张子和次子，自出妻之后，日瘦，语如瓮中，此病在中也。常捻第三指失笑，此心火也。约半载，日饮冰
雪，更服凉剂。张曰；恶雪则愈矣。其母惧其大寒，张骂曰∶吾用药如鼓之应桴，尚恶寒凉药，宜乎世俗之谤
我也。至五七日，厌水不饮，病日解矣。（雄按∶通才绝技，往往不信于家人，自古已然，亦可叹也。）
邱汝诚一女子，恒笑不止。求诊，问生平所爱何衣，命着之，使母与对饮，故滴酒沾其裙，女大怒，病遂瘥。
先达李其性，归德府鹿邑人也，世为农家，癸卯获隽于乡，伊芳父以喜故，失声大笑。及春举进士，其笑弥
甚。历十年，擢谏垣，遂成痼疾。初犹间发，后宵旦不能休。大谏甚忧之，从容与太医某相商，因得所授，命
家人 乃父云∶大谏已殁。乃父恸绝几殒，如是者十日，病渐瘳。佯而为邮语云∶赵大夫治大谏，绝而复苏。
李因不悲，而症永不作矣。盖医者，意也。喜则伤心，济以悲而乃和，技进乎道矣。
戴元礼治姑苏朱子明之妇，病长号数十声，暂止复如前。人以为厉所凭，莫能疗。戴曰∶此郁病也。痰闭
于上，火郁于下，故长号则气少舒，经云火郁发之是已。遂用重剂涌之，吐痰如胶者数升乃愈。（《两浙名贤
录》。析理甚精，治法亦高。此与上条皆善师子和者也。）
吴孚先治宋小泉，发热自汗，肢体摇振，或时自利，呕哕间作，倏尔喜笑，倏尔悲哭，语言错乱，六脉沉
涩微弱。此阴盛阳虚，四君子加炮姜、茯苓，一剂和，二剂已。（此殆五精相并之症，非仅阴盛阳虚也。）
管先正治一妇，妊娠四五个月，脏燥悲伤，遇昼则惨切泪下数次，象若神灵，如有所凭。医与巫皆无益。
与仲景大枣汤，一投而愈。（《医学纲目》。）
孙文垣表嫂，孀居二十年矣，右瘫不能举动，不出户者三年，今则神情恍惚，口乱言，常悲泣。诘之，答
曰∶自亦不知为何故也。两寸脉短涩。以石菖蒲、远志、当归、茯苓、人参、黄 、白术、附子、晚蚕砂、陈
皮、甘草，服四帖稍愈，但悲泣如旧，夜更泣。因思仲景大枣小麦汤正与此对，两帖而瘳。方用大枣十二枚，
小麦一合，大甘草炙三寸，水煎饮。此忧伤肺，肺脏寒，故多泣也。（忧伤肺二语，本经文。第参、 、术、
附实温肺药，服之更泣。大枣、小麦、甘草实心脾药，服之而瘳，何也？喻嘉言谓为肺脏燥而然，似较脏腑寒
有理。钱仲阳治小儿哭叫，谓为金木相系，亦有见解。）
马元仪治吴氏妇，两寸浮数，余脉虚涩，时悲哀不能自禁，喉间窒塞，火升痰喘、此悒郁过多，肺金受病
也。金病则火动痰生，火痰相搏，气凑于上，故喘促不宁，而气道不利。法当舒通肺郁，则火降痰清，而悲哀
喘促诸症自已。用紫菀、干葛、枳壳、桔梗、半夏曲、橘红、杏仁、苏子，一剂而神气清，再剂而悲哀息。继
以人参、白术、炙甘草补其心气，远志、茯神宁其神志，半夏曲、广皮导其痰涎，肉桂、黄连以交心肾，数剂
而神复脉和，再以归脾汤调理而愈。
王执中母久病，忽泣涕不可禁，知是心病也，灸百会穴而愈。执中凡遇忧愁凄惨，亦必灸此。有疾者，不
可不知也。
吴桥治胡有濡母，中年亲酒而疏谷，忽心乱恍惚，日夜啼泣，如不欲生。桥始诊之，曰∶脉无他，但此病
非岁月可已。假令用药，即积寒凉而他病生。但勿药，听其自愈。顾语不入，遍谒诸医，治逾年病益深。逆桥
复诊，桥曰∶脉稍损于前，然不为害，第勿药而听其自愈耳。母敬诺，每月延桥视之。桥持议如初，勿药逾年而
愈。（《太函集》。雄按∶世之不察病情，妄投药饵以误人者，观此能无愧乎？）
张子和的次子，在休妻之后，日渐消瘦，说话声音像从瓮中传出，这是病位在中焦。他常揉搓第三指以引发失笑，这属于心火亢盛。大约半年间，他每日饮用冰雪，并服用寒凉药剂。张子和说：“厌恶寒冷就会痊愈。”他的母亲担心他受大寒之苦，张子和骂道：“我用药如击鼓应槌般迅速见效，尚且被嫌弃寒凉药，世俗之人诽谤我也是理所当然。”到了第五七日，患者厌恶水而不愿饮水，病情逐渐解除。（熊季光按语：通才绝技，往往不被家人信任，自古如此，也可叹息。）
邱汝诚诊治一位女子，她不停地大笑。求诊时，询问她生平最爱穿什么衣服，让她穿上，让她的母亲与她相对饮酒，故意将酒滴在她的裙子上，女子大怒，病随即痊愈。
先贤李其性，是归德府鹿邑人，世代务农。癸卯年在乡试中举，他的父亲因高兴而失声大笑。到了春天考中进士，他的笑声更加厉害。历经十年，升任谏官，于是成了顽固疾病。起初偶尔发作，后来昼夜不停。李谏官非常担忧，从容地与某太医商量，因此得到某种方法，让家人对他说：“谏官已经去世。”他的父亲悲痛欲绝几乎昏死，像这样持续了十天，病情逐渐减轻。又假装传信说：“赵大夫治好了谏官，假死复苏。”李其性因为不悲伤，症状便永不复发。大概医者讲究意会。喜则伤心，用悲来济助使之调和，技艺进乎道了。
戴元礼诊治姑苏朱子明的妻子，她长时间号叫几十声，暂时停止后又像以前一样。人们认为是厉鬼附身，无法治疗。戴元礼说：“这是郁病。痰闭阻于上，火郁结于下，所以长号则气稍微舒缓，《内经》说‘火郁发之’就是这个道理。”于是使用重剂催吐，吐出如胶状的痰几升后才痊愈。（《两浙名贤录》。分析原理很精妙，治疗方法也很高明。这与上一条都是善于效法张子和的案例。）
吴孚先诊治宋小泉，发热自汗，肢体摇动震颤，有时自利（腹泻），呕吐呃逆交替出现，时而喜笑，时而悲哭，语言错乱，六脉沉涩微弱。这是阴盛阳虚，用四君子汤加炮姜、茯苓，一剂后症状缓解，二剂后痊愈。（这大概是五精相并的症状，不仅仅是阴盛阳虚。）
管先正诊治一位妇人，怀孕四五个月，脏躁悲伤，白天惨切流泪数次，形象好像神灵附体，如有凭依。医生和巫术都无益。给予仲景的大枣汤，一服即愈。（《医学纲目》。）
孙文垣的表嫂，守寡二十年，右侧瘫痪不能活动，不出门三年，现在神情恍惚，口出乱言，经常悲泣。追问她，回答说：“自己也不知道什么原因。”两手寸脉短涩。用石菖蒲、远志、当归、茯苓、人参、黄芪、白术、附子、晚蚕砂、陈皮、甘草，服用四帖稍有好转，但悲泣依旧，夜间更甚。想到仲景的大枣小麦汤正好对症，两帖后痊愈。方用大枣十二枚，小麦一合，大甘草炙三寸，水煎饮服。这是忧伤肺，肺脏寒，所以多哭泣。（“忧伤肺”二语，源自经文。但参、芪、术、附实为温肺药，服用后反而更哭。大枣、小麦、甘草实心脾药，服用后却痊愈，为什么呢？喻嘉言认为是肺脏燥所致，似乎比脏腑寒更有道理。钱仲阳诊治小儿哭叫，认为是金木相系，也有见解。）
马元仪诊治吴氏妇，两寸脉浮数，其余脉虚涩，时常悲哀不能自禁，喉间窒塞，火升痰喘。这是忧郁过多，肺金受病。肺病则火动痰生，火痰相搏，气凑于上，所以喘促不宁，气道不利。治法应当舒通肺郁，则火降痰清，而悲哀喘促诸症自然停止。用紫菀、干葛、枳壳、桔梗、半夏曲、橘红、杏仁、苏子，一剂后神气清爽，再剂后悲哀停止。继用人参、白术、炙甘草补其心气，远志、茯神宁其神志，半夏曲、广皮导其痰涎，肉桂、黄连以交心肾，数剂后神复脉和，再以归脾汤调理而愈。
王执中的母亲久病，忽然哭泣涕泪不可控制，知道是心病，灸百会穴而愈。王执中凡遇到忧愁凄惨之事，也必灸此穴。有病的人，不可不知道这一点。
吴桥诊治胡有濡的母亲，中年嗜酒而少吃谷物，忽然心乱恍惚，日夜啼泣，像不想活。吴桥开始诊断时说：“脉象没有其它异常，但这种病不是岁月能好的。假如用药，就会积聚寒凉而产生其他病。只要不用药，听其自然自愈。”但家属的话听不进去，遍访各位医生，治疗一年多病情加深。请吴桥再次诊断，吴桥说：“脉象比以前稍损，但不为害，只是不用药听其自然自愈罢了。”母亲恭敬地答应，每月请吴桥查看。吴桥坚持意见如初，不用药一年多后痊愈。（《太函集》。熊季光按语：世间不考察病情，妄投药饵误人的，看这个能不惭愧吗？）
Zihehe's second son, after being divorced by his wife, became increasingly emaciated, and his speech sounded as if coming from a jar; this indicated the disease was located in the middle jiao (middle burner). He often rubbed his third finger to induce laughter, which belonged to hyperactivity of Heart Fire (Xin Huo). For about half a year, he drank ice and snow daily and took cooling prescriptions. Zihehe said, "Disliking cold will lead to recovery." His mother feared he would suffer from severe cold. Zihehe scolded, "My use of medicine is as responsive as a drumstick hitting a drum; yet I am still criticized for using cold medicines. It is only natural that the世俗 (worldly people) slander me." By the fifth or seventh day, the patient developed an aversion to water and refused to drink, and the illness gradually resolved. (Note by Xiong Jiguang: Masters of unique skills are often not trusted by their own families; this has been true since ancient times, which is also lamentable.)
Qiu Rucheng treated a young woman who laughed incessantly. Upon consultation, he asked what clothing she loved most in her life, had her wear it, and instructed her mother to drink with her face-to-face, deliberately spilling wine on her skirt. The young woman became furious, and the illness subsequently healed.
Li Qixing, a distinguished scholar from Luyi County, Guidé Prefecture, came from a farming family for generations. In the Gui Mao year, he passed the provincial examination. His father, out of joy, burst into loud laughter. When Li passed the metropolitan examination in spring, his laughter intensified. Ten years later, upon his appointment as a censor, it became a chronic ailment. Initially, it occurred occasionally, but later ceased neither day nor night. The censor was deeply worried and calmly consulted with a certain Imperial Physician, thereby obtaining a method. He instructed his family to tell his father, "The censor has died." His father fainted from grief, nearly dying. This lasted for ten days, during which the illness gradually improved. Then, a fake message was circulated stating, "Doctor Zhao cured the censor, reviving him from apparent death." Because Li did not grieve, the symptoms never recurred. Essentially, medical treatment relies on mental intent. Joy injures the Heart; balancing it with sorrow brings harmony; thus, skill advances to the level of Dao.
Dai Yuanli treated the wife of Zhu Ziming from Gusu. She would wail loudly for dozens of times, pause briefly, and then resume as before. People believed she was possessed by a malevolent spirit and could not be cured. Dai Yuanli said, "This is a depression disorder. Phlegm obstructs the upper jiao, and fire is constrained in the lower jiao; therefore, wailing allows the qi to relax slightly. As the Classic states, 'When fire is constrained, vent it.' This applies here." He then used a heavy purgative/emetic dose. After vomiting several sheng (a unit of volume) of phlegm like glue, she recovered. (From *Records of Famous Worthies of Zhejiang*. The analysis is profound, and the treatment method is excellent. Both this case and the previous one demonstrate good emulation of Zihehe.)
Wu Fuxian treated Song Xiaoquan, who presented with fever, spontaneous sweating, trembling and shaking of limbs, occasional diarrhea, alternating vomiting and hiccups, intermittent laughter and crying, disordered speech, and deep, choppy, weak pulses in all six positions. This indicated excess yin and deficiency of yang. A prescription of Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) with Paojiang (Roasted Ginger) and Fuling (Poria) was used. Symptoms relieved after one dose, and cured after two doses. (This likely represents a syndrome of intermingling of the five essences, not merely excess yin and deficiency of yang.)
Guan Xianzheng treated a pregnant woman at four or five months gestation. She suffered from Zangzao (Visceral Dryness) with sadness, weeping bitterly several times a day, appearing as if possessed by a spirit. Neither doctors nor shamans were effective. Zhongjing's Dazao Tang (Jujube Decoction) was administered, and she recovered after one dose. (From *Medical Outline*.)
Sun Wenyuan's cousin-in-law had been a widow for twenty years. She suffered right-sided hemiplegia and immobility, had not left her house for three years, and now presented with trance-like state, incoherent speech, and frequent weeping. Upon inquiry, she replied, "I do not know why either." Her cun pulses on both wrists were short and choppy. A prescription containing Shichangpu (Acorus), Yuanzhi (Polygala), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Fuling (Poria), Renshen (Ginseng), Huangqi (Astragalus), Baizhu (Atractylodes), Fuzi (Aconite), Wancangsha (Silkworm Sand), Chenpi (Citrus Peel), and Gancao (Licorice) was given. After four doses, there was slight improvement, but weeping persisted, worsening at night. Recalling Zhongjing's Dazao Xiaomai Tang (Jujube and Wheat Decoction) as perfectly suited, two doses led to recovery. The formula consisted of twelve Jujubes, one he of wheat, and three cun of roasted Licorice, decocted in water and drunk. This indicates that sorrow injures the Lung, and cold in the Lung organ causes excessive weeping. ("Sorrow injures the Lung" originates from the Classics. However, Ginseng, Astragalus, Atractylodes, and Aconite are warming lung herbs; taking them should worsen weeping. Jujube, Wheat, and Licorice tonify the Heart and Spleen; taking them heals. Why? Yu Jiayan suggested it was due to dryness of the Lung rather than cold, which seems more reasonable. Qian Zhongyang attributed children's crying to the interaction of Metal and Wood, showing insight.)
Ma Yuanyi treated a woman surnamed Wu. Her cun pulses were floating and rapid, while other pulses were deficient and choppy. She frequently experienced uncontrollable sorrow, throat obstruction, rising fire, and phlegmatic wheezing. This was caused by excessive melancholy injuring the Lung Metal. Lung pathology leads to fire stirring and phlegm generation; fire and phlegm struggle, causing qi to rush upward, resulting in panting and restlessness, and impaired airway flow. The treatment principle should be to soothe and unblock Lung depression, so that fire descends, phlegm clears, and symptoms of sorrow and panting cease naturally. A prescription of Ziwan (Aster), Gange (Kudzu Root), Zhike (Bitter Orange), Jiegeng (Platycodon), Banxiaqu (Pinellia Fermented), Juhong (Tangerine Peel), Xingren (Apricot Seed), and Suzi (Perilla Fruit) was used. Spirit cleared after one dose, and sorrow stopped after two doses. Subsequently, Renshen (Ginseng), Baizhu (Atractylodes), and Zhi Gancao (Honey-fried Licorice) were used to tonify Heart Qi; Yuanzhi (Polygala) and Fushen (Poria with Hostwood) to calm the spirit; Banxiaqu (Pinellia Fermented) and Guangpi (Tangerine Peel) to guide out phlegm; Rougui (Cinnamon Bark) and Huanglian (Coptis) to interact Heart and Kidney. After several doses, spirit returned and pulses harmonized. Finally, Guipi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction) was used for regulation, leading to recovery.
Wang Zhizhong's mother, suffering from a long-term illness, suddenly wept uncontrollably. Wang knew this was a Heart disease and moxa-busted the Baihui acupoint (GV20), resulting in recovery. Whenever Wang encountered sorrowful or tragic situations, he would also moxa-bust this point. Those with illnesses must know this.
Wu Qiao treated the mother of Hu Youru. In middle age, she favored alcohol over grains. Suddenly, she became mentally confused and trance-like, weeping day and night, feeling as if she did not wish to live. Upon initial diagnosis, Wu Qiao said, "The pulse shows no other abnormalities, but this disease cannot be cured within a few years. If medication is used, it will accumulate cold-cooling properties and generate other diseases. Simply abstain from medication and allow it to heal spontaneously." However, the family ignored his advice, visited various doctors, and after more than a year, the condition worsened. They invited Wu Qiao for a re-examination. Wu Qiao said, "The pulse is slightly weaker than before, but it is not harmful. Just abstain from medication and allow it to heal spontaneously." The mother agreed respectfully and visited Wu Qiao monthly. Wu Qiao maintained his original stance. After abstaining from medication for over a year, she recovered. (From *Taihan Collection*. Note by Xiong Jiguang: Those in the world who fail to examine the condition and recklessly administer drugs, harming others, should feel ashamed when reading this.)