阳明病汗下后,体虚气弱,津液枯竭,脏腑闭塞,大便不行,用之。用蜜一两,铜器中
微火煎之,稍凝如饴,搅之勿令焦,可丸,入皂角末、盐少许,捏作挺子,如指长二寸,令
一头锐,纳谷道中,以手急抱,欲大便乃去之。
又方 用白萝卜子一合,研烂取汁,入蜜调服,立通。
治大头病,兼治喉痹歌∶
人间治疫有仙方,一两僵蚕二大黄,姜汁为丸如弹子,井花调蜜更清凉。
酒磨服,治大头瘟效。
春秋时月,人感山岚瘴气、雾露毒瓦斯,发寒热,胁膈饱闷,不思饮食,此毒从鼻口入内
也。
黄连(一钱,姜炒) 黄芩(酒炒,一钱) 升麻(一钱五分) 甘草(生七分) 木
香(一钱) 苍术(盐炒,一钱半) 浓朴(姜炒,一钱半) 枳实(炒,一钱) 半夏(一
钱) 桔梗(一钱) 柴胡(一钱) 木通(一钱)
水二盏,姜三片煎。
治天行大头病,发热恶寒,头项肿痛,脉洪。取作痰火治之,其喉痹亦可
柴胡 甘草 桔梗 川芎 黄芩 荆芥 黄连 防风 羌活 枳壳 连翘 射干 白芷
先加大黄,利去一、二次后,根据本方去大黄,加人参、当归调理。
上水二钟,姜三片,入鼠粘子一撮,再煎一沸,入竹沥、姜汁调服。
治伤寒汗下后,表里俱虚,津液枯竭,余热不解,心烦不眠,或气逆欲吐,及诸虚烦热
并宜服之。
石膏 淡竹叶 麦门冬 粳米(百余粒) 半夏 人参 甘草 阴虚甚者加知母、黄柏、
川芎、地黄。
惊悸不宁、盗汗,加酸枣仁、茯神。小便不利,加栀子。气短无力,加人参、黄 。
上水一钟半煎。
Yangming disease (disease of the Yangming channel/stomach-intestine system) after sweating or purging treatments, the body is deficient and qi is weak, body fluids are exhausted, zang-fu organs are obstructed, and defecation does not occur; this method should be used. Take one liang of honey, place it in a copper vessel, and simmer over a slight fire until it slightly thickens like maltose syrup. Stir constantly to prevent burning. When it can be molded into pills, add a small amount of Sophora flavescens seed powder (Zaojiao Mo) and salt. Shape into suppositories (tingzi), approximately two cun long with one end tapered. Insert into the anus (gudao), hold buttocks tightly with hands, and remove only when the urge to defecate arises.
Another prescription: Take one he of white radish seeds, grind them thoroughly to extract juice, mix with honey, and take orally. Defecation will immediately proceed.
Song for treating Big Head Plague (Datou Bing) and concomitant throat obstruction (Houbi):
Among humans, there is an immortal prescription for treating epidemics: one liang of Bombyx Batryticatus (Jiangcan) combined with two da liang of Rheum palmatum (Dahuang). Pillified with ginger juice to the size of a bullet, mixed with well water and honey for a cooling effect.
Grind with wine and take; effective for treating Big Head Plague.
During spring and autumn months, people contract mountain miasma, fog, dew, toxic vapors, leading to alternating chills and fever, fullness and oppression in the hypochondrium and diaphragm, and loss of appetite. This toxin enters the interior from the nose and mouth.
Coptis chinensis (Huanglian) (one qian, stir-fried with ginger) Scutellaria baicalensis (Huangqin) (wine-fried, one qian) Cimicifuga foetida (Shengma) (one qian five fen) Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gancao) (raw, seven fen) Aucklandia costus (Muxiang) (one qian) Atractylodes lancea (Cangzhu) (salt-fried, one qian half) Magnolia officinalis (Houpo) (ginger-fried, one qian half) Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi) (fried, one qian) Pinellia ternata (Banxia) (one qian) Platycodon grandiflorus (Jiegeng) (one qian) Bupleurum chinense (Chaihu) (one qian) Akebia quinata (Mutong) (one qian)
Add two zhan of water and three slices of ginger; decoct and take.
Treating epidemic Big Head Disease presenting with fever, aversion to cold, swelling and pain of the head and neck, and a surging pulse. Treat as phlegm-fire syndrome; the throat obstruction symptoms may also resolve.
Bupleurum chinense (Chaihu) Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gancao) Platycodon grandiflorus (Jiegeng) Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuanxiong) Scutellaria baicalensis (Huangqin) Schizonepeta tenuifolia (Jingjie) Coptis chinensis (Huanglian) Saposhnikovia divaricata (Fangfeng) Notopterygium incisum (Qianghuo) Immature Bitter Orange (Zhike) Forsythia suspensa (Lianqiao) Belamcanda chinensis (Shegan) Angelica dahurica (Baizhi)
Initially add Rheum palmatum (Dahuang); after promoting bowel movement once or twice, remove Dahuang according to the condition and add Codonopsis pilosula (Renshen) and Angelica sinensis (Danggui) for regulation.
Add two zhong of water and three slices of ginger, add a pinch of Arctium lappa (Niubangzi), boil once more, then add Phyllostachys heterocycla var. pubescens bamboo sap (Zhuli) and ginger juice, mix, and take.
Treating post-Yuehan (cold damage) after sweating or purging treatments, where both exterior and interior are deficient, body fluids are exhausted, residual heat remains unresolved, causing vexation, insomnia, or rebellious qi with nausea, as well as various deficiency-type vexation and heat syndromes. This formula is suitable for all such cases.
Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) Perilla leaf (Dan Zhuye) Ophiopogon japonicus (Maimendong) Rice (Jingmi) (over one hundred grains) Pinellia ternata (Banxia) Codonopsis pilosula (Renshen) Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gancao) For severe yin deficiency, add Anemarrhena asphodeloides (Zhimu), Phellodendron amurense (Huangbai), Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuanxiong), and Rehmannia glutinosa (Dihuang).
For palpitations and restlessness, night sweats, add Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa seed (Suanzaoren) and Poria cocos (Fushen). For difficult urination, add Gardenia jasminoides (Zhizi). For shortness of breath and weakness, add Codonopsis pilosula (Renshen) and Astragalus membranaceus (Huangqi).
Decoct with one and a half zhong of water.