桂枝汤
治伤风、脉浮、自汗、恶风。
桂枝(不见火) 白芍药(各一两) 甘草(炙,半两)
上锉散。每服四钱,生姜五片,大枣二个煎,不拘时服。发汗汗不止者,谓之漏风,宜
加炮
牡蛎散
治诸虚不足,及新病暴虚,津液不固,体常自汗,夜卧即甚,久而不止,羸瘠枯
忪,惊惕,短气,烦倦。
牡蛎(米泔浸, ,取粉) 麻黄根 黄 知母(各一两)
上为末。每服用小麦百余粒,煎汤浓调服。一方,为散,每三钱,水三盏,薤白三寸,
煎一
黄 汤
治喜怒惊恐,房室虚劳,致阴阳偏虚,或发厥自汗,或盗汗不止,悉宜服之。
黄 (去芦,蜜水炙,一两半) 白茯苓(去皮) 熟地黄(酒蒸) 肉桂(不见火) 天
门冬
(去
草
(炙。
上锉散。每服四钱,生姜五片煎,不拘时候。发厥自汗,加熟附子。发热自汗,加石斛。
未
抚芎汤
治自汗头眩,痰逆恶心。
抚芎 白术(去油,略炒) 橘红(各二两) 甘草(炙,半两)
上锉散。每服四钱,生姜七片煎,温服。
建中汤
治表虚自汗。
官桂(三分) 芍药(一两半) 甘草(炙,半两)
上锉散。每服四钱。姜五片,枣二枚,食前服。本方加黄 一两,名黄 建中汤,治虚
劳自
子半
防风散
治盗汗。
川芎(一分) 人参(半分) 防风(二分)
上为末。每服一钱,临卧,米饮调下。
白术散
治盗汗极验。
白术(不拘多少,锉成小块或稍大)
上用浮麦一升,水一斗,煮干,如白术尚硬,又加水一二升煮,取出切作片,焙干,去
麦不
茯苓汤
治虚汗、盗汗。
上用白茯苓为末,煎乌梅,陈艾汤,调下二钱,服之神妙。
大建中汤
治虚热盗汗,百节酸疼,腰痛,肢体倦怠,日渐羸弱,口苦舌涩,心怔,短气。
绵黄 (炙) 远志(灯心煮,去心) 当归(洗) 泽泻(各三两) 白芍药 龙骨 人
参(各
二
上锉散。每服四钱,水二大盏,生姜五片煎,热服。气弱,加炮附子二两,腰痛筋急,
加去
止汗温粉
上用川芎、白芷、 本各一分,为末,入米三分,绵裹扑于身上。
止汗红粉
麻黄根 牡蛎(火 ,各一两) 赤石脂 龙骨(各半两)
上为末,以绢袋盛,如扑粉用之。
Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
Treats wind-strike, floating pulse, spontaneous sweating, and aversion to wind.
Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig, not roasted over fire), 1 liang; Baishao Yao (White Peony Root), 1 liang; Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried), 0.5 liang.
Crush the above into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct with 5 slices of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) and 2 Dazao (Jujube), take at any time. If sweating persists after inducing sweat, it is called "Lou Feng" (Leaking Wind); it is appropriate to add Pao Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root) [text missing in original].
Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria), Xiaoshu Wan (Summerheat-Relieving Pill), Queshu San (Summerheat-Repelling Powder)
Treats spontaneous sweating due to summerheat injury. (Formulas are detailed in the Summerheat Injury category.)
Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria), Xiaoshu Wan (Summerheat-Relieving Pill), Queshu San (Summerheat-Repelling Powder)
Treats spontaneous sweating due to summerheat injury. (Formulas are detailed in the Summerheat Injury category.)
Muli San (Oyster Shell Powder)
Treats various deficiencies and insufficiencies, as well as sudden deficiency from recent illness, where Jingye (Body Fluids) are not secured, leading to constant spontaneous sweating, worsening during sleep, persisting for a long time, resulting in emaciation, palpitations, fright, shortness of breath, irritability, and fatigue.
Muli (Oyster Shell, soaked in rice wash water, calcined, take the powder), Mahuang Gen (Ephedra Root), Huangqi (Astragalus Root), Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome), each 1 liang.
Grind the above into fine powder. For each dose, use over 100 grains of Xiaomai (Wheat), decoct in water to make a thick liquid, and mix with the powder to take. Another method: grind into powder, take 3 qian per dose, with 3 zhen of water and 3 cun of Xiebai (Allium Macrostemon Bulb), decoct until reduced to one [zhen] [text missing in original].
Huangqi Jianzhong Tang (Astragalus Middle-Nourishing Decoction)
Treats deficiency-labor caused by excessive joy, anger, fear, or sexual activity, leading to yin-yang imbalance, manifesting as syncope with spontaneous sweating or persistent night sweats. It is suitable for all such cases.
Huangqi (Astragalus Root, remove rhizome, honey-water fried), 1.5 liang; Baifuling (Poria, remove skin); Shudihuang (Rehmannia Root, wine-steamed); Rougui (Cinnamon Bark, not roasted over fire); Tianmendong (Asparagus Tuber, remove heart); [Gancao] (Licorice Root, honey-fried, [0.5 liang]) [text missing in original].
Crush the above into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct with 5 slices of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), take at any time. For syncope with spontaneous sweating, add Pao Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root); for fever with spontaneous sweating, add Shihu (Dendrobium Stem).
Fuxiong Tang (Ligusticum and Angelica Decoction)
Treats spontaneous sweating accompanied by dizziness, phlegm reversal, and nausea.
Fuxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizome), Baizhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, remove oil, lightly stir-fried), Juhong (Citrus Reticulata Peel), each 2 liang; Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried), 0.5 liang.
Crush the above into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct with 7 slices of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), take warm.
Jianzhong Tang (Middle-Nourishing Decoction)
Treats spontaneous sweating due to exterior deficiency.
Guangui (Official Cinnamon Twig), 3 fen; Shaoyao (Peony Root), 1.5 liang; Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried), 0.5 liang.
Crush the above into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, with 5 slices of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) and 2 Dazao (Jujube), take before meals. Adding 1 liang of Huangqi (Astragalus Root) to this formula creates Huangqi Jianzhong Tang (Astragalus Middle-Nourishing Decoction), which treats spontaneous sweating due to deficiency-labor.
Fangfeng San (Saposhnikovia Powder)
Treats night sweats.
Chuanxiong Rhizome, 1 fen; Renshen (Ginseng Root), 0.5 fen; Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root), 2 fen.
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with Mi Yin (Rice Drink) before going to bed.
Baizhu San (Atractylodes Powder)
Highly effective for treating night sweats.
Baizhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, quantity unrestricted, crushed into small or slightly large pieces).
Take the above Baizhu, boil with 1 sheng of Fumai (Floating Wheat) and 1 dou of water until dry. If the Baizhu is still hard, add 1-2 sheng of water and boil again. Remove, slice, and dry-roast. Discard the wheat [do not eat the wheat, only take the medicine].
Fuling Tang (Poria Decoction)
Treats deficiency sweating and night sweats.
Grind Baifuling (White Poria) into powder. Decoct Wumei (Mume Fruit) and Chen Ai (Aged Mugwort Leaf) in water, mix with the powder, and take 2 qian. The effect is miraculous.
Da Jianzhong Tang (Great Middle-Nourishing Decoction)
Treats deficiency-heat night sweats, soreness and pain in all joints, lower back pain, limb fatigue, gradual emaciation, bitter taste in mouth, dry tongue, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
Mian Huangqi (Milky Astragalus Root, honey-fried); Yuanzhi (Polygala Root, boiled with Centipeda Cord, remove heart); Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, washed); Zexie (Alisma Rhizome), each 3 liang; Baishaoyao (White Peony Root); Longgu (Fossilized Bone); Renshen (Ginseng Root), each [2 liang] [text missing in original].
Crush the above into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct with 2 large zhen of water and 5 slices of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), take hot. For weak qi, add 2 liang of Pao Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root); for lower back pain and tendon stiffness, add [Niuxi] (Achyranthes Root) [text missing in original].
Zhihan Wenfen (Sweat-Stopping Warm Powder)
Take Chuanxiong Rhizome, Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root), Gaoben (Ligusticum Wallichii Rhizome), each 1 fen, grind into powder, add 3 fen of Rice, wrap in cotton cloth, and apply/powder onto the body.
Zhihan Hongfen (Sweat-Stopping Red Powder)
Mahuang Gen (Ephedra Root), Muli (Oyster Shell, calcined), each 1 liang; Chishizhi (Red Halloysite); Longgu (Fossilized Bone), each 0.5 liang.
Grind the above into powder, place in a silk bag, and use like powder.