治心神烦乱怔忡兀兀欲吐胸中气乱而热有似懊 之状皆膈上血中伏火蒸蒸然不安宜用权
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以镇阴火之浮越以养上焦之元气经云热淫所胜治以甘寒以苦泻之以黄连之苦寒去心烦除湿热
为君以甘草生地黄之甘寒泻火补气滋生阴血为臣以当归补血不足以朱砂纳浮留之火而安神明
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黄连(一钱五分酒洗) 朱砂(一钱水飞) 酒生地黄 酒当归身 炙甘草(各五分)
上件除朱砂水飞外捣四味为细末同和匀汤浸蒸饼为丸如黍米大每服十五丸津唾咽下食后
治心烦懊 心乱怔忡上热胸中气乱心下痞闷食入反出
朱砂(四钱) 黄连(五钱) 生甘草(二钱五分)
上为末汤浸蒸饼为丸如黍米大每服十丸食后津唾咽下
治皮肤间有麻木乃肝气不行故也
白芍药 橘皮(不去白各一两五钱) 炙甘草 黄 (各一两) 泽泻(五钱)
上 咀每服一两水二盏至一盏去渣温服
治妇人肌热躁热目赤面红烦渴引饮昼夜不息其脉洪大而虚重按全无内经曰脉虚血虚脉实
血实又云血虚发热证象白虎惟脉不长实为辨也若误服白虎汤必死此病得之于饥困劳役
黄 (一两) 当归身(二钱酒制)
上 咀都作一服水二盏煎至一盏去渣稍热空心服
治男子妇人四肢发热肌热筋骨热表热如火燎以手扪之烙人手夫四肢者属脾土也热伏地中
此病多因血虚而得之又有胃虚过食冷物郁遏阳气于脾土之中此药主之
升麻 葛根 独活 羌活 白芍药 人参(各五钱) 炙甘草 柴胡(各三钱) 防风(二
钱五分) 生甘草(二钱)
上 咀每服五钱水二大盏煎至一盏去渣热服忌寒冷之物
Treatment for mental restlessness, palpitations (anxiety of heartbeat), dizziness with nausea, chaotic Qi in the chest accompanied by heat, and symptoms resembling vexation and irritability. These are all caused by latent fire steaming within the blood above the diaphragm, leading to unrest. The method of weighing balance should be employed.
To suppress the floating and overflowing of Yin Fire, and to nourish the Original Qi of the Upper Jiao. The Classic states: "When Heat is excessive, treat it with Sweet-Cold; purge it with Bitter." Use the Bitter-Cold of Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) as the Sovereign herb to remove mental restlessness and damp-heat; use the Sweet-Cold of Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) and Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) as the Minister herbs to purge fire, tonify Qi, and generate Yin Blood; use Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) to supplement insufficient Blood, and Zhusha (Cinnabar) to anchor floating and lingering Fire to calm the Spirit.
Huanglian (1 qian 5 fen, washed with wine) Zhusha (1 qian, water-ground) Jiuzhi Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix prepared with wine) Jiuzhi Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix prepared with wine) Zhigancao (Roasted Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 5 fen)
Crush the four herbs (except Zhusha which is water-ground) into fine powder, mix evenly. Steep in decoction, form pills with steamed wheat cake, size of millet seeds. Take 15 pills per dose, swallow with saliva, after meals.
Treatment for mental vexation and irritability, heart chaos, palpitations, upper body heat, chaotic Qi in the chest, epigastric fullness and stuffiness, and regurgitation after eating.
Zhusha (4 qian) Huanglian (5 qian) Shenggancao (Raw Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (2 qian 5 fen)
Grind into powder. Steep in decoction, form pills with steamed wheat cake, size of millet seeds. Take 10 pills per dose, swallow with saliva, after meals.
Treatment for numbness in the skin, which is due to the stagnation of Liver Qi.
Baishao (White Peony Root) Ju pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, do not remove the white pith) (each 1 liang 5 qian) Zhigancao (Roasted Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (each 1 liang) Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma) (5 qian)
Cut into pieces. Take 1 liang per dose, add 2 cups of water, boil down to 1 cup, strain, and take warm.
Treatment for women suffering from muscle heat, restless heat, red eyes, red face, mental restlessness, thirst with desire to drink, continuous day and night. The pulse is large and surging but weak, and completely empty upon heavy pressure. The Inner Canon states: "Pulse deficiency indicates Blood deficiency; pulse excess indicates Blood excess." It also states: "Heat fever due to Blood deficiency presents symptoms similar to Baihu Tang syndrome, distinguished only by the pulse not being large and firm." If mistakenly administered Baihu Tang, death will ensue. This disease arises from hunger, fatigue, and overwork.
Huangqi (1 liang) Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 2 qian, prepared with wine)
Cut into pieces. Combine as one dose, add 2 cups of water, boil down to 1 cup, strain, and take slightly warm on an empty stomach.
Treatment for men and women suffering from heat in the four limbs, muscle heat, bone and tendon heat, and surface heat, burning like fire, feeling hot to the touch. The four limbs belong to Spleen Earth. Heat lies hidden within the earth (body). This disease is mostly obtained due to Blood deficiency, or due to Stomach deficiency and excessive consumption of cold foods, which stifles Yang Qi within Spleen Earth. This formula treats this condition.
Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix) Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix) Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) Baishao (White Peony Root) Renshen (Ginseng Radix) (each 5 qian) Zhigancao (Roasted Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) (each 3 qian) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (2 qian 5 fen) Shenggancao (Raw Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (2 qian)
Cut into pieces. Take 5 qian per dose, add 2 large cups of water, boil down to 1 cup, strain, and take hot. Avoid cold substances.