治一切伤寒 用甘草如指长，炙细锉。以童便一升煎取七合，空心饮，日再服。
治伤寒二三日咽痛 用甘草二两炙，水三升，煮取一升半，服五合，日三服。又治伤寒
脉结心悸。
治伤寒热甚发黄及伤寒后有留热、身面皆黄，期年不愈并用茵陈、山栀共煎，食后温服，
以
治伤寒腹中满痛 用百合一两，炒黄为末。不拘时，米饮调下二钱服之。
治伤寒发黄，心狂热闷不识人者 用大栝楼黄者一枚，新汲水九合浸汁，下蜜半合，朴
硝八分，不令消尽，分二服，立瘥。
治伤寒时气头痛，壮热 用葛根捣汁一大盏，豉一合。煎六分，去豉，作二服，汗出即
瘥，未汗再服。心热，加栀子十枚。
治伤寒热病口疮 用黄柏削去粗皮，取里面好处，薄削以蜜浸之一宿，令浓，含其汁；
若胸中热有疮，饮五合尤佳。
治伤寒啖噫不止及哕逆 用丁香一两，为末。每服一钱，人参汤下。
治伤寒下痢 用栀子十四枚。水四升，煎二升半，入豉四合，再煮至一升，去渣，分再
服，得吐余无服。
治伤寒下部生 疮 用乌梅肉三两，炒燥为末，炼蜜丸如桐子大。以石榴皮煎汤，食前
下十丸。
治伤寒头痛四五日，壮热，胸中烦痛 用乌梅十四个，盐五合。水一升，煎去一半，服
吐之。
治伤寒小腹胀满，小便不通 用石燕子为细末，葱白汤调半钱服，得通为度。
治伤寒汗出不解已三四日，胸中闷吐 用豉一升，盐一合，水四升，煎一升半，分三服，
当
治伤寒寒热，骨节碎痛及中风面目浮肿 并用葱细切，煎汤或作羹粥食之良。
治伤寒咳嗽 用半夏、橘红各三钱，生姜五片。水一盅，煎七分服，及研细白矾蜜调下。
治伤寒初起 用好茱萸半两，水蛊半，煎一盅，空心服。
治急伤寒 用半夏四钱，生姜七片，酒煎服。
治阴证伤寒因女色者 用陈皮一两、炒焦，以酒烹下滤酒饮之。凡伤寒汗后不可饮酒。
治初感冒 用带须葱白七茎，煎汤，嚼下生姜一块，得汗愈。
治阴毒伤寒，手足逆冷，脉息沉细，头痛腰重 用川乌、干姜等分，锉碎，炒令转色，
放冷捣细。每服一钱，水一盏，盐一撮，煎半盏，温服。兼治阴毒、咳逆等疾。
治阴毒伤寒，四肢逆冷，宜熨 以茱萸一升，酒和匀，绢袋盛，蒸热熨脚心，候气通畅
匀暖即停熨。
治伤寒胸膈闭痛 用枳实炒麸为末，米饮调三钱下，日二服。
治阴毒伤寒 用乌药一合，炒令黑烟起，投水中煎三五沸，服一盏，候汗出回阳立瘥。
治伤寒自利，六脉沉伏，手足厥冷 用干姜一两，附子一枚生去皮脐，锉细。每服三钱，
水一盏半，煎七分，食前温服。兼治体虚中寒，昏不知人及脐腹冷痛，霍乱转筋，一切虚寒
之证。
又方 用甘草二两炙，干姜一两半，附子半两生用去皮脐，锉细。每服三钱，水一盏，
煎七分，温服。不拘时。
治伤寒八九日不解，风湿相搏，身体烦疼 用甘草半两，桂枝一两，附子一个炮，锉细。
每服五钱，水一盏，姜四片，煎八分，温服。
治伤寒汗下后不解而烦躁者 用附子一个去皮，生破八块，只用二块；人参八分，甘草
三分，干姜三分，茯苓五分，锉细。每服五钱，水一盏，煎八分，温服。
治伤寒潮热谵语，如有所见，大便六七日不通 用浓朴去皮、姜制大黄各一两，枳实一
枚，面炒去瓤，锉细。每服五钱，水盏半，煎八分，温服，以利为度。
治伤寒汗后表证已解、或吐下后邪气未除，热结在里，心胸烦渴甚欲饮水 用知母二钱，
甘草一钱，石膏五钱。水一盏，粳米三十粒，煎七分，去渣，温服。
治伤寒结胸，心下坚满而痛，按之如石，脉浮 用半夏汤洗三钱，黄连一分，栝蒌破四
块用一块。水一盏半，先煎栝蒌至一盏，却下诸药，煎八分，去渣，温服。以微吐黄涎为愈。
治伤寒汗后及吐下后虚烦不得眠，少气 用大栀子四枚，甘草三钱。水一盏，煎七分，
去渣，温服。
治伤寒四五日，病在胸膈，痰气紧满于上不得息者 用青甜瓜蒂一两、炒黄，赤小豆一
两，锉细。每服三钱，水一盏半，入豉一合，煎六分，去渣，温服。以吐得快为度，体虚者
休服。
治伤寒失下，热毒在胃发斑，甚则烦躁谵语 用玄参、升麻、甘草炙，等分，共四钱，
水一盏，煎七分，去渣，温服。
治伤寒发狂，逾墙上屋 用黄连、寒水石等分。共二钱为末，浓煎甘草汤，候冷调服。
治伤寒病后邪入经络，体瘦肌热或咳嗽 用柴胡二钱，甘草半钱。水一盏，煎八分，食
后热服。
治伤寒产后，妇人病与男子交接，名阴易 用其 裆烧灰研细，冷水调服，以小便利为
愈。若男子病后与妇人交接，名阳易 用韭根去青一握，约经寸半， 鼠粪十四粒两头尖者。
水
治伤寒手足逆冷，谓之四厥 以附子、生、锉碎，水煮减半，蘸洗良久遂温，大妙。
治伤寒时气 用柴胡水煮汁，服之大效。
治一切伤寒中暑，头疼寒热 用苍术二钱，防风半钱，甘草一钱。水一盏，葱白一茎，
盐少许，煎五分，去渣，热服。卧定以汗出为效。
治阴毒伤寒 用百合二两，煮浓汁，饮一升良。
治伤寒瘥后，交接复发欲死，眼不开，不能语 用栀子三十枚，水三升，煎一升服。
治热病新瘥早起，及多食复发 用栀子十枚，水三升，煎一升，去渣，温服。卧令汗出；
若
又方 用鳖甲烧灰为末，服方寸匕。
治伤寒后男女交接 用丹黍米三两，煮薄粥，酒和饮之，发汗出愈。
治头痛口干烦热，小便赤少 用蜂房十二分炙。水二升，煎八合，分二服，当利，诸恶
毒随小便出之瘥。
治时气三日，头痛烦热 用皂角烧灰为末，新汲水一盏，蜜与姜汁各少许和二钱服之。
先用暖水淋浴，服药须臾汗出愈。
治时气五六日，心烦不解 用竹沥半盏，新水半盏，和匀服，不拘时。
治时疫伤寒，毒攻手足肿痛 用虎杖根锉细，水煮以渍手足，令踝上有水尺许止之。
治热病不解而下痢欲死 用龙骨半斤，捣碎，水一斗，煮五升，候极冷稍稍饮，得汗即
愈。
治伤寒热病后毒瓦斯冲目痛 用露蜂房半两，水二升，煮一升，重滤洗，日三四度。亦治
赤目翳。
治伤寒热毒瓦斯攻眼，生赤白翳 用乌贼鱼骨一两，去皮为末，入龙脑少许，更研极细。
取少许点，日三度。
治时气烦渴 用生藕汁一盏，生蜜一合，和匀，分二服。
治劳复 用雄鼠粪头尖硬者一合，葱头、豉汁。煎数沸，去渣服。
治交接劳复，阴肿或缩入，腹绞痛 用蚯蚓数条，绞汁服之良。
治大病后小劳，便鼻血出 用牡蛎十分，石膏五分，为末。酒调方寸匕服。亦可蜜丸如
梧桐子大服之。
治时行热病初得 便用红菜头捣汁饮，即瘥。
治伤寒劳复，身热便赤 用胡黄连一两，栀子二两去皮，入蜜半两，和炒微焦，为末，
用猪肠汁丸如梧桐子大。每服用生姜二片，乌梅一个，童便三合，浸半日，去渣，食后暖便
温下十丸，临卧再服验。
治天行劳复发渴 用故腻头巾浸汁，暖服一升。
治伤寒瘥后未满百日交合，必致手足拘挛，速当汗之，满四日难疗 宜用干姜末四两，
汤调顿服。覆盖出汗得解，手足伸遂愈。
治伤寒病后欲令不劳复 用头垢微烧，水丸梧桐子大，米饮服一丸。
治时气余热不退，烦躁发渴，四肢无力，不能饮食 用牛蒡子根捣汁，不计时候，服一
盏立效。
治天行热狂，烦闷消渴，并痈毒热闷口干 并用芭蕉根绞汁服。亦治黄胆。
治时行病发疮 用升麻五两，水蜜二味同煎三沸，半服半敷疮。
治天行热病发赤黑斑 用青木香二两，水二升，煮一升，顿服之效。
治时气热毒，心神烦躁 用蓝靛一匙，新汲水一盏，调服。
治天行病结胸满痛，身体壮热狂言 用苦参炒黄，为末。每服二钱，水一盏，煎八分，
去渣，温服。连进三服，有汗无汗皆愈。
又方 苦参二两，醋二升，煮二升二合，尽饮吐或覆取汗愈。
治发狂无常，不避水火 用苦参末，蜜丸如梧桐子大。每服十丸，薄荷汤下。
治伤寒大烦渴热甚，三焦有疮，张口吐舌，不识人，腹中食少，三虫食其五脏 用白龙
骨半斤，碎之。以水一斗煮取四升，沉升中令冷，每服五合，日三服。
又方 用猪胆一枚，苦酒半斤煮之，待温满饮一口，虫乃死下。
治男女伤寒 用大黄、黄芩、麻黄、苍术、甘草各半钱，生姜三片，葱白三根，枣子三
个。水一碗，煎七分，温服；若汗未出，再煎渣服。小儿一钱，水一盅，煎服，极效。
治男女头疼寒热，百骨节疼 用甘草、麻黄各一钱半，杏仁一钱，生姜三片，葱白三根。
水
治温病食劳复 用杏仁五两，醋二升，煎一升，服取汗瘥。
治天行病，毒攻手足疼痛 作坑深三尺，大小容足，烧令热，以酒灌坑中，着屐踞坑上，
衣
治四时伤寒不正之气 用木香叶为末，每服一、二钱，热酒调服。
治伤寒感冒，一切杂证 加减香苏散∶ 用香附子炒去毛，紫苏叶各二钱，陈皮一钱，
甘草炙半钱，锉细。水一盏半，生姜三片，连根葱白三茎，煎一盏，热服。不拘时，日三
服甚效。
头痛，加川芎、白芷；
偏正头痛，加细辛、石膏、薄荷；
太阳穴痛，加荆芥穗、石膏；
伤风自汗，加桂枝；
伤风无汗，加麻黄去节、干姜；
伤风热寒，加苍术；
伤风发热不退，加柴胡、黄芩；
伤风咳嗽不止，加半夏、杏仁去皮尖；
伤风胸膈痞寒，加制枳壳；
伤风鼻塞声重，咽膈不利，加苦梗、旋复花；
伤风痰涎壅盛，加白附子、天南星
伤风鼻内出血，加茅花；
伤风气促不安，加大腹皮，桑白皮；
伤风鼻不通头昏，加羌活、荆芥；
伤风不散，吐血不时，加生地黄；
伤风不解，耳内出脓疼痛，加羌活、荆芥；
伤风不解，咽喉肿痛，加苦梗；
伤风中脘寒，不思饮食，加去白青皮、枳壳；
伤风呕吐，恶心不止，加丁香、半夏；
伤风头晕眼花，头倒支持不住，加熟附子；
伤风时作寒栗，加桂枝；
伤风痰壅，呕吐不止，加白附子、旋复花、半夏；
伤风后时时作虚热不退，加人参；
伤风饮食不能消化，加缩砂、青皮；
伤风一向不解，作潮热，白日至日中不退，日日如是，加地骨皮，柴胡、人参。
初感风头痛作热，鼻塞声重，加羌活、川芎；
感风腰疼不能屈伸，加官桂、桃仁；
感风浑身痛不止，加赤芍药、延胡索；
感风颈项强急，不能转头，加羌活、官桂。
腹肚痛，加木香；
肚腹疼刺不可忍，加姜黄、茱萸七粒；
小腹疼痛无时，不可忍，加木香、姜、枣；
妇人忽然大便痛肿，不能下地，加木香、木瓜、茱萸；
妇人被性所苦，胸膈痞疼，胁肋刺痛，小便急疼，加木香、枳壳；
妇人被气疼所苦，加木香、缩砂；
脾胃不和，中脘不快，加陈皮、神曲；
伤食吐呕，泄泻腹痛，加干姜、木香；
心卒痛者，加延胡索，酒一盏；
饮酒大过或遍身发疸、或两目昏黄，加茵陈、栀子；
中酒吐恶，加乌梅、丁香；
妇人经水将行，先作寒热，加苏木、红花；
妇人产后作虚热不退、烦渴，加人参、地黄；
产后发热不退，加人参、黄 ；
产后腰疼不已，加当归、官桂；
冷嗽不已，加干姜、五味子、杏仁；
脾寒，加良姜、青皮、草果；
香港脚，加木香、木瓜、牛膝、茱萸、川楝子；
感风寒发热头疼，加不换金正气散；
感寒头疼，壮热恶寒，身痛不能转动，加生料五积散；
饮食不下，欲吐不吐，加丁香、萝卜子；
感寒头痛，发热身疼，分阴阳，加败毒散、石膏；
妇人产后风，脚手疼痛，用生料五积散，人参败毒散加木瓜，不换金正气散加生地黄、
川芎
凡伤寒热病新瘥，及大病后，血气未平复，脾胃尚虚弱，但宜食糜粥，宁饥慎勿过饱，
不得他有所食。若食猪肉、羊血、肥鱼、油腻等物，必大泻难治。
食饼饵、 炙、脯修枣、栗、桃、杏、梅、李坚硬之物，不能克化，必致复危；
食羊肉，则发喘闷；
食牛肉，则患痢、结症；
食猪羊肠，成痼疾；
食犬马禽肉，发黄难救；
食烧肉，成消渴；
食诸骨汁，发热成骨蒸；
食兔肉，必心痛；
食鸡肉，成虫症；
食鱼 ，必发黄；
食鹅肉，则霍乱；
食蚶子，必危笃；
食湿面，发潮热；
食黄瓜、稍瓜，必再病；
食茄子，成疟疾；
食扁豆，滞胸中寒气；
食葵菜，必丧明；
食诸生菜心，病颜色不复；
饮酒太早，发狂闷；
饮白酒，必浮肿；
汗后饮冷水，损心包，令人虚不能复；
若口渴，宜服西瓜水；梨可止渴，退余热。
瘥后未满百日，切忌犯房室，壮实者亦宜忌两月，不尔病复难疗；
若梳头太早，必发头风；
洗面太早，头潮热；
濯足太早，则足痹；
洗浴太早，发热昏闷；
躁怒，成痞疾；
远行，则脚弱缓风；
举动耗气，则成偏枯；
Treat all types of Shanghan (Cold Damage) by using Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) as long as a finger, roasted and finely chopped. Decoct in one sheng of urine from an uncircumcised boy until reduced to seven he, drink on an empty stomach, take twice daily.
Treat throat pain occurring two to three days after the onset of Shanghan by using two liang of roasted Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), add three sheng of water, decoct to obtain one and a half sheng, take five he per dose, three times daily. This formula also treats irregular pulse (Jimai, 脉结) and palpitations caused by Shanghan.
Treat severe heat causing jaundice in Shanghan, or residual heat after Shanghan resulting in yellowing of the whole body and face that persists for a year, by decocting Yinchen (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba, 茵陈) and Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus, 山栀) together, take warm after meals.
Treat abdominal fullness and pain caused by Shanghan by using one liang of Lily Bulb (Baihe, 百合), stir-fry until slightly yellow and grind into powder. Take at any time, mix with rice water and take two qian.
Treat Shanghan with jaundice accompanied by extreme mental restlessness, stifling sensation in the heart, and delirium where the patient does not recognize people. Use one large yellow Trichosanthes Fruit (Gualou, 栝楼), soak in nine he of fresh well water to extract juice, add half he of honey and eight fen of Mirabilite (Piaoxiao, 朴硝). Do not let it dissolve completely, divide into two doses, recover immediately.
Treat headache and high fever caused by Shanghan and epidemic Qi by extracting a large cup of juice from Kudzu Root (Gegen, 葛根), add one he of Fermented Soybean (Douchi, 豆豉). Decoct to six parts, remove Douchi, divide into two doses. Recover when sweating occurs; if no sweat, take again. If there is heart heat, add ten Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子).
Treat mouth ulcers caused by Shanghan heat disease by scraping off the rough bark of Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai, 黄柏), taking the inner good part, slicing thinly, and soaking in honey overnight to make it thick. Hold the juice in the mouth; if there is heat and sores in the chest, drinking five he is especially good.
Treat incessant belching and hiccups caused by Shanghan by using one liang of Clove (Dingxiang, 丁香), grind into powder. Take one qian per dose, swallow with Ginseng Decoction (Renshen Tang, 人参汤).
Treat dysentery caused by Shanghan by using fourteen Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子). Add four sheng of water, decoct to two and a half sheng, add four he of Douchi (Fermented Soybean, 豆豉), boil again to one sheng, remove dregs, divide into two doses. If vomiting occurs, stop subsequent doses.
Treat sores in the lower part of the body caused by Shanghan by using three liang of Sour Plum Flesh (Wumei Rou, 乌梅肉), stir-fry until dry and grind into powder. Make pills with refined honey the size of paulownia seeds. Take ten pills before meals with Pomegranate Peel Decoction (Shiliupi Jian Tang, 石榴皮煎汤).
Treat headache lasting four to five days with high fever and chest distress/pain caused by Shanghan by using fourteen Sour Plums (Wumei, 乌梅) and five he of salt. Add one sheng of water, decoct until half remains, induce vomiting upon ingestion.
Treat lower abdominal fullness and urinary retention caused by Shanghan by grinding Stone Swallow's Egg (Shi Yanzhi, 石燕子) into fine powder, mix with Scallion White Decoction (Congbai Tang, 葱白汤) and take half a qian. Stop when urination flows.
Treat Shanghan where sweating fails to resolve the condition for three to four days, accompanied by chest oppression and nausea, by using one sheng of Douchi (Fermented Soybean, 豆豉), one he of salt, and four sheng of water. Decoct to one and a half sheng, divide into three doses. It should relieve the symptoms.
Treat alternating chills and fever, severe bone and joint pain, and facial/eye swelling due to wind-stroke caused by Shanghan by finely chopping Scallions (Cong, 葱), decocting into soup or making into porridge/congee. Eating this is beneficial.
Treat cough caused by Shanghan by using three qian each of Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏) and Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae (Juhong, 橘红), and five slices of Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜). Add one zhong of water, decoct to seven parts, take; alternatively, grind Fine White Alum (Baifan, 白矾) into powder, mix with honey and take.
Treat early-stage Shanghan by using half a liang of good Evodia Fruit (Zuyu, 吴茱萸) and half [unit missing in text, likely volume] of Shui Gu (Water Snare, a specific herb/part), decoct to one zhong, take on an empty stomach.
Treat acute Shanghan by using four qian of Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏) and seven slices of Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜), decoct in wine and take.
Treat Yin-pattern Shanghan caused by sexual activity by using one liang of Tangerine Peel (Chenpi, 陈皮), stir-fried until scorched, cook with wine, filter, and drink the wine. Alcohol must be avoided after sweating in Shanghan.
Treat initial common cold by decocting seven stalks of Scallion White with roots (Congbai, 葱白) in water, chew a piece of Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜), recover when sweating occurs.
Treat Yin-Toxin Shanghan with cold extremities, deep and thin pulse, headache, and heavy waist by using equal parts of Aconite Root (Chuanwu, 川乌) and Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜). Chop, stir-fry until color changes, cool, and grind fine. Take one qian per dose, add one lamp of water and a pinch of salt, decoct to half a lamp, take warm. Also treats Yin-Toxin and rebellious Qi/cough.
For Yin-Toxin Shanghan with cold extremities, use moxibustion/warming therapy. Mix one sheng of Evodia Fruit (Yuzhu, 吴茱萸) with wine, place in a silk bag, steam hot, and apply to the soles of the feet. Stop when warmth spreads evenly.
Treat chest and diaphragm obstruction/pain caused by Shanghan by stir-frying Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, 枳实) with bran, grinding into powder, mixing with rice water, and taking three qian. Take twice daily.
Treat Yin-Toxin Shanghan by using one he of Lindera Root (Wuyao, 乌药), stir-fry until black smoke rises, plunge into water, decoct for three to five boils, take one lamp. Recover immediately upon sweating and return of Yang.
Treat spontaneous diarrhea in Shanghan with deep/faint pulses and cold extremities by using one liang of Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜) and one raw Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子) peeled and cored, chopped fine. Take three qian per dose, add one and a half lamps of water, decoct to seven parts, take warm before meals. Also treats deficiency-cold, coma, umbilical/abdominal cold pain, cholera with cramps, and all deficiency-cold patterns.
Another formula: Use two liang of roasted Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), one and a half liang of Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), and half a liang of raw Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子) peeled and cored, chopped fine. Take three qian per dose, add one lamp of water, decoct to seven parts, take warm. Anytime.
Treat Shanghan unresolved after eight to nine days, with wind-dampness clashing causing bodily discomfort and pain, by using half a liang of Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), one liang of Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi, 桂枝), and one prepared Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子), chopped fine. Take five qian per dose, add one lamp of water and four slices of ginger, decoct to eight parts, take warm.
Treat restlessness after Shanghan treatment with sweating or purging by using one peeled raw Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子) broken into eight pieces (use only two pieces); eight fen of Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参), three fen of Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), three fen of Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), and five fen of Poria (Fuling, 茯苓), chopped fine. Take five qian per dose, add one lamp of water, decoct to eight parts, take warm.
Treat tidal fever and delirium with visual hallucinations, and constipation for six to seven days in Shanghan by using one liang each of Prepared Magnolia Bark ( Houpo, 厚朴) and Prepared Rhubarb (Dahuang, 大黄), and one Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, 枳实) stir-fried with flour and de-seeded, chopped fine. Take five qian per dose, add one and a half lamps of water, decoct to eight parts, take warm. Stop when bowels move.
Treat internal heat binding with extreme thirst and irritability after table-syndrome resolution or post-vomiting/purging in Shanghan by using two qian of Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu, 知母), one qian of Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), and five qian of Gypsum (Shigao, 石膏). Add one lamp of water and thirty grains of Rice (Jingsmi, 粳米), decoct to seven parts, remove dregs, take warm.
Treat Jie Xiong (Chest Binding) in Shanghan with hardness/fullness/pain below the heart, stone-like hardness on pressure, and floating pulse by using three qian of Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏) washed in water, one fen of Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, 黄连), and one quarter of a Trichosanthes Fruit (Gualou, 栝楼). Add one and a half lamps of water, first decoct Gualou to one lamp, then add other herbs, decoct to eight parts, remove dregs, take warm. Recovery is indicated by slight vomiting of yellow phlegm.
Treat deficiency-heat restlessness, insomnia, and shortness of breath after sweating/vomiting/purging in Shanghan by using four large Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子) and three qian of Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草). Add one lamp of water, decoct to seven parts, remove dregs, take warm.
Treat Shanghan on day four or five with pathogen in chest/diaphragm, tight phlegm-Qi causing breathing difficulty by using one liang of roasted Sweet Melon Seed (Genti, 甜瓜蒂) and one liang of Adzuki Bean (Chixiaodou, 赤小豆), chopped fine. Take three qian per dose, add one and a half lamps of water and one he of Douchi (Fermented Soybean, 豆豉), decoct to six parts, remove dregs, take warm. Stop when vomiting is effective. Do not use for deficient bodies.
Treat macules caused by heat-toxin in the stomach due to missed purgation in Shanghan, even with restlessness and delirium, by using equal parts of Scrophularia Root (Xuanshen, 玄参), Cimicifuga Rhizome (Shengma, 升麻), and roasted Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), totaling four qian. Add one lamp of water, decoct to seven parts, remove dregs, take warm.
Treat madness in Shanghan (climbing walls/roofs) by using equal parts of Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, 黄连) and Calcined Aragonite (Han Shuishi, 寒水石). Grind two qian into powder, mix with concentrated Licorice Root Decoction (Gancao Tang, 甘草汤), cool, and take.
Treat pathogen entering collaterals after Shanghan, causing emaciation, muscle heat, or cough by using two qian of Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, 柴胡) and half a qian of Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草). Add one lamp of water, decoct to eight parts, take hot after meals.
Treat "Yin Yi" (Yin Exchange) where a woman engages in intercourse while ill with Shanghan/post-Shanghan by burning the crotch of her underwear, grinding fine, and taking with cold water. Recovery is indicated by smooth urination. If a man engages with a woman after illness ("Yang Yi"), use a handful of Chinese Chive Roots (Jiu Gen, 韭根) about one cun and a half long, plus fourteen两头尖 (two-pointed) Rat Droppings (Shu Fen, 鼠粪), decoct in water and take.
Treat "Si Ni" (Four Extremities Cold) in Shanghan by using raw Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子), chopped, boiled in water until halved, dip/wash limbs for a long time until warm. Very effective.
Treat Shanghan epidemic Qi by decocting Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, 柴胡) in water and taking the juice. Highly effective.
Treat all cases of Shanghan complicated by summer-heat, with headache and alternating chills/fever by using two qian of Atractylodes Rhizome (Cangzhu, 苍术), half a qian of Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng, 防风), one qian of Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草). Add one lamp of water, one stalk of Scallion White (Congbai, 葱白), and a little salt. Decoct to five parts, remove dregs, take hot. Lie down; recovery is indicated by sweating.
Treat Yin-Toxin Shanghan by decocting two liang of Lily Bulb (Baihe, 百合) into thick juice, drink one sheng. Good effect.
Treat recurrence of Shanghan after recovery due to intercourse, leading to near-death state, inability to open eyes or speak, by using thirty Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子), three sheng of water, decoct to one sheng, take.
Treat recurrence after new recovery from heat disease due to early rising or overeating by using ten Gardenia fruits (Zhizi, 栀子), three sheng of water, decoct to one sheng, remove dregs, take warm. Lie down to induce sweat.
Another formula: Burn Turtle Shell (Biejia, 鳖甲) to ash, grind fine, take one fang cun bi.
Treat post-Shanghan recurrence due to intercourse by cooking three liang of Red Millet (Danshumii, 丹黍米) into thin congee, mix with wine and drink. Recovery is indicated by sweating.
Treat headache, dry mouth, restlessness, and scanty dark urine by using twelve fen of Honeycomb (Fengfang, 蜂房) roasted. Add two sheng of water, decoct to eight he, divide into two doses. Urination should occur, expelling toxins.
Treat epidemic Qi on day three with headache and restlessness by burning Soap Pod (Zaojiao, 皂角) to ash, mix two qian with one lamp of fresh water, a little honey, and ginger juice. Shower with warm water first, take medicine, recover with sweat shortly after.
Treat epidemic Qi on day five or six with persistent restlessness by mixing half a lamp of Bamboo Juice (Zhuli, 竹沥) with half a lamp of fresh water, take anytime.
Treat epidemic Shanghan with toxin attacking hands/feet causing swelling/pain by chopping Tiger Vine Root (Huzhang, 虎杖), boiling in water, and soaking hands/feet until water reaches one chi above the ankle.
Treat intractable heat disease with fatal dysentery by using half a jin of Dragon Bone (Longgu, 龙骨), crushed, boiled in one dou of water to five sheng. Wait until very cold, drink slowly. Recovery is indicated by sweating.
Treat eye pain caused by toxin rising after Shanghan heat disease by using half a liang of Dew-Honeycomb (Lufengfang, 露蜂房), two sheng of water, decoct to one sheng, filter heavily, wash eyes three to four times daily. Also treats red eyes and nebula.
Treat eye nebula (red/white) caused by heat-toxin in Shanghan by using one liang of Cuttlefish Bone (Wuzheyu Gu, 乌贼鱼骨), peeled and ground fine, add a little Borneol (Longnao, 龙脑), grind extremely fine. Apply a small amount to eyes three times daily.
Treat epidemic Qi with restlessness/thirst by mixing one lamp of Raw Lotus Root Juice (Sheng Ou Zhi, 生藕汁) with one he of Raw Honey (Sheng Mi, 生蜜), divide into two doses.
Treat Lao Fu (recurrence due to labor) by using one he of hard-headed male Rat Dropping (Xiong Shu Fen, 雄鼠粪), Scallion Heads (Congtou, 葱头), and Douchi Juice (Chizhi, 豉汁). Boil briefly, remove dregs, take.
Treat recurrence due to intercourse with genital swelling/shrinking and abdominal colic by crushing several earthworms, extracting juice, and taking. Good effect.
Treat nosebleed after minor exertion following major illness by using ten fen of Oyster Shell (Muli, 牡蛎) and five fen of Gypsum (Shigao, 石膏), grind fine. Take one fang cun bi mixed with wine. Alternatively, make honey pills the size of paulownia seeds.
Treat early epidemic heat disease by immediately drinking juice of Red Beet (Hong Caitou, 红菜头). Recover immediately.
Treat Shanghan Lao Fu with body heat and dark urine by using one liang of Picrorhiza Rhizome (Huhuanglian, 胡黄连) and two liang of Gardenia Fruit (Zhizi, 栀子) peeled, mix with half a liang of honey, stir-fry until slightly scorched, grind fine. Make pills with pig intestine juice the size of paulownia seeds. For each dose, soak two slices of ginger, one sour plum, and three he of boy's urine for half a day, remove dregs, take ten pills warm after meals, and again before bed. Verified effective.
Treat Tian Xing Lao Fu with thirst by soaking old greasy headscarves in water, warming the juice, and taking one sheng.
If intercourse occurs within 100 days of Shanghan recovery, causing limb spasms, immediate sweating is required. After four days, it is difficult to treat. Use four liang of Dried Ginger Powder (Ganjiang Mo, 干姜末), mix with water and take at once. Cover to induce sweat; limbs will extend and recover.
To prevent Lao Fu after Shanghan, lightly burn Head Soot (Tougou, 头垢), make water pills the size of paulownia seeds, take one pill with rice water.
Treat lingering residual heat, restlessness, thirst, limb weakness, and anorexia after epidemic Qi by taking juice of Burdock Root (Niubangzi Gen, 牛蒡子根), one lamp, anytime. Immediate effect.
Treat Tian Xing manic heat, restlessness, thirst, and carbuncle/toxin heat with dry mouth by taking juice of Banana Root (Bajiao Gen, 芭蕉根). Also treats jaundice.
Treat epidemic skin sores by decocting five liang of Cimicifuga Rhizome (Shengma, 升麻) with water and honey for three boils. Take half, apply half to sores.
Treat Tian Xing heat disease with red/black macules by decocting two liang of Aucklandia Root (Qingmuxiang, 青木香) in two sheng of water to one sheng, take at once. Effective.
Treat epidemic Qi heat-toxin with mental restlessness by mixing one spoonful of Indigo Naturalis (Landi, 蓝靛) with one lamp of fresh water, take.
Treat Tian Xing Jie Xiong with fullness/pain, high fever, and delirium by stir-frying Sophora Root (Kushen, 苦参) until yellow, grind fine. Take two qian per dose, add one lamp of water, decoct to eight parts, remove dregs, take warm. Take three doses consecutively; recovery occurs regardless of sweating.
Another formula: Two liang of Sophora Root (Kushen, 苦参), two sheng of vinegar, boil to two and two-he. Drink all; induce vomiting or sweat by covering. Recover.
Treat erratic madness avoiding fire/water by making Sophora Root (Kushen, 苦参) powder into honey pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take ten pills with Mint Decoction (Bohe Tang, 薄荷汤).
Treat severe Shanghan with great thirst/heat, sores in San Jiao, protruding tongue, delirium, poor appetite, and parasites eating viscera by using half a jin of White Dragon Bone (Bailonggu, 白龙骨), crushed. Boil in one dou of water to four sheng, let settle, take upper clear liquid, five he per dose, three times daily.
Another formula: One pig gallbladder, half a jin of vinegar, boil. When warm, take one mouthful; parasites die and pass.
Treat Shanghan in men and women by using half a qian each of Rhubarb (Dahuang, 大黄), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, 黄芩), Ephedra Stem (Mahuang, 麻黄), Atractylodes Rhizome (Cangzhu, 苍术), Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), three slices of ginger, three Scallion Whites (Congbai, 葱白), and three dates. Add one bowl of water, decoct to seven parts, take warm. If no sweat, decoct dregs again and take. Children: one qian, one zhong water, decoct and take. Very effective.
Treat headache, alternating chills/fever, and joint pain in men and women by using one and a half qian each of Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) and Ephedra Stem (Mahuang, 麻黄), one qian of Apricot Seed (Xingren, 杏仁), three slices of ginger, three Scallion Whites (Congbai, 葱白). [Decoct in water].
Treat Wen Bing food-induced Lao Fu by using five liang of Apricot Seeds (Xingren, 杏仁) and two sheng of vinegar, decoct to one sheng, take to induce sweat. Recover.
Treat Tian Xing toxin attacking hands/feet causing pain: Dig a pit three chi deep, fit for feet, heat it, pour wine into the pit, wear clogs, sit on the pit, cover body [with clothes/blankets].
Treat irregular Qi of Shanghan in four seasons by using Powder of Aucklandia Leaf (Muxiang Ye, 木香叶), take one or two qian mixed with hot wine.
Treat Shanghan cold and miscellaneous syndromes, Modified Xiang Su San: Use stir-fried Cyperus Rhizome (Xiangfu, 香附子) de-husked, Perilla Leaf (Zisu Ye, 紫苏叶) each two qian, Tangerine Peel (Chenpi, 陈皮) one qian, roasted Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) half a qian, chopped fine. Add one and a half lamps of water, three slices of ginger, three Scallion Stalks with roots (Congbai, 葱白), decoct to one lamp, take hot. Anytime, three times daily. Highly effective.
Headache: Add Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuanxiong, 川芎), Angelica Dahurica Root (Baizhi, 白芷);
Oblique/straight headache: Add Asarum Root (Xixin, 细辛), Gypsum (Shigao, 石膏), Mint (Bohe, 薄荷);
Temple pain: Add Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie Sui, 荆芥穗), Gypsum (Shigao, 石膏);
Wind-cold with spontaneous sweating: Add Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi, 桂枝);
Wind-cold without sweating: Add Ephedra Stem (Mahuang, 麻黄) de-noded, Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜);
Wind-cold with heat: Add Atractylodes Rhizome (Cangzhu, 苍术);
Persistent fever from wind-cold: Add Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, 柴胡), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, 黄芩);
Persistent cough from wind-cold: Add Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏), Apricot Seed (Xingren, 杏仁) de-skinned/de-pitted;
Chest/diaphragm stuffiness/cold from wind-cold: Add Processed Bitter Orange (Zhike, 枳壳);
Nasal congestion/heavy voice/pharyngeal obstruction from wind-cold: Add Platycodon Root (Kujie, 桔梗), Inula Flower (Xuanjinhua, 旋复花);
Excessive phlegm from wind-cold: Add Aconite Root (Baifu Zi, 白附子), Pinellia Tuber (Tiannanxing, 天南星);
Epistaxis from wind-cold: Add Cattail Pollen (Maohua, 茅花);
Shortness of breath/restlessness from wind-cold: Add Areca Seed (Dafupi, 大腹皮), Mulberry Root Bark (Sangbaipi, 桑白皮);
Nasal blockage/dizziness from wind-cold: Add Notopterygium Rhizome (Qianghuo, 羌活), Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie, 荆芥);
Unresolved wind-cold with intermittent hematemesis: Add Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang, 生地黄);
Unresolved wind-cold with ear pus/pain: Add Notopterygium Rhizome (Qianghuo, 羌活), Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie, 荆芥);
Unresolved wind-cold with sore throat/swelling: Add Platycodon Root (Kujie, 桔梗);
Middle Jiao cold/anorexia from wind-cold: Add De-whitened Green Tangerine Peel (Qingpi, 青皮), Bitter Orange (Zhike, 枳壳);
Vomiting/nausea from wind-cold: Add Clove (Dingxiang, 丁香), Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏);
Dizziness/blurred vision/head collapse from wind-cold: Add Prepared Aconite Root (Shufuzi, 熟附子);
Intermittent chills from wind-cold: Add Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi, 桂枝);
Phlegm obstruction/vomiting from wind-cold: Add Aconite Root (Baifu Zi, 白附子), Inula Flower (Xuanjinhua, 旋复花), Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏);
Deficiency heat persisting after wind-cold: Add Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参);
Indigestion from wind-cold: Add Amomum Fruit (Suosha, 缩砂), Green Tangerine Peel (Qingpi, 青皮);
Unresolved wind-cold with tidal fever (day to noon): Add Lycium Root Bark (Digupi, 地骨皮), Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, 柴胡), Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参).
Initial wind attack with headache/heat/nasal congestion: Add Notopterygium Rhizome (Qianghuo, 羌活), Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuanxiong, 川芎);
Wind attack with back pain/inability to bend/stretch: Add Cassia Twig (Guangui, 官桂), Peach Kernel (Taoren, 桃仁);
Wind attack with persistent body pain: Add Red Peony Root (Chishao Yao, 赤芍药), Corydalis Rhizome (Yanhusuo, 延胡索);
Wind attack with stiff neck/inability to turn head: Add Notopterygium Rhizome (Qianghuo, 羌活), Cassia Twig (Guangui, 官桂).
Abdominal pain: Add Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, 木香);
Severe stabbing abdominal pain: Add Turmeric Root (Jianghuang, 姜黄), seven Evodia Fruits (Zuyu, 茱萸);
Intermittent lower abdominal unbearable pain: Add Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, 木香), Ginger (Jiang, 姜), Dates (Zao, 枣);
Sudden lower abdomen pain/swelling in women unable to walk: Add Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, 木香), Papaya (Mugua, 木瓜), Evodia Fruit (Zuyu, 茱萸);
Women suffering from sexual issues with chest/diaphragm pain/flank stabbing pain/urgent painful urination: Add Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, 木香), Bitter Orange (Zhike, 枳壳);
Women suffering from Qi pain: Add Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, 木香), Amomum Fruit (Suosha, 缩砂);
Spleen/Stomach disharmony/discomfort in middle Jiao: Add Tangerine Peel (Chenpi, 陈皮), Medicated Leaven (Shenqu, 神曲);
Food stagnation with vomiting/diarrhea/abdominal pain: Add Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, 木香);
Sudden heart pain: Add Corydalis Rhizome (Yanhusuo, 延胡索), one lamp of wine;
Excessive alcohol consumption/generalized jaundice/yellow eyes: Add Artemisiae Scopariae Herba (Yinchen, 茵陈), Gardenia Fruit (Zhizi, 栀子);
Alcohol poisoning with nausea/vomiting: Add Sour Plum (Wumei, 乌梅), Clove (Dingxiang, 丁香);
Women with impending menstruation experiencing chills/fever: Add Sappan Wood (Sumu, 苏木), Safflower (Honghua, 红花);
Postpartum persistent deficiency heat/thirst: Add Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参), Rehmannia Root (Dihuang, 地黄);
Postpartum persistent fever: Add Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参), Astragalus Root (Huangqi, 黄芪);
Postpartum persistent back pain: Add Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui, 当归), Cassia Twig (Guangui, 官桂);
Persistent cold cough: Add Dried Ginger (Ganjiang, 干姜), Schisandra Berry (Wuweizi, 五味子), Apricot Seed (Xingren, 杏仁);
Spleen cold: Add Galangal Root (Liangjiang, 良姜), Green Tangerine Peel (Qingpi, 青皮), Tsaoko Fruit (Caoguo, 草果);
Beriberi: Add Aucklandia Root (Muxiang, 木香), Papaya (Mugua, 木瓜), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, 牛膝), Evodia Fruit (Zuyu, 茱萸), Toosendan Fruit (Chuanlianzi, 川楝子);
Wind-cold-heat headache: Add Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San (Unreplaced Golden Upright Qi Powder);
Cold headache with high fever/chills/body stiffness: Add Sheng Liao Wu Ji San (Raw Material Five Accumulations Powder);
Inability to eat/desire to vomit but cannot: Add Clove (Dingxiang, 丁香), Radish Seed (Luobozhong, 萝卜子);
Cold headache/fever/body pain, differentiate Yin/Yang: Add Bai Du San (White Rescue Powder), Gypsum (Shigao, 石膏);
Postpartum wind in women with hand/foot pain: Use Sheng Liao Wu Ji San (Raw Material Five Accumulations Powder), Ren Shen Bai Du San (Ginseng White Rescue Powder) plus Papaya (Mugua, 木瓜), Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San (Unreplaced Golden Upright Qi Powder) plus Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang, 生地黄), Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuanxiong, 川芎).
After new recovery from Shanghan heat disease, or after major illness, when blood/Qi is not stabilized and Spleen/Stomach are weak, only consume soft rice porridge. Prefer hunger over overeating; do not eat anything else. Eating pork, sheep blood, fatty fish, or greasy foods will cause severe diarrhea, difficult to treat.
Eating cakes, roasted meats, dried dates, chestnuts, peaches, apricots, plums, and other hard-to-digest foods will cause relapse and danger;
Eating mutton causes asthma/stifling;
Eating beef causes dysentery/binding syndromes;
Eating pig/sheep intestines causes chronic diseases;
Eating dog/horse/poultry meat causes jaundice, difficult to save;
Eating roasted meat causes Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst);
Eating bone broths causes fever and bone-steaming consumption;
Eating rabbit meat causes heart pain;
Eating chicken meat causes parasite syndromes;
Eating fermented fish causes jaundice;
Eating goose meat causes cholera;
Eating ark shells causes critical danger;
Eating wet noodles causes tidal fever;
Eating cucumber/sponge gourd causes recurrence of illness;
Eating eggplant causes malaria;
Eating lablab bean stagnates cold Qi in chest;
Eating Malva Vegetables causes blindness;
Eating raw vegetable hearts prevents complexion recovery;
Drinking alcohol too early causes manic stupor;
Drinking white wine causes edema;
Drinking cold water after sweating damages Pericardium, causing irreparable deficiency;
If thirsty, drink watermelon juice; pear stops thirst and clears residual heat.
Avoid sexual intercourse for 100 days after recovery; even robust individuals should avoid for two months, otherwise relapse is difficult to treat;
Combing hair too early causes head wind;
Washing face too early causes head tidal fever;
Washing feet too early causes foot numbness/paralysis;
Bathing too early causes fever/drowsiness;
Irritability/anger causes Pi syndrome (lump);
Traveling far causes leg weakness/wind;
Excessive movement consumes Qi, causing hemiplegia;