Golden Wound Comprehensive Discussion Volume 13

人為兵器所傷出血者，必甚渴。不可即與飲食，恐簇毛在吻，須乾食。食肥膩之物，無所妨害，貴解渴而已。不可多食粥，則血沸出，人必死矣。所忌者有八焉：一曰嗔怒，二曰喜笑，三曰大言，四曰勞力，五曰妄想，六曰熱羹粥，七曰飲酒，八曰咸酸。此八者犯之，未有不死者矣。

When a person is cut or pierced by weapons such as knives, guns, arrows, and spears and bleeds, he will certainly feel extremely thirsty. At this time, he must not be given soup or water immediately, for the feathers attached to the arrowheads may still be stuck in his mouth and be swallowed along with the water. Instead, only dry food should be given. Eating something fatty is not harmful; the main thing is to relieve his thirst. However, he must not drink porridge in large amounts, as this may cause the blood to surge out and result in his death. There are eight things that must be avoided for someone with a wound: first, anger; second, laughter; third, loud talking; fourth, physical exertion; fifth, excessive thinking; sixth, drinking hot soup or porridge; seventh, drinking alcohol; and eighth, eating salty or sour food. If any of these eight things are done, there is no chance of survival.

夫金瘡不可治之者有九焉：一曰傷腦戶，二曰傷天窗，三曰傷臂中跳脈，四曰傷髀中陰股，五曰傷心，六曰傷乳，七曰傷鳩尾，八曰傷小腸，九曰傷五臟。此九者，皆死處也。

There are nine types of injuries that cannot be cured: the first is an injury to the 'brain gate' (below the occipital bone at the back of the head), the second is an injury to the 'heavenly window' (where the carotid artery is located on the neck side), the third is an injury to the large pulsing artery on the arm, the fourth is an injury to the large artery on the inner side of the thigh, the fifth is an injury to the heart, the sixth is an injury to the breast, the seventh is an injury to the 'cuckoo's tail' (at the sternum's lower end), the eighth is an injury to the small intestine, and the ninth is an injury to the five internal organs. These nine areas are all vital and fatal locations.

又曰金瘡不可治之者有四焉：一曰腦髓出；二曰腦破，而咽喉中沸聲啞，目直視；三曰痛不在瘡處者，此謂傷經也矣；四曰出血不止，前赤後黑，或自肌肉腐臭，寒冷堅忍，其瘡難愈。此四者，皆不可療矣。除此之外，復診其脈：脈虛細者生，數實者死，沉小者生，浮大者死。其所傷在陽處，出血過度，而脈微緩者生，急疾者死矣。

There is another saying: there are four types of injuries caused by metal that cannot be healed. The first is when the brain marrow flows out. The second is when the skull breaks, with a boiling sound coming from the throat, a hoarse voice, and the eyes staring straight ahead. The third is when the pain is not at the wound site, which is called injuring the meridians. The fourth is when the bleeding does not stop, with the initial blood being bright red and the later blood turning black, or when the muscles at the injury site rot and smell bad, feeling cold and hard to the touch, making the wound difficult to heal. These four conditions cannot be saved. In addition, one must examine the pulse: if the pulse is weak and fine, the person can survive; if the pulse is rapid and strong, the person will die. If the pulse is deep and small, the person can survive; if the pulse is floating and large, the person will die. If the injury is on the yang part (the outer side of the body) and the person has lost too much blood with a weak and slow pulse, they can survive; but if the pulse comes quickly and urgently, they will die.

金瘡方，右五月五日平旦，使四人出四方，於五里採一方草木莖葉，每種各半把，勿令脫漏一事。日午時，切碓搗，令極爛，仍先揀好石灰一斗同杵之。復選大實樹三兩株，鑿作十竅，令可受藥。然後實於竅中，緊築之畢，即以麻皮繫之。用麻搗石灰，密泥，不令洩氣。更以皮纏定，令牢。到九月九日子時取出，陰乾百日，藥成。搗之，曝，令極乾，更搗，用絹羅之。

The formula for a medicine for wounds: On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the early morning, send four people to collect herbs and leaves from each of the four directions, within five li, taking half a handful of each. Do not miss any. By noon on that day, cut the herbs into pieces and put them into a stone mortar to pound until they are very fine. Prepare one dou of lime in advance and pound it together with the herbs. Then select three strong and thick trees, drill ten holes into each tree so that they can hold the medicine. Fill the holes with the medicine, press it tightly and compact it. Then tie the openings with hemp rope. Use a mixture of hemp and lime to make a paste and seal the holes tightly to prevent the medicinal vapor from escaping. Wrap the trees with tree bark to secure them. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month at the hour of the rat, take the medicine out and place it in a shady area to dry for one hundred days, and the medicine is ready. After taking it out, pound and dry it again until it is completely dry, then pound it once more, and finally sieve it into a fine powder using silk cloth.

凡有金瘡傷所出血，用藥封裹，勿令轉動，十日即瘥矣，不膿不腫不畏風。若傷後數日始得藥，須先用溫水洗，令血出即敷之。此藥大驗如神，預多合之，金瘡之要無出之者。

For any wound caused by a cut or injury that is bleeding, apply this medicine on the wound and cover it properly. Do not let the injured area move, and it will heal within ten days. It will not become pus-filled, swollen, or afraid of wind. If the injury has been several days before getting the medicine, first wash the wound with warm water to remove the blood clots, then apply the medicine. This medicine is as effective as a divine remedy; one should prepare a good amount in advance. There is no better medicine for treating wounds than this.

治金瘡中風痙口不語方：赤箭一兩，桂心三分，防風三分，去蘆頭巴豆二分，去皮及心，然後研之極爛，用紙裹壓。又法：用吳茱萸半兩，湯浸七遍，焙乾微炒；天南星三分，炮令烈；白附子半兩，泡烈；硃砂一兩，水飛過；乾薑一分，泡烈；附子三分，去皮尖臍，泡乾烈；蠍半兩。主用右件搗羅為末，用釅醋三升熬成膏丸，如桐子大。每服三丸，不計時候，熬蔥酒下服後汗出為效。

A formula for treating stroke, convulsions, locked jaw, and speechlessness caused by metal injury: one liang of red arrow (the seed of Gastrodia, also known as Tianma), three fen of cassia twig (Cinnamomum cassia), three fen of防风 (Siler root, with the stem removed), two fen of croton (Croton tiglium, with the skin and seed removed), then grind them into a very fine paste, wrap them in paper and press to remove the oil. Another formula: half liang of evodia fruit (Evodia rutaecarpa), soak in hot water seven times, dry and slightly fry; three fen of pinellia tuber (Pinellia ternata), fry until charred; half liang of white aconite root (Aconitum carmichaelii), fry until charred; one liang of cinnabar (mercury sulfide), processed by water flying method; one fen of dried ginger (Zingiber officinale), fry until charred; three fen of aconite root (Aconitum napellus), remove the skin, tip, and root, and fry until charred; half liang of whole scorpion (Buthus martensii). Crush all these herbs into a fine powder, mix with three sheng of strong vinegar and cook into a paste, then form into pills the size of Chinese toon seeds. Take three pills each time, at any time of day, with a decoction of ginger and wine. If sweating occurs after taking the medicine, it indicates the treatment is effective.

金瘡闢風止痛方：當歸半兩，銼微炒；川椒半兩，去蒂及開口者，微炒出汗；澤瀉半兩；芎一兩，附子一兩，去皮臍。右件搗藥羅為末，若金瘡有出瘀血，以溫酒調下一錢，日三服。止金瘡出血不止方：龍骨一兩，銼微炒；芎一兩；熟乾地黃一兩；鹿茸半兩，塗酥灸，令微黃色，先須去毛；烏樟根三兩；突厥白一兩。右件搗羅為末，敷在瘡上，血即止。如服以溫酒調下二錢，日三服。

A formula for treating wounds and relieving pain from cuts and injuries: Use half a liang of Angelica sinensis, cut into pieces and slightly stir-fried; half a liang of Sichuan prickly ash, remove the stems and any already opened ones, and slightly stir-fry until it sweats; half a liang of Alisma; one liang of Ligusticum; one liang of Aconite root, remove the skin and the root tip. Crush all these herbs and grind them into a fine powder. If there is blood clotting coming out of the wound, take one钱 of the powder mixed with warm wine, three times a day. A formula to stop bleeding from wounds: Use one liang of Dragon Bone, cut into pieces and slightly stir-fried; one liang of Ligusticum; one liang of Prepared Rehmannia; half a liang of Deer Antler, first remove the hairs, then rub with butter and toast until slightly yellow; three liang of the root of the Chinese privet tree; one liang of Tugai White. Crush all these herbs and grind them into a fine powder, then apply it to the wound, and the bleeding will stop immediately. If taken internally, mix two钱 of the powder with warm wine and take it three times a day.

金瘡內漏方：金瘡通內血者為內漏，而脅脹者不能食死。瘀血搏在於腹內，脈牢大者生，沉細者死。其方：以虻蟲三十枚，去翅及足，微炒；桃仁一兩，湯沉去皮尖雙心麩微炒；黃桂心一兩半；川大黃三兩，銼碎微炒；水蛭三十枚，微炒黃。右件為末，每服二錢，用童子小便一鐘煎至五分溫，和滓服。日五服，夜三服。如卒無小便，用水並酒代之。服訖，然後以胡粉散敷上瘡。胡粉方：粉二兩，乾薑二兩，生栗子二枚，陰乾去皮，為末敷瘡上，即痊矣。

The formula for treating internal leakage from a wound: When a wound penetrates into the body and blood flows inward, it is called "internal leakage." If there is distension and fullness in the flanks and the person cannot eat, it can be fatal. This is caused by the accumulation and coagulation of stagnant blood within the abdomen. Those with a pulse that is strong and full can recover, while those with a deep and fine pulse will die. The formula is: 30 silkworms (Mengchong), remove the wings and legs, and slightly stir-fry; 1 liang of peach kernels, soak in hot water, remove the skin, tip, and two kernels, then mix with wheat flour and slightly stir-fry; 1.5 liang of cinnamon bark; 3 liang of Sichuan rhubarb, cut into pieces and slightly stir-fry; 30 leeches, slightly stir-fry until yellow. All these herbs are ground into a fine powder. Take 2 qian each time, and decoct one gong with child's urine until it remains five parts, then take it warm, including the residue. Take it five times during the day and three times at night. If child's urine is not available, use water and wine instead. After taking the medicine, apply the Hu Fen powder on the wound. The formula for Hu Fen powder is: 2 liang of Hu Fen, 2 liang of dried ginger, 2 raw chestnuts (dried in shade and peeled), ground into a fine powder and applied on the wound, which will lead to recovery.

出箭頭方：蜣螂自死者一枚，土狗子三枚，婦人髮灰少許。右將蜣螂去殼，取其白肉，與二味同研如泥，用生油塗中箭處，則如膏藥。俟肉做癢，即以兩手蹙之，其箭自出。出骨中箭頭方：雄黃一分；蜣螂一分，研石灰末一分，牛糞火燒之，令赤色；葳靈仙一分；朝牡鼠一枚，去頭取血。右為末，入鼠血，並煉蜜和丸，如黃米大，內瘡口中，其箭鏃不拘遠年自出。

The formula for removing an arrowhead by applying it externally: one dead dung beetle, three mole crickets, and a little ash made from a woman's hair. First, remove the hard shell of the dung beetle and take the white flesh inside. Mix it with the other two ingredients and grind them into a paste. Use raw oil to mix it and apply it to the wounded area like a poultice. When the flesh at the wound starts to itch, press the area with both hands towards the center, and the arrowhead will come out on its own. The formula for removing an arrowhead embedded in bone: one part realgar, one part dung beetle, one part lime powder, which is burned red with cow dung and then ground into a fine powder; one part Chinese angelica root, and one live male mouse, from which the head is removed and its blood is taken. All these ingredients are ground into a fine powder and mixed with the mouse's blood. Then, use refined honey to make them into pills the size of yellow millet grains. Insert the pills into the wound, and regardless of how many years the arrowhead has been embedded, it will come out on its own.

出肉中箭頭方：巴頭一枚，去皮；膩粉一分；砒霜少許；磁石半兩，細研；蜣螂一枚。右為末，以雞子清和丸，如菜豆大。先以針撥開瘡疥，用生男子乳汁化一丸，撥在破處上，用醋面紙封貼。常癢，癢極不可忍，其鏃自出也。多年者兩上，當年者一上即出。箭鏃出後服食方：牡丹皮半兩，鹽半兩，白斂半兩。右為末，每於食前以溫酒調下二分。

The formula to remove an arrowhead embedded in the muscle is as follows: One piece of croton (with the skin removed), one part of mercurous chloride (also known as light powder), a little bit of arsenic trioxide, half a liang of magnetite (ground into a fine powder), and one beetle. All these ingredients should be ground into a fine powder and then mixed with egg white to form pills the size of broad beans. First, use a needle to lift the scab on the wound. Then take one pill and mix it with the milk of a mother who has given birth to a boy, and apply it on the pierced area. Cover the wound with a paper plaster made of flour and vinegar. The injured area will continuously itch, and when the itching becomes unbearable, the arrowhead will come out on its own. For those who were wounded many years ago, apply the treatment twice; for those wounded recently, apply once and the arrowhead will come out. After the arrowhead is removed, take internally the following formula: Half a liang of peony bark, half a liang of salt, and half a liang of white ligusticum. All these should be ground into a fine powder. Take two parts of this powder with warm wine before each meal.

中毒箭方：蘆根一兩；藍葉一兩；紫檀半兩；石灰末二兩，以牛糞火燒令赤。右為末，不拘時候，以藍葉葉汁調下一錢粥飲下，亦得。中毒前後皮肉瘀腫方：梨母子一斤，爛研去核；鹽麩子五兩，搗之，曝乾更搗，用絹羅之，去粗滓；綠豆三兩，炒熟；石灰末三兩，牛糞火燒令赤；藍子五兩；黃連三兩，去須獨顆；栗子三兩，生用；黑豆三兩，炒熟；大黃五兩；赤芍藥三兩。右為末，煉蜜調為膏。每服以溫酒下一茶匙，日三四服。

A remedy for poisoning by an arrow: one liang of lotus root; one liang of blue leaf; half a liang of purple sandalwood; two liang of slaked lime powder, heated until red with cow dung. All these ingredients are ground into a fine powder and taken without regard to time, mixed with one钱 of blue leaf juice; alternatively, it can be taken with warm rice soup. For a remedy for swelling and bruising on the skin and flesh around the wound from an arrow: one jin of棠梨 fruit (pear fruit), mashed and then the core removed; five liang of salt fruit, crushed, dried in the sun, then crushed again and sifted through a silk cloth to remove coarse particles; three liang of green mung beans, cooked until done; three liang of slaked lime powder, heated until red with cow dung; five liang of blue fruit; three liang of yellow connective tissue, with the roots removed and the whole root taken; three liang of raw chestnuts; three liang of black beans, cooked until done; five liang of rhubarb; three liang of red peony root. All these ingredients are ground into a fine powder and mixed with refined honey to form a paste. Take one teaspoonful with warm wine, three or four times a day.

刀槍破腹腸胃突出方：磁石三兩，燒紅醋，淬七次，搗碎研如粉；滑石三兩；鐵銹三兩。右為末，敷槍腸胃上。後別以磁石末用粥飲調下一錢，一日三四服。腹破縫補方：又若皮肉斷裂，剝取新桑白皮作線縫之，以新桑白皮裹之，又以新桑白皮汁塗之，極妙。小療但以桑白皮裹，便如筋斷後，亦封於上可以續之。

A remedy for wounds where the abdomen is pierced and internal organs protrude: take three taels of magnetite, heat it red and quench it in vinegar, repeating this process seven times, then grind it into a fine powder; three taels of talc; three taels of rust. Combine all these into a fine powder and apply it to the protruding intestines caused by a stab wound. Then take another portion of magnetite powder, mix it with rice soup and take one tael, three to four times a day. For repairing a ruptured abdomen: if the skin and flesh are torn, take fresh mulberry bark, rub it into thread to sew the wound, then wrap the injured area with fresh mulberry bark, and apply the juice of fresh mulberry bark externally, which is very effective. For minor injuries, simply wrap the wound with mulberry bark. Even if the tendons are broken, cover them with mulberry bark so that the broken tendons can reconnect.

傅毒箭及馬汁方：虻蟲大者去翼，於端午日收之，陰乾為末，每服一錢，撥破瘡口，以藥傅之；然後醋麵糊紙靨子貼之，即出毒也。又方：石灰末二兩，以牛糞火燒令赤色；密佗僧一兩，黃柏半兩，銼；膩粉一分。右為末。每用，先以鹽水洗瘡，後用藥敷之，日一換之。

A remedy for treating wounds poisoned by toxic arrows and "horse sweat poison" (poisoning from wounds contaminated with horse sweat or saliva): take a large-headed maggot, remove its wings, collect it on the Dragon Boat Festival, dry it in the shade, and grind it into a fine powder. Each dose is one qian. First, puncture the wound, apply the medicine, then cover it with a paper strip made of flour paste mixed with vinegar, which will draw out the poison. Another remedy: take two liang of lime powder, burn it red with cow dung; one liang of mirabilite; half a liang of phellodendron bark, cut into pieces; and one fen of powdered antimony. Grind all these into a fine powder. Each time, first clean the wound with salt water, then apply the medicine, and change it daily.

結營須避山川卑濕之地。其濕燥毒氣襲人口鼻者，則山瘴之虐癘生焉。又若寒暑之氣不節，夏寒冬燠，或夏傷於大暑，熱氣盛藏於皮腹之間，加以士卒之眾氣相蒸為溫臭，則時疫生焉。抑又所營之地，士卒不便水土之性、溫涼之氣，致陰陽二氣紊亂於腸胃間，則霍亂吐瀉生焉。斯之三者，眾氣生疾之地十有五六焉。故臨戎之際，得不預備之乎？

Setting up camp must avoid low-lying and damp areas near mountains and rivers. The dampness and dry toxins in such places can enter through the mouth and nose, and the miasma in mountainous areas can cause malaria and epidemic diseases. For example, if the cold and hot energies are out of balance, such as when it is cold in summer and warm in winter, or if soldiers catch summer heat in the height of summer, with the heat accumulating between the skin, muscles, and abdomen, and the soldiers being numerous, their body heat and breaths mingle and become warm and foul, then epidemic diseases occur. There is another situation where the water and soil characteristics and the cold or warm climate of the camp are not suitable for the soldiers' constitutions, causing the yin and yang energies to become disordered in the intestines and stomach, leading to cholera and vomiting and diarrhea. These three situations often occur in places where people and horses gather and diseases are easily spread, accounting for five or six out of ten cases. Therefore, when engaging in battle, how can one not prepare in advance?

時氣疫方：用茵陳二兩；大麻仁五兩，研如膏；豉五分，炒乾；常山三兩；梔子二兩；芒硝三兩，細研；鱉甲二兩，塗醋汁，令去裙■；杏仁二兩，湯浸去皮尖雙仁面炒，微黃色；巴豆一兩，去皮心炒，令黃紙裹壓去油，細研。右為末，合勻煉蜜和搗五六百杵，丸如桐子大。每服粥飲下三丸，或吐或痢或汗。或不吐痢或不汗，再餌之。若更不吐痢，以熱粥飲投之。觀其癥候加減。

A formula for treating epidemic diseases: 2 liang of茵陈; 5 liang of large sesame seeds, pounded into a paste; 5 fen of fermented soybeans, dried by heating; 3 liang of常山; 2 liang of栀子; 3 liang of芒硝, ground into a fine powder; 2 liang of鳖甲, rubbed with vinegar and roasted, then the edges removed (the original text here is damaged); 2 liang of杏仁, soaked in hot water, peeled, the tips and twin kernels removed, then stir-fried with flour until slightly yellow; 1 liang of巴豆, peeled and heart removed, stir-fried, wrapped in yellow paper to press out the oil, then ground into a fine powder. All these ingredients are ground into a fine powder, mixed evenly, and then pounded with refined honey for about 500 times to form pills the size of Chinese toon seeds. Take three pills each time with rice soup. After taking, the patient may vomit, have diarrhea, or sweat. If neither vomiting, diarrhea, nor sweating occurs, take another dose. If still no vomiting or diarrhea, take another dose with hot rice soup to induce symptoms. Adjust the dosage according to the patient's condition.

霍亂吐瀉方：桑葉一握，褊（一作篇）竹一握。右細銼末，用水一大盞服。山瘴虐方：常山三兩，烏梅二十七枚，甑帶三寸，獨顆蒜一枚，以酒二大盞作二服。初一服先未發時吃，次一服臨欲發時服。如不發即止。溫虐方：麻黃一兩，去根節；牡蠣粉一合（一作分）；蜀漆、甘草、犀角屑、知母，各半兩。右為末，用水兩大盞，慢火煎一盞半去粗。分為三服，早起午初夜服之。

A formula for treating cholera with vomiting and diarrhea: one handful of mulberry leaves, one handful of萹竹 (which is also called萹蓄, "bian" is sometimes written as "pian"). Cut them into pieces and grind into powder, then take it with one large cup of water. A formula for treating mountain miasma malaria: three liang of常山, twenty-seven pieces of Chinese date, three inches of甑带, and one single clove of garlic. Use two large cups of wine to decoct it, and divide it into two doses. Take the first dose before the malaria attack occurs, and the second dose when the attack is about to occur. If the attack does not happen again, stop the medication. A formula for treating warm malaria: one liang of ephedra, remove its root and nodes; one he (sometimes written as one fen) of oyster powder; half a liang each of蜀漆, licorice, rhinoceros horn powder, and Anemarrhena. Grind all into fine powder, use two large cups of water, and simmer over low heat until it reduces to one and a half cups. Strain out the residue, and divide into three doses to be taken in the morning, before noon, and at night.

士卒涉水蹈冰，蒙犯霜雪寒風，一切淩凍所苦，或失於飲食，肌體虛勞，故頭目手足皸瘃也。冶手足皸瘃血出方：豬胰洗之立止。手足皸瘃方：右取川椒四合，以水煮之，去滓傾出，令燥。須臾復浸乾，即塗羊豬腦髓尤妙。

Soldiers crossing water and walking on ice, enduring frost and cold winds while marching, suffer greatly from severe cold and frostbite. Combined with irregular diet and physical weakness and fatigue, their faces, hands and feet become afflicted with "皲瘃" (skin cracking and frostbite). A remedy for cracked and bleeding hands and feet: wash the affected area with pig pancreas, and the bleeding will stop immediately. A remedy for cracked and frostbitten hands and feet: take four sheng of Sichuan prickly ash, boil it in water, strain out the herbs, and pour the liquid to soak the affected area. After soaking, let it dry; then soak again and let it dry again. Finally, apply sheep brain marrow or pig brain marrow, which is especially effective.

涉水冒霜，手足凍裂方：又取菱葉濃煎汁熱，洗之即愈。手足凍裂成瘡方：右以羊髓熬成膏油，入炒，黃丹攪勻，令搽塗之，三五次即愈。手足指節皸裂欲墜落方：萊州青石作器物者，以刀子細刮取末，欲落指節尚柱文縷微連，便以石灰末厚覆其上，以帛子繫纏之，其痛即止，其指十日即復安矣。

A remedy for hands and feet frozen and cracked after crossing water and facing frost: take lotus leaves, boil them strongly to make a concentrated juice, and wash the affected area with the hot juice to cure it. A remedy for hands and feet cracked and forming sores: take sheep fat, melt it into a thick oil, add cooked red lead, mix them evenly, and apply the mixture to the affected area; after three or five applications, it will be healed. A remedy for cracks in the joints of fingers and toes that are about to fall off: take a green stone from Laizhou that can be used to make tools, carefully scrape the stone powder with a knife; if the joint is still connected by a little tendon, cover it thickly with lime powder and wrap it tightly with cloth; the pain will stop immediately, and the fingers will recover completely within ten days.

厭敵兵法：中夜設於北斗，不致酒脯，焚香為祭，藉用白茅，用五色彩為幣。大將北面再拜禱祝，以所祈之事三奠而止。伐陰木之枝為六甲符，符中書六甲名。祭罷以為六囊，各盛一符。即以本旬符囊繫於旗纛內，勿令人覺之。遂舉而止，敵人當自駭走矣。

The method of defeating the enemy through厌胜 involves setting a sacrifice to the Big Dipper star at midnight without offering wine or meat, but only burning incense and performing the ritual. Use white reed grass to cover the offerings, and present five-colored silk cloth as sacrificial offerings. The commander faces north and bows twice, then states the matters to be prayed for three times in offering wine. Cut branches from trees in the shady side to make「six Jia符」, writing the names of the Six Jia deities on them. After the sacrifice, make six cloth bags, each containing one符. Then tie the bag corresponding to the current ten-day period into the flag's surface in the army, without letting anyone notice. When raising the flag, the enemy will be frightened and flee.

厭疫法：大疫，當取虜獲首級不計多少，於上風焚之。人疫大盛，則有用此法，疫少亦假用之。令其煙氣沖襲（一作疫）者經時撤去，可以闢厲氣矣。

A method to repel epidemic diseases: when a large epidemic occurs in the army, take the heads of captured and beheaded enemies, regardless of the number, and burn them in the upwind direction. This method can be used when the disease among people and horses is severe, and it is also acceptable to use it even when the epidemic is mild. Let the smoke disperse the infected area (「attack」is alternatively written as 「epidemic」), and after some time, remove the remains, which can drive away the epidemic pathogenic qi.

厭王氣法：敵之王氣久而不衰者，觀其氣王於何方，當六甲旬首正子時，於營中月空上環三九步，以朱畫八卦壇位，成三界，其內畫十二辰及月將之名，東西南北相去數步。取蒼狗白雞各一隻，大將披素服，右手仗劍，左手按二畜，北面立，默誦敵將名氏，即斬之，埋於氣旺之方，深三尺，氣衰則去之。

The method to suppress the enemy's strong energy: if the enemy's commanding energy remains strong for a long time, first determine in which direction it is strongest. On the day of the beginning of the sixth jia cycle, at the exact hour of the first earthly branch (Zi), walk around the camp twenty-seven steps in the position of the "Monthly Void." There, draw the Eight Trigrams altar with cinnabar, dividing it into three layers. Inside the altar, write the names of the twelve earthly branches and the twelve month generals. Place them east, west, south, and north, each separated by several steps. Prepare one black dog and one white chicken. The commander wears white plain clothes, holds a sword in his right hand, and presses the two animals with his left hand, facing north. He silently recites the enemy commander's name and then kills the animals, burying them in the direction where the enemy's energy is strongest, three feet deep. Wait until the enemy's energy weakens before digging them up again.

厭敵將法：敵將之命厭於我（命者，謂五行細人密構其敵將之命也，當合生年月日時也），我即以所旺相之色可以克彼者，隨所旺月日及時，密制克之（所旺日時，假令敵將火命王，我則擇火日水時為黑道休省之，勿令他人見）。戰陣當以皂旗為沖（它者仿此。）

The method of defeating an enemy general through厌胜 involves making the enemy general's destiny subject to our control.所谓 "destiny" refers to determining the enemy general's Five Phases (五行) by sending spies to secretly investigate his birth year, month, day, and hour. We then select a color that is currently dominant and capable of controlling his destiny. According to the prosperous and strong month, day, and hour, we secretly perform the ritual to subdue him. For example, if the enemy general is of the fire element and is at its peak, we choose a fire day and water hour, and conduct the ritual on a black path day, keeping it secret from outsiders. When engaging in battle, we should use a black flag to point towards the enemy as a means of clash and control (other Five Phases are handled similarly).

厭鳥伏兵法：夜伏兵於林薄，慮禽鳥驚啼者，當以朱書十干之號，有十二辰之名、十二月之號、十二歲之號，有二十八宿之號，懸於巢上林上，則禽自不驚啼，而兵可伏矣（干謂從甲到癸，辰謂從子到亥，月從陬到塗，歲從攝提格到赤奮若，星從角到軫也）。

The method of using celestial symbols to control birds for setting ambushes involves hiding troops in forests and thickets at night. Concerned that birds might be startled and make noise, revealing the ambush, one should write in vermilion the names of the ten heavenly stems, the twelve earthly branches, the twelve lunar months, the names of the twenty-eight star mansions, and the names of the twelve zodiac animals for the years. These writings should be hung on bird nests and trees. The birds will then not make noise, allowing the hidden troops to remain undetected. The heavenly stems are from Jia to Gui, the earthly branches from Zi to Hai, the lunar months from the first month 'Zou' to the twelfth month 'Tu', the year names from 'She Ti Ge' to 'Chi Fen Ruo', and the star mansions from the Horn mansion to the Chariot mansion.

夫馬之初生無毛者，能行千里；先舉一足者，行五百里。但數其筋得十，即凡馬也；十一、十二者，五百；十三者，千里；過十三者，天馬也（一作枝）。毛起腕上者，六百里。腹脊上下平者，百里。五項圓者，五百里。眼中如童兒並坐者，二百里。腹下有黃筋者，五百里。耳根下生角，長一寸者，三百里；二寸者，五百里；三寸者，一千里。尿射過前腳者，五百里。項如渴烏者，一千里。

A horse born without any hair can travel a thousand li in a day. If it is born with one foot raised, it can travel five hundred li. Count the tendons on its legs; if there are only ten, it is an ordinary horse. If there are eleven or twelve, it can travel five hundred li. If there are thirteen, it can travel a thousand li. If there are more than thirteen, it is a heavenly horse (the character '过' in some editions is '枝'). If there are whorled hairs above the wrist joint, it can travel six hundred li. If its abdomen and back are straight, it can only travel a hundred li. If there are five round and firm parts on its neck, it can travel five hundred li. If the reflection in its eyes shows a child sitting beside it, it can travel two hundred li. If there is a yellow tendon network beneath its abdomen, it can travel five hundred li. If there is a horn-like protrusion below its ear, one inch long can travel three hundred li, two inches can travel five hundred li, and three inches can travel a thousand li. If its urine can splash over its front legs, it can travel five hundred li. If its neck is curved like a crow drinking water, it can travel a thousand li.

如初生而七日不能行，才行便能飲水者，千里之駒也。放尿舉足者亦然（一作前）。腹下毛逆生者同。芝蘭孔中有毛長一寸，此駑馬也。

If a horse is seven days old and still cannot walk, but soon starts walking and can drink water by itself, it is a thousand-mile horse. Those that lift their feet when urinating are also like this (the character '足' in some editions is '前'). Those with hair growing upward on their belly are also good horses. Those with one inch of hair growing in their nostrils (the '芝兰' refers to the horse's nostrils) are inferior horses.

鼻中金字者（金一作人）十八歲，四字者八歲，八字者四歲。鼻上赤者二十歲，鼻上青者三十歲。鼻上如有公王字者，二十五歲。眼圓有旋毛者，三十歲。目下不滿而白精多者，此多驚也。目白不深，唇不覆齒，口小又淺，不健食。齒參差不相當，難馭。齒欲得上鉤者好也。

If the lines on the nose resemble the character 「金」 (which is sometimes written as 「人」), the horse can live for eighteen years. If they resemble the character 「四」, it can live for eight years. If they resemble the character 「八」, it can live for four years. If the nose is red, the horse can live for twenty years. If the nose is blue, the horse can live for thirty years. If the lines on the nose resemble the characters 「公」 or 「王」, the horse can live for twenty-five years. If the eyes are round and have spiral hairs, the horse can live for thirty years. If the area below the eye sockets is not full and the white part of the eye is excessive, the horse is easily startled. If the white part of the eye is shallow and not deep, and the lips do not cover the teeth, with a small and shallow mouth, the horse has poor eating habits. If the teeth are uneven and do not align properly, the horse is difficult to control. If the teeth have a hook-like shape at the top, it is considered good.

凡馬頭欲如側摶，耳欲得厚小。左耳卻，害主；右耳卻，不入陣。眼圓欲得滿睛，弩肉滿身，額前錐毛欲得濃盛，鼻欲得大，唇欲得緩，上唇欲得下中，口欲得紅並方大，舌欲得（一作如）懸鉤，面欲藏，骨隹欲寬，胸欲廣，雙肋欲得分明，蹄欲得厚，膝欲得開，腹欲得垂，陰欲得小，肚欲得方，┩肉垂足，足後欲得無毛，尾欲得毛散，尾核欲得長齊於梁骨，尾林欲得粗，汗溝欲得深，膊際橫文欲得分明，脊欲得平，身欲得短，毛欲得細而突（一作笑）。如是者，馬之要相也。

In general, the head of a horse should be like a side-facing fist, square and steep. The ears should be thick and short. If the left ear hangs backward, it is harmful to the owner; if the right ear hangs backward, the horse cannot fight. The eyes should be round with full and bright pupils. The muscles should be firm and prominent all over the body. The conical hair on the forehead should be thick and luxuriant. The nostrils should be large, the lips loose and flexible, the upper lip should cover the middle of the lower lip, the mouth should be red and square, the tongue should be like a hanging hook, the face should be thin and angular, the skeleton broad, the chest wide open, the ribs clearly defined on both sides, the hooves thick and solid, the knees wide apart, the abdomen hanging down, the external genitalia small, the belly square, the meat on the thighs hanging down to the feet, there should be no hair on the back of the legs, the tail hair should be scattered, the base of the tail should be long and level with the spine, the tail base should be thick, the sweat groove deep, the horizontal lines on the front legs should be clear, the back should be flat, the body short, the coat fine, dense, and lustrous. These are the key points in judging a horse's appearance.

石灰泥槽損馬，不得繫馬於門上。令落駒養獼猴於坊內，闢患並去疥癬。戊寅日及庚寅時，不得作廄，作之者不及一年凶。丙寅日不可出入馬，三年人馬俱死。申日不宜取馬，必死。戊午、庚子之日不取，並忌入廄，大敗。凡養馬作廄之法，當擇時日之良，而知所忌之凶矣。

Using lime to coat a horse stall will harm the horse, and it is also not advisable to tie a horse to a door, as this may cause a pregnant mare to give birth prematurely. Keeping a monkey in the stable can prevent horses from getting sick and also remove scabies. It is not permissible to build a horse stall on a Wuyin day or during a Gengyin hour, as doing so will result in misfortune within a year. On a Bingyin day, one should not lead horses in or out, as this will lead to the death of both people and horses within three years. It is inauspicious to buy a horse on a Shen day, as the horse will surely die. Also avoid buying horses on Wuwu or Gengzi days, and do not bring horses into the stable on those days, as this will result in great defeat. When raising horses or building stables, one should select auspicious days and clearly avoid the inauspicious days.

若馬或白點入口者，名的盧。目下有橫毛者，名死泣旋。毛在吻後者，名禦褐。白馬黑鬃，鞍下有回毛者，名負尸。腋下有回毛者，名挾尸。左脅下有白毛直上者，名曰帶劍。汗溝過尾根者，踏殺人。腮上有旋毛者，名目圍。

A white spot on a horse's forehead extending into its mouth is called "Dilu." A horizontal growth of hair below the eyes is called "Siquxuan." Hair growing behind the mouth is called "Yuhè." A white horse with black mane and hair curling under the saddle is called "Fushī." Hair curling under the armpit is called "Jiashī." A white hair standing upright on the left side of the ribs is called "Daijian." A sweat groove extending past the base of the tail will cause the horse to trample people to death. Hair curling on the cheek is called "Mugui."

或後足左右白者，或馬渾身白而四蹄黑者，或從前膊外從項去到夾腮應有毛旋者，或毛旋在項者，或爪黑面白者，已上馬毛病者，不利主也。或馬前兩甲膊後近低處毛旋者，能行五百里；後膊近前低處毛旋者，行七百里；後前膊到喉中間有旋毛者，名印綬，能行千里，無益主也。

Some horses have their hind legs white on both sides, some are entirely white with black hooves, some have spiral hairs running from the front of the forelegs outward along the neck to the cheeks, some have spiral hairs on the neck, and some have black hooves and white faces. All these color defects are unfavorable for the owner. Some horses have spiral hairs behind the front shoulder blades, allowing them to travel five hundred miles; spiral hairs behind the front of the hind legs allow them to travel seven hundred miles; spiral hairs between the hind and front legs, right at the throat, called 'imperial seal,' allow them to travel a thousand miles, but they are not beneficial to the owner.

馬中金瘡，腸胃突出方：芍藥、黃耆、當歸、芎、白芷、續斷、鹿茸、黃芩、細辛、乾薑、附子。已上各三兩，右為末，先將酒令醉服五分，七日三服，稍加到方寸立愈。

A remedy for a horse wounded by swords, guns, arrows, and with intestines prolapsed: white peony root, huang qi, dang gui, chuan xiong, bai zhi, xu duan, lu rong, huang qin, xi xin, gan jiang, and fu zi, each three liang. Crush all into a fine powder. First, give the horse wine until it is drunk, then administer one fifth of the dose. Give it three times within seven days, gradually increasing the amount to one chi cun bi. The horse will recover quickly.

灌馬方：春夏用白礬，秋冬用鬱金、芎、當歸、大黃、升麻、黃連、細辛、乾薑。已上各一兩，右為末，入湯中，以酒調灌之。啖馬方：鬱金、大黃、甘草、山梔子、貝母、白芍藥、黃芩、秦膠（一作艽）黃柏、黃連、款冬花、知母、桔梗、槁本等，分為末，右用油並蜜和啖之，每足二兩。治馬瘟方：右以獺肝肚肉去糞煮汁灌之。

The formula for giving medicine to a horse: in spring and summer use white alum, and in autumn and winter use yujin, chuanxiong, danggui, dahuang, shengma, huanglian, xinshen, ganjiang, each one liang. Pound them into a fine powder, put them into hot soup, then mix with wine and administer. The formula for feeding medicine to a horse: use yujin, dahuang, gancao, shanzhizǐ, beimother, bai shaoyao, huangqin, qinjiao, huangbai, huanglian, kundonghua, zhimo, jiegeng, gao ben, all in equal parts, pound into a fine powder, mix with oil and honey, and feed it to the horse, with each dose being two liang. The formula for treating horse plague: use the liver and stomach meat of a water otter, remove the internal feces, cook into a decoction and administer.

治馬肚熱結寒顫不食方：黃連末二兩，白蘚皮末一兩，油五合，以臘豬脂四兩、白水一升半調下，牽行拋糞立效。治馬卒熱肚結欲死方：以藍汁二升，並水二升同灌之，立效。治馬迨起方：又取壁上多年石灰細研羅，又用油調二兩灌之，立效。治馬黑方：忽臥不起，汗流如珠，肉顫氣喘者，嘗汗淡不死，汗鹹即死。以人腳下汗襪，以水二升洗，取汁灌之，立瘥。

A remedy for a horse with accumulated heat in the abdomen, constipation, coldness, shivering, and refusal to eat: Take two liang of rhubarb powder, one liang of white fresh bark powder, five gōng of oil, and add four liang of lard cooked in December, mix with one and a half sheng of water, and administer by drenching. Then lead the horse to move around until it passes feces, and the condition will immediately improve. A remedy for a horse that suddenly develops high fever and intestinal blockage near death: Take two sheng of blue juice and add two sheng of water, mix together and administer by drenching, and the condition will immediately improve. A remedy for a horse that falls down and cannot get up: Take old lime from the wall, grind it finely and sieve it, then mix two liang of oil and administer by drenching, and the condition will immediately improve. A remedy for a horse with 'black sweat' disease: The horse suddenly lies down and cannot get up, with sweat rolling in strings, trembling muscles, and rapid breathing. At this time, taste the sweat; if it is bland, the horse will not die, but if it is salty, the horse will die. Take a pair of socks that a person has worn, wash them in two sheng of water to extract the juice, and administer by drenching, and the condition will immediately recover.

治馬不進水草方：芒硝一兩、人駱半升。已上和鬱金散灌之，並刺帶血出一升。治馬傷水方：又以蔥鹽油相和，搓成團子，納鼻中以捉馬鼻，令不通氣，又待眼中淚出，即止。治馬傷食方：右以生蘿蔔三五個，切作片子啖之，立效。治馬喉中腫方：軟物裹刀子，露一刺咽喉，令便瘥。又方：以乾馬糞置瓶中，將頭髮蓋之，以火燒煙出，薰馬鼻中，立瘥。又方：以豬脊邊脂，伴發燒薰鼻中，立效。

A remedy for a horse that refuses to eat or drink: Take one liang of mirabilite, half a sheng of human urine (i.e., human urine, the original text says 'human camel'), mix them with Yujin powder, and administer by enema. At the same time, perform blood-letting by needling. A remedy for a horse suffering from 'water injury' (excessive drinking leading to cold): Mix garlic, salt, and oil together, form into balls, and insert them into the horse's nostrils. Then hold the horse's nose to prevent breathing. Stop when tears flow from the horse's eyes. A remedy for a horse with food stagnation: Take three or five fresh radishes, cut into slices and feed them to the horse, and it will show immediate improvement. A remedy for a horse with swollen throat: Wrap a knife in soft cloth, exposing only the blade tip to puncture the throat and let blood flow, and it will recover quickly. Another remedy: Put dry horse dung into a bottle, cover it with hair, burn it to produce smoke, and inhale the smoke through the horse's nostrils, and it will recover immediately. Yet another remedy: Take the fatty tissue from the pig's back, mix it with hair, burn it to produce smoke, and inhale the smoke through the horse's nostrils, and it will show immediate improvement.

治馬草結方：以白礬末，分為二，兩服。每服和水，飲後即啖之，神效。又方：以手撚令銷，如不銷，火燒掃帚柄築之，效。點馬眼方：青鹽、黃{廠瓦}仁、馬牙硝，已上各等分細研，用蜜煎，以磁瓶盛水，慢點之。治馬疥瘡方：臭黃臘月豬脂，煎令發銷，及熟塗之，立效。治馬瘡方：以齒莧石灰同搗，令習搗作餅子。候曬乾，復搗為末。先以口含水洗凈，用藥貼之。

A remedy for treating a horse with a stomach blockage caused by accumulated grass: divide the powdered white矾 into two portions and administer them in two doses. Each time, mix with water and let the horse drink it, then feed it immediately afterwards; the effect is miraculous. Another remedy: rub and knead the horse's abdomen with your hands to disperse the blockage; if it does not dissolve, use a broom handle that has been burned and push it against the blockage, which is also effective. A remedy for treating a horse's eye: take equal parts of sea salt, a type of sesame seed (the name of this herb is partially damaged and difficult to identify), and horse's tooth nitrate, grind them into a fine powder, then prepare a medicinal decoction with honey. Store the decoction in a ceramic jar and add water, then slowly administer it into the horse's eye. A remedy for treating horse scabies: combine rotten yellow soil with lard from December, cook them together until completely melted, then apply the hot mixture to the affected area immediately for quick results. A remedy for treating sores on a horse's body: mix horse purslane with lime and pound them together repeatedly until they are thoroughly processed into a paste, then dry it in the sun and grind it into a fine powder. First, clean the affected area with water and then apply the medicine.

治駒兒肚瀉方：以槁本為末，將大麻子研汁調三錢灌下，便效，次將黃連末、麻子解之。腸藥方：莨菪子、烏頭、芫花、茱萸、扣眷、蒼術、木鱉子、葶藶子，右等分為末，每咀用半兩，以醋面椒蒜煎為膏治之。

A remedy for treating diarrhea in a young horse: grind the herb Gao Ben into a fine powder, then mix it with the juice extracted from hemp seeds and administer three liang of the mixture; this will take effect. Afterwards, use powdered Huang Lian mixed with hemp seed juice to neutralize the medicine. For treating intestinal diseases: take equal parts of the seeds of Láng Dàn Zǐ, Wū Tóu, Yuān Huā, Wú Zhū Yú, Kòu Juàn, Cāng Zhú, Mù Bié Zǐ, and Tíng Lì Zǐ, grind them into a fine powder. Each dose should be half a liang, chewed and crushed, then cooked into a paste with vinegar, flour, prickly ash, and garlic to apply as a treatment.

天時者，兵家之主也。若夫星辰變見，雲氣聚散，六壬旺相，遁甲休咎，風露雷雨之所動作，陰陽晦明之所啟閉，鼙鼓之震響，禽鳥之示情，通天地鬼神之心，開勝敗休咎之兆者，其道何也？

Heavenly timing is the fundamental reliance of military strategists. As for the appearance of strange stars, the gathering and dispersing of clouds, the prosperity and strength of the six rhinoceros numbers, the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of Dun Jia techniques, the occurrence of wind, dew, thunder, and rain, the opening and closing of sunny and cloudy days and night and day, thesympathetic response generated by the sound of battle drums, and the messages conveyed by the movements of birds—these things that communicate the intentions of heaven and earth, spirits and ghosts, and reveal omens of victory or defeat, good or bad fortune—what is the underlying principle behind them?

臣切謂天地之道，大正也。夫陽為實，陰為虛，實有常而虛不常也。法其實者，政令之謂也，政令一定之象也；法其虛者，權智之謂也，權智應變之象也。動以虛實為用者，天地之正（一作身）道也。是以知政令權智之所設，能應於天地者，此之謂大順也。或天地示其災變，我以順應之；示其吉祥，亦以順應之。是以順應正也。如能以順應正，行師豈有敗乎？

Chen Xu Dong believed that the principle of the operation of heaven and earth is extremely central and upright. Yang is substantial, while Yin is empty; the substantial side has regularity, while the empty side is ever-changing. Following its substantial aspect refers to decrees and regulations, which are expressions of constancy; following its empty aspect refers to strategies and cunning, which are expressions of adaptability. When acting, using the alternation of substantial and empty aspects is the true way of heaven and earth ("Zheng" is sometimes read as "Shen"). Therefore, one must understand: the establishment of decrees and strategies, as long as they correspond with heaven and earth, is called "Great Harmony." Sometimes heaven and earth show calamities, and I follow them to respond; sometimes they show auspicious signs, and I also follow them to respond. Because following itself conforms to the right path. If one can truly maintain the right path by following, how could there be failure in warfare?

雖然，黑（一作雲）氣出壘，赤氣臨軍，六窮起風，三形生霧，皆為敗象。當其時，茍能觀其凶變，修政謹身，卜地遷營，應天揆日，恭受譴戒（一作恕）而警省焉，此可以易凶為吉矣，斯乃以順道應天者也。

Although this is the case, dark clouds (the character 黑 is sometimes interpreted as 云) rise from the camp, red vapors envelop the army, on the sixth day of the month a great wind arises, and on the three forms of land dense fog appears. These are all omens of defeat. When encountering such situations, if one can clearly perceive these ominous changes, rectify the decrees, restrain oneself, consult divination to choose a suitable place for relocating the camp, follow the heavenly phenomena and calculate the day branches, respectfully accept the heavenly warning (the character 戒 is sometimes interpreted as 恕) and self-reflect, then one can transform misfortune into good fortune. This is responding to heaven by following its ways.

臣今所列時日雲氣歷象之間，其占候既不一，在乎用兵者因其時擇而用之也。若能善服人心，以順天地之情，和陰陽之性，使災咎不見，率由政令、權智之得其道也，又何暇審占天時以為候哉！

The times I have listed, along with the phenomena of clouds and celestial signs, contain various methods of divination, and the choice of which to use depends on the commander's judgment based on the situation at hand. If one can truly win the people's hearts, follow the principles of heaven and earth, harmonize the nature of yin and yang, and prevent calamities from arising in the first place, it is because the policies and strategies are in accordance with the right path. At such a time, why would one need to spend effort examining the weather and relying on divination?