Nine worm diseases

From The Origin and Indicators of Disease (诸病源候论 zhū bìng yuán hòu lùn). Latent worm disease; roundworm disease; whiteworm disease; flesh worm disease; lung worm disease; stomach worm disease; weak worm disease; redworm disease; pinworm disease. By and large, worm patterns are attributable to spleen-stomach vacuity, indiscriminate consumption of cold raw or rich sweet fatty foods, and improper cooking. The most important of the worm patterns are roundworm, inch whiteworm, redworm disease, and pinworm. See also worm accumulation.

Medicinal therapy: Worm patterns are treated by expelling worms, by fortifying the spleen and boosting the stomach, and by dispersing food and abducting stagnation.