On the"Qin Dynasty bamboo slips housed at the Yuelu Academy"and"Wushi'er bing fang(Prescriptions for 52 diseases)"in Mawangdui silk books,the character 某 in term"某挛"is often paired with"区"as a phonetic symbol,which should be read as".拘"."拘挛"is commonly found in the limbs and genitals,with symptoms of traction stiffness and difficulty in movement.In the Han Dynasty bamboo slips from Xuanquan,the phrase"饮药又莓"should be interpreted as"饮药又苺",with"苺"likely being a less common way of writing the character for"毒".This phrase can be understood as"drinking medicine with poison,"indicating the presence of a strong taste in the ingested medicine.
Wushi'er bingfang(Prescriptions for 52 diseases)Han Dynasty slips from Xuanquanjuluan(muscular spasm)yinyao you du(drinking medicine with poison)