粤西蚂蚁最多，有入衣箱及被褥者，一见大蒜即去，或勤加点检亦去。
香白芷栽植园中，蛇不敢入。
又方∶独脚莲草，初发生时便似莲房，栽植园中，蛇虺不敢过其下。
又方∶用雄黄如桐子大，烧烟以熏衣服被褥之类，则蛇不敢近。
头发烧烟熏床下或厨房，蜈蚣闻之，入土三尺。或用前银朱方，尤效。
有种怪虫，爱食死尸，挥之不去，惟用豹皮将尸掩盖则散。
五月五日，取癞虾蟆一只剖开，不去肠杂，埋入十字街心，六月六日取出，将虾蟆肉在
房中壁上画一圈，其蚊尽入圈内，此房永无蚊患。
又方∶五月五日五更时，使一人在堂中向空扇，一人问云∶扇甚么？答云∶扇蚊子。凡
七问七答，不可嬉笑，一夏永无蚊入。此山西九十老翁黄澹翁所传也。
用机轴纺织器具置放田间，即去。
萤火虫、鬼箭羽、蒺藜各一两，雄黄、雌黄各二两、羚羊角（ 存性）一两五钱、枯矾
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黄丹
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预备绵为小球，随儿大小为之，以甘草煎浓汁，或熟枣膏浸过有甜味者，随身带之，临
时以口津润透，放儿口中，儿不啼哭，免贼搜索，贼过则去之。前朝靖康年间有神人书于通
衢，救人甚众。
凡遇火起之处，用鸡蛋三个，每个大头写温字，小头写琼字，向火焰绝高处尽力掷去，
口念敷施发润天尊，连掷连念，其蛋落处，火焰自低矣。
又方∶火起之处，不论远近各家男妇大小，每人持米一盘，诚心向天摇簸，口念敷旋发
润天奠，其火自熄。康熙年间，山西伍某，事母极孝，一日母病祷于神，梦神人告曰∶尔母
病易愈，惟尔村中月内当有火灾，可速迁避，某因事未即迁居，后屡梦神人促之。某向神禳
解法，神即以前二法告之，数日后，村中火起，某告村众如法试之，其火顿熄。此亦黄澹翁
所传。
广西地区的蚂蚁最多，有的会钻进衣箱和被褥里，一见到大蒜就会离开，或者勤加检查清理也会离去。
香白芷种植在园中，蛇不敢进入。
另一个方子：独脚莲草，刚发芽时形状像莲房，种植在园中，毒蛇不敢从它下面经过。
又一个方子：用如桐子大小的雄黄，燃烧冒烟来熏衣服被褥等物品，那么蛇就不敢靠近。
头发燃烧冒烟熏床下或厨房，蜈蚣闻到气味，会钻入地下三尺深。或者使用前文提到的银朱方法，尤其有效。
有一种怪虫，喜欢吃尸体，驱赶不走，只有用豹皮将尸体覆盖住它们才会散去。
五月五日，取一只癞蛤蟆剖开，不去除内脏，埋在十字路口的中心，六月六日取出，将蛤蟆肉在房间墙壁上画一圈，蚊子都会进入圈内，这个房间就永远没有蚊患。
另一个方子：五月五日五更时分，让一人在堂屋对着空气扇扇子，另一人问道：“扇什么？”回答：“扇蚊子。”一共问七次答七次，不可嬉笑，整个夏天都没有蚊子进入。这是山西九十岁的老翁黄澹翁所传授的。
放置织布机轴等纺织器具在田间，老鼠即离去。
萤火虫、鬼箭羽、蒺藜各一两，雄黄、雌黄各二两、羚羊角（煅存性）一两五钱、枯矾二两、黄丹二两。
注：预备绵花做成小球，根据孩子的大小制作，用甘草煎浓汁，或用熟枣膏浸泡过的有甜味者，随身携带，临时用口水润透，放入孩子口中，孩子不啼哭，避免被贼搜身，贼走后取下。前朝靖康年间有神人在通衢大道书写此法，救了很多人的性命。
凡是遇到火灾的地方，用三个鸡蛋，每个大头写“温”字，小头写“琼”字，向着火焰最高处尽力扔出去，口念“敷施发润天尊”，边扔边念，蛋落下的地方，火焰自然降低。
另一个方子：起火的地方，不论远近各家男女老少，每人手持一盘米，诚心向天摇簸，口念“敷旋发润天奠”，火自然熄灭。康熙年间，山西有个姓伍的人，对母亲非常孝顺，一天母亲生病祈祷神灵，梦见神人说：“你母亲的病容易好，只是你们村一个月内会有火灾，可以迅速迁移躲避。”他因为有事没有立即搬迁，后来多次梦见神人催促。他向神请教禳解之法，神便把前两种方法告诉了他，几天后，村里发生火灾，他告诉村民按这种方法尝试，火顿时熄灭。这也是黄澹翁所传授的。
Ants are most abundant in the Guangxi region; some enter chests and bedding. Upon seeing garlic, they leave, or they can be driven away by diligent inspection and cleaning.
Gardenia (Zhizi) can eliminate white ants, turning them into water. Alternatively, using Cinnabar (Yinzhu) is extremely effective.
Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Xiangbaizhi), when planted in gardens, prevents snakes from entering.
Another prescription: Rhizoma Nelumbinis (Dujiolian), which resembles a lotus pod when first sprouting, if planted in gardens, prevents venomous snakes from passing underneath.
Yet another prescription: Use realgar (Xionghuang) sized like a tung nut, burn it to produce smoke to fumigate clothes and bedding, so that snakes dare not approach.
Burn hair to produce smoke for fumigating under beds or in kitchens; centipedes, upon smelling it, will burrow three feet into the earth. Or use the aforementioned Cinnabar method, which is particularly effective.
There is a strange insect that loves to eat corpses and cannot be driven away; only by covering the corpse with leopard skin will they scatter.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, take one toad,剖开 (cut open), do not remove the entrails, and bury it at the center of a crossroad. On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, take it out, draw a circle on the room wall with the toad meat, and all mosquitoes will enter the circle, ensuring this room remains free of mosquito troubles forever.
Another prescription: At dawn on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, have one person fan the air in the main hall, while another asks, "What are you fanning?" The answer should be, "Fanning mosquitoes." Ask and answer seven times without laughing; then no mosquitoes will enter for the entire summer. This was transmitted by Huang Danweng, a ninety-year-old man from Shanxi.
One jin of sesame oil mixed with three liang of tung oil, when used as lamp oil, prevents rats from stealing.
Placing loom shuttles and other textile tools in the fields drives rats away.
Firefly (Yinghuochong), Eucommiae Cortex (Guijianyu), and Tribulus Fruit (Jili) each 1 liang; Realgar (Xionghuang) and Orpiment (Cihuang) each 2 liang; Cornu Saigae Tataricae (Lingyangjiao) calcined to retain its nature (cunxing) 1.5 qian; Alum (Kufan) 2 liang; Lead Oxide (Huandan) 2 liang.
Note: Prepare cotton wool into small balls, sized according to the child. Soak them in strong decoction of Licorice Root (Gancao) or sweetened cooked jujube paste. Carry them personally. When needed, moisten with saliva and place in the child's mouth so the child does not cry, avoiding search by thieves. Remove after the thieves pass. During the Jingkang era of the previous dynasty, a divine figure wrote this method on public roads, saving many lives.
Wherever a fire breaks out, take three eggs. Write the character "Wen" on the large end and "Qiong" on the small end of each egg. Throw them forcefully towards the highest point of the flames while chanting "Fushi Faren Tianzun". As you throw, chant continuously; where the eggs land, the flames will naturally subside.
Another prescription: In the area of the fire, regardless of distance, men, women, and children from every household should hold a plate of rice, sincerely shake and winnow it towards the sky, chanting "Fuxuan Faren Tiandian", and the fire will extinguish itself. During the Kangxi era, a Mr. Wu from Shanxi, who was extremely filial to his mother, prayed for her illness and dreamed of a deity saying, "Your mother's illness will heal easily, but your village will suffer a fire within the month; you should move quickly." He did not move immediately due to other matters but was urged repeatedly in dreams. He asked the deity for an expiation method, and the deity told him the above two methods. Days later, a fire broke out in the village. He instructed the villagers to try these methods, and the fire instantly extinguished. This was also transmitted by Huang Danweng.