治冒湿头眩晕,经久不瘥,呕吐涎沫,饮食无味主之。
神曲(二两,炒) 白术(三两)
上为末。每服二钱,生姜煎汤调下;或以酒糊丸,如梧子大,每服三五十丸,汤、饮任下。
治七情致脏气不行,郁而生涎,涎结为饮,随气上厥,伏留阳经,心中忪悸,
四肢缓弱,翕然面热,头目眩晕,如欲摇动。
薯蓣 人参 麦门冬(去心,各四两) 前胡 白芍药 熟地黄(各二两) 枳壳(麸炒去瓤)
远志(去心,姜汁制炒,各三分) 白茯苓 茯神(各一两半) 半夏(汤洗去滑,一两一分) 甘草(半
两,炙) 黄 (一两,炙)
上为锉散。用千里流水一盏半,姜七片,秫米一撮,煎七分,去滓,食前服。
治产后去血过多,运闷不省,及伤胎去血多,崩中去血多,金疮去血多,拔牙
齿去血多不止,悬虚心烦,眩晕头重,目暗耳聋,举头欲倒。
芎 (三两) 当归(三两,去芦,洗去土,切,焙干)
上为锉散。每服四钱,水一盏半,煎七分,去滓热服,不以时候。
治阴阳不升降,上热下冷,头目眩晕,病至危笃,或服暖药,僭上愈甚者,当
服此药。(已经增损)
硫黄(二两,椎如皂荚子大,候铅成汁入硫黄在内,勿令焰起,候硫黄化倾出于九重纸,
纳入一地坑以碗盖火出) 川楝子 黑铅(不夹锡者,先熔成汁。各二两) 阳起石( ) 木香
沉香 青皮(炒,各半两) 肉豆蔻(一两) 茴香(炒) 官桂(去皮不见火) 附子(炮去皮脐)
葫芦巴(炒) 破故纸(炒,各一两) 乌药(去木锉,一分)
上为细末,酒糊为丸,如梧子大。每服三五十丸至一百丸,浓煎人参茯苓姜枣汤吞下,食前服。
Treats dizziness and vertigo caused by summerheat pathogen, with loss of consciousness. (Formula see Section on Summerheat)
Treats dizziness and vertigo caused by dampness invasion, persisting for a long time without improvement, accompanied by vomiting of saliva and phlegm, and loss of taste in food. This formula is indicated.
Shenqu (Medicated Leaven, 2 liang, stir-fried), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 3 liang).
Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with ginger decoction; or form pills with wine paste, size of Wutong seeds, take 30-50 pills per dose, swallowed with rice water or any beverage.
Treats conditions where emotional disturbances cause stagnation of Zang-Fu Qi, leading to Qi constraint generating phlegm-fluids. These fluids congeal into drinking-water retention, ascend with Qi, and lodge in Yang meridians. Symptoms include palpitations, weakness of the four limbs, sudden facial heat, dizziness and vertigo with a sensation of head shaking or falling.
Shuyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, dehearted, each 4 liang), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, each 2 liang), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, bran-fried, de-albedo), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, dehearted, processed with ginger juice and stir-fried, each 3 fen), Baifuling (Poria, 1.5 liang), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, 1.5 liang), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed with hot water to remove slipperiness, 1 liang 1 fen), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, 0.5 liang), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, honey-fried, 1 liang).
Cut the above ingredients into coarse pieces for decoction. Use 1.5 cups of running water from a distance of one thousand li, 7 slices of fresh ginger, and a pinch of Sorghum grain. Decoct until reduced to 0.7 parts, strain, and take before meals.
Treats dizziness, stupor, and obstruction due to excess in the upper and deficiency in the lower. (Formula see Section on Stroke)
Treats postpartum fainting, dizziness, and unconsciousness due to excessive blood loss; also treats similar symptoms due to fetal injury with excessive bleeding, metrorrhagia with excessive bleeding, traumatic wounds with excessive bleeding, persistent bleeding after tooth extraction, empty-hearted irritability, dizziness with heavy head, dim vision, deafness, and a sensation of falling when lifting the head.
Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 3 liang), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 3 liang, remove rhizome base, wash dirt, slice, dry by baking).
Cut the above ingredients into coarse pieces for decoction. Take 4 qian per dose, with 1.5 cups of water. Decoct until reduced to 0.7 parts, strain, and take hot. No specific timing required.
Treats dysfunction of ascending and descending of Yin and Yang Qi, presenting with heat in the upper and cold in the lower, dizziness and vertigo. The condition is critical. If previous administration of warming herbs exacerbated the upward flaming of fire, this formula should be taken. (This formula has been modified.)
Liuhuang (Sulfur, 2 liang, crushed to size of Gleditsiae Spina, added to molten lead without allowing flame, poured onto multiple layers of paper, buried in a pit covered with a bowl to extinguish fire toxicity), Chuanlianzi (Toosendan Fructus), Heiqian (Black Lead, pure, melted first, each 2 liang), Yangqishi (Stibnite, dosage not specified in text), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, stir-fried, each 0.5 liang), Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen, 1 liang), Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus, stir-fried), Guigui (Cinnamomi Cortex, peeled, avoid direct fire), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, peel and remove umbilicus), Hulukaba (Trigonellae Semen, stir-fried), Poguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus, stir-fried, each 1 liang), Wuyao (Linderae Radix, woody part removed, cut, 1 fen).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, form pills with wine paste, size of Wutong seeds. Take 30-100 pills per dose, swallowed with thick decoction of Renshen, Fuling, ginger, and jujube, taken before meals.