治痢疾神效。
广皮（炒） 三棱（炒） 莪术（炒） 青皮（炒，各二两） 连翘（焙）
黑丑（炒，另取头末） 干姜（炒黑） 槟榔（焙，各七钱五分） 百草霜（一两，即烧杂
草锅煤） 砂仁（三钱，焙） 肉果（面煨，粗纸打去油） 肉桂（各五钱，去粗皮，不见
水） 上为末，用黑沙糖调，白痢生姜汤，红痢砂仁汤，或甘草汤下。大人三钱，
小儿自八分以至二钱。
治下痢赤白，腹痛不快，里急后重。
黄连二十两，吴茱萸十两（同炒，去茱萸，用黄连）、木香四两八钱，（不见火），
为末，醋糊丸如椒目大，陈米汤下。
初起壮实者可用。
川大黄（切片，蜜蒸，一斤） 白芍药（酒拌抄，六两） 甘草（炙，三两） 槟榔（四
两） 木香（一两，不见火） 枳壳（四两，炒） 为末，蜜丸，如赤豆大，白莱菔汤送下三钱。
神治痢疾。
锦纹大黄不拘多少切片，以无灰酒拌九蒸九晒，为末，再以酒丸如椒目大，每服三
钱，空心白汤送入，神效。饮食忌进半日，小便如栀子汁色，则湿热之气，从小便而出
矣。曾服此者，痢疾虽重不变坏症。
治下痢脓血，里急后重，日夜无度。
芍药（一两） 当归（五钱） 大黄（二钱五分） 黄连（一钱） 黄芩（一钱五分） 木香 槟榔
（各一钱） 每用二两，水煎，食前温服。
一方
用野菜于三月三日黎明带露采取阴干，五月五日午时炒黄磨末。凡痢疾二三日，方
可服之即止，每用二三钱，炒糖调，红痢，砂仁汤；白痢，姜汤下。又方，五月五日采
谷树头嫩叶，阴干，炒黄，为末，照上服之亦效。
Treats dysentery with remarkable efficacy.
Guopi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, stir-fried) 3 liang; Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma, stir-fried); Ezhu (Curcumae Rhizoma, stir-fried); Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, stir-fried), each 2 liang; Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructum, baked); Heiqiu (Strychni Semen, stir-fried, reserve the finest powder separately); Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, stir-fried until black); Binglang (Arecae Semen, baked), each 7 qian 5 fen; Baicaoshuang (Carbonis Herba, 1 liang, i.e., soot from burning miscellaneous grasses); Sharen (Amomi Fructus, 3 qian, baked); Rouguo (Myristicae Semen, baked in flour, wiped with coarse paper to remove oil); Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex, each 5 qian, remove rough bark, avoid water). Grind all into fine powder. Take with black rock sugar dissolved in water: for white dysentery, take with ginger decoction; for red dysentery, take with Amomi decoction or Licorice decoction. Adults: 3 qian per dose; children: 8 fen to 2 qian per dose.
Treats bloody and purulent dysentery, abdominal pain and discomfort, tenesmus (urgency to defecate with little output).
Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) 20 liang; Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus) 10 liang (stir-fried together with Huanglian, then discard Wuzhuyu and use only Huanglian); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) 4 liang 8 qian (do not expose to fire). Grind into fine powder, make pills with vinegar paste, size of pepper seeds. Take with aged rice decoction.
Suitable for patients in the early stage who are robust and strong.
Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, sliced, steamed with honey, 1 jin); Baishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, mixed with wine and stir-fried, 6 liang); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted, 3 liang); Binglang (Arecae Semen, 4 liang); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 1 qian, do not expose to fire); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, 4 liang, stir-fried). Grind into fine powder, make pills with honey, size of red beans. Take 3 qian with white radish decoction.
Miraculously treats dysentery.
Jinwen Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) as needed, sliced, mixed with clear wine, steamed nine times and sun-dried nine times, ground into fine powder, then made into pills with wine, size of pepper seeds. Take 3 qian per dose on an empty stomach with plain warm water. Remarkable efficacy. Avoid food intake for half a day after taking. If urine becomes colored like gardenia juice, it indicates that damp-heat is being expelled through urination. Those who have taken this prescription will not develop severe complications even if their dysentery is serious.
Treats dysentery with pus and blood, tenesmus, occurring day and night without limit.
Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, 1 liang); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 5 qian); Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 2 qian 5 fen); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 1 qian); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, 1 qian 5 fen); Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); Binglang (Arecae Semen), each 1 qian. Use 2 liang per dose, decoct in water, take warm before meals.
Another method:
Harvest wild vegetables at dawn on the third day of the third lunar month while dew is present, dry them in shade. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month at noon, stir-fry until yellow and grind into powder. For dysentery lasting two to three days, it can be taken to stop symptoms immediately. Take 2-3 qian per dose, mixed with roasted sugar: for red dysentery, take with Amomi decoction; for white dysentery, take with ginger decoction. Another method: harvest tender leaves from the head of the millet tree on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, dry in shade, stir-fry until yellow, grind into powder, and take according to the above method. Also effective.