主脾脏气实,胸中满,不能食方∶
茯苓(四两) 浓朴(四两,炙) 桂心(五两) 生姜(八两,切) 半夏(一升,
洗去滑)
人参 黄芩 甘草(炙,各二两)
上八味, 咀,以水一斗,煮取三升,分三服,又主冷气在脾脏,走在四肢,手足流肿,
亦逐水气。
治脾气实,其人口中淡甘,卧愦愦痛无常处,及呕吐反胃,并主之方∶
大黄(六两)
上一味,破,以水六升,煮取一升,分再服。又主食即吐并大便不通者,加甘草二两,
煮取二升半,分三服。
主脾气不足,虚冷注下腹痛方∶
当归 干姜 黄连 龙骨 赤石脂 人参(各三两) 橘皮 附子(炮,去皮) 秦皮 大
黄(各二两) 半夏(五两,洗)
上一十一味, 咀,以水一斗,煮取三升一合,分四服。
主不欲食,留腹中,或上或下,烦闷,得食辄呕欲吐,吐已即胀满不消,噫腥臭发热,
四肢肿而苦下体重,不能自胜方∶
麻子仁(三合) 禹余粮(二两) 桑根白皮(一斤) 大枣(一百枚,擘) 黄连 干
姜白
术甘草(炙,各三两)
上八味, 咀,以水一斗煮取半,去滓,得二升九合,日一服,三日令尽,老小任意加
减。
主脾气不调,使人身重如石,欲食即呕,四肢酸削不收方∶
生地黄 黄 芍药 甘草(各一两,炙) 生姜(二两) 白蜜(一升)
上六味, 咀,以水九升,煮取三升,去滓纳蜜,搅令微沸,服八合,日三夜一。
Formula for treating excess Qi in the Spleen organ, characterized by fullness in the chest and inability to eat:
Fuling (Poria, 4 liang) Houpo (Magnolia Bark, 4 liang, stir-fried) Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, 5 liang) Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger, 8 liang, sliced) Banxia (Pinellia Rhizome, 1 sheng, washed to remove slipperiness)
Renshen (Ginseng Root) Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) Gancao (Licorice Root, stir-fried, each 2 liang)
The above eight herbs are coarsely crushed, decocted with one dou of water until three sheng remain, divided into three doses. This formula also treats cold Qi residing in the Spleen organ, wandering through the four limbs, causing edema in the hands and feet, and helps expel fluid retention.
Formula for treating excess Spleen Qi, where the patient experiences a bland-sweet taste in the mouth, drowsy pain while lying down with shifting locations, as well as vomiting and regurgitation:
Dahuang (Rhubarb Root, 6 liang)
The above single herb is broken, decocted with six sheng of water until one sheng remains, divided into two doses. Additionally, for cases involving immediate vomiting after eating and constipation, add Gancao (Licorice Root, 2 liang), decoct until two and a half sheng remain, divided into three doses.
Formula for treating deficiency-cold of Spleen Qi leading to diarrhea and abdominal pain:
Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) Longgu (Fossilized Bone) Chishizhi (Red Kaolin) Renshen (Ginseng Root, each 3 liang) Jupi (Tangerine Peel) Fuzi (Aconite Lateral Root, processed, peeled) Qinpi (Ash Bark) Dahuang (Rhubarb Root, each 2 liang) Banxia (Pinellia Rhizome, 5 liang, washed)
The above eleven herbs are coarsely crushed, decocted with one dou of water until three sheng and one ge remain, divided into four doses.
Formula for treating anorexia, food stagnation in the abdomen moving up or down, restlessness, immediate vomiting upon eating, post-vomiting bloating that does not resolve, foul-smelling belching accompanied by fever, edema in the four limbs, and heaviness in the lower body making it difficult to bear weight:
Maziren (Hemp Seed) Yuyuliang (Limonitum) Sanggen Baipi (Mulberry Root Bark) Dazao (Jujube Fruit, 100 pieces, torn open) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome) Gancao (Licorice Root, stir-fried, each 3 liang)
The above eight herbs are coarsely crushed, decocted with one dou of water until reduced by half, filtered to obtain two sheng and nine ge, taken once daily, consumed completely over three days. Dosage may be adjusted arbitrarily for elderly and children.
Formula for treating disharmony of Spleen Qi, resulting in a heavy body feeling like stone, nausea when attempting to eat, and sore, wasted, weak four limbs:
Shengdihuang (Rehmannia Root) Huangqi (Astragalus Root) Shaoyao (Peony Root) Gancao (Licorice Root, stir-fried, each 1 liang) Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger, 2 liang) Baimi (White Honey, 1 sheng)
The above six herbs are coarsely crushed, decocted with nine sheng of water until three sheng remain. Filter out the dregs, add honey, stir until slightly boiling, take eight ge, three times daily and once at night.