主损心不能言语,心下悬急苦痛,举动不安,数数口中腥,客热心中百病方。
防风(五分) 人参(五分) 龙齿(五分) 芎 (一两) 铁精(一两) 当归(一
两) 干地
黄(五分) 黄 (一两) 麦门冬(五分,去心) 柏子仁(一两) 桂心(一两) 远
志(五分,
去心) 白藓皮(三分) 白术(五分) 雄黄(一两,研) 菖蒲(一两) 茯苓(一两)
桔梗(一
两) 干姜(五分) 光明砂(一两,研) 钟乳(半两,研)
上二十一味,捣筛炼蜜和饮服梧子大五丸,渐加至十五丸,日二服,稍加至三十丸。
慎腥臭等。常宜小进食为佳。宜吃酥乳。倍日将息,先须服汤。汤方如下∶
玄参(三两) 干地黄(三两) 黄 (三两) 地骨皮(三两) 苁蓉(三两) 丹
参(五两) 牛膝(三两) 五味子(三两) 麦门冬(三两,去心) 桔仁(二两,去皮
尖) 细
辛(三两) 磁石(五两) 生姜(三两,切) 茯苓(三两) 橘皮(二两) 韭子(半
升) 柴胡(二
两,去苗)
上一十七味, 咀。以水三斗煮取三升,分为三服,后三日乃更进丸。时时食后服。服
讫即仰卧少时,即左右卧,及数转动。须腰底安物令高,亦不得过久,斟酌得所。不得劳役
身心气力,服药时干食即且停一日。食讫用两三口浆水饮压之。服药时有异状貌起,勿怪之
。服丸后二日风动,药气动头,两眼赤痛,久而不瘥者,依状疗之。法取枣根直入地二尺者
白皮一握,水一升,煮取半升,一服即愈。
Indicated for damage to the Heart Qi resulting in inability to speak, a sensation of suspension and urgent severe pain in the epigastrium, restlessness in movement and behavior, frequent metallic or bloody taste in the mouth, and various heat pathologies caused by exogenous pathogens invading the Heart.
Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (5 fen), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (5 fen), Longchi (Dent fossilis) (5 fen), Xiongqiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (1 liang), Tiejing (Ferrum) (1 liang), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (1 liang), Gan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) (5 fen), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (1 liang), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (5 fen, heart removed), Baiziren (Biota Semen) (1 liang), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) (1 liang), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) (5 fen, heart removed), Baixianpi (Dictamni Cortex) (3 fen), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (5 fen), Xionghuang (Realgar) (1 liang, ground), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) (1 liang), Fuling (Poria) (1 liang), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) (1 liang), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (5 fen), Guangmingsha (Cinnabaris) (1 liang, ground), Zhongru (Gypsum Fibrosum Prepared) (0.5 liang, ground).
The above twenty-one ingredients are crushed, sieved, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Start with five pills per dose, gradually increasing to fifteen pills, taken twice daily. Later, gradually increase to thirty pills per dose.
Avoid foods with fishy or foul odors. It is advisable to eat small amounts frequently. Consumption of clarified butter and milk is beneficial. During medication, extra care should be taken in rest and recuperation; initially, decoction must be administered first. The decoction formula is as follows:
Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) (3 liang), Gan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) (3 liang), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (3 liang), Digupi (Lycii Cortex) (3 liang), Congrong (Cynomorii Herba) (3 liang), Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (5 liang), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix) (3 liang), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) (3 liang), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (3 liang, heart removed), Renren (Prunus Armeniaca Semen) (2 liang, skin and tips removed), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) (3 liang), Cishi (Magnetitum) (5 liang), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) (3 liang, sliced), Fuling (Poria) (3 liang), Juapi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (2 liang), Jiuzi (Allii Tuberosi Semen) (0.5 sheng), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) (2 liang, radix removed).
The above seventeen ingredients are cut into pieces. Boil in three dou of water until reduced to three sheng of liquid. Divide into three doses. After three days, begin administering the pills. Take at any time after meals. After taking the medicine, lie supine for a short while, then turn to the left and right sides, and rotate the body several times. Place an object under the waist to elevate it, but do not maintain this position for too long; adjust according to comfort. Avoid physical and mental exertion. If food is consumed on the day of medication, pause the medication for one day. After eating, drink two or three mouthfuls of jiangshui (fermented grain water) to settle the medicine. If abnormal facial expressions or conditions arise during medication, do not be alarmed. If, two days after taking the pills, wind-movement symptoms occur, medicinal qi rises to the head causing redness and pain in both eyes that persists without improvement, treat according to the following method: Take one handful of the white bark from the part of the Ziziphus jujuba root that penetrates vertically two chi into the soil. Boil in one sheng of water until reduced to half a sheng. One dose will result in recovery.