川乌(去皮脐) 五灵脂(各五两) 入龙脑麝香(各一分。又云各一钱)
上研令匀,滴水丸如弹子大。每服一丸,先以生姜汁研化,次以暖酒调服,早晚各进一
服。五七丸便抬手足,十丸可自梳头。
一方 治中风口眼歪斜,用巴豆七枚去皮烂研,左 涂右手心,右 涂左手心,仍将热
水一碗安手心中,须臾便正洗去,频频抽扯手中指,好。
一方 治中风三年不较者,松叶一片细切,以酒一斗煮取三升,顿服,汗出立瘥。
治眉疼不可忍,此乃风疾先兆也。
羌活 防风(各二钱) 甘草(二钱,夏生冬炒) 黄芩(四制,冬月不用,一钱)
每服一两,时时服,免风起。
治气厥、痰厥、血虚、瘫左,即四物二陈加顺气安神之药。
乌药(童便煮,一钱) 桔梗 枳壳(炒) 秦艽 橘红 生地(各八分) 半夏(姜
炒) 白茯苓 黄芩(酒炒,各一钱) 当归(酒洗) 芍药(酒炒) 羌活 川芎(各七
分) 甘草(炙) 枳实(去穣炒,各五分) 细辛(二分) 南星(炮,八分) 心神不
宁加茯神、远志、归身。
上水一盏半,生姜五片,煎服。
治痪右者,气虚痰盛,言语謇涩,即四君子二陈汤加通气药。
陈皮 半夏 南星 茯苓 甘草 人参 白术 乌药 羌活 秦艽 桂皮 酒芩 酒柏
防风 白芷 肥白人加熟附子三分。言语难加菖蒲、桔梗。手足不遂加威灵仙、续断。血少
加川芎、当归。足肿加防己。大便燥常服搜风顺气丸。
上水一盏半,生姜五片,煎服。
Chuanwu (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, peeled and navel removed) and Wulingzhi (Trogopterori Faeces), each five liang. Add Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum) and Shexiang (Moschus), each one fen (another version states each one qian).
Grind the above ingredients into a uniform powder. Add water drop by drop to form pills the size of bullet seeds. Take one pill per dose. First, grind it with fresh ginger juice until dissolved, then mix with warm wine for administration. Take once in the morning and once in the evening. After taking five to seven pills, limb movement will be restored; after ten pills, one can comb their own hair.
Another prescription: For treating facial paralysis (mouth and eye deviation) caused by wind-stroke, use seven Baidu beans (Crotonis Fructus), peeled and pounded into a paste. Apply to the palm of the right hand if the left side is affected, or to the left hand if the right side is affected. Place a bowl of hot water over the palm. Once the facial features return to normal, wash off the application. Frequently pull and stretch the middle finger of the treated hand for good effect.
Another prescription: For treating wind-stroke that has persisted for three years without improvement, take one piece of Songye (Pinus Needle), finely cut. Boil in one dou of wine until reduced to three sheng. Drink in one dose. Recovery occurs immediately upon sweating.
To treat unbearable pain in the eyebrows, which is a precursor to wind-disease:
Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) and Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), each two qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), two qian (raw in summer, stir-fried in winter); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), processed by four methods, one qian (do not use in winter).
Take one liang per dose, taken frequently to prevent the onset of wind-pathogens.
For treating Qi-Jue (Qi Syncope), Phlegm-Jue (Phlegm Syncope), Blood Deficiency, and left-sided hemiplegia: Use Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) combined with Erchen Tang (Two Aged Things Decoction), plus herbs that regulate Qi and calm the Spirit.
Wuyao (Linderae Radix), boiled in urine of an uncircumcised boy, one qian; Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, stir-fried); Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix); Juhong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum); Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), each eight fen; Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum), stir-fried with ginger; Baifuling (Poria), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), stir-fried with wine, each one qian; Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), washed with wine; Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), stir-fried with wine; Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix); Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), each seven fen; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), honey-roasted; Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, pith removed and stir-fried), each five fen; Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), two fen; Nanting (Arisaematis Rhizoma Preparatum), eight fen. If the mind and spirit are restless, add Fushen (Poria cum Pinodi), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix), and Guishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix).
Add one and a half zhan of water and five slices of fresh ginger. Decoct and take orally.
For treating right-sided hemiplegia, characterized by Qi deficiency and excessive phlegm, with slurred speech: Use Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) combined with Erchen Tang (Two Aged Things Decoction), plus herbs that promote the circulation of Qi.
Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum), Nanting (Arisaematis Rhizoma Preparatum), Fuling (Poria), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Wuyao (Linderae Radix), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Guipi (Cinnamomi Cortex), Jiu Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, wine-processed), Jiu Baibo (Phellodendri Cortex, wine-processed), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix). For obese individuals, add Shu Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata), three fen. For difficulty in speech, add Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) and Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix). For inability to move limbs, add Weilingxian (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix? *Note: Standard is Saposhnikoviae or similar, but text says Weilingxian usually refers to Clematidis Radix* - Clematidis Radix), Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix). For blood deficiency, add Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma) and Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix). For swollen feet, add Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix). For dry stool, regularly take Soushun Fengqi Wan (Search Wind and Regulate Qi Pill).
Add one and a half zhan of water and five slices of fresh ginger. Decoct and take orally.