神功丸
治气壅风盛,大便秘涩,后重疼痛,烦闷。此药当量虚实加减。
大黄(四两,煨、蒸皆可) 人参(二两) 诃子皮(四两) 麻仁(二两,另研。)
上为末,炼蜜丸如梧子大。每服二十丸,温汤、酒、米饮任意下,食后临卧服。
槟榔丸
治大肠实热,气壅不通,心腹胀满,大便秘结。
槟榔 大黄(蒸) 麻子仁(炒,去壳,别研) 枳实(麸炒) 羌活(去芦) 牵牛
(炒) 杏仁(
上为末,炼蜜丸如梧子大。每服四十丸,空心熟水下。
四顺清凉饮
治同上。每服三钱,水一盏半,灯心十茎,枳壳十片去穣煎,立效。(方见积
小三黄丸
治热灯,大便秘结。每服三十丸,温水下。(方见积热类。)
小柴胡汤
治伤寒阳结,能食而大便不下。(方见伤寒阳证类。)
槟榔散
治肠胃有湿,大便秘涩。
槟榔(不拘多少)
上为末。每服二钱,用蜜汤点服,不以时候。
香苏散
多加枳壳、槟榔亦效。(方见伤寒和解类。)
甘遂散
治大小便不通。
上以甘遂二两赤皮者,为末,炼蜜二合和匀,每一两重,分作四服,日进一服,蜜水下。
未
又方
葵子末三合,青竹叶一把,分一升,煮五沸,顿服。
又方
葵子末三合,水一升煮,去滓,分作二服,猪脂二两,空心。
又方
治大小便关格不通,经三五日者,用不蛀皂角烧灰,米汤调下,即通。
又方
猪脂二两,水一升,煮三沸,饮汁立通。
八正散
治同上。(方见积热类。)
推车散
治大小便秘,经月欲死者。
推车客(七个) 土狗(七个。如男子病,推车客用头,土狗用身。如女子病,土狗用
头,推
上新瓦上焙干,为末,用虎目树皮向南者,浓煎汁调,只一服,经验如神。
又掩脐法∶
治大小便不通。用连根葱一茎,带土不洗,以生姜一块,淡豉二十一粒,盐二匙
捏饼烘热,掩挤中,以帛扎定,良久气透自通。不然,再换一剂。
Shengong Wan (Divine Power Pill)
Indicated for constipation with dryness and difficulty due to qi stagnation and flourishing wind, accompanied by tenesmus, pain, and irritability. The dosage of this formula should be adjusted according to the patient's deficiency or excess condition.
Rhubarb Radix et Rhizoma (4 liang, can be roasted or steamed) Ginseng Radix (2 liang) Chebulae Fructus Pericarpium (4 liang) Cannabis Semen (2 liang, ground separately).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take 20 pills each time, swallowed with warm water, wine, or rice decoction as preferred, after meals and before bedtime.
Binglang Wan (Areca Seed Pill)
Indicated for excess heat in the Large Intestine, qi stagnation and obstruction, leading to abdominal distension and fullness, and constipation.
Areca Seed Rhynchocorydis Semen (fried, shelled, ground separately) Immature Bitter Orange Aurantium Fructus Immaturus (bran-fried) Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (rhizome removed) Pharbitidis Semen (fried) Apricot Seed Armeniacae Semen (skin and tip removed, ground separately)
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make pills the size of a Chinese quince seed. Take 40 pills each time on an empty stomach with well-boiled water.
Sishun Qingliang Yin (Four-Obedience Cooling Clearing Decoction)
Same indications as above. Take 3 qian each time, decoct with 1.5 cups of water, 10 stems of Juncus Arundo Root (Dengxincao), and 10 slices of Aurantium Fructus (pith removed). It acts rapidly. (See the section on Accumulated Heat.)
Xiao Sanhuang Wan (Minor Three-Yellow Pills)
Indicated for constipation due to heat, with hard stools. Take 30 pills each time with warm water. (See the section on Accumulated Heat.)
Xiao Chaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction)
Indicated for Yang binding in Cold Damage, where the patient can eat but cannot pass stool. (See the section on Yang Syndromes of Cold Damage.)
Binglang San (Areca Seed Powder)
Indicated for constipation with dryness due to dampness in the Stomach and Intestines.
Areca Seed (any amount)
Grind the above ingredient into fine powder. Take 2 qian each time, mixed with honey water, at any time.
Xiangsu San (Aromatic Su Powder)
Adding more Aurantium Fructus and Areca Seed is also effective. (See the section on Harmonizing Formulas for Cold Damage.)
Gansui San (Kansui Root Powder)
Indicated for obstruction of both urination and defecation.
Take 2 liang of Kansui Root with red skin, grind into powder, mix evenly with 2 he of honey. Divide into four doses, each weighing 1 liang. Take one dose per day, swallowed with honey water.
Another Prescription
Take 3 he of Abutilon Semen powder and a handful of fresh Green Bamboo Leaf. Decoct in 1 sheng of water until it boils five times. Take all at once.
Another Prescription
Take 3 he of Abutilon Semen powder. Decoct in 1 sheng of water, strain, and divide into two doses. Take with 2 liang of Pig Fat on an empty stomach.
Another Prescription
Indicated for obstruction of both urination and defecation lasting three to five days. Burn non-boring Gleditsia Sinensis Fruit to ash, mix with rice water, and swallow. It will unblock immediately.
Another Prescription
Take 2 liang of Pig Fat and 1 sheng of water. Boil three times. Drink the juice; it will unblock immediately.
Bazheng San (Eight-Righteousness Powder)
Same indications as above. (See the section on Accumulated Heat.)
Tuiche San (Pushcart Plant Powder)
Indicated for constipation of both urine and stool lasting a month, approaching death.
Pushcart Plant Plantago Asiatica Herba (7 plants) Toad Bufo bufo gargarizans (7 toads. If the patient is male, use the head of the Pushcart Plant and the body of the Toad; if female, use the head of the Toad and the body of the Pushcart Plant)
Roast dry on a new tile, grind into powder. Mix with thick decoction of Rhamnus Pringlei Bark growing towards the south. Take only one dose. It works miraculously.
Another Method: Umbilical Application
Indicated for obstruction of both urination and defecation. Use one stalk of Scallion with roots, uncleaned with soil, one piece of Ginger, 21 grains of Prepared Soybean, and 2 spoons of Salt. Knead into a cake, heat it, and apply it to the umbilicus. Secure tightly with a cloth. After a while, qi will penetrate and unblock naturally. If not, change to another dose.