治暑月身热小便不利此药性凉除胃脘
积热又淡能渗湿故利小便而散湿热也
桂府滑石(六两飞) 甘草(一两另研)
上各为末和匀每服三五钱新汲水调下
夏月身热汗出恶寒而渴者名曰中 此方主之
石膏(四钱) 知母(二钱) 粳米(三钱) 甘草(一钱) 人参(一钱半)
上用水一钟半煎服
夏月发热恶寒身重疼痛小便涩洒然毛耸手足逆
冷小有劳身即热口开前板齿燥脉弦细虚迟此表里中 也用补中益气汤加香薷扁豆有热加
黄芩黄连(方见春类)
治伤暑腹痛自汗恶心或吐或泻(身热)
香薷(二钱) 浓朴(姜汁炒) 白扁豆(炒) 黄连(各一钱) 甘草(五分炙)
上用水二钟
治长夏湿热蒸人人感之则四肢困倦精神减少懒于动作胸满气促肢节疼
痛或气高而喘身热而烦心下膨闷小便黄而数大便溏而频或痢或渴不思饮食自汗体虚
黄 苍术(麸炒) 升麻 人参 白术(各一钱) 神曲 陈皮 泽泻 麦门冬(各五分)
甘草(炙) 黄柏(酒炒) 当归(各四分) 五味子(十粒) 葛根(三分) 青皮(麸炒二分)
上用姜二片枣一枚水二钟煎一钟食远服
治心脾不调气不升降霍乱转筋呕吐泄泻寒热交作痰喘咳嗽胸膈痞满头目昏
痛肢体浮
肿嗜卧倦怠小便赤涩并伤寒阴阳不分胃暑伏热烦闷或成痢疾中酒烦渴畏食并妇人(胎产呕吐)
砂仁(七分) 半夏(一钱) 杏仁 人参 赤茯苓 浓朴 白扁豆 藿香叶(各八分)
白术(一钱) 木瓜 苍术(各五分) 甘草(三分)
上用姜三片枣一枚水二钟煎一钟食远服
Treating body heat and difficult urination during the summer season. This medicine has a cool nature to clear accumulated heat in the epigastrium; furthermore, its bland taste promotes dampness leaching, thereby facilitating urination and dispersing damp-heat.
Huashi (Calcitum, 滑石) from Guifu (six liang, refined) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 甘草) (one liang, ground separately)
Grind each into powder and mix evenly. Take three to five qian each time, mixed with newly drawn cold water.
When experiencing body heat, sweating, aversion to cold, and thirst in summer, it is called Zhongyue (Heatstroke). This formula is indicated for this condition.
Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 石膏) (four qian) Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 知母) (two qian) Jingsmi (Oryzae Semen, 粳米) (three qian) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 甘草) (one qian) Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix, 人参) (one and a half qian)
Decoct the above ingredients in one and a half zhong of water and take.
When experiencing fever, aversion to cold, heavy body and pain, astringent and scanty urination, profuse sweating, piloerection, cold extremities, immediate fever upon slight exertion, open mouth breathing, dryness of the anterior incisor teeth, and a pulse that is wiry, thin, deficient, and slow in summer, this indicates both exterior and interior involvement by summer-heat. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) with Xiangru (Moslae Herba, 香薷) and Bian Dou (Phaseoli Semen, 扁豆) should also be used; if there is heat, add Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, 黄芩) and Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 黄连) (see Spring category for formula).
Treating abdominal pain, spontaneous sweating, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea caused by summer-heat injury (accompanied by body heat).
Xiangru (Moslae Herba, 香薷) (two qian) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 厚朴) (stir-fried with ginger juice) Bian Dou (Phaseoli Semen, 扁豆) (stir-fried) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 黄连) (each one qian) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 甘草) (five fen, honey-fried)
Decoct the above ingredients in two zhong of water.
Treating the lethargy of the four limbs, reduced spirit, reluctance to move, chest fullness, shortness of breath, joint pain, panting, fever with vexation, epigastric distension, frequent yellow urine, loose frequent stools, dysentery, thirst, anorexia, spontaneous sweating, and deficiency caused by the perception of steaming damp-heat during late summer.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix, 黄芪) Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 苍术) (bran-stir-fried) Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, 升麻) Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix, 人参) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 白术) (each one qian) Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, 神曲) Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 陈皮) Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma, 泽泻) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 麦门冬) (each five fen) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 甘草) (honey-fried) Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, 黄柏) (wine-stir-fried) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 当归) (each four fen) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, 五味子) (ten grains) Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix, 葛根) (three fen) Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, 青皮) (bran-stir-fried, two fen)
Decoct the above ingredients with two slices of fresh ginger and one jujube in two zhong of water until one zhong remains. Take after meals.
Treating Huoluan (Cholera-like syndrome) with muscle cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea due to disharmony between Heart and Spleen and failure of Qi ascending and descending; alternating chills and fever, phlegm-panting, cough, chest and diaphragm stuffiness, dizziness and headache, limb edema, somnolence, fatigue, red and astringent urination; as well as indistinct Yin and Yang in Shanghan (Cold Damage), latent summer-heat causing vexation, dysentery, post-alcohol thirst and aversion to food, and vomiting in pregnant or postpartum women.
Sharen (Amomi Fructus, 砂仁) (seven fen) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, 半夏) (one qian) Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 杏仁) Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix, 人参) Chifuling (Poria cum Ligno, 赤茯苓) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 厚朴) Bian Dou (Phaseoli Semen, 扁豆) Huoxiangye (Agastachis Folium, 藿香叶) (each eight fen) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 白术) (one qian) Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus, 木瓜) Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 苍术) (each five fen) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 甘草) (three fen)
Decoct the above ingredients with three slices of fresh ginger and one jujube in two zhong of water until one zhong remains. Take after meals.