苏徐 疗身体浮肿,心下胀满,短气小便涩,害饮食。方∶
大豆一斗,以水三斗,煮取一斗七升,去豆,纳清酒一斗和煎之,令得一斗七升许,调
适寒温,一服一升,日三服,甚佳。(今按∶《耆婆方》∶大豆三升,酒一升,水无升数。)
苏 桑根汤,主通身体满,小便涩,上气,心下痰水,不能食,食则胀满者方∶
桑根白皮(五升) 大豆(五升)
上,以水三斗,煮取一升,去滓,分三服之。
苏徐 疗肿已入 股至腹胀小便涩少者方∶
大麻子一斗,熬细研 赤小豆五升
上,以水三斗,煮豆烂,饮汁食豆,日三,不食余食。不瘥更为之。
又方云∶ 树白皮,切,一大斗,桑根白皮切一大斗入土深者。上以水五大斗,煮取二
大斗
烂,止
徐唐 葶苈丸疗小便涩少腹满不下食饮方∶
葶苈子(五两,缓火熬令紫色) 杏仁(二两半,去皮尖,熬令紫色) 大枣(三十枚,
去皮核取肉)
先捣葶苈子一万杵,别取杏仁、枣肉,和捣一千杵,然后取葶苈子 和捣一万杵,
为丸。平
五丸,丸
唐 治香港脚热烦,口干头面热闷。方∶
好香豉一升,以水四升,煮取二升,停冷去滓,顿服之。(《极要方》同之。)
苏 治若觉飧气攻喉方∶
当食生茱萸五十粒,即散。
徐 疗冷气非冷热亦兼治方∶
大蒜一升,去皮心,以酒三升,缓火煎汁一升许,去滓,每服一盏子,日三。大大去气,
但
唐云∶已觉着香港脚,宜服此方∶
蒜(三升,去心,切,熬令黄色) 豉(一大升,熬令香) 桃仁(小一升,去皮,熬
令紫色)
上三味,合和,生绢袋盛,以酒一斗渍之,夏三日,冬七日,初服半升,渐加至二
升。量增
Su Jing et al. treat edema of the body, fullness and distension in the epigastrium, shortness of breath, astringent urination, and impaired appetite. Formula:
Soybean (Dadou) [Glycine max] one dou, boiled in three dou of water until reduced to one dou seven sheng. Remove the beans, add one dou of clear wine, and decoct together until approximately one dou seven sheng remains. Adjust the temperature to be suitable. Take one sheng per dose, three times daily. This is very effective. (Note: *Qipo Fang* records: Soybean three sheng, wine one sheng, water quantity unspecified.)
Su Jing's Sanggen Tang (Mulberry Root Bark Decoction) treats general fullness and distension of the body, astringent urination, rebellious qi ascending, phlegm-fluid retention in the epigastrium, inability to eat, and postprandial distension. Formula:
Mulberry Root Bark (Sangbaipí) [Mori Cortex] (five sheng)
Soybean (Dadou) [Glycine max] (five sheng)
Boil the above ingredients in three dou of water until reduced to one sheng. Strain the dregs and divide into three doses for administration.
Su Jing et al. treat swelling that has spread to the thighs causing abdominal distension and scanty, astringent urination. Formula:
Hemp Seed (Daziren) [Cannabis Fructus] one dou, roasted and finely ground;
Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou) [Vigna angularis] five sheng.
Boil the above ingredients in three dou of water until the beans are thoroughly cooked. Drink the broth and consume the beans, three times daily. Do not consume other foods during this period. If not cured, prepare and administer again.
Another formula states: Tree bark (referring to Mulberry Root Bark or similar), cut into pieces, one dou; select Mulberry Root Bark (Sangbaipí) [Mori Cortex] that has penetrated deep into the soil, cut into pieces, one dou. Boil these ingredients in five dou of water until reduced to two dou and thoroughly cooked, then stop.
Xu Zhicai's Tingli Wan (Descurainia Seed Pill) treats scanty, astringent urination, lower abdominal fullness, and inability to ingest food or drink. Formula:
Descurainia Seed (Tinglizi) [Descurainiae Semen seu Fructus] (five liang, slow-roasted until purple)
Apricot Kernel (Xingren) [Armeniacae Semen Amarum] (two and a half liang, skin and tip removed, roasted until purple)
Jujube (Dazao) [Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus] (thirty pieces, skin and pit removed, flesh used)
First, pound the Descurainia Seed ten thousand times. Separately, take the Apricot Kernel and Jujube flesh, and pound them one thousand times. Then, add the Descurainia Seed back in and pound together ten thousand times. Form into pills. For routine use, take five pills... (text incomplete).
A Tang dynasty physician treats heat and vexation from Hongjiao (Foot Qi / Beriberi), dry mouth, and heat/stuffiness in the head and face. Formula:
High-quality Fermented Soybean (Xiangchi) [Sojae Semens Praeparatum] one sheng, boiled in four sheng of water until reduced to two sheng. Allow to cool, strain the dregs, and take in one dose. (*Jiyao Fang* agrees with this.)
Su Jing treats the sensation of food-qi attacking the throat. Formula:
Consume fifty raw Cornus Fruit (Zhuyu) [Corni Fructus] while eating, then disperse.
Xu Zhicai treats cold qi, also applicable to conditions not strictly classified as hot or cold. Formula:
Garlic (Dasuan) [Allii Sativi Bulbus] one sheng, peeled and core removed, decocted in three sheng of wine using low heat until approximately one sheng of juice remains. Strain the dregs. Take one cup per dose, three times daily. It greatly expels qi/cold... (text incomplete).
Tang Yun states: Once you feel the onset of Hongjiao (Foot Qi / Beriberi), it is advisable to take this formula:
Garlic (Dasuan) [Allii Sativi Bulbus] (three sheng, core removed, cut, roasted until yellow)
Fermented Soybean (Chi) [Sojae Semens Praeparatum] (one large sheng, roasted until fragrant)
Peach Kernel (Taoren) [Persicae Semen] (small one sheng, skin removed, roasted until purple)
Mix the above three ingredients, place in a raw silk bag, and soak in one dou of wine. Soak for three days in summer, seven days in winter. Initially take half a sheng, gradually increasing to two sheng. Increase dosage according to condition... (text incomplete).