神仙粥 治身热作饱。不思饮食。头疼。冒雨受寒。一时无觅医处。此法取汗。
用带皮老姜。三两捣烂。将热酒泡饮。出汗。轻者即愈。重者可解一时之急。
麻黄汤 太阳症。头顶痛腰脊强。发热无汗。宜此汤主治而汗之。
麻黄（一两五钱） 桂枝（一两） 甘草（五钱） 杏仁（五十枚）
作一剂。每服用五钱。水煎温服汗出为度。无汗再服。春分后忌之。用此药发汗不出。
脉弱者无阳。及不至足者。为难治。身热不退。脉愈燥者。难治。
葛根汤 阳明症。目痛鼻干不得眠。身热无汗者。以此汤治之。
葛根（三钱） 芍药（钱半） 桂枝（一钱） 姜三枣二。加黄芩。名葛根解肌汤 白虎汤
治渴而有汗不解者。
知母（二钱） 石膏（五钱） 甘草（六钱） 粳米（小半合）加人参。名人参白虎汤。无汗
大忌。
小柴胡汤 少阳症。胸肋痛而耳聋。往来寒热。病在半表半里。此汤为主治。
柴胡（二两） 半夏（八钱） 黄芩 甘草
人参（各七钱半）作五服。每服加姜三枣二。但人参一味。亦宜斟酌。若邪气未退。不可
轻用。
大柴胡汤 治身热谵语。不大便。恶寒。
柴胡（二两） 黄芩（七钱半） 芍药（三钱） 半夏（六钱）
枳实（五钱） 大黄（五钱） 作三服加姜枣。
桂枝大黄汤 太阴症。肚腹硬满。燥渴咽干。或腹痛。
大便实者为里热。以此汤主之。
桂枝 大黄 甘草 枳实 浓朴 人参 芍药 槟榔 甚者加芒硝
附子理中汤 腹满自利。不渴者。属里寒。
人参 白术 干姜 甘草 附子
四逆汤 治四肢厥冷。脉微欲绝者。
干姜（五钱） 附子（二钱半） 甘草（一两）水煎炖冷
大承气汤 少阴症。口燥咽干。谵语。五六日不大便手足心并腋下。 痞满。燥实俱
全者。用此汤主之。
大黄 浓朴 枳实 芒硝（各二钱半）
小承气汤 治伤寒传里。有痞满。实而无燥坚者以此汤主之。
大黄（五钱） 浓朴 枳实（各二钱）
调胃承气汤 无痞满。而有燥实坚者。
大黄（四钱） 芒硝（三钱） 甘草（二钱） 枳实（二钱） 浓朴（二钱）
若初起手指甲青。兼
之腹痛。呕吐身如彼杖。脉细沉无力。谓之阴毒。急用四逆汤温之外灸关元。气海。复其阳气
麻附细辛汤 本经身发热。四肢冷。指甲青。腹痛脉虽沉。亦有可汗者。此汤主治。
麻黄（二钱） 附子（三钱） 细辛（一钱五分） 甘草（五分）
人参（二钱） 黄连（一钱） 芍药（一钱五分） 以其无头疼故名少阴似太阳。假若身不发
热。岂敢轻汗之。
桂附汤 厥阴症烦满囊拳谵语而渴者当下之三承气汤选用。口吐涎沫小腹痛。不渴者。
当此汤主之。
桂枝（一两） 附子（三钱） 青皮 甘草 柴胡（各四钱） 作三服每服加姜三片。
陶氏冲和汤 两感伤寒。虽不治之症。然所禀有虚实。所感有浅深。若胎元禀得浓者而
所感得浅。间亦可生。如两感阴阳未分。或阳先受病者。以此汤服之。
柴胡 干葛 石膏 黑豆 生地 防风 白芷 川芎 细辛 羌活 甘草 黄芩
羌活汤 治两感。阴阳已分。
羌活（一钱五分） 独活 防风 防己 黄芩 黄连 苍术（各八分） 白术 甘草 细辛
（各三分） 知母 川芎 生地（各一钱） 煎服未解。再服三四剂。病愈则止。
又方。 阴阳两感。表里未分。用后方主治。
麻黄 升麻 干葛 芍药（各二钱） 甘草（五分） 苏叶 青皮 香附 白芷 川芎 陈
皮（各等分）
每服三钱加姜葱煎服。痞满加枳壳。大抵两感脉从阳可治。从阴难治。
九味羌活汤 春分后感冒伤寒。宜此汤主之。
羌活 苍术 防风（各一钱半） 甘草 白芷 川芎 生地 黄芩（各一钱） 细辛（四分）
姜三
细辛。加黄 。再不止。加桂枝。芍药。不作汗。加苏叶。渴加知母。石膏。呕逆加姜汁
。有痰去生地。加半夏。肌热。加柴胡。葛根。喘。加杏仁。虚烦。加知母。麦门冬。竹茹
。胸膈饱闷。去生地。加枳壳。桔梗。便秘。加大黄。中寒于经络。加附子。湿土司天。倍
苍术 久雨。加木瓜。苍术。太阳症。倍羌活。加 本。阳明症。加升麻。葛根。少阳症。
加柴胡。半夏。太阴症。加浓朴。枳实。少阴症。加桔梗。知母。黄柏。厥阴症。加柴胡。
倍川芎。此方通治六经伤寒。无有不验。乃四时伤寒之圣药也。
回阳急救汤 治直中阴经。无热恶寒面惨。手足厥冷。唇紫舌卷。爪甲青黑身重虽于转
侧。不渴卧多蜷足。大便泄利。小便青白。脉细沉微。
附子 干姜 人参 甘草 白术 肉桂 陈皮
呕吐。加半夏。（姜汁拌炒）腹痛甚。加芍药。木香老姜汁。利不止。加陈壁土炒升麻少
许。口吐涎沫。加吴茱萸盐炒。无脉。加五味子。猪胆汁。战栗。加附子。麻黄。小腹绞痛加
青皮。吴茱萸。水一钟半。枣二。生姜自然汁半盏煎。临服入泥浆水澄清。一匙温服。
Shenxian Zhou (Immortal Porridge): Treats body heat with a sensation of fullness. Loss of appetite. Headache. Exposure to rain and cold. When a physician is unavailable. This method induces sweating.
Use old ginger with skin, three taels, pounded into a paste. Soak in hot wine and drink. Upon sweating, mild cases are cured immediately. Severe cases can be relieved temporarily.
Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction): Treats Taiyang disease (disease of the Taiyang channel). Pain at the vertex, stiffness of the waist and spine. Fever without sweat. This decoction is indicated to induce sweating.
Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (one tael five qian) Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝) (one tael) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (five qian) Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, 杏仁) (fifty seeds)
Prepared as one dose. Each serving is five qian. Decoct in water, take warm, until sweating occurs. If no sweat, take again. Forbidden after the Spring Equinox. If sweating does not occur after using this medicine:
Weak pulse indicates lack of Yang (Yang deficiency). Pulse failing to reach the feet is difficult to treat. Persistent fever with increasingly restless pulse is difficult to treat.
Gegen Tang (Kudzu Root Decoction): Treats Yangming disease (disease of the Yangming channel). Eye pain, dry nose, insomnia. Body heat without sweat is treated with this decoction.
Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen, 葛根) (three qian) Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药) (half qian) Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂Zhi, 桂枝) (one qian) Three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), two Jujubae Fructus (Dazao, 大枣). Adding Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) names it Gegen Jiemo Tang (Kudzu Root Muscle-Relieving Decoction).
Baitu Tang (White Tiger Decoction): Treats thirst with sweating but unresolved disease.
Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu, 知母) (two qian) Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao, 石膏) (five qian) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (six qian) Oryza Sativa (Jingmi, 粳米) (small half he). Adding Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参) names it Renshen Baitu Tang (Ginseng White Tiger Decoction). Contraindicated for those without sweat.
Xiao Chaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction): Treats Shaoyang disease (disease of the Shaoyang channel). Hypochondriac pain and deafness. Alternating chills and fever. Disease located between exterior and interior. This decoction is the primary treatment.
Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡) (two liang) Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏) (eight qian) Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草)
Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参) (seven qian half each) Prepared as five servings. Each serving adds three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜) and two Jujubae Fructus (Dazao, 大枣). The use of Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参) alone requires caution. If pathogenic factors have not receded, do not use lightly.
Da Chaihu Tang (Major Bupleurum Decoction): Treats body heat, delirium. Constipation. Aversion to cold.
Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡) (two liang) Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) (seven qian half) Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药) (three qian) Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏) (six qian)
Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi, 枳实) (five qian) Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) (five qian) Prepared as three servings, adding Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜) and Jujubae Fructus (Dazao, 大枣).
Guizhi Dahuang Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Rhubarb Decoction): Treats Taiyin disease (disease of the Taiyin spleen channel). Abdominal hardness and fullness. Dry mouth and throat. Or abdominal pain.
Solid stool indicates interior heat. Treated with this decoction.
Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝) Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi, 枳实) Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, 厚朴) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参) Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药) Arecae Semen (Binglang, 槟榔) For severe cases, add Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao, 芒硝).
Fuzi Lizhong Tang (Aconite Regulate Middle Decoction): Abdominal fullness with spontaneous diarrhea, no thirst, indicates interior cold.
Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, 干姜) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子)
Sini Tang (Reverse Extremity Decoction): Treats cold limbs. Pulse minute and nearly imperceptible.
Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, 干姜) (five qian) Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子) (two qian half) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (one tael) Decoct in water, cool before taking.
Da Chengqi Tang (Major Order the Qi Decoction): Treats Shaoyin disease (disease of the Shaoyin heart/kidney channels). Dry mouth and throat. Delirium. Constipation for five or six days. Heat in palms and soles, and axillae.
Epigastric fullness. Both dryness and excess are complete. Treated with this decoction.
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, 厚朴) Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi, 枳实) Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao, 芒硝) (two qian half each)
Xiao Chengqi Tang (Minor Order the Qi Decoction): Treats Cold Damage transmitting inward. Epigastric fullness and excess without dryness and hardness. Treated with this decoction.
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) (five qian) Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, 厚朴) Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi, 枳实) (two qian each)
Tiaowei Chengqi Tang (Regulate Stomach Order the Qi Decoction): No epigastric fullness, but presence of dryness, excess, and hardness.
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) (four qian) Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao, 芒硝) (three qian) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (two qian) Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi, 枳实) (two qian) Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, 厚朴) (two qian)
If at onset fingernails turn blue. Accompanied by abdominal pain. Vomiting, body pain like being beaten. Pulse fine, deep, and weak. Called Yin Toxic. Urgently use Sini Tang (Reverse Extremity Decoction) to warm, plus moxibustion on Guanyuan (CV4) and Qihai (CV6) acupoints to restore Yang Qi.
Mafuxixin Tang (Ephedra, Aconite, and Asarum Decoction): Originally body heat. Cold limbs. Blue nails. Abdominal pain. Although pulse is deep, sweating may be possible. Treated with this decoction.
Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (two qian) Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子) (three qian) Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 细辛) (one qian five fen) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (five fen)
Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参) (two qian) Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连) (one qian) Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药) (one qian five fen) Named "Shaoyin Similar to Taiyang" because there is no headache. If body heat does not occur, how could one lightly induce sweating?
Guifu Tang (Cinnamon and Aconite Decoction): Treats Jueyin disease (disease of the Jueyin liver channel) with irritability, fullness, retraction of the genitals, delirium, and thirst. Purging methods should be selected from the three Chengqi Decoctions. Saliva spitting, lower abdominal pain, no thirst.
Treated with this decoction.
Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝) (one tael) Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子) (three qian) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (Qingpi, 青皮) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡) (four qian each) Prepared as three servings, each adding three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜).
Tao Shi Chonghe Tang (Master Tao's Harmonizing Decoction): Treats Lianggan Cold Damage (simultaneous contraction of exterior and interior channels). Although considered incurable, constitution varies in deficiency/excess, and pathogenic depth varies. If prenatal essence is robust and pathogen is shallow, survival is possible. If Yin and Yang of Lianggan are undifferentiated, or Yang is affected first, take this decoction.
Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡) Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen, 葛根) Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao, 石膏) Glycine Max (Heidou, 黑豆) Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdi, 生地) Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风) Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi, 白芷) Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎) Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 细辛) Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo, 羌活) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩)
Qianghuo Tang (Notopterygium Decoction): Treats Lianggan Cold Damage. Yin and Yang differentiated.
Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo, 羌活) (one qian five fen) Dictamni Radix (Duhuo, 独活) Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风) Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Fangji, 防己) Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连) Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术) (eight fen each) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 细辛)
(three fen each) Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu, 知母) Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎) Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdi, 生地) (one qian each) Decoct and take. If unresolved, take three or four more doses. Stop when cured.
Another prescription. For Yin-Yang Lianggan, exterior-interior undifferentiated. Use the following prescription.
Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma, 升麻) Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen, 葛根) Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药) (two qian each) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (five fen) Perillae Folium (Zisuye, 紫苏叶) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (Qingpi, 青皮) Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfu, 香附) Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi, 白芷) Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮) (equal parts)
Each serving three qian, add Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜) and Allii Fistulosi Bulbus (Congbai, 葱白) to decoct. For epigastric fullness, add Aurantii Fructus (Zhiqiao, 枳壳). Generally, Lianggan Cold Damage with Yang-pulse is treatable; Yin-pulse is difficult.
Jiuwei Qianghuo Tang (Nine-Ingredient Notopterygium Decoction): Cold Damage contracted after Spring Equinox. Treated with this decoction.
Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo, 羌活) Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术) Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风) (one qian half each) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi, 白芷) Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎) Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdi, 生地) Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) (one qian each) Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 细辛) (four fen)
Three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜).
Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin, 细辛). Add Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩). If still unrelieved, add Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝) and Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药). If no sweat, add Perillae Folium (Zisuye, 紫苏叶). For thirst, add Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu, 知母) and Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao, 石膏). For vomiting/reversal, add Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens juice (Jiangzhi, 姜汁). With phlegm, remove Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdi, 生地), add Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏). For muscle heat, add Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡) and Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen, 葛根). For wheezing, add Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, 杏仁). For deficiency vexation, add Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu, 知母), Ophiopogonis Tuber (Maidong, 麦门冬), and Bambusae Mesocarp (Zhuru, 竹茹). For chest/diaphragm fullness/stuffiness, remove Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdi, 生地), add Aurantii Fructus (Zhiqiao, 枳壳) and Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng, 桔梗). For constipation, add Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄). For cold invading meridians, add Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子). For damp earth ruling heaven, double Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术). After long rain, add Chaenomelis Fructus (Mu Gua, 木瓜) and Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术). For Taiyang syndrome, double Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo, 羌活) and add Libanodendron Sinense Rhizoma (Gabenz, 藁本). For Yangming syndrome, add Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma, 升麻) and Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen, 葛根). For Shaoyang syndrome, add Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡) and Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏). For Taiyin syndrome, add Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Houpo, 厚朴) and Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi, 枳实). For Shaoyin syndrome, add Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng, 桔梗), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu, 知母), and Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai, 黄柏). For Jueyin syndrome, add Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡) and double Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎). This formula treats all Six Channels Cold Damage universally, without exception. It is the sacred medicine for Cold Damage in all seasons.
Huiyang Jijiu Tang (Restore Yang Emergency Rescue Decoction): Treats direct invasion of Yin channels. No heat, aversion to cold, pale face. Cold limbs. Purple lips, curled tongue. Black/blue nails. Heavy body, difficulty turning. No thirst, sleeping curled up. Diarrhea. Pale urine. Fine, deep, minute pulse.
Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子) Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, 干姜) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Cinnamomi Cortex (Rougui, 肉桂) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮)
For vomiting, add Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏) (stir-fried with Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens juice). For severe abdominal pain, add Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药) and Costi Rhizoma (Muxiang, 木香) with old ginger juice. For persistent diarrhea, add a little stir-fried Chenbitu (Chenbi Tu, 陈壁土) and Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma, 升麻). For saliva spitting, add Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸) salt-fried. For absent pulse, add Schisandrae Fructus (Wuweizi, 五味子) and Porcis Bile (Zhudanhuang, 猪胆汁). For shivering, add Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi, 附子) and Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄). For severe lower abdominal colic, add Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (Qingpi, 青皮) and Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸). Water one zhong half, two dates, half cup fresh ginger juice. Decoct. Before taking, add clarified mud water. One spoonful, take warm.