附子汤
治合痹,骨节疼痛,皮肤不仁,肌肉重着,四肢缓纵,腰脚酸疼。
生附子(一两) 白芍药 官桂 甘草 白茯苓 人参(半两) 白术(三钱)
上锉散。每服四钱,水二盏,生姜七片,煎至六分,去滓食前服。恶甜者,减甘草一半。
兼
乌头汤
治寒冷湿痹,流于经络,挛缩不得转侧。
大乌头 细辛 川椒 甘草 秦艽 附子 官桂 白芍药(各七分) 川独活(一两三
钱半)
上锉散。每服三钱,水一盏半,枣二枚。同煎至八分,去滓,空心食前服。
理中汤
治寒湿痹,加附子、天麻四分之一。(方见霍乱类。)
黄 酒
治风湿痹,身体顽麻,皮肤瘙痒,筋脉挛急,言语謇涩,手足不遂,时觉不仁。
黄 (去芦) 防风(去芦) 官桂(不见火) 天麻 萆 白芍药 当归(去芦) 云
母粉 白
上锉散,以生绢袋盛,以酒一斗浸之,春五日,夏三日,秋七日,冬十日。每服一盏,
温暖
苍耳散
治一切风湿痹,四肢拘挛。苍耳子三两,为散,水一升半煎,去滓,分作三服。或
水糊丸如梧桐子大。每服五十丸,温酒吞下。
薏苡粥
治久风湿痹,补正气,除胸中邪气,利肠胃,消水肿,久服轻身益气。薏苡仁一升
以水作粥,空心服。
Fuzi Tang (Aconite Decoction)
Treats He Bi (Combined Bi Syndrome), characterized by pain in bone joints, insensitivity of the skin, heaviness of muscles, flaccidity and weakness of the four limbs, and soreness and pain in the waist and feet.
Raw Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (1 liang) Baishao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) Bai Fuling (Poria) Renshen (Radix Ginseng) (0.5 liang) Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (3 qian)
Crush the above herbs into a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, add 2 zhan of water and 7 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until 6 fen remains, remove the dregs, and take before meals. For those who dislike sweetness, reduce the amount of Gancao by half.
Also treats: Wutou Tang (Cocklebur Head Decoction)
Treats Cold-Damp Bi Syndrome flowing into the meridians, resulting in spasms and inability to turn or change position.
Da Wutou (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii) Xixin (Herba Asari) Chuanjiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae) Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) Baishao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) (each 7 fen) Chuan Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis) (1 liang 3 qian 0.5 fen)
Crush the above herbs into a powder. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water and 2 jujubes, decoct together until 8 fen remains, remove the dregs, and take on an empty stomach before meals.
Lizhong Tang (Regulate the Middle Decoction)
Treats Cold-Damp Bi Syndrome; add Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) and Tianma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae) at one-quarter of the original formula's dosage. (See the section on Huoluan for the full formula.)
Huangjiu Infusion (Yellow Wine Infusion)
Treats Wind-Damp Bi Syndrome, characterized by stubborn numbness of the body, itching of the skin, spasm of sinews and vessels, slurred speech, impairment of hand and foot movement, and frequent sensations of numbness.
Huangqi (Radix Astragali) (remove rhizome) Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) (do not roast over high heat) Tianma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae) Bixie (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae) Baishao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (remove rhizome) Yunmu Fen (Mica Powder) Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae)
Crush the above herbs into a powder, place in a raw silk bag, and soak in 1 dou of yellow wine. Soak for 5 days in spring, 3 days in summer, 7 days in autumn, and 10 days in winter. Take 1 zhan per dose, warm.
Canger San (Xanthium Powder)
Treats all types of Wind-Damp Bi Syndrome with stiffness and spasms of the four limbs. Cangerzi (Fructus Xanthii) 3 liang, grind into a powder, decoct in 1.5 sheng of water, remove dregs, and divide into three doses. Alternatively, make pills the size of paulownia seeds using water paste. Take 50 pills per dose, swallowed with warm wine.
Yiyi Zhou (Coix Seed Porridge)
Treats chronic Wind-Damp Bi Syndrome; tonifies healthy qi, eliminates pathogenic factors in the chest, promotes bowel and bladder function, reduces edema, and with long-term use, lightens the body and benefits qi. Yiyiren (Semen Coicis) 1 sheng, cook with water to make porridge, take on an empty stomach.