发汗吐下后。虚烦不得眠。若剧者必反复颠倒。心中懊 。栀子豉汤主之。若汗若下之后而烦
热者。胸中窒者。亦以栀子豉汤。仲景云。病患旧微溏者。不可与之。
【栀子豉汤】
肥栀子(四两。碎) 豆豉(半合)
上水二盏。先煎栀子至一盏。下豉同煎七分。服加吐。止后服。一云。快利止后服。
【朱砂安神丸】治心神烦乱。怔忡不安。兀兀欲吐。胸中气乱而有热。若懊 之状。皆膈
上血中伏火。蒸蒸而不安。宜从权衡法。以镇阴火之浮行。以养上焦之元气。
朱砂(一钱。另研。水飞。阴干) 黄连(去须净。一钱二分) 生地黄(三分)
当归(去芦) 甘草(炙。各半钱)
上为末。酒浸蒸饼。丸如黍米大。朱砂为衣。每服十五丸。津唾送下。食后。此缓治之理也。
内经曰。热淫所胜。治以甘寒。以苦泻之。以黄连之苦寒去心烦。除湿热而为君。甘草、生地
黄之甘寒。泻火补气。滋生阴血以为臣。当归补血不足。朱砂纳浮溜之火而安神明也。
【八物定志丸】平补心气。安神镇惊。除膈热痰实。
远志(去心) 菖蒲 麦门冬 茯神
白茯苓(去心。各一两) 白术(半两) 人参(一两半) 牛黄(二钱。另研)
上为末。入牛黄匀。炼蜜丸如桐子大。朱砂为衣。每服二三十丸。熟水送下。无时。
After sweating, vomiting, or purging treatments, deficiency-heat vexation occurs leading to insomnia. If the condition is severe, it will inevitably manifest as tossing and turning, restlessness, and a feeling of stifling discomfort in the heart (Zhongxin Ao Nao). Zhi Zi Chi Tang (Gardenia and Fermented Soybean Decoction) is the primary prescription. If after sweating or purging there is vexation and heat, accompanied by a sensation of obstruction in the chest (Xiong Zhong Zhi), Zhi Zi Chi Tang should also be used. Zhang Zhongjing stated that patients with a history of loose stools should not take this formula.
[Zhi Zi Chi Tang]
Fei Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus, four liang, crushed) Dou Chi (Fermented Soybean, half he)
Take two zhan of water. First decoct Zhi Zi until one zhan remains, then add Dou Chi and decoct together until seven-tenths remain. If vomiting occurs after taking the medicine, stop further administration. Another version states: if bowel movement becomes rapid/loose, stop further administration.
[Zhu Sha An Shen Wan] Treats mental restlessness, palpitations (Zheng Chong), dizziness with nausea, chaotic Qi in the chest with heat, and symptoms resembling stifling discomfort (Ao Nao). These are caused by latent fire in the blood above the diaphragm, steaming upward causing unrest. The appropriate method is to weigh and balance, suppressing floating Yin fire and nourishing Yuan Qi of the Upper Jiao.
Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, one qian, separately ground, processed by water flotation, dried in shade) Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, remove roots and clean, one qian two fen) Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens, three fen)
Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, remove radicle) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, each half qian)
Grind all into powder. Soak in wine and use steamed dough as binder to make pills the size of millet seeds. Coat with Zhu Sha powder. Take fifteen pills per dose, swallowed with saliva. Take after meals; this follows the principle of gradual treatment.
The Nei Jing states: "When heat is excessive, treat with sweet-cold herbs; drain with bitter herbs." Huang Lian's bitter-cold nature removes heart vexation and damp-heat, serving as the Jun (Monarch) herb. Gan Cao and Sheng Di Huang's sweet-cold nature drains fire, tonifies Qi, and generates Yin blood, serving as the Chen (Minister) herbs. Dang Gui supplements insufficient blood; Zhu Sha anchors floating fire and calms the Shen (Spirit).
[Ba Wu Ding Zhi Wan] Gently tonifies Heart Qi, calms the Spirit and subdues fright, clears Phlegm-Stasis and Heat from the diaphragm.
Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix, remove core) Shi Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood)
Bai Fu Ling (Poria, remove core, each one liang) Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, half liang) Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, one liang five qian) Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis, two qian, separately ground)
Grind into powder, mix evenly with Niu Huang. Use refined honey to make pills the size of sesame seeds. Coat with Zhu Sha powder. Take twenty to thirty pills per dose, with warm water. No fixed time for administration.