Pi lian qie, pronounced pian (falling tone). Pi yan qie, pronounced pian. Shuo: refers to the body being withered. Explains it as the body being withered. Records: Gongsun Chuo had a medicine to treat witheredness, which could revive the dead. It is said in Fang Shu: Those suffering from witheredness are prone to illness in their limbs, with symptoms of red veins protruding like braided ropes, intense pain, and high fever.