辟疫气令人不染,及辟温病伤寒。
大黄 桔梗 川椒 白术 桂心(各一两八分) 菝 (一两二钱) 乌头(炮去皮尖,六钱)
上为锉散。缝袋盛,以十二月晦日日中悬沉井中,令至泥,正月朔旦出药,置酒中煎数沸,
于东向户中饮之,先从少起,多少自在。一方,有防风一两。
辟温气。
雄黄(三两) 羊角(烧) 雌黄(各二两) 矾石(枯) 鬼羽箭(各半两)
上为末。以缝袋盛一两,带心前,并挂门户上。若逢大疫年,以月旦青布袋一刀圭,中
庭烧之;温病患,亦熏之。
治伤寒、温疫、风湿,头痛目昏眩,四肢疼痛,憎寒壮热,项强,眼睛痛,寻
常风眩拘急,风痰,并宜服之。
羌活 独活 人参 甘草(炙) 柴胡 前胡 茯苓 枳壳(麸炒) 川芎 桔梗(各等分)
上为锉散。每服四钱匕,水一盏,姜三片,薄荷五叶,煎七分,去滓热服。寒多,则热
服;热多,则温服。伤湿,加白术;脚痛,加天麻。本方为细末,亦可点服,初虞氏究其方
,知出《道藏》。乃叙云∶自非异人杰出,志与神会,则莫之敢为,良可叹服。烟瘴之地,
或温疫时行,或人多风、多痰、多气,或处卑湿脚弱,此药不可缺也。世人不师,故常务作
新奇,蔽于俗学,故备论之。此药治香港脚下注, 热赤肿,加大黄棋子大煎,并进两服立效。
(This formula is used to) ward off epidemic qi so that one remains uninfected, and to ward off warm diseases (Wenbing) and cold damage (Shanghan).
Rhubarb Root (Dahuang), Platycodon Root (Jiegeng), Sichuan Pepper (Chuanjiao), Atractylodes Rhizome (Baizhu), Cinnamon Twig (Guixin) (each 1 liang 8 fen), Smilax Glabra Rhizome (Baqia) (1 liang 2 qian), Aconite Root (Wutou) (processed, skin and tip removed, 6 qian).
The above ingredients are crushed into a coarse powder. Place in a sewn cloth bag, suspend in the middle of the day on the last day of the twelfth lunar month deep in a well until it reaches the mud. On the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, take out the medicine, place it in wine, boil for several boils, and drink it in an east-facing room. Start with a small amount; the quantity can be adjusted according to one's condition. Another version includes Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng) 1 liang.
Ward off warm qi.
Realgar (Xionghuang), Sheep Horn (Yangjiao) (burned), Orpiment (Cihuang) (each 2 liang), Alum (Fan Shi) (calcined), Ghost Feather Arrow (Guiyujian) (each 0.5 liang).
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder. Take 1 liang, place in a sewn cloth bag, wear it at the heart area, and hang it on the door. If encountering a major epidemic year, on the first day of each month, use a green cloth bag to hold one dao gui of powder, burn it in the central courtyard; for patients with warm diseases, fumigate them with the smoke as well.
Treats cold damage (Shanghan), warm epidemics (Wenyi), wind-dampness, headache with dizziness and blurred vision, pain in the four limbs, aversion to cold with high fever, stiffness of the neck, eye pain, common wind-induced vertigo and spasms, and wind-phlegm. It is suitable for all these conditions.
Notopterygium Root (Qianghuo), Angelica Pubescens Root (Duhuo), Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Licorice Root (Gancao) (honey-fried), Bupleurum Root (Chaihu), Peucedanum Root (Qianhu), Poria (Fuling), Aurantium Fructus (Zhike) (bran-fried), Szechwan Lovage Rhizome (Chuanxiong), Platycodon Root (Jiegeng) (equal parts).
The above ingredients are crushed into a coarse powder. For each dose, take 4 qian bi, add one zhan of water, three slices of ginger, and five leaves of mint. Decoct until reduced to seven-tenths, strain, and take hot. If cold pathogen predominates, take it very hot; if heat pathogen predominates, take it warm. For injury by dampness, add Atractylodes Rhizome (Baizhu); for foot pain, add Gastrodia Tuber (Tianma). This formula, if made into a fine powder, can also be taken as a paste or mixed with liquid. Chu Yushi investigated the origin of this formula and found it in the Daoist Canon (Daozang). The preface states: "Unless one is an extraordinary person whose will and spirit converge, no one would dare to create it. This is truly worthy of admiration." In miasmic regions, or during the prevalence of warm epidemics, or where there are many people with wind, phlegm, or qi disorders, or those living in low-lying damp areas suffering from weak legs, this medicine is indispensable. People of the world do not follow ancient methods, thus seeking novelty, and are blinded by vulgar learning; therefore, I elaborate on it here. This medicine treats Hong Kong foot (a term for severe tinea pedis or gouty arthritis presenting with swelling and redness) with downward flow, heat, redness, and swelling. Add Rhubarb Root (Dahuang) the size of a chess piece, decoct, and take two doses together for immediate effect.