治老人虚人,伏暑烦躁,引饮无度,恶心疲倦,服凉药不得者。
草果仁(三两) 附子(炮,去皮脐) 橘红(各一两) 甘草(炙,半两)
上 咀,每服一两,水二碗,生姜十片,煎至半碗,去滓,沉冷,旋旋服,不拘时候。
治伏暑伤冷,霍乱转筋,烦渴,心腹撮痛,吐利交作,四肢厥冷。
香薷(半斤)扁豆(四两) 浓朴(姜制炒,六两) 槟榔(二两) 黄连(去须,三
两)
上 咀,每服四钱,水一盏,用酒半盏,煎至八分,去滓,沉冷服,不拘时候。
活人书云∶风雨袭虚,山泽蒸气,令人中湿,湿流关节,身体烦痛,其脉沉缓为中湿。
大抵中湿变证万端,挟风者,为烦热,为流走,为拘急;兼寒者,为痛,为浮肿;与风寒二
气合则为痹,皆由中湿而后挟以异气而然也。治湿之法,不可大发汗,慎不可以火攻之,唯
当利其
治湿流关节,臂疼手重,不可俯仰,或自汗,头眩,痰逆恶心。
抚芎 白术 橘红(各一两) 甘草(炙,半两)
上 咀,每服四钱,水一盏半,姜七片,煎至八分,去滓,温服,不拘时候。
治坐卧湿地,或为雨露所袭,身重脚弱,关节重疼,发热恶寒,或多汗恶风,或腿膝浮
肿,或小便不利,大腑溏泄。
白术(二两) 人参(半两) 干姜(炮) 白芍药 附子(炮,去皮脐) 白茯苓(去
皮) 桂枝(不见火) 甘草(炙。各半两)
上 咀,每服四钱,水一盏半,生姜五片,大枣一枚,煎至八分,去滓,温服,不拘时
候。
Treating the elderly and those with deficient constitutions, who suffer from latent summerheat causing restlessness, excessive thirst despite drinking, nausea, fatigue, and are unable to tolerate cold-natured medicines.
Caoguo Ren (Tsaoko Cardamom Fruit), 3 liang; Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateral Root), peeled and navel removed, 1 liang; Juhong (Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride), 1 liang; Gancao (Prepared Licorice Root), 0.5 liang.
Crush the herbs. For each dose of 1 liang, add 2 bowls of water and 10 slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until half a bowl remains, strain, cool completely, and take in small amounts at any time.
Treating latent summerheat complicated by cold injury, cholera with calf cramps, irritability and thirst, gripping pain in the heart and abdomen, simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea, and cold limbs.
Xiangru (Moslae Herba), 8 liang; Bian Dou (Dolichos Lablab Seed), 4 liang; Houpo (Magnolia Bark), processed with ginger juice and stir-fried, 6 liang; Binglang (Areca Seed), 2 liang; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), whiskers removed, 3 liang.
Crush the herbs. For each dose of 4 qian, add 1 cup of water and 0.5 cup of wine. Decoct until 0.8 cup remains, strain, cool, and take at any time.
The *Huoren Shu* states: Wind and rain invade the body's deficiency; steam and vapor from mountains and marshes cause people to contract dampness. When dampness flows into the joints, it causes bodily restlessness and pain; a deep and slow pulse indicates dampness contraction.
Generally, complications from dampness contraction are myriad. Those accompanied by wind present as irritability, heat, wandering pain, and stiffness; those combined with cold present as pain and edema; when combined with both wind and cold, they form Bi syndrome. All arise from initial dampness contraction followed by the addition of other pathogenic factors. The treatment for dampness should not involve heavy sweating, nor should fire therapy be used; rather, one should promote urination to drain dampness.
Treating dampness flowing into joints, causing arm pain and heaviness in the hands, inability to bend or extend, spontaneous sweating, dizziness, rebellious phlegm, and nausea.
Fuxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome variety), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Juhong (Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride), each 1 liang; Gancao (Prepared Licorice Root), 0.5 liang.
Crush the herbs. For each dose of 4 qian, add 1.5 cups of water and 7 slices of ginger. Decoct until 0.8 cup remains, strain, and take warm at any time.
Treating sitting or lying on wet ground, or being exposed to rain and dew, resulting in heavy body and weak legs, heavy and painful joints, fever with aversion to cold, excessive sweating with aversion to wind, swelling of the legs and knees, difficult urination, or loose stools.
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), 2 liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), 0.5 liang; Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), prepared; Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba); Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Lateral Root), peeled and navel removed; Bai Fuling (Poria), peeled; Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), protected from direct fire; Gancao (Prepared Licorice Root), each 0.5 liang.
Crush the herbs. For each dose of 4 qian, add 1.5 cups of water, 5 slices of ginger, and 1 jujube. Decoct until 0.8 cup remains, strain, and take warm at any time.