补中益气黄 参,甘草白术当归身,柴胡升麻陈皮伴,形劳虚损喘皆并。见三卷
升阳益胃参术 ,黄连半茯草陈皮,泽泻防风羌独活,柴胡白芍也堪题。见三卷
益胃升阳当归身,参术芩 曲炒陈,甘草升麻柴胡使,秋间服者去黄芩。见三卷
调中益气橘升麻,甘草柴胡苍术加,黄 木香参八味,从前选用也堪夸,见三卷
升阳补气汤升麻、泽泻防风白芍夸,浓朴柴胡羌独活,甘草地黄生用佳。
升麻、泽泻、防风、白芍、羌活、独活、甘草各五分,浓朴一分,柴胡一钱二分,生地七分半,姜枣煎服。
治饮食不时,饥饱劳役,胃气不足,脾气下溜,气短无力,不能寒热,早饭后昏闷怠惰,四肢不收,懒于动作,
五心烦热。如腹胀及腹窄狭,加浓朴;腹中硬,加砂仁。
双和散桂甘草芍,黄 参归熟地黄,姜枣煎来补气血,虚劳少食也堪尝。见三卷
升阳散火汤升麻,葛根柴胡防风加,炙草人参羌独活,生甘芍药总堪夸。见三卷
通关细辛皂角等,入鼻须看有嚏否,去辛加半或加矾,方名救急稀涎散。
通关散 细辛、皂角等分为末,吹入鼻内。治中风不省,牙关紧闭。用此有嚏可治,无嚏者死。
稀涎散 皂角、半夏、明矾各等分为末,每二钱,白汤调服,即吐。治中风肢散涎潮,膈塞气闭不通。
乌药顺气(散)陈皮姜,枳壳僵蚕芎芷详,甘草麻黄桔梗入,中风先服最为良。
乌药、陈皮各一钱(批∶一钱一本作二钱),干姜
二分半,枳壳、僵蚕、川芎、白芷、桔梗、甘草各五分,麻黄一钱半,姜枣煎,温服。治男妇一切风气攻注,
肢节疼麻瘫痪,言语謇涩。先服此疏气道,然后进以风药。气升为逆,降下为顺,顺气者正所以降气也。如阴
积浮肿,合五积散;麻痹痛极,合三五七散;二三年不能行者,合独活寄生汤;日夜疼痛,合左经汤。
祛风通气(散)乌药君,芎芷甘梗橘术臣,麻壳人参为佐使,姜枣煎来任屈伸。
乌药一钱半,川芎、白芷、甘草、桔梗、陈皮、白术各一钱,麻黄、枳壳、人参各五分,姜枣煎服。或
为末,每二钱,紫苏、木瓜煎汤调服。瘙痒加薄荷少许。治男妇气虚,内风攻注,或外风中袭,头目昏痛,
鼻塞口 语涩,甚则身如板片,挛拳屈伸不便,肩背刺痛,胸胁膨胀,脚膝软弱,痰多咳嗽,呕吐恶心,吐泻
不食,胎前产后,一切虚风等症。
星香散内炮南星,更有木香生用灵,若加川乌与附子,方名改换号三生。
星香散 南星四钱,木香五分,姜十片,水煎热服,治中风痰盛,服热药不得者。
三生饮 南星二钱,川乌、附子各一钱,木香五分,姜十片,水煎温服。治中风昏迷,痰涎壅并,口眼
斜,半身不遂,脉沉无热者可服。去川乌,名星附汤。
资寿解语(汤)附子风,天麻酸枣桂羊充,甘草羌活次第入,竹沥多凑立奇功。
附子、防风、天麻、酸枣仁各三分,官桂、羚羊角各七分半,甘草、羌活各五分,水煎,入竹沥调服。
治风中心脾,舌强不语,半身不遂。
小续命汤防己桂,杏仁黄芩芍药配,甘草参芎与麻黄,附子防风一同例。
防己、肉桂、杏仁、黄芩、芍药、甘草、人参、川芎、麻黄各一钱,附子五分,防风一钱半,姜枣煎服。治
卒暴中风,不省人事,渐觉半身不遂,口眼 斜,手足颤掉,语言謇涩,肢体麻痹,精神昏乱,头目眩晕,痰壅
筋挛,骨节烦疼。又治香港脚缓弱及久病风人,每遇天气阴晦,节候更改,宜预服之,以防喑哑。如有六经见症,
加减照根据伤寒∶无汗恶寒合麻黄汤,有汗恶风合桂枝汤,身热无汗合白虎汤,有汗合葛根汤,身凉无汗合古姜
附汤,有汗合古桂附汤。无此四症,少阴厥阴肢节挛痛麻木,用本方八钱,加羌活四两,连翘六两,为丸服亦好。
交济汤 即本方合排风汤加槟榔。
排风汤术桂苓芎,杏芍甘麻与防风,独活当归白鲜佐,稀涎治搐最多功。
白术、肉桂、川芎、杏仁、芍药、甘草、防风、当归各五分,茯苓、麻黄、独活各七分半,白鲜皮二分
半,姜煎温服。治男妇中风及风虚冷湿邪气入于五脏,令人狂言妄语,精神错乱,以至手足不仁,痰涎壅盛。
此汤安心定志,聪耳明目,大理荣血,去肝邪。服有微汗,不妨。
大秦艽汤羌独活,芎芷甘辛两地黄,归芍、芩苓防白术,石膏十六味平良。
秦艽、石膏各一钱半,羌活、独活、川芎、白芷、甘草、生地、熟地、当归、白芍、黄芩、茯苓、防风、
白术各一钱,细辛二分半,水煎温服。治中风内外无症,知为血弱不能荣筋,手足不能运动,舌强不能言,宜
养血而筋自荣,如天阴雨加生姜,心下痞加枳实。
羌活愈风(汤)草参 ,防风蔓细枳艽皮,麻菊薄荷枸独芷,芎归杜仲柴前知,生熟地黄半朴桂,芩苓
芍术己膏根据。
羌活、甘草、人参、黄芩、防风、蔓荆子、细辛、枳壳、秦艽、地骨皮、麻黄、甘菊花、薄荷、枸杞子、
独活、白芷、川芎、当归、杜仲、柴胡、前胡、知母、熟地、半夏、浓朴、防己各五分,生地、石膏、苍术各一
钱,肉桂二分半,芍药、黄芩、茯苓各七分半,水煎(遇天阴,生姜三片煎),空心温服。治肝肾虚,筋骨弱,
语言难,精神昏聩及风湿体重,或瘦而一肢偏枯,或肥而半身不遂,或恐而健忘,喜已多思,皆精不足也,宜此
安神养心,调阴阳,不问男妇小儿,风痫急慢惊风,神效。
万宝回春汤甚奇,甘麻芩己杏仁根据,生地
熟地芎归芍,黑附香附陈半皮,茯神参术防风桂,乌药川乌姜黄 。
防风通圣将军芍,薄荷芎归草朴硝,栀翘芩梗并白术,麻黄荆芥滑石膏。(见三卷)
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) consists of Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), and Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium). It is applicable to deficiency damage caused by physical fatigue and symptoms such as asthma. See Volume III.
Sheng Yang Yi Wei Tang (Augment the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) consists of Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber), Fuling (Poria), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), and Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba). See Volume III.
Yi Wei Sheng Yang Tang (Benefit the Stomach and Augment the Yang Decoction) consists of Dangguishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, stir-fried), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, stir-fried), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), and Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix). Remove Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) when taken in autumn. See Volume III.
Tiao Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Regulate the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) consists of Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Huangbo (Phellodendri Cortex), Muxiang (Vladimiriae Radix), and Renshen (Ginseng Radix), totaling eight ingredients. This formula has been praised for its selection in the past. See Volume III.
Sheng Yang Bu Qi Tang (Augment the Yang and Tonify the Qi Decoction) favors Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), and Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), combined with Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and raw Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) for optimal effect.
Specific dosage: Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) each 5 fen; Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) 1 fen; Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) 1.2 qian; Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) 0.75 qian. Decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Dazao (Jujubae Fructus) and take warm.
It treats irregular diet, alternating hunger and fullness, overwork leading to insufficient Stomach Qi, sinking of Spleen Qi, shortness of breath, weakness, inability to tolerate cold or heat, drowsiness and lethargy after breakfast, flaccidity of the four limbs, reluctance to move, and five-palm heat. If accompanied by abdominal distension or a sensation of narrowness in the abdomen, add Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex); if the abdomen is hard, add Sharen (Amomi Fructus Rotundus).
Shuang He San (Double Harmony Powder) consists of Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), and Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata). Decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Dazao (Jujubae Fructus) to tonify Qi and Blood, suitable for deficiency consumption with poor appetite. See Volume III.
Sheng Yang San Huo Tang (Augment the Yang and Disperse Fire Decoction) consists of Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Zhigancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Sheng Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, raw), and Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba). See Volume III.
Tong Guan San (Open the Passages Powder) consists of Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) and Zaorao (Gleditsiae Spina) in equal parts, ground into powder and blown into the nose. It treats stroke with unconsciousness and locked jaw. If sneezing occurs after use, it is treatable; if not, the prognosis is fatal.
Xi Tan San (Phlegm-Resolving Saliva Decoction) consists of Zaorao (Gleditsiae Spina), Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber), and Mingfan (Alumen) in equal parts, ground into powder. Take 2 qian each time, mixed with warm water to induce vomiting. It treats stroke with limb flaccidity, surging phlegm-saliva, chest diaphragm blockage, and closed qi mechanism.
Wu Yao Shun Qi San (Wu-Yang Smooth-Qi Powder) consists of Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), and Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix). Taking this formula first for stroke is most effective.
Specific dosage: Wuyao (Linderae Radix) and Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) each 1 qian (Note: one version writes 2 qian); Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) 2.5 fen; Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) each 5 fen; Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) 1.5 qian. Decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Dazao (Jujubae Fructus), take warm. It treats all types of wind-pathogen invasion in men and women, causing pain, numbness, paralysis of joints, and slurred speech. First take this formula to unblock the qi pathway, then administer wind-dispelling medicines. Ascending qi is considered rebellious, descending qi is considered smooth; smoothing qi is precisely to descend qi. For yin accumulation with edema, combine with Wu Ji San (Five Accumulations Powder); for severe numbness and pain, combine with San Wu Qi San (Three-Five Seven Powder); for those unable to walk for two or three years, combine with Duhuo Jisheng Tang (Duhuo and Sangwood Decoction); for day-and-night pain, combine with Zuojing Tang (Left Meridian Decoction).
Qu Feng Tong Qi San (Dispel Wind and Unblock Qi Powder) uses Wuyao (Linderae Radix) as the sovereign herb, Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), and Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) as minister herbs, Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), and Renshen (Ginseng Radix) as assistant and guide herbs. Decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Dazao (Jujubae Fructus) to allow free flexion and extension.
Specific dosage: Wuyao (Linderae Radix) 1.5 qian; Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), and Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) each 1 qian; Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), and Renshen (Ginseng Radix) each 5 fen. Decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Dazao (Jujubae Fructus). Alternatively, grind into powder, take 2 qian each time, mixed with decoction of Zisu (Perillae Folium) and Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus). Add a small amount of Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) for itching. It treats Qi deficiency in men and women, internal wind invasion, or external wind attack, causing dizziness and headache, nasal congestion, locked mouth, slurred speech, body stiffness like a board, contracture of hands and feet with difficulty in flexion and extension, stabbing pain in shoulders and back, distension of chest and hypochondrium, weakness of legs and knees, excessive phlegm and cough, vomiting and nausea, vomiting and diarrhea with inability to eat, conditions before and after childbirth, and all deficiency-wind syndromes.
Xingxiang San (Star-Aromatic Powder) contains Pao Nanting (Prepared Arisaematis Rhizoma), and using Sheng Muxiang (Raw Vladimiriae Radix) is effective. If Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix Preparata) and Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata) are added, the formula name changes to Sansheng Yin (Three-Life Decoction).
Xingxiang San (Star-Aromatic Powder): Nanting (Arisaematis Rhizoma) 4 qian, Muxiang (Vladimiriae Radix) 5 fen, Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) 10 slices. Decoct in water and take hot. It treats stroke with abundant phlegm where hot medicines cannot be taken.
Sansheng Yin (Three-Life Decoction): Nanting (Arisaematis Rhizoma) 2 qian, Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix Preparata) and Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata) each 1 qian, Muxiang (Vladimiriae Radix) 5 fen, Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) 10 slices. Decoct in water and take warm. It treats stroke with coma, surging phlegm-saliva, deviation of mouth and eyes, hemiplegia, and deep pulse without heat. Remove Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix Preparata) to name it Xingfu Tang (Star-Aconite Decoction).
Zishou Jieyu Tang (Nourish Life Unbind-Tongue Decoction) consists of Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), Guirou (Cinnamomi Cortex), Lingyangjiao (Saigae Tataricae Cornu), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix). Add them in order; mixing with Zhuli (Bambusae Caulis in Taenia) yields miraculous results.
Specific dosage: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), and Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) each 3 fen; Guirou (Cinnamomi Cortex) and Lingyangjiao (Saigae Tataricae Cornu) each 7.5 fen; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) and Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) each 5 fen. Decoct in water, mix with Zhuli (Bambusae Caulis in Taenia) and take. It treats wind striking the Heart and Spleen, stiff tongue with inability to speak, and hemiplegia.
Xiao Xuming Tang (Minor Continuation Decoction) consists of Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Xingren (Armeniacae Semens Amarum), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata), and Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix).
Specific dosage: Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Xingren (Armeniacae Semens Amarum), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), and Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) each 1 qian; Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata) 5 fen; Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) 1.5 qian. Decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Dazao (Jujubae Fructus) and take. It treats sudden stroke with unconsciousness, gradually developing hemiplegia, deviation of mouth and eyes, trembling of hands and feet, slurred speech, limb numbness, mental confusion, dizziness, phlegm obstruction with tendon cramping, and painful joints. It also treats foot-leg weakness due to gout and chronic wind diseases, advising preventive intake during cloudy weather or seasonal changes to prevent aphasia. If Six Channels symptoms appear, modify according to Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage): for no sweat and aversion to cold, combine with Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction); for sweating and aversion to wind, combine with Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction); for fever with no sweat, combine with Baihu Tang (White Tiger Decoction); for sweating, combine with Gegen Tang (Kudzu Decoction); for cool body with no sweat, combine with ancient Jiangfu Tang (Ginger-Aconite Decoction); for sweating, combine with ancient Guifu Tang (Cinnamon-Aconite Decoction). If these four symptoms are absent, and Shaoyin/Jueyin symptoms present joint cramping, pain, and numbness, use 8 qian of this formula, add 4 liang of Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) and 6 liang of Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), make into pills.
Jiaoji Tang (Intersecting Harmony Decoction) is this formula combined with Paifeng Tang (Expel Wind Decoction) plus Binglang (Arecae Semen).
Paifeng Tang (Expel Wind Decoction) consists of Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Fuling (Poria), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Xingren (Armeniacae Semens Amarum), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), and Baixianpi (Dictamni Cortex). Xi Tan San (Phlegm-Resolving Saliva Decoction) is most effective for treating spasms.
Specific dosage: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Xingren (Armeniacae Semens Amarum), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), and Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) each 5 fen; Fuling (Poria), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), and Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix) each 7.5 fen; Baixianpi (Dictamni Cortex) 2.5 fen. Decoct with Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and take warm. It treats stroke in men and women, and wind-deficiency-cold-damp pathogenic factors entering the Five Zang Organs, causing delirious speech, mental confusion, insensitivity of hands and feet, and surging phlegm-saliva. This formula calms the mind and stabilizes the spirit, brightens ears and eyes, greatly regulates Ying and Blood, and removes Liver pathogenic factors. Mild sweating after taking is acceptable.
Da Qinjiao Tang (Great Gentian Decoction) consists of Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Fuling (Poria), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), and Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), totaling sixteen ingredients, which are mild and beneficial.
Specific dosage: Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) and Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) each 1.5 qian; Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Fuling (Poria), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), and Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) each 1 qian; Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) 2.5 fen. Decoct in water and take warm. It treats stroke without obvious exterior or interior symptoms, knowing that weak Blood fails to nourish tendons, causing immobility of hands and feet, stiff tongue with inability to speak. Tonify Blood so tendons are naturally nourished. Add Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) on rainy days; add Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) for epigastric fullness.
Qianghuo Yufeng Tang (Notopterygium Prevents Wind Decoction) consists of Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Manjingzi (Viticis Fructus), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Digupi (Lycei Cortex), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Ganjuhua (Chrysanthemi Flos), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), and Fuling (Poria), modified according to condition.
Specific dosage: Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Manjingzi (Viticis Fructus), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Digupi (Lycei Cortex), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Ganjuhua (Chrysanthemi Flos), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), and Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix) each 5 fen; Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), and Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) each 1 qian; Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 2.5 fen; Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), and Fuling (Poria) each 7.5 fen. Decoct in water (add 3 slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) on cloudy days), take warm on an empty stomach. It treats Kidney and Liver deficiency, weak sinews and bones, difficulty speaking, mental dullness, heavy body due to wind-damp, emaciation with hemiplegia of one limb, obesity with hemiplegia, fearfulness with amnesia, excessive self-reflection, all due to insufficiency of Essence. This formula calms the mind, nourishes the Heart, regulates Yin and Yang, and is effective for wind epilepsy and acute/chronic convulsions in men, women, and children regardless of age.
Wanbao Huichun Tang (Ten-Thousand Treasures Return-to-Spring Decoction) is very strange, consisting of Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Xingren (Armeniacae Semens Amarum), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Hei Fuzi (Black Aconite), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber), Fushen (Poria cum Pinus), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Wuyao (Linderae Radix), Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix Preparata), and Jianghuang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma).
Fangtong Tongsheng San (Wind-Unblocking and Interior-Purging Powder) consists of Jiangjun (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Xiaokao (Natrii Sulfas), Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Spica), Huashi (Hematitum), and Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum). (See Volume III)