元杜清碧学道武夷至婺源病脑疽自治不愈朱丹溪往视之曰何不服防风通圣散清碧曰已服
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矣丹溪曰盖以酒制之清碧乃悟服不尽剂而愈自此心服丹溪弘治乙丑岁吾苏儒学闻教谕恭遘羸
疾吴医治之率用三白汤无奇效一日谒张养正求治亦用三白汤家人曰前医用之多矣养正正色曰
子勿哓哓吾用汤使不同遂投熟附二三片煎俾服之即瘥
宋人施彦执北窗灸 载黄师文治一妇人卧病垂三年状若劳瘵名医皆以虚损治不瘥师文往
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曰此病食阴物时或遭大惊也问之其妇方自省悟曰曩者食水团时忽人报其夫坠水由此一惊病延
至今不能愈师文以青木香丸兼以利药一帖与之须臾下一块抉之乃痰包一水团耳盖当时被惊怏
怏在下而不自觉也其后安康无恙近时小儿医陈日新形体 羸常日病热至暮尤甚医以阴虚治或
以劳瘵治荏苒半载病势转危日新谓其父曰欲得大黄通利大肠为之一快虽死无憾其父龃龉久之
姑从其请遂以导痰汤入硝黄剂煎服自辰至申下结粪一块如核桃许抉开视之乃上元看灯时所
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粉饵也因痰裹在外不能消化由是致热日渐销铄耳向使日新不自知药性则久为泉下人矣谁谓刘
张之法无补于世哉
蒋仲宾江阴人精于医后来吴中人未知奇有老兵行泣道上问之曰吾子为鬼魅所凭医莫能治
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绝矣仲宾往视之其子方裸体瞠目大诟且欧人人不可近仲宾即令其家取大蚯蚓数十条捣烂投水
中去泥以水遥示病者病者见水遽起持饮未尽帖然安卧更与药泻之而愈由是名著吴下(王止仲
半轩文集)
元代杜清碧在武夷山修道，后到婺源时患上脑疽（头部严重的化脓性感染），自行治疗未能痊愈。朱丹溪前去诊视，问道：“你为何不服用防风通圣散？”杜清碧说：“已经服用过几次了。”朱丹溪说：“大概是因为你用酒炮制药材的缘故。”杜清碧恍然大悟，于是按正确方法服药，未服完一剂便痊愈了。从此他心悦诚服地敬重朱丹溪。
弘治乙丑年，我苏州的儒学教官恭遘患虚弱之疾，吴地的医生治疗他，通常使用三白汤，但没有奇效。有一天，他去拜访张养正求治，张养正也使用了三白汤。他的家人说：“之前的医生用了很多次了。”张养正严肃地说：“你们不要多嘴，我用的汤药配方是不同的。”于是投以熟附子二三片煎煮让他服用，病立刻就好了。
宋代人施彦执在《北窗灸》中记载，黄师文治疗一位妇人，卧床患病将近三年，症状像劳瘵（消耗性疾病，类似结核病）。名医们都把它当作虚损来治疗，但不见好转。黄师文前去诊视，说：“这个病是因为吃阴物（指糯米等寒凉食物）时突然受到大惊吓所致。”询问之后，那妇人才自己醒悟说：“以前吃水团（一种糯米食品）时，忽然有人报信说她丈夫落水，因此受惊，导致病情拖延至今不能痊愈。”黄师文给她一帖青木香丸，兼用利下药，不久排出一块东西，拨开看，原来是痰包住了一个水团罢了。大概是当时被惊吓后，心神不宁，食物滞留在体内而不自知。此后她安康无恙。
近代小儿医陈日新，形体消瘦，每天发热，到了傍晚尤其严重。医生把他当作阴虚治疗，也有人当作劳瘵治疗，辗转半年，病势转为危急。陈日新对他的父亲说：“我想要大黄通利大肠，以此求得痛快，即使死了也没有遗憾。”他的父亲犹豫了很久，姑且听从了他的请求。于是用导痰汤加入芒硝、大黄煎服，从辰时到申时，排下一块结粪，大小如核桃。拨开看，原来是上元节看灯时所吃的粉饵（糕点类食物）。因为被痰包裹在外面，无法消化，由此导致热邪日渐消耗身体。假如陈日新不了解药性，早就成为地下鬼魂了。谁说刘完素、张元素的方法对世道没有补益呢？
蒋仲宾是江阴人，精通医术，后来来到吴地，人们还不知道他的神奇。有一个老兵在路上哭泣，问他原因，回答说：“我的儿子被鬼魅附身，医生都不能治愈，现在生命垂危了。”蒋仲宾前去诊视，他的儿子正裸体瞪眼大声辱骂，并且呕吐，别人无法靠近。蒋仲宾立即让他的家人取几十条大蚯蚓捣烂投入水中，去掉泥渣，拿着这水远远地给病人看。病人看见水，突然起身拿起喝，还没喝完就安静地躺下睡了。后来又给他吃药泻下，病就好了。因此他在吴地名声大噪。（出自王止仲《半轩文集》）
In the Yuan Dynasty, Du Qingbi practiced Daoism in Wuyi Mountain. Upon arriving in Wuyuan, he suffered from a brain abscess (a severe purulent infection of the head) and failed to heal through self-treatment. Zhu Danxi went to examine him and asked, "Why do you not take Fangfeng Tongsheng San?" Du Qingbi replied, "I have already taken it several times." Zhu Danxi said, "It is likely because you processed the herbs with wine." Du Qingbi suddenly realized his mistake, took the decoction correctly, and was cured before finishing one dose. From then on, he sincerely admired Zhu Danxi.
In the Yichou year of the Hongzhi era, Gong Gou, an instructor at the Confucian School in Suzhou, suffered from a debilitating illness. Doctors in Wu treated him using Sanbai Tang, but without remarkable effect. One day, he visited Zhang Yangzheng for treatment. Zhang also prescribed Sanbai Tang. Zhang's family members said, "Previous doctors used this many times." Zhang spoke sternly, saying, "Do not chatter; the decoction I use is different." He then administered two or three slices of Shu Fuzi (Processed Aconiti Lateralis Radix) boiled in water for him to drink. The illness immediately subsided.
Shi Yanzi of the Song Dynasty recorded in *Beichuang Jiu* that Huang Shiwen treated a woman who had been bedridden for nearly three years, presenting symptoms resembling Laozai (consumptive disease, similar to tuberculosis). Famous physicians all treated it as Xu Sun (deficiency injury), but she did not recover. Huang Shiwen examined her and said, "This illness occurred when you ate yin foods while suddenly experiencing great fright." Upon inquiry, the woman realized and said, "Previously, while eating Shuituan (water dumplings made of glutinous rice), someone suddenly reported that my husband had fallen into water, causing me to be startled. This led to the illness dragging on until now." Huang Shiwen gave her one dose of Qingmuxiang Wan combined with purgative herbs. Soon, she passed a mass; upon inspection, it was found to be a phlegm packet enclosing a Shuituan. It seems that due to the initial shock and melancholy, the food remained undigested in the body without her awareness. She subsequently recovered fully.
Chen Rixin, a pediatrician in recent times, was emaciated and suffered from daily fever, which was particularly severe in the evening. Physicians treated him as Yin Xu (Yin deficiency), while others diagnosed him with Laozai. After half a year, his condition became critical. Chen told his father, "I wish to use Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) to unblock the large intestine for relief, even if I die, I will have no regrets." His father hesitated for a long time but eventually agreed. They prepared Daotan Tang with Xiaoshi (Natrii Sulfas) and Dahuang. From Chen hour to Shen hour, he passed a hard stool the size of a walnut. Inside, they found Fen'er (starch pastry) eaten during the Lantern Festival. Encased in phlegm, it could not be digested, leading to the gradual consumption of his body by heat. Had Chen not understood the properties of medicines, he would long have become a ghost underground. Who says the methods of Liu Wansu and Zhang Yuansu are of no benefit to the world?
Jiang Zhongbin was from Jiangyin and was proficient in medicine. Later, he came to the Wu region, where people were unaware of his miraculous skills. An old soldier was weeping on the road. When asked, he replied, "My son is possessed by demons, and doctors cannot cure him. He is now near death." Jiang went to examine him. The son was naked, staring wide-eyed, cursing loudly, and vomiting, making it impossible for others to approach. Jiang immediately ordered the family to collect dozens of large earthworms, crush them, and put them in water. After removing the mud, Jiang held the water up for the patient to see from afar. Seeing the water, the patient suddenly rose, drank it, and before finishing, lay down peacefully. Another purgative medicine was given, and he recovered. Thus, he became famous in the Wu region (from Wang Zhizhong's *Banxuan Wenji*).