治积痢，不问久新及治积疟，食疟。
砂（一两，别研） 朱砂（一分，别研）
上用黄蜡半两，巴豆三七粒，去壳，同于银石器内，重汤煮一伏时，候巴豆紫色为度，
去二
丸至
不可吃食，临卧服之尤佳，可食淡粥一日。疟疾用乳香汤面东服，于不发日晚间服。
素问云∶大肠者，传导之官，变化出焉。平居之人，五脏之气，贵乎平顺，阴阳二气，
贵乎
是
有发
通之
又论∶秘凡有五，即风秘、气秘、湿秘、冷秘、热秘是也。多因肠胃不足，风寒湿热乘
之，
高
灵仙
蜜炙
之际，
治肠胃不调，热结秘涩。
大麻仁（别研如膏） 川大黄（锉碎，微炒） 浓朴（去皮
二两） 杏仁（去皮尖，别研） 枳实（去瓤，麸炒。各一两）
上为细末，炼蜜为丸，如梧桐子大，每服七十丸，空心，米饮送下，以利为度。强羸临
时加
治年高冷秘，及 癖冷气。
生硫黄（研细） 半夏（汤浸，焙，取末）
上等分和匀，用生姜自然汁打面糊为丸，如梧桐子大，每服五十丸，空心，温酒姜汤任
下。
治气秘，老人虚弱人皆可服。
橘红（取末） 杏仁（汤浸，去皮尖）
上二味，等分和匀，炼蜜为丸，如梧桐子大，每服七十丸，空心，用米饮送下。
Treats accumulated dysentery, regardless of whether it is chronic or acute, as well as accumulated malaria and food-induced malaria.
Sha (Cinnabar, 1 liang, ground separately) Zhusha (Realgar, 1 fen, ground separately)
Take the above herbs with half a liang of yellow beeswax and thirty-seven seeds of Crotonis Fructus (Badou), shelled, and boil them together in a silver or ceramic vessel over water for one fu time (approximately two hours), until the Crotonis Fructus turns purple.
Remove the pills.
Take two to three pills.
Avoid solid food; taking them before sleep is especially beneficial. Consume light congee for one day. For malaria, take facing east with Frankincense Decoction, in the evening before the fever paroxysm occurs.
The *Suwen* states: The Large Intestine is the official of transmission, where changes occur. In healthy individuals, the qi of the five zang organs should be smooth and balanced, and the yin and yang qi should be
smooth and
unobstructed.
It further discusses: Constipation has five types, namely wind constipation, qi constipation, dampness constipation, cold constipation, and heat constipation. It is mostly caused by deficiency of the stomach and intestines, allowing pathogenic wind, cold, dampness, and heat to invade.
Gao
Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Weilingshen)
Honey-fried
during the process,
Treats irregularities of the stomach and intestines, and constipation due to heat accumulation and obstruction.
Hemp Seed (Cannabis Fructus, ground into paste separately) Rhubarb (Chuan Dahuang, chopped, slightly stir-fried) Magnolia Bark (Nongpo, peeled,
2 liang) Apricot Kernel (Xingren, skin and tip removed, ground separately) Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, pulp removed, bran-fried. Each 1 liang)
Grind the above herbs into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take seventy pills per dose, on an empty stomach, washed down with rice drink. Stop when bowel movement becomes unobstructed. Adjust dosage temporarily for strong or emaciated patients.
Treats severe constipation due to qi stagnation and excess wind in the stomach and intestines. (Formula see Chapter on Treatment of Deficiency and Excess of Spleen and Stomach in the Five Zang Organs section)
Treats cold constipation in the elderly, and cold qi accumulation in masses.
Raw Sulphur (Sheng Liuhuang, finely ground) Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, soaked in decoction, dried, powdered)
Mix the above herbs in equal parts. Use fresh ginger juice to make a dough, then form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, on an empty stomach, taken with warm wine or ginger soup as desired.
Treats qi constipation; suitable for the elderly and those with weakness.
Tangerine Peel (Juhong, powdered) Apricot Kernel (Xingren, soaked in decoction, skin and tip removed)
Mix the above two herbs in equal parts. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take seventy pills per dose, on an empty stomach, washed down with rice drink.