治中暑,眩晕,昏不知人,身热恶寒,头疼,状如伤寒,或往来寒热,烦躁渴甚
泄泻。常服,去暑毒,分阴阳。
硫黄 硝石(各一两) 雄黄(通明者) 滑石 白矾(各半两) 寒食面(四两)
上为末,滴水为丸如梧桐子大。每服五丸至七丸。渐加至二十丸,新汲水下。昏塞不知
人事
治中暑,身热呕吐,热泻赤痢,癃闭涩痛,利小便,益精气,通九窍六腑,消蓄水
渴,除烦热心躁,百药酒食等毒。解疫疠及两感伤寒。及妇人下乳催生,兼吹乳、乳痈
妇莫服。
白滑石(六两) 甘草(一两,炙)
上为极细末,每服三钱,蜜少许,温水调下。无蜜亦得,日三服。欲冷,新汲水调下。
发汗
治中暑烦渴,晕眩,寒热,烦躁闷乱,或似欲绝者。
半夏(一斤,汤洗七次,去滑) 茯苓(去皮) 甘草(生,各半斤)
上为末,姜汁面糊为丸如梧桐子大。每服三十丸,新汲水下。中暑为患,药下即苏。夏
中常
治中暑不省人事。
猪牙皂荚(一两,烧灰) 甘草(一两,微炒)
上为细末,每服二钱,温热水调下。
To treat heatstroke (Zhongshu), characterized by vertigo, coma with loss of consciousness, fever accompanied by aversion to cold, headache, symptoms resembling Taiyang disease (Taiyang Bing) or alternating chills and fever, extreme restlessness and thirst, as well as diarrhea. Regular consumption eliminates summerheat toxicity and balances Yin and Yang.
Shihuang (Realgar, *Realgar*), Xiaoshi (Niter, *Natrii Sulfas*), Xionghuang (Realgar, *Realgar* - choose transparent and pure pieces), Huashi (Talcum, *Talcum*), Bai Fan (Alumen, *Alumen*), each half tael; Hanshi Mian (Cold Food Powder, *Farina Tritici aestivi preparata*) four taels.
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, add drops of water to form pills the size of *Koelreuteria paniculata* seeds. Take five to seven pills per dose, gradually increasing to twenty pills, swallowed with fresh cold water. For cases of stupor and loss of consciousness.
To treat heatstroke causing fever, vomiting, hot diarrhea, dysentery with blood, strangury with painful urination, promoting diuresis, benefiting essence and qi, unblocking the nine orifices and six fu organs, eliminating retained fluid and thirst, removing mental restlessness and irritability, detoxifying various medicines, alcohol, and food poisons. Resolving epidemic pestilence and Lianggan Shanghan (Double-Exposure Cold Damage). It is also used for inducing lactation and facilitating childbirth in women, and treating breast abscesses due to blocked milk or mastitis. Women who are pregnant should not take this.
Baishihuaishi (White Talcum, *Talcum*) six taels; Gancao (Licorice Root, *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*) one tael, roasted.
Grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder. Take three qian per dose, mixed with a little honey and warm water. Honey is optional. Take three times daily. If desired cold, mix with fresh cold water. Has a sweating-inducing effect.
To treat heatstroke causing irritability and thirst, vertigo, alternating chills and fever, restlessness and confusion, or feeling as if life is about to end.
Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, *Pinelliae Rhizoma*) one jin, washed seven times with boiling water to remove slime; Fuling (Poria, *Poria*), peeled; Gancao (Licorice Root, *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*), raw, each half jin.
Grind the above ingredients into powder, use ginger juice and wheat paste to form pills the size of *Koelreuteria paniculata* seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, swallowed with fresh cold water. In cases of heatstroke, recovery occurs immediately after taking the medicine. Effective for regular summer heatstroke.
To treat heatstroke resulting in loss of consciousness.
Zhuya Zaojiao (Chinese Tamarisk Pod, *Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus*) one tael, burnt to ash; Gancao (Licorice Root, *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*) one tael, lightly stir-fried.
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with warm water.
To treat heatstroke causing coma, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea. Take fifty pills per dose, swallowed with rice drink. Alternatively, administer with Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria, *Wuling San*). Grinding the pills in water and instilling them is also effective.
To treat heatstroke causing slight coldness in hands and feet, irritability and thirst, without pain in the four limbs. (Formula see previous section: General Treatment for Cold Damage.)
To treat heatstroke causing phlegm reversal and aversion to cold. (Formula see subsequent section: Cough and Reversal Qi.)