升麻二钱,白芷、当归、葛根、苍术各一钱,甘草一钱半,柴胡、 本、羌活、黄柏、草豆蔻各三分,
麻黄不去节五分,蔓荆子二分,姜、枣煎服。治虚风能食麻木,牙关急搐,目内蠕 ,胃风面肿。
升麻顺气(汤),整面容如漆。
升麻一钱半,干葛、防风、白芷、黄 、人参各一钱,白芍六分,甘草、苍术各五分,姜、枣煎服。治忧思
饮食失节,面色黧黑,心悬如饥不欲食,气短而促。
洗面药 皂角三斤,升麻八两,楮实子五两,绿豆、白芨、白芷、天花粉各一两,甘松、砂仁、白丁香各
五钱,三柰三钱,为末,糯饭捣丸如弹子大。量用洗面,去垢润肌。治生 HT ,或生小疮,或生痱痤粉刺,皮
脚燥痒。
面浮腹痛胫寒者,补胃有功;
补胃汤 柏子仁、防风、细辛、桂心、陈皮各一钱、川芎、吴萸、人参各一钱半,甘草五分,水煎服。
Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) 2 qian, Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Gegen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae), Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Chinensis) each 1 qian, Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) 1.5 qian, Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Gaoben (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii), Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri), Caodoukou (Fructus Cardamomi Rotundus) each 3 fen, Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae) with nodes unremoved 5 fen, Manjingzi (Fructus Viticis Trifoliae) 2 fen, Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Zao (Fructus Jujubae) decocted in water and taken orally. It treats numbness with preserved appetite caused by deficiency wind, trismus (lockjaw), twitching of the eyelids (mu nei ru), and facial edema due to Wei Feng (Stomach Wind).
Shengma Shunqi Tang (Decoction for Promoting Qi Circulation with Cimicifuga) can make the facial complexion smooth and lustrous like lacquer.
Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) 1.5 qian, Gange (Radix Puerariae Lobatae), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae), Huangqi (Radix Astragali Membranacei), Renshen (Radix Ginseng) each 1 qian, Baishao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 6 fen, Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata), Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Chinensis) each 5 fen, Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Zao (Fructus Jujubae) decocted in water and taken orally. It treats symptoms resulting from excessive worry/thoughts and irregular diet, including a dark sallow complexion, a sensation of emptiness in the heart as if hungry but without desire to eat, shortness of breath, and rapid respiration.
Facial Washing Medicine: Zaojiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis) 3 jin, Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) 8 liang, Chushizi (Fructus Cudrania Tricuspida), Lvdou (Semen Phaseoli Radiati), Baiji (Tuber Polygoni Multiflori Preparatum), Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae), Tianhuafen (Radix Trichosanthis) each 1 liang, Gansong (Flos Nardostachyos), Sharen (Fructus Amomi Rotundus), Baixiangding (Faeces Muscae Domesticae) each 5 qian, San nai (Rhizoma Kaempferiae Galangal) 3 qian. These are ground into fine powder, mixed with glutinous rice paste, and pounded into pills the size of bullet seeds. Use an appropriate amount to wash the face; it removes dirt and moisturizes the skin. It treats facial boils or sores, small pustules, prickly heat, acne, comedones, dry and itchy skin.
For those with facial edema, abdominal pain, and cold calves, Bugwei Tang (Decoction for Tonifying the Stomach) is effective;
Bugwei Tang (Decoction for Tonifying the Stomach): Baiziren (Semen Platycladi), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Xixin (Herba Asari), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) each 1 qian, Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Wuyu (Fructus Evodiae Officinalis), Renshen (Radix Ginseng) each 1.5 qian, Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) 5 fen. Decoct in water and take orally.