March 22: Treated a patient with pox, suspected to be acne. Prescribed Purslane to clear heat and reduce Fire, with three liang of Purslane and two liang of coix seeds...
April 5: Treated a Child with high fever, diagnosed as typhoid. Prescribed three doses of medicine, advised parents to give more hot soup and a light diet...
April 6: Treated two Children with high fever, diagnosed as typhoid. Prescribed three doses of medicine, advised parents to give more hot soup and a light diet...
April 10: Since the fifth, treated ten Children with high fever, feared to be a rampant warm disease. I visited the streets of Si'en, advising townspeople to ventilate more and cook Indigofera for prevention. In the month of spring chill, one must not reduce clothing for coolness; remember to endure the autumn cold and keep warm in spring...
May 1: As the weather warms, the number of high fever patients sharply decreases. Insect bites increase.
May 2: Patient's ankle is red and swollen, suspected snake bite. I used needles to bleed the wound, tied both ends with a rope, and immersed it in a dung vat to prevent the poison from attacking internally.
May 30: The townspeople call me a benevolent healer, which is truly an overstatement. I was born and raised in Si'en, fortunate to have studied at Herbal Valley in my youth, where I first learned the art of medicine. Now, over thirty years later, I have only scratched the surface. Healing and saving lives are my duty. Nothing more.