凡面色黯惨。或邪视如淫。凡脉乍大乍小。乍浮乍沉。乍长乍短。乍有乍无。或错杂不
伦。
或刮快暴至。或沉伏。或双弦。或钩啄。或滚运。或横隔。或促散。或尺部大于寸关。或关
部大于尺寸。皆是染祟得之。刮快钩啄。多见于脾。洪运滚滚。多见于肝。横隔促散。多见
于心脉。大抵祟脉。心脉虚散。肝脉洪盛。尤可验焉。盖心藏神。肝藏魂。心虚则惊惕昏迷
神不守舍。而神气得以入其魂耳。
一治客忤卒死。
还魂汤
麻黄（三两去节） 杏仁（七十个去皮尖） 甘草（一两）
上锉。水二碗。煎至一碗。去渣灌之。通治诸卒死。
五绝。一曰自缢。二曰墙壁压。三曰溺水。四曰魇魅。五曰冻死。
凡五绝。皆以半夏为末。冷水为丸。如豆大。纳鼻中愈。心温者一日可治。
又治卒死。半夏末如豆大许。吹鼻中。
扁鹊治产后晕绝。半夏为末。冷水丸如豆大。纳鼻孔中即已。
一救自缢死者。凡自缢高悬者。徐徐抱住解绳。不得截断上下。安被放倒。微微捻正喉
咙。
一人以脚踏其两肩。以手挽其顶发。常令弦急。勿使缓纵。一人以手摩捋其胸臆。屈伸其手
足。若已僵直。渐渐强移动之。勿令泄气。又以竹管吹其两耳。候气从口出。呼吸眼闭。仍
引按不住。须臾以小姜汤。或清粥。灌令喉润。渐渐能动乃止。此法自旦至夕。虽已冷可
活。自夕至旦。阴气盛为难救。心下微温者。虽一日以上。亦可活。百发百中。一法以半夏
吹鼻中。
一治自缢气已脱。极重者。只灸涌泉穴。男左女右。灸脚三壮即活。
一法。男用雄鸡。女用雌鸡。刺鸡冠血。滴入口中。即活。
一救水溺死者。先以刀斡开溺者口。横放箸一只。令其牙衔之。使可出水。又令一健夫
屈
溺人两足。着肩上。以背相贴。倒驼之而行。令出其水。仍先取燥土或壁土。置地上。以溺
者仰卧其上。更以土覆之。止露口眼。自然水气吸入土中。其人即苏。仍急用竹管。各于口
耳鼻脐粪门内。更迭吹之。令上下气相通。又用半夏末搐其鼻。又用皂角末棉裹塞粪门。须
臾出水即活。一方。艾灸脐中。即活。
一冻死。及冬月落水。微有气者。脱去湿衣。随解活人热衣包暖。用米炒热囊盛。熨心
上。
冷即换之。或炒灶灰。亦可。候身温暖。目开气回。后以温酒。或姜汤粥饮灌之。若先将火
灸。必死。一用雄黄、焰硝各等分为末。点两眼角。
一压死及坠跌死。心头温者。急扶坐起。将手提其发。用半夏末吹入鼻内少苏。以生姜
汁
同香油打匀灌之。次取药服。如无药。以小便灌之。一取东边桃柳枝各七寸。煎汤灌之。
一中恶魇死者。不得近前呼叫。但唾其面。不醒。即咬脚跟及拇指。略移动卧处。徐徐
唤之。待少苏。用皂角末吹鼻取嚏。或用韭汁灌鼻内亦可。
凡是面色暗淡惨白，或者眼神邪僻如同淫乱之状。凡是脉象忽大忽小，忽浮忽沉，忽长忽短，忽有忽无，或者杂乱无章、不合常理。或者脉来急骤暴至，或者沉伏不起，或者呈现双弦脉，或者如钩啄般急促，或者滚动运转，或者横隔阻滞，或者促散无力，或者尺部脉大于寸关部，或者关部脉大于尺寸部，这些都是感染邪祟所致。刮快（脉来急疾）和钩啄脉，多见于脾脏病变；洪运滚滚（脉势盛大流动），多见于肝脏病变；横隔和促散脉，多见于心脏脉象。大抵而言，邪祟脉象表现为心脉虚散，肝脉洪盛，尤其可以据此验证。因为心藏神，肝藏魂，心气虚弱则会导致惊惕、昏迷、神不守舍，而邪祟的神气得以侵入其魂中。
一种治疗客忤卒死的方法：
还魂汤
麻黄（三两，去节） 杏仁（七十个，去皮尖） 甘草（一两）
将上述药材切碎，加水两碗，煎煮至一碗，滤去药渣，灌服。通用治疗各种突然死亡的情况。
五绝症。第一种是自缢，第二种是被墙壁压死，第三种是溺水，第四种是魇魅（梦魇或邪祟侵扰），第五种是冻死。
凡是这五种假死情况，都将半夏研成粉末，用冷水制成丸药，大小如豆粒，塞入鼻孔中即可痊愈。如果心口尚有余温，一天之内还可以救治。
另外治疗突然死亡，取半夏末如豆粒大小，吹入鼻中。
扁鹊治疗产后晕厥窒息，将半夏研成粉末，用冷水制成如豆粒大的丸药，塞入鼻孔中即刻苏醒。
一种救助自缢者的方法。凡是自缢者高悬在空中的，要慢慢抱住并解开绳索，不得从上下截断绳子，将其安放在被褥上放倒，轻轻理顺喉咙部位。
一人用脚踏住患者的两肩，用手拉住头顶头发，保持一定的张力，不要使其松弛。另一人用手抚摸揉搓其胸腹部，屈伸其手足。如果身体已经僵硬，慢慢地强行活动肢体，不要让气体泄漏。又用竹管向两只耳朵吹气，等待气息从口中呼出，呼吸恢复但眼睛仍闭合，如果牵引按压无法唤醒，片刻之后用小姜汤或清粥灌服，使喉咙湿润，直到身体能微微动弹才停止。这种方法从早晨到傍晚，即使身体已冷也可以救活；从傍晚到早晨，阴气旺盛则难以救治。如果心下仍有微温，即使超过一天以上，也可以救活。此法百发百中。另一种方法是用半夏末吹入鼻中。
一种治疗自缢导致气已脱失、病情极重的患者，只灸涌泉穴，男性左侧，女性右侧，每侧灸三壮即可复活。
另一种方法，男性用雄鸡，女性用雌鸡，刺破鸡冠取血，滴入口中，即刻复活。
一种救助溺水者的方法。先用刀撬开溺水者的嘴，横放一根筷子，让其牙齿咬住，以便排出积水。又让一个强壮的男子弯曲溺水者的双腿搭在肩上，背部紧贴，背着行走，使水流出。仍然先取干燥的土或墙上的土，铺在地上，让溺水者仰卧其上，再用土覆盖全身，只露出口眼，自然水气会被吸入土中，其人就会苏醒。接着急忙用竹管，分别在口、耳、鼻、脐、肛门内交替吹气，令上下气机相通。又用半夏末搐鼻取嚏。又用皂角末裹在棉中塞住肛门，片刻后出水即可救活。另一方，艾灸肚脐正中，即可救活。
一种冻死及冬季落水、尚有微弱气息的患者。脱下湿衣服，随即解开活人的热衣包裹保暖。用米炒热装入囊袋，熨烫心口部位。
冷了即更换。或者炒灶灰，也可以。等到身体温暖，眼睛睁开，气息回归后，再用温酒，或姜汤粥饮灌服。如果先用火灸，必死无疑。一方使用雄黄、焰硝各等分研成粉末，点涂在两眼角。
一种被压死及坠跌死的患者，如果心头尚温，急忙扶起坐正，用手提起其头发，用半夏末吹入鼻内稍作苏醒，用生姜汁同香油搅拌均匀灌服。其次服用药物。如果没有药，用人尿灌服。一方取东边的桃枝和柳枝各七寸，煎汤灌服。
一种中恶魇死（因邪祟惊吓致死）的患者，不要靠近前呼叫，只需向其面部唾沫。如果不醒，就咬其脚跟和大拇指，稍微移动一下卧处，慢慢呼唤他。待稍微苏醒，用皂角末吹鼻取嚏。或用韭菜汁灌入鼻内也可以。
Whenever the facial complexion is dark and gloomy, or the gaze is deviant as if in lust. Whenever the pulse is suddenly large or small, floating or sunken, long or short, present or absent, or chaotic and irregular. Or the pulse arrives suddenly and rapidly, or is deep and hidden, or presents as a double string-like pulse, or rapid like a hook pecking, or rolling and circulating, or obstructed transversely, or hurried and scattered, or the Chi (cun) position is larger than the Cun-Guan positions, or the Guan position is larger than the Cun-Chi positions. All these are caused by infection with evil influences (Sui). Rapid and hook-pecking pulses are mostly seen in Spleen disorders; rolling and abundant pulses are mostly seen in Liver disorders; obstructed and scattered pulses are mostly seen in Heart pulses. Generally speaking, Sui pulses manifest as deficient and scattered Heart pulses and vigorous Liver pulses, which can be verified especially by this. Because the Heart stores the Shen (Spirit), and the Liver stores the Hun (Ethereal Soul), when Heart Qi is deficient, it leads to fright, coma, and the Shen failing to reside in its house, allowing the Shen-Qi of the evil influence to enter the Hun.
One treatment for Ke Wu sudden death:
Huanhun Decoction (Return the Soul Decoction)
Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (3 liang, remove joints)
Prunus Armeniaca Semen (Xingren, 杏仁) (70 seeds, remove skin and tips)
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (1 liang)
Chop the above ingredients. Add two bowls of water, decoct until one bowl remains. Remove the dregs and administer orally. This treats all cases of sudden death generally.
The Five Extinctions (Wu Jue). The first is hanging (self-strangulation), the second is being crushed by a wall, the third is drowning, the fourth is nightmare/supernatural oppression (Yan Mei), the fifth is freezing to death.
For all five types of extinction, grind Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, 半夏) into powder, make pills with cold water the size of a bean, insert into the nostrils to cure. If the heart area is still warm, it can be treated within one day.
Also treat sudden death: take Banxia powder the size of a bean, blow into the nostrils.
Bian Que treated postpartum fainting and suffocation: grind Banxia into powder, make pills with cold water the size of a bean, insert into the nostrils to immediately recover consciousness.
One method to rescue those who have been hanged. For those hanging high, slowly embrace them and untie the rope; do not cut the rope from top or bottom. Place them on bedding and lay them down gently, slightly adjusting the throat.
One person steps on the patient's shoulders with their feet, holds the hair at the crown of the head with their hands, keeping it taut, not letting it slacken. Another person rubs the chest and abdomen, flexes and extends the limbs. If the body is already stiff, gradually move it forcibly, preventing gas leakage. Also blow air into both ears using a bamboo tube, waiting for breath to exit the mouth. If breathing resumes but eyes remain closed, and traction/pressing fails to wake them, after a moment administer Xiao Jiang Tang (Small Ginger Decoction) or clear porridge gruel to moisten the throat, stopping only when the body can move slightly. This method works even if the body is cold from morning to evening; from evening to morning, when Yin Qi is dominant, it is difficult to save. If the lower abdomen remains slightly warm, even if more than a day has passed, recovery is possible. This method is hundred percent effective. Another method is to blow Banxia powder into the nostrils.
One treatment for severe self-strangulation where Qi has escaped: moxa only Yongquan (KI-1, Sole of the Foot). For males, the left side; for females, the right side. Moxa three Zhu (moxa cones) on the foot to revive.
Another method: use a male rooster for males, a female hen for females. Pierce the comb to draw blood, drip into the mouth to revive immediately.
One method to rescue drowning victims. First, pry open the victim's mouth with a knife, place a chopstick horizontally between the teeth to allow water drainage. Have a strong man bend the victim's legs over his shoulders, back-to-back, carrying them while walking to expel water. Then, take dry earth or wall soil, spread it on the ground, and lay the victim supine upon it. Cover the body with soil, exposing only the mouth and eyes, so that natural water vapor is absorbed into the earth, and the person will revive. Immediately use a bamboo tube to blow air alternately into the mouth, ears, nose, umbilicus, and anus, connecting the upper and lower Qi mechanisms. Also, instill Banxia powder into the nose to induce sneezing. Wrap Zaojiao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit, 皂角) powder in cotton and plug the anus. After a moment, water will flow out, and the person will revive. Another prescription: moxibustion on Zhongwan (CV-12, Center of the Abdomen/Umbilicus) revives immediately.
One case of freezing to death or falling into water in winter with faint breath. Remove wet clothes, then wrap the victim in warm clothes from a living person for warmth. Heat rice, put it in a bag, and apply heat compress to the heart area.
Replace when cold. Roasted stove ash can also be used. Wait until the body warms up, eyes open, and Qi returns. Then administer warm wine or ginger porridge/gruel. If moxibustion with fire is applied first, death is certain. One prescription uses Xionghuang (Realgar, 雄黄) and Yanxiao (Saltpeter/Niter, 焰硝) in equal parts, ground into powder, applied to the corners of both eyes.
One case of crushing death or fall injury: if the heart area is still warm, urgently help the patient sit up, pull the hair with hand, blow Banxia powder into the nostrils for slight revival. Mix fresh Ginger Juice (Shengjiang Zhi, 生姜汁) with Sesame Oil (Xiangyou, 香油) evenly and administer orally. Subsequently take herbal medicine. If no medicine is available, administer human urine. One prescription: decoct seven cun of peach branches and willow branches from the east side, and administer the soup.
One case of Zhong E Yan Si (death from evil influence/nightmare): do not approach and call out loudly. Instead, spit on the face. If not waking, bite the heel and the big toe, slightly move the sleeping position, and call out gently. Wait for slight revival, then blow Zaojiao (Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit, 皂角) powder into the nose to induce sneezing. Alternatively, pour Leijiu (Chinese Chive Juice, 韭汁) into the nostrils.