治霍乱吐泻转筋,下痢腹疼,及一切痧症。平素口含化服,能防一切疠疫传染。
粉甘草(十两,细末) 细辛(两半,细末) 香白芷(一两,细末) 薄荷冰(四钱,细末) 冰片
(二钱,细末) 朱砂(三两,细末)
先将前五味和匀,用水为丸如桐子大,晾干(不宜日晒)。再用朱砂为衣,勿令余剩。装以布袋,杂以琉
珠,来往撞荡,务令光滑坚实。如此日久,可不走气味。若治霍乱证,宜服八十丸,开水送服。余证宜服四五
十丸。服后均宜温复取微汗。若平素含化以防疫疠,自一丸至四五丸皆可。此药又善治头疼、牙疼(含化),
心下、胁下及周身关节经络作疼,气郁、痰郁、食郁、呃逆、呕哕。醒脑养神,在上能清,在下能温,种种利
益,不能悉数。
以上二方,后方较前方多温药两味。前方性微凉,后方则凉热平均矣。用者斟酌于病因,凉热之间,分途
施治可也。后方若临证急用,不暇为丸,可制为散,每服一钱,效更速。
附录∶
直隶盐山孙××来函∶
一九二四年六月,友人杜××之母得霍乱证,上吐下泻,转
筋腹疼,六脉闭塞。生诊视后,为开卫生防疫宝丹方,共研作粉,每次服一钱。服第一次,吐泻稍止。服第二
次,病即痊愈。
斯年初冬,邓××之儿媳得霍乱证,时已夜半,请为诊视。吐泻转筋,六脉皆无,心中迷乱,时作谵语。治
以卫生防疫宝丹,初服仍吐,服至二次,脉即徐出而愈。
Treats cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, muscle spasms (tetany), as well as dysentery with abdominal pain and all types of Sha syndrome (sand illness). When taken sublingually on a daily basis, it can prevent the transmission of various epidemics.
Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (ten taels, finely powdered) Xixin (Herba Asari) (one tael and a half, finely powdered) Baizhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) (one tael, finely powdered) Bohebing (Borneolum Syntheticum) (four qian, finely powdered) Bingpian (Borneolum Syntheticum) (two qian, finely powdered) Zhusha (Cinnabaris) (three taels, finely powdered)
First, mix the first five ingredients evenly, use water to form pills the size of paulownia seeds, and dry them in the shade (avoid direct sunlight). Then, coat the pills with Zhusha powder, ensuring no residue remains. Place them in a cloth bag with liuzhu (glazed beads), and shake back and forth vigorously until they become smooth and solid. Stored for a long time this way, the medicinal aroma will not dissipate. For treating cholera, eighty pills are recommended per dose, taken with warm water. For other conditions, forty to fifty pills are appropriate. After taking the medicine, one should keep warm to induce a slight sweat. For daily prevention of epidemics via sublingual administration, one to four pills per dose are suitable. This medicine is also effective for treating headache and toothache (via sublingual administration), pain in the epigastrium, hypochondrium, and throughout the joints and meridians, as well as Qi stagnation, Phlegm stagnation, Food stagnation, hiccups, and retching. It awakens the brain and nourishes the spirit; it clears heat in the upper body and warms the lower body. Its numerous benefits cannot be fully enumerated.
Regarding the two formulas above, the latter contains two more warming herbs than the former. The former has a slightly cool nature, while the latter balances cool and warm properties. Users should exercise discretion based on the etiology, choosing between cooling and warming treatments accordingly. If the latter formula is needed urgently in clinical practice and there is no time to make pills, it can be prepared as a powder. Each dose is one qian, which yields faster results.
Appendix:
Letter from Sun XX of Yanshan, Zhili:
In June 1924, the mother of my friend Du XX contracted cholera, presenting with vomiting and diarrhea, tetany, and abdominal pain, with all six pulses obstructed. After examination, I prescribed the Wei Sheng Fang Yi Bao Dan formula, ground into powder, with each dose being one qian. After the first dose, vomiting and diarrhea subsided slightly. After the second dose, the patient recovered completely.
In the deep winter of that year, the daughter-in-law of Deng XX contracted cholera. It was already midnight when she requested medical attention. She presented with vomiting, diarrhea, tetany, absent pulses in all six positions, mental confusion, and occasional delirium. Treated with Wei Sheng Fang Yi Bao Dan, she vomited initially after the first dose, but after the second dose, her pulse gradually returned, and she recovered.