow pulses, indicating Spleen pathology, as the Spleen governs thought. Zhang conspired with her husband to provoke anger, taking much money and drinking for several days, leaving without prescribing anything. The woman became furious, sweated, and slept soundly that night. This continued for eight or nine days until her pulse normalized. This is the method of Anger overcoming Thought.
Danxi treated a woman near twenty years old. Fever intensified when closing eyes; thirst for water to relieve heat. Pulse was choppy and turbid. This was food-phlegm. Using Ge Gen (Kudzu Root), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Chenpi (Tangerine Peel), Pianqin (Scutellaria Root), Mutong (Akebia Stem), Jiegeng (Platycodon Root), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome), Gancao (Licorice Root), followed by 20 Baohe Wan (Harmonize Preservation Pills), gradually improved.
Jiang Rujie treated Ye Tingjie's wife. In the tenth lunar month, eye closure caused numbness; she dared not sleep. Changing doctors repeatedly led to metrorrhagia. Jiang palpated the Left hand: three positions slightly wiry when lifted, slightly large and powerless when pressed. Right hand: three positions large and powerless when lifted or pressed. Classics state: Blood deficiency pulse is large like a green onion tube. Large and powerless indicates blood deficiency. All wiry pulses indicate fluid retention. Wiry indicates勞 (consumptive disease). Based on pulse and symptoms, qi and blood were both deficient, causing qi circulation failure and numbness. Contemporary physicians misunderstood, treating as Fire, using excessive cold-cooling herbs, damaging Spleen-Stomach, causing Yang qi collapse and metrorrhagia. Considering annual运气 (luck/qi movement), Heaven Guard governed qi, Wind-Wood was below. Two Woods combined, Wood excess depleted Spleen-Earth, causing sinking and acting like Autumn/Winter. Considering seasonal timing, from Minor Snow to Major Snow (over 60 days), Solar Cold-Water governed Jueyin Wind-Wood. Guest qi added above, Wood-Fire prevailed. Classics state: When prevailing, there is no recovery. With great Spleen deficiency, how could blood not flow downward? The Spleen contains blood; Spleen deficiency causes blood to leave vessels and flow recklessly. Method: Tonify Spleen meridian primarily. Second, tonify qi and dispel dampness for gradual recovery. Use Renshen (Ginseng) three qian, Huangqi (Astragalus Root) two qian, Gancao (Licorice Root) four fen, Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), Jingjie (Schizonepeta Spike), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) each one qian, Chenpi (Tangerine Peel) eight fen. Decoct in water, take far from meals. One dose divided into three servings. Recovered in a few doses.
Li Shizhen noted in Xie Shitai's *Shanfan Fang*: Treating Shizhu (Corpse Transmission), where patients see corpses or hear crying sounds. Take a piece of mat from a coffin, discarded on the road, size of a tiger's mouth, three cun long. Decoct in three sheng water to one sheng. Take immediately for effect. This aligns with Si Bo's use of a deceased person's pillow.
Ge Hong said: Guizhu (Ghost Transmission) is one of the Five Corpse transmissions, accompanied by various ghost evils. Variations range from 36 to 99 types. Generally causes alternating chills and fever, lethargy, silence, unknown location of pain. Accumulates over years/months, becoming chronic, spreading to others endlessly. If such symptoms appear, urgently take one Otter Liver, dry in shade, grind to powder. Take one fangcun bi (measure), three times daily. Repeat if not cured. *Benshi Fang* says: *Zhouhou Beiji Fang* states this prescription is excellent. During Xuanhe era, a strict Daoist priest at Tianqing Temple treated a woman whose relative was possessed. Summoning spirits, the entity said: Not I who cause harm, but another ghost, exploiting the patient's declining fate. It has formed shape in the patient's Lung, eating the lung tissue. Causing hemoptysis and hoarseness. The priest beat the spirit. It hesitated, then said: Only fears Otter Melon powder taken with wine. The family followed this, and the patient recovered. I witnessed this. The illness was similar. Otter Melon refers to Otter Liver-like substances.
Sun Dongsu treated Sun Ruteng's wife, over forty. Eyes occasionally red and swollen, temporal pain, constipation for three days. Normally menstruation lasted two days a month; now lasting four days and not stopping. Yu Yungu, a self-proclaimed eye specialist, treated her for a long time without reducing swelling/redness. A white blister suddenly grew inside the right eye, hanging level with the nose, over two cun in diameter. People fled in horror, considering it a strange disease untreatable. She also vomited and felt dizzy, lying on the pillow afraid to move. Movement worsened dizziness and vomiting. Suspected incurable in the south. Sun palpated: Cun and Guan positions slippery, large, and forceful; Chi positions deep and faint. He said: Phlegm in Middle Jiao, Fire in Liver-Gallbladder, triggered by anger. *Neijing* states: All wind, tremors, and dizziness belong to Liver Fire. All rebellious qi rushing upward belongs to Fire. No dizziness without phlegm. The white blister on the eyeball is due to rapid Fire nature aggravated by anger. Qi enters collaterals, rising but not descending, swelling out of the eye. Ancient strong men bursting eyeballs from anger shares the same mechanism. Liver is the Sea of Blood, hence continuous bleeding. Treatment: Suppress the eye, clear and settle phlegm-fire. First, use Jiangzhi Yiwan Wan (Ginger Juice Yi Yuan Pill) to suppress phlegm-fire and stop vomiting. Then, Erchen Tang (Two-Cured Decoction) plus Jiu Lian (Wine-fried Coptis), Jiu Qin (Wine-fried Scutellaria), Tianma (Gastrodia Rhizome), Huashi (Talc), Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit), Zhuru (Bamboo Shavings), Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange). One dose stopped vomiting and stabilized dizziness, allowing slight head movement. Changed to Erchen Tang plus Qin, Lian, Gujingcao (Eyebright Herb), Xiakucao (Prunella Spike), Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome), Zhuyu, Yiyiren (Coix Seed). Two doses reduced redness/swelling and retracted blister. Four doses fully cured. Blood sea cleared, no recurrence thereafter.
Also, Liangqing's daughter had left eye redness/swelling. Eyes opened only when abdomen was full; closed when hungry. This is Ganji (Childhood Malnutrition) deficiency-cold syndrome. Use Xiakucao (Prunella Spike) two qian, Gujingcao (Eyebright Herb), Gancao (Licorice Root) each one qian, Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome) one qian five fen. Decoct and take four doses for peace.
Li Shicai treated Zhu Wen'zai. Body felt like insect stings, mouth and tongue ulcerated. Every morning, saw two ghosts holding plates of food offering them. Li palpated: Cun pulse fluctuated large and small. Suspected ghost possession. Carefully observed Guan positions: wiry, slippery, and large. Concluded it was Phlegm-Fluid accumulation. Prescribed Guntan Wan (Rolling Phlegm Pill). Slight evacuation occurred, but condition remained unchanged. Gave Xiaowei Dan (Small Stomach Pill) two qian. Evacuated more than ten bowls of phlegm accumulation and water. Body pain halved. Ghosts disappeared next morning. Gave Renshen (Ginseng) three qian, Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) two qian decoction to take Xiaowei Dan three qian. Profuse diarrhea over ten times, about twenty bowls. Illness vanished. Prepared Liujunzi Wan (Six Gentlemen Pills) as pills. Took four jin to recover.
I treated Sun Qiding's wife. Ten-plus days postpartum, felt qi stagnation. Later, binocular vision distorted straight lines into curves, like a bow. Physicians helpless for two months. Traveling from Beijing to Tianjin, I treated Ma Shiquan, a grain transport official, for eye disease. Sun also requested treatment. Pulse was deep and choppy. Syndrome due to blood stasis. Straight-to-curved vision implies blood stasis obstructing Liver/Gallbladder lobes. Previously, Lu Fu treated a Daoist who, after heavy drinking and vomiting, inverted his Gallbladder, seeing objects upside down. Now, Liver lobes are folded, Gallbladder curved, hence curved vision. Used Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root), Taoren (Peach Seed) each three qian, Wulingzhi (Trogopterus Dung) one qian five fen, Jiuhuanglian (Wine-fried Rhubarb), Rougui (Cinnamon Bark) each one qian to move stasis. Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) eight fen to soothe Liver. One dose passed several clots of black blood. Vision gradually straightened. Second dose passed more clots. Vision returned to normal.
Chen Zaihou from Yuyao, residing in Wulin. Early spring, eye pain. Physician gave cooling agents. Eyes protruded out of sockets, unbearable pain. My pulse diagnosis: Both hands deep and faint. Liver-Kidney cold invasion. Treatment: Mahuang Fuzi Xixin Tang (Ephedra, Aconite, and Asarum Decoction). Physician Wang present argued: Protruding eyes indicate Liver Fire forcing them out. Why cold? I said: Pulse is deep and faint. He said: Pulse not weak. I said: You fail to distinguish pulse. Let symptoms clarify. Initially painful, but cooling herbs caused protrusion, proving it is not Fire syndrome. He said: Fire too strong, medication too light. I said: Everyone attributes eye pain to Fire, even protrusion. Little do they know this syndrome: Yin excess below, repelling Yang above. Yang cannot descend, causing eye pain. Using cold herbs forces Yang further. Yang has nowhere to return, surges into eyes, causing protrusion.
Zhongjing stated: Shaoyin meridian cold damage, fever, sore throat, deep-thin pulse. Cold injures Kidney, forcing Kidney Fire to fly upward, causing sore throat. Now, faint pulse and protruding eyes follow the same principle.