No. 36.—Fu Yuen-hsü embracing the Vertex
Kung-Fu, or Tauist Medical Gymnastics, by John Dudgeon, [1895], at sacred-texts.com
No. 36.—Fu Yuen-hsü (#) embracing the Vertex.—To cure vertigo.
Sit upright, rub the two hands warm and embrace the vertex door (anterior fantanelle), shut the eyes to prevent the animal spirits from being dissipated, blow, hem, and drum the air to cause it to ascend to the top of the vertex; revolve the air 17 times.
Prescription.—Take of the best rhubarb, and digest it in wine 7 times; dry, and then powder. Use tea, and take 3 mace for a dose.The Rhubarb Soup.