主胸中、心下结坚,食饮不消方。
大黄(一两) 栝蒌(二两) 甘草(二两) 甘遂(一两) 黄连(六两)
上五味, 咀。以水五升煮取二升五合,分三服。
三台丸 主五脏寒热,积聚,胪胀肠鸣而噫,食不作肌肤,甚者呕逆,若伤寒寒疟已愈,
令不复发,食后服五丸,饮多者吞十丸,常服令人大小便调和,长肌肉方。
大黄(二两,熬) 熟硝石 葶苈(各一升,熬) 茯苓(半两) 浓朴(炙) 前胡 附
子(
炮,去皮) 半夏(洗) 细辛(各一两,切) 杏仁(一升,去皮尖、双仁,熬)
上一十味,捣筛为末,别捣杏仁如脂,次纳药末,炼蜜相和令得所,更捣五千杵,丸如
梧子大。酒服五丸,稍加至十丸,以知为度。
主虚羸,胸膈满方。
桂心(一斤) 半夏(一升,洗) 黄 (四两) 生姜(一两,切)
上四味, 咀。以水一斗四升,煮取五升,分五服,日三,夜二。
方九首
主虚劳风冷,补诸不足,乏 少气方。
鹿骨(一具,锉) 苁蓉(一两) 防风 橘皮 芍药 人参 当归 龙骨 黄 (各
二两) 桂心 浓朴(炙) 干姜 独活 甘草(炙,各三两)
上一十四味, 咀。以水三斗先煮骨,取一斗澄取清,纳药煮取三升五合,分四服,日
再。
Indicated for hardness and knotting in the chest and epigastrium (upper abdomen), with indigestion.
Rhubarb Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) (1 liang)
Trichosanthes Fruit (Gualou, 栝蒌) (2 liang)
Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) (2 liang)
Kansui Root (Gansui, 甘遂) (1 liang) [A purgative herb used to drain fluid retention]
Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, 黄连) (6 liang)
Crush the above five herbs. Decoct in 5 sheng of water until 2.5 sheng remains. Divide into three doses.
Santai Wan (Three Terraces Pill)
Indicated for cold-heat complex in the five zang organs, accumulation of qi, abdominal distension, borborygmus, and belching; inability of food to transform into muscle nourishment; severe cases present with vomiting and reflux. If consumed after recovery from Taiyang disease (Exterior syndrome) or cold malaria, it prevents recurrence. Take 5 pills after meals; those with high alcohol tolerance may take 10 pills. Regular use harmonizes bowel movements and urination and promotes muscle growth.
Rhubarb Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) (2 liang, stir-fried)
Refined Niter (Shu Xiaoshi, 熟硝石)
Lepidium Seed (Tinglizi, 葶苈子) (each 1 sheng, stir-fried)
Poria (Fuling, 茯苓) (0.5 liang)
Magnolia Bark (Houpo, 厚朴) (roasted)
Peucedanum Root (Qianhu, 前胡)
Aconite Lateral Root Preparata (Fuzi, 附子) (processed, skin removed)
Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏) (washed)
Asarum Root (Xixin, 细辛) (each 1 liang, sliced)
Apricot Seed (Xingren, 杏仁) (1 sheng, skin and twin kernels removed, stir-fried)
Grind the above ten herbs into powder. Separately grind apricot seeds into a paste-like consistency. Mix with the powder and refined honey appropriately. Pound another 5,000 times. Form pills the size of mulberry seeds. Administer with wine: start with 5 pills, gradually increase to 10 pills, adjusting according to efficacy.
Indicated for deficiency emaciation and fullness in the chest and diaphragm.
Cinnamon Twig Heart (Guixin, 桂心) (1 jin)
Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏) (1 sheng, washed)
Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, 黄芩) (4 liang)
Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜) (1 liang, sliced)
Crush the above four herbs. Decoct in 14 sheng of water until 5 sheng remains. Divide into five doses: three during the day, two at night.
Nine Prescriptions
Indicated for deficiency fatigue caused by wind-cold, tonifying various deficiencies, and shortness of breath.
Deer Bone (Lugu, 鹿骨) (one set, crushed)
Cistanche Stem (Rongshou, 肉苁蓉) (1 liang)
Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng, 防风)
Tangerine Peel (Jupi, 橘皮)
Peony Root (Shaoyao, 芍药)
Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参)
Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui, 当归)
Dragon Bone (Longgu, 龙骨)
Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, 黄芩) (each 2 liang)
Cinnamon Twig Heart (Guixin, 桂心)
Magnolia Bark (Houpo, 厚朴) (roasted)
Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜)
Angelica Pubescens Root (Duhuo, 独活)
Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) (roasted, each 3 liang)
Crush the above fourteen herbs. Decoct the deer bone first in 3 dou of water until 1 dou remains. Clarify the liquid, add the other herbs, and decoct until 3.5 sheng remains. Divide into four doses, taken twice daily.