Malignity stroke

A disease attributed in ancient times to the malign work of demons, and described in The Level-Line of Pattern Identification and Treatment (证治准绳 zhèng zhì zhǔn shéng) in the following way: Malignity stroke patterns are due to catching some unright qì and are characterized by sudden counterflow cold of the limbs, goose pimples, blackish green-blue head and face, essence-spirit failing to confine itself, deranged raving, clenched jaw, spinning head and collapse, and clouding unconsciousness. They are observed in vehement reversal, visiting hostility... or after attending funerals or going into temples or graveyards. (see fulminant reversal; visiting hostility).

Medicinal therapy: Storax Pill (苏合香丸 sū hé xiāng wán) can be used to revive the patient, and then treat with Stomach-Calming Powder (平胃散 píng wèi sǎn) plus costusroot (Aucklandiae Radix, 木香 mù xiāng), cyperus (Cyperi Rhizoma, 香附子 xiāng fù zǐ), ginseng (Ginseng Radix, 人参 rén shēn), and patchouli (Pogostemonis Herba, 藿香 huò xiāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GV, LI, and hand and foot reverting yīn (jué yīn) PC/LR. Select GV-26 (Water Trough, 水沟 shuǐ gōu), PC-9 (Central Hub, 中冲 zhōng chōng), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), GV-20 (Hundred Convergences, 百会 bǎi huì), LR-2 (Moving Between, 行间 xíng jiān), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), and KI-1 (Gushing Spring, 湧泉 yǒng quán); needle with drainage.