茯苓汤
治支饮 手足麻痹,多睡眩冒。
半夏(汤泡七次) 赤茯苓(去皮) 橘皮(各一两) 枳壳(去穣,面炒) 桔梗(去
芦) 甘草(
不拘时候。
三痹汤
治血气凝滞,手足拘挛,疗风痹、气痹等疾。
川续断 杜仲(去皮,切,姜汁炒) 防风 桂心 华阴细辛 人参 白茯苓 当归 白
芍药
上锉散。每服五钱,水二盏,姜三片,枣一枚,煎至一盏。去滓热服,不拘时,但腹稍
空服
羚羊角汤
治筋痹,肢节束痛。
羚羊角 薄桂 附子 独活(各一两三钱半) 白芍药 防风 芎 (各一两)
上锉散。每服三大钱,水一盏半,生姜三片,同煎至八分。取清汁服,日可一二服。
升麻汤
治热痹,肌肉热极,体上如鼠走,唇口反纵,皮色变。兼诸风皆治。
升麻(三两) 茯神(去皮) 人参 防风 犀角(镑) 羚羊角(镑) 羌活(各一
两) 官桂(半
上锉散。每服四钱,水二盏,生姜二片,竹沥少许,同煎至一盏,不拘时温服。
艾煎丸
治因伤风,瘀热不解,发为风疸,举身黄,小便或黄或白,寒热,好卧不欲动,其
浮阴弱。
生艾(二月采,一束,捣烂,铜器煎如膏) 大黄(蒸) 黄连(炒) 栝蒌根 凝水
石( ) 苦
上为末,以艾膏和得所,丸如梧子大。初服六七丸,渐加至二十丸。有热,加苦参。渴,
加栝瓜蒌根。小便涩,加葶苈。小便多,加凝水石。小便白,加黄连。大便难,加大黄。并
倍加
麻黄酒
治伤寒不解,发为黄胆,其脉紧,以汗解之。
麻黄(三两)
上用水酒五升,煎至二升,每服一盏,温服汗愈。(春夏秋水。)
Wuji San (Formula see "Yin Syndrome Category" in *Treatise on Cold Damage*.)
Fuling Tang (Poria Decoction)
Treats Zhi Yin (fluid retention in the chest and diaphragm), with symptoms of numbness and paralysis of the hands and feet, excessive sleepiness, dizziness, and vertigo.
Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, soaked in boiling water seven times) Chifuling (Red Poria, peeled) Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, one tael each) Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, pith removed, stir-fried with flour) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, rhizome removed) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, dosage not restricted).
Take at any time.
Sanbi Tang (Three Obstructions Decoction)
Treats stagnation of Qi and Blood, spasms and contracture of the hands and feet; effective for Feng Bi (Wind Bi syndrome), Qi Bi, and other diseases.
Chuanxuduan (Dipsaci Radix) Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, peeled, sliced, stir-fried with ginger juice) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex) Huayin Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma from Huayin) Renshen (Ginseng Radix) Bai Fuling (White Poria) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba).
Crush all ingredients into a coarse powder. Each dose is five qian, boiled with two zhan of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and one jujube, until reduced to one zhan. Strain and take hot, at any time, preferably when the stomach is slightly empty.
Lingyangjiao Tang (Antelope Horn Decoction)
Treats Jin Bi (Sinew Bi syndrome), characterized by pain in limbs and joints as if bound.
Lingyangjiao (Saigae Tataricae Cornu) Bo Gui (Thin Cinnamon Bark) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata) Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, each one tael and three qian half) Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, each one tael).
Crush all ingredients into a coarse powder. Each dose is three large qian, boiled with one and a half zhan of water and three slices of fresh ginger, until reduced to eight-tenths. Take the clear liquid, one to two times daily.
Shengma Tang (Cimicifugae Decoction)
Treats Re Bi (Heat Bi syndrome), where muscle heat is extreme, sensation of mice running under the skin, inversion or flaccidity of lips and mouth, and change in skin color. Also treats various wind disorders.
Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, three taels) Fushen (Poria with Hostwood, peeled) Renshen (Ginseng Radix) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) Xijiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu, shaved) Lingyangjiao (Saigae Tataricae Cornu, shaved) Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, each one tael) Guanzi Gui (Official Cinnamon Bark, half tael).
Crush all ingredients into a coarse powder. Each dose is four qian, boiled with two zhan of water, two slices of fresh ginger, and a little bamboo sap, until reduced to one zhan. Take warm at any time.
Ai Jian Wan (Mugwort Paste Pill)
Treats Feng Dan (Wind Jaundice) caused by unresolved stasis-heat due to wind injury, presenting with generalized yellowing of the body, urine that is either yellow or white, alternating chills and fever, preference for lying down without desire to move, and a floating, weak yin pulse.
Sheng Ai (Fresh Artemisiae Argyi Folium, harvested in February, one bundle, pounded and decocted in a copper vessel into a paste) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, steamed) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, stir-fried) Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix) Ningshuishi (Natron, calcined) Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix).
Grind all ingredients into fine powder, mix with the mugwort paste to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Initial dose: six to seven pills, gradually increased to twenty pills. If there is heat, add Kushen. If thirsty, add Gualougen. If urination is difficult/astringent, add Tinglizi. If urination is frequent/profuse, add Ningshuishi. If urine is white, add Huanglian. If defecation is difficult, add Dahuang. Double the dosage of the respective added herbs.
Mahuang Jiu (Ephedra Wine)
Treats Huangdan (Jaundice) resulting from unresolved Shanghan (Cold Damage), with a tight pulse; resolves via sweating.
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, three taels).
Boil with five sheng of water and wine until reduced to two sheng. Each dose is one zhan, taken warm to induce sweating and cure. (Applicable in spring, summer, autumn, and winter water sections.)