山栀子三个烧存性,雄黄、朱砂、轻粉各少许,共为末,生麻油调匀,儿睡着时,以药抹两眉,醒则不食乳矣。
治黄胆,用香油一盏,熬熟入绿矾一两,红枣一斤,去核捣入锅内,同拌匀透,取出擂烂得所为丸,如梧桐子大,
每服七丸,随分汤汁送下,但不用茶,一日七次。治痔,用鱼虎子一个,黄泥裹 过,为末,空心米饮调下。又
方,用猪脏头一个,纳胡荽缚之煮熟,露一宿,空心服之。治鳝攻头,用鸡子壳 存性,为末,香油调围涂之。治
疝,用陈年鹅子壳为末,空心酒服。治脏毒,用花箬烧灰煮,酒调下。又方,柿花连蒂烧灰,酒服。治乳 ,用
青皮、陈皮为末,食后或汤或酒调服。治转食呕吐,用猪肚带连屎,用生炭火 过,为末,枣肉为丸,服之。治瘰
,车前草一大握,汤内捞过,姜醋拌吃,后以枸杞根,煎服之。稻芒入喉中,取鹅涎灌之立出。诸骨入肉不出,
煮白梅肉烂研,和象牙末浓敷骨刺处,自然出。
一人年三十六,平日好饮酒,大醉一时晕倒,手足俱麻痹,用黄 一两,天麻五钱,水煎加甘蔗汁半盏服。一人
患中风,双眼合闭,晕倒不知人,四君子汤加竹沥、姜汁服之愈。一人患中风,四肢麻木,不知痛痒,乃气虚也。大
剂四君子汤加天麻、麦冬、黄 、当归。一人好色有四外家,患中风,四肢麻木无力,半身不遂,四物汤加参、 、
术、天麻、苦参、黄柏、知母、麦冬、僵蚕、地龙、全蝎。一人患中风,满身如刺疼,四物加荆芥、防风、蝉蜕、蔓荆
子、麦门冬。一人年四十二,指尽麻木,面赤麻,乃气虚证,补中益气汤加木香、附子各半钱,服之愈。又加麦冬、
羌活、防风、乌药,服之全愈。一人年二十九患中风,四肢麻木,双足难行,二陈加参、术、当归、黄柏、杜仲、牛
膝、麦冬。一人年五十六,好饮酒,患伤寒,发热口干,似火烧,补中益气汤加鸡距子、当归、川芎、芍药、地黄
汁、甘蔗汁。一人年三十四,患伤寒,发热身如芒刺痛,四物汤加参、 、术、生地、红花。一人患伤寒,腰疼左
脚似冰,小柴胡加黄柏、杜仲、牛膝。一人患伤寒,发热如火,口干饮水,小柴胡去半夏加甘葛、天花粉。一人年
二十九患伤寒,头疼胁疼,四肢疼,胸膈疼,小柴胡汤加羌活、桔梗、香附、枳壳。一人年三十六患伤寒,咳嗽夜发
昼可作阴虚治之,补中益气加天冬、麦冬、贝母、五味。一人患伤寒,冷到膝,补中益气汤加五味子,倍用人参服之
愈。一人年三十患湿气,四肢疼痛,两足难移,补中益气
加牛膝、杜仲、黄柏、知母。五味子。一人五十三岁患发热如火,此人平日好酒色,补中益气加黄柏、知母、多用
参、术。一人患虚损,咳嗽吐血,四物汤加参、术、黄芩、款花、五味、黄柏、知母、贝母、天冬、麦冬、桑皮、
杏仁。一人患虚损发热,盗汗梦遗,四物汤加参、术、黄 、地骨皮、防风。一人患虚损,身发潮热,四肢无力,
小柴胡合四物加 、术、麦冬、五味。一人年四十六能饮酒,患虚损症,连夜发热不止,四物汤加甘蔗汁、鸡距子、
甘葛、白豆蔻、青皮。一人虚损吐臭痰,四君子加白芷、天冬、麦冬、五味、知母、贝母。一人患虚损,四肢如冰
冷,补中益气汤加桂心、干姜各一钱。一人五十一岁,患虚损,咳嗽吐血如红缕,四物汤换生地加黄柏、知母、黄
芩、贝母、桑皮、杏仁、款花、天冬、麦冬、五味、紫花、小蓟汁一合,白蜡(七分)。一老人口极渴,午后躁热起,
此阴虚,老人忌天花粉,恐损胃。四物去芎加知、柏、五味、参、术、麦冬、陈皮、甘草。一人患虚损,一身俱是块,
乃一身俱是痰也。二陈汤加白芥子研入,并姜炒黄连同煎服之。一人患虚损大吐血,四物汤换生地黄,加大黄、人
参、山茶花、青黛。一人患虚损,手足心发热不可当,小柴胡汤加前胡、香附、黄连。一人年六十患虚损症,身若
麻木,足心如火,以参、 、归、术、柴胡、白芍药、防风、荆芥、羌活、升麻、牛膝、牛蒡子。一妇人产后泄泻
不禁,用人参五钱,白术七钱,附子一钱半,二服而愈。一人患泄泻,四肢强直,昏不知人,呼不回顾,四君子汤加
木香、附子、干姜、乌药,服之愈。一人患泄泻,手足如冰,身如火,四君子加附子、干姜、芍药、泽泻,六帖愈。
Three Gardenia jasminoides fruits (Shanzhizi) are calcined to retain their properties. A small amount of Realgar (Xionghuang), Cinnabar (Zhusha), and Calomelas (Qingfen) are added. They are ground into powder together, mixed evenly with raw Sesame oil (Shengmayou). When the infant is asleep, apply the medicine to both eyebrows; upon waking, the infant will refuse breast milk.
To treat Jaundice (Huangdan), use one cup of Sesame oil (Xiangyou), boil it until cooked, then add one tael of Green Vitriol (Lüfan) and one jin of Red dates (Hongzao) (pitted and mashed into the pot). Mix thoroughly, remove from heat, pound until soft, and form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds (Wutongzi). Take seven pills each time, administered with broth according to the severity of the condition, but do not use tea. Take seven times a day.
To treat Hemorrhoids (Zhi), use one Fish tiger seed (Yuhuzi), wrap it in yellow clay, calcine it, grind it into powder, and take it with rice water on an empty stomach. Another prescription: use one pig large intestine head, insert Coriander (Husui), tie it, cook it thoroughly, leave it exposed overnight, and take it on an empty stomach.
To treat Eel bone penetrating the head (or similar symptoms), calcinate Chicken eggshell (Jiziqiao) to retain its properties, grind it into powder, mix with Sesame oil, and apply around the affected area.
To treat Hernia (Shan), grind aged Goose eggshell (Ezicao) into powder and take it with wine on an empty stomach.
To treat Zang Du (Zangdu, a TCM disease name referring to damp-heat toxin in the intestines), burn Flower bamboo leaf (Huazhuo) to ash, decoct it, and take it with wine. Another prescription: burn Persimmon flower (Shihua) with pedicel to ash and take it with wine.
To treat Breast abscess (Ruyong), grind Qingpi (Green tangerine peel) and Chenpi (Aged tangerine peel) into powder, and take them after meals with decoction or wine.
To treat Food stagnation vomiting (Zhuan shi ou tu), use a pig stomach including feces, roast it over raw charcoal fire, grind it into powder, form pills with jujube flesh, and take them.
To treat Scrofula (Luoli, cervical lymph node tuberculosis), take a large handful of Plantago asiatica herb (Cheqiancao), blanch it in boiling water, mix with ginger and vinegar to eat, then decoct Goji root (Gouqigen) and take it.
If rice awn enters the throat, pour goose saliva into the mouth to expel it immediately.
If various bones penetrate the flesh and cannot be removed, boil white plum flesh until soft, mash it, mix with Elephant tusk powder (Xiangya mo), and apply thickly to the site of the bone spur; it will naturally emerge.
A man, thirty-six years old, who usually enjoyed drinking alcohol, fainted after heavy intoxication with numbness in hands and feet. He was treated with one tael of Astragalus membranaceus root (Huangqi) and five qian of Gastrodia elata rhizome (Tianma), decocted in water with half a cup of Sugarcane juice (Ganzhe zhi) taken orally.
A patient suffered from Stroke (Zhongfeng) with eyes closed, fainting and unconsciousness. He recovered after taking Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) added with Bamboo sap (Zhuli) and Ginger juice (Jiangzhi).
Another patient suffered from Stroke with numbness in four limbs and insensitivity to pain and itch, which was due to Qi deficiency. He was treated with a large dose of Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) added with Tianma, Ophiopogon japonicus tuber (Maidong), Huangqi, and Angelica sinensis root (Danggui).
A man fond of lust had four concubines and suffered from Stroke with numbness and weakness in four limbs and hemiplegia. He was treated with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Ginseng (Renshen), Huangqi, Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome (Baizhu), Tianma, Sophora flavescens root (Kushen), Phellodendron bark (Huangbai), Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhimu), Maidong, Bombyx batryticatus (Jiangcan), Pheretima (Dilong), and Scorpio (Quanxie).
A patient suffered from Stroke with whole-body prickling pain. He was treated with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Schizonepeta spike (Jingjie), Saposhnikovia root (Fangfeng), Cicada slough (Chantui), Vitex fruit (Manjingzi), and Ophiopogon japonicus tuber (Maimendong).
A forty-two-year-old man had complete numbness in fingers, red face, and numbness, indicating a Qi deficiency syndrome. He was treated with Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) added with half a qian of Aucklandia root (Muxiang) and half a qian of Aconite lateral root (Fuzi), which cured him. Later, Maidong, Qianghuo, Fangfeng, and Lysimachia fortunei (Wuyao) were added, leading to full recovery.
A twenty-nine-year-old suffered from Stroke with numbness in four limbs and difficulty walking with both feet. He was treated with Erchen Tang (Two Aged Things Decoction) added with Renshen, Baizhu, Danggui, Huangbai, Eucommia bark (Duzhong), Achyranthes bidentata root (Niuxi), and Maidong.
A fifty-six-year-old man, who liked drinking alcohol, suffered from Cold damage (Shanghan) with fever, dry mouth, and a sensation like burning. He was treated with Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) added with Cornelian cherry fruit (Jiju zi), Danggui, Ligusticum chuanxiong rhizome (Chuanxiong), Paeonia lactiflora root (Shaoyao), Rehmannia glutinosa root juice (Dihuang zhi), and Ganze zhi.
A thirty-four-year-old suffered from Shanghan with fever and body pain like thorns pricking. He was treated with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Renshen, Huangqi, Baizhu, Shengdi (Raw Rehmannia), and Carthamus tinctorius flower (Honghua).
A patient suffered from Shanghan with lower back pain and left foot cold as ice. He was treated with Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) added with Huangbai, Duzhong, and Niuxi.
A patient suffered from Shanghan with fever like fire, dry mouth, and thirst for water. He was treated with Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) with Banxia removed, added with Ge Gen (Pueraria lobata root) and Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen).
A twenty-nine-year-old suffered from Shanghan with headache, hypochondriac pain, limb pain, and chest/diaphragm pain. He was treated with Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) added with Qianghuo, Platycodon root (Jiegeng), Cyperus rotundus rhizome (Xiangfu), and Aurantium fruit (Zhiqiao).
A thirty-six-year-old suffered from Shanghan with cough occurring at night and improving during the day. It was treated as Yin deficiency using Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) added with Asparagus tuber (Tiantong), Maidong, Fritillaria bulb (Beimu), and Schisandra berry (Wuweizi).
A patient suffered from Shanghan with cold sensation reaching the knees. He was treated with Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) added with Wuweizi, using double the amount of Renshen, which cured him.
A thirty-year-old suffered from Dampness (Shiqi) with limb pain and difficulty moving both feet. He was treated with Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) added with Niuxi, Duzhong, Huangbai, Zhimu, and Wuweizi.
A fifty-three-year-old suffered from fever like fire. This person usually indulged in alcohol and lust. He was treated with Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) added with Huangbai and Zhimu, using larger doses of Renshen and Baizhu.
A patient suffered from Deficiency consumption (Xusun) with cough and hemoptysis. He was treated with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Renshen, Baizhu, Scutellaria baicalensis root (Huangqin), Dodecatheon stem (Kuanhua), Wuweizi, Huangbai, Zhimu, Beimu, Tiantong, Maidong, Mulberry root bark (Sangpi), and Apricot seed (Xingren).
A patient suffered from Deficiency consumption with fever, night sweats, and seminal emission. He was treated with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Renshen, Baizhu, Huangqi, Cortex Lycii (Digupi), and Fangfeng.
A patient suffered from Deficiency consumption with tidal fever and limb weakness. He was treated with Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) combined with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Renshen, Baizhu, Maidong, and Wuweizi.
A forty-six-year-old man who could drink alcohol suffered from Deficiency consumption with continuous fever all night. He was treated with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) added with Ganze zhi, Jiju zi, Ge Gen, Amomum fruit (Baidoukou), and Qingpi.
A patient with Deficiency consumption vomited foul phlegm. He was treated with Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) added with Angelica dahurica root (Baizhi), Tiantong, Maidong, Wuweizi, Zhimu, and Beimu.
A patient suffered from Deficiency consumption with limbs feeling cold as ice. He was treated with Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) added with one qian of Cinnamon twig (Guixin) and one qian of Dried ginger (Ganjiang).
A fifty-one-year-old suffered from Deficiency consumption with cough and hemoptysis resembling red threads. He was treated with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) replacing Dihuang with Shengdi, added with Huangbai, Zhimu, Huangqin, Beimu, Sangpi, Xingren, Kuanhua, Tiantong, Maidong, Wuweizi, Viola yedoensis (Zihua), Comfrey root juice (Xiaoji zhi) one he, and White beeswax (Baila) seven fen.
An elderly person felt extreme thirst and restlessness/fever rising in the afternoon, indicating Yin deficiency. The elderly should avoid Tianhuafen as it may damage the stomach. He was treated with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) removing Chuanxiong, added with Zhimu, Huangbai, Wuweizi, Renshen, Baizhu, Maidong, Chenpi, and Licorice root (Gancao).
A patient suffered from Deficiency consumption with lumps all over the body, indicating phlegm throughout the body. He was treated with Erchen Tang (Two Aged Things Decoction) added with powdered White mustard seed (Baijiezhi), and decocted together with Ginger-fried Scutellaria root (Huanglian).
A patient suffered from severe Deficiency consumption with massive hemoptysis. He was treated with Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) replacing Dihuang with Shengdi, added with Rhubarb (Dahuang), Renshen, Camellia flower (Shanchahua), and Indigo naturalis (Qingdai).
A patient suffered from Deficiency consumption with unbearable heat in palms and soles. He was treated with Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) added with Peucedanum root (Qianhu), Xiangfu, and Huanglian.
A sixty-year-old suffered from Deficiency consumption with body numbness and hot soles. He was treated with Renshen, Huangqi, Danggui, Baizhu, Chaihu, Shaoyao, Fangfeng, Jingjie, Qianghuo, Shengma, Niuxi, and Arctium fruit (Niubangzi).
A woman suffered from postpartum diarrhea that would not stop. She was treated with five qian of Renshen, seven qian of Baizhu, and one and a half qian of Fuzi, recovering after two doses.
A patient suffered from diarrhea with rigid limbs, fainting, unconsciousness, and unresponsiveness to calls. He was treated with Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) added with Muxiang, Fuzi, Ganjiang, and Wuyao, which cured him.
A patient suffered from diarrhea with cold hands and feet but a hot body. He was treated with Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) added with Fuzi, Ganjiang, Shaoyao, and Alisma rhizome (Zexie), recovering after six doses.