治妇人血风,眩晕头痛。
菊花 当归 旋复花 荆芥穗(各等分)
为末,每服一钱,用葱白茶末煎汤,食前温服。
治风热上攻,眉棱骨痛。
酒芩 白芷(一钱五分) 防风(一钱) 柴胡(一钱) 荆芥(八分) 川芎(一钱二分)
羌活(一钱) 甘草(五分) 水煎食后服。
治痰厥头痛。
川芎 细辛 南星(各一钱五分) 半夏 茯苓(各一钱二分) 陈皮 片芩(酒炒,一钱
二分) 枳实(一钱) 甘草(五分) 如挟风热甚者,加石膏三钱,菊花一钱,姜水煎,食后服。
治产后败血作梗,头痛诸药不效。
大附子一枚,酽醋一碗,用火四畔炙透,蘸醋令尽,去皮、脐,加川芎一两,并
为细末,每服一钱,茶清调下。
凡头内如虫蛀响,名天白蚁,用茶子细一吹鼻中。
古一妇人,患偏头痛,鼻塞不闻香臭,常流清涕,或作臭气,遍服头痛药不效,人
无识此,或曰∶脑痈,但服局方芎犀丸,不十数服,忽作喷涕,突出一挺稠脓,其疾即愈。
治年久偏正头疼,不闻香臭。
川芎 石膏 薄荷(各四两) 朱砂(四两,内用一两为衣) 人参 茯苓 甘草(炙)
细辛(各二两) 犀角(生用、镑) 栀子(各一两) 阿胶 蛤粉(炒一两五钱)
麦冬(去心,三两) 为末,蜜丸,弹子大,朱砂为衣,每服一丸或二丸,食后茶清化下。
Treats blood-wind syndrome in women, manifesting as vertigo and headache.
Chrysanthemi Flos (Juhua), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Inulae Flos (Xuanfuhua), Schizonepetae Spica (Jingjie Sui) (equal parts).
Grind into powder. Take one qian per dose. Decoct with scallion white (Congbai) and tea dregs to make a decoction. Take warm before meals.
Treats wind-heat attacking upwards, causing pain in the supraorbital ridge (eyebrow bone).
Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin) processed with wine, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi) (each 1.5 qian), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng) (1 qian), Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu) (1 qian), Schizonepetae Herba (Jingjie) (8 fen), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong) (1.2 qian).
Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo) (1 qian), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (0.5 fen). Decoct with water and take after meals.
Treats headache caused by phlegm-jue (phlegm obstruction leading to syncope-like symptoms).
Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Arisaemae Rhizoma (Nanxing) (each 1.5 qian), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia), Poria (Fuling) (each 1.2 qian), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), Scutellariae Radix (Pianqin) processed with wine (1.2 qian), Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi) (1 qian), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (0.5 fen). If accompanied by severe wind-heat, add Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) 3 qian and Chrysanthemi Flos (Juhua) 1 qian. Decoct with ginger water and take after meals.
Treats headache caused by postpartum stagnant blood obstructing collaterals, when other medications are ineffective.
One large Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi). Soak in one bowl of strong vinegar, roast thoroughly over fire on all sides, dipping in vinegar until fully absorbed. Remove skin and umbilical scar. Add Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong) 1 liang. Grind together into fine powder. Take one qian per dose, mixed with clear tea liquid.
If there is a sensation of buzzing or insect-boring noise inside the head, it is called "Tianbaiyi" (Heavenly White Ant). Blow fine powder made from Camellia seed (Chazi) into the nose.
An ancient woman suffered from hemicephalic headache, nasal congestion with loss of smell, frequent clear rhinorrhea, sometimes emitting a foul odor. She had taken various headache remedies without effect, and no one could identify the condition. Someone suggested it was a brain abscess (Naoyong). She only took Jufang Xionxi Wan (Bureau Formula Cornu Saigae Tataricae Pill). After less than ten doses, she suddenly sneezed violently, expelling a thick strand of pus, and the disease was cured.
Treats chronic hemicephalic or frontal headaches, accompanied by nasal congestion and anosmia.
Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bohe) (each 4 liang), Cinnabaris (Zhusha) 4 liang (of which 1 liang is used for coating), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Poria (Fuling), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) roasted (each 2 liang), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin), Cornu Saigae Tataricae (Xijiao) raw and sliced, Gardeniae Fructus (Zhizi) (each 1 liang), Ecorum Colla (Ejiao), Concha Meretricis et Cyclinae (Ge Fen) fried (1.5 qian), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong) degermed (3 liang).
Grind into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of a bullet, coat with Cinnabaris (Zhusha). Take one or two pills per dose, dissolved in clear tea liquid after meals.