治消渴 用水萍曝干、栝蒌等分，以人乳为丸如桐子大。每服三四十丸。
又方 用拣黄连二两锉碎，水一碗，煎半碗，去渣顿服之，立止。
又方 用栝蒌三十斤，水一石，煮取一斗半，去渣，以牛脂五合，煎取水尽。以暖酒先
服如鸡子大，日二服即效。
又方 用田螺五升，水一斗，浸经宿饮之，每日易。
又方 用萝卜生捣汁服，大效。
又方 用韭或炒作羹勿入盐，每日吃三五两，吃至十斤即佳。过清明勿食，入酱无妨，
极效。
又方 用霜降后葵根皮一握，水一斗，煮取三升服之。但酒渴、伤寒渴，皆治。
又方 用栝蒌根大尺围者，生取汁服之，或煮水服。
又方 用黄连、栝蒌根等分为末，生地黄汁丸如桐子大。每服五七丸，食后服，牛乳送
下。
又方 用淡豆豉煮汁，任性欲之。
又方 用白药为末，每服方寸匕，冷水调下；亦可蜜丸如桐子大，每服二十丸，日二服。
又方 用黄丹炒、胡粉炒、赤石脂、白石脂、石膏、泽泻各五分，另研；甘草炙、栝蒌
根各十分为末，共再研匀。水调方寸匕，日三服，少壮服匕半，渴甚者夜间二服。
又方 用生牛乳顿饮，渴时再饮，自便不渴，大患不过十次。
又方 用结子萝卜三枚，洗净薄切，日干为末。每服二钱，煎猪肉汁澄清调下，食后并
夜卧；日三服，不过三剂大妙。
又方 用蚕沙炒干，为末，每服二钱，冷水调下。
又方 用黄连为末，蜜丸如桐子大。每服二十丸，温酒送下。
治消渴烦闷 用乌梅肉三两微炒，为末。每服二钱，水二盏，煎一盏，去渣，入豉二百
粒，再煮至半盏，去渣，临卧服。
又方 用糯米二升淘取泔，饮讫则定；或用糯米研取白汁，恣饮之，以瘥为度。
治消渴下元虚损 用牛膝五两为末，生地黄汁五升，昼曝夜浸，汁尽为度，蜜丸如桐子
大。
治渴若远行无水 用水花即水沫和苦栝蒌为丸，早朝预服二十丸，永无渴。
治消渴小便多 用栝蒌五两，水五升，煮取四升，随意饮之良。
治一切消渴，或先渴而欲发疮；或病痈疽而后渴者，并皆治之 用黄 去芦蜜涂炙六两，
甘
治心热或酒多消渴 用朱砂一两别研，黄连三两，生地黄二两，为末，炼蜜丸桐子大。
每服五、六十丸，灯心，枣子煎汤送下。
治一切消渴不能止者 用大豆五升，大黄一两半，大甘草四两打碎。用水一桶，煮三五
时，豆软盛于盆中放冷，令病患食豆，渴饮汤汁。食尽未止再煮如前，不三次，病悉去矣。
又方 用米以冷水浓淘泔汁，澄清饮之，俟至酸，饮尤佳。
又方 用白芍药、甘草炙各钱半。水盏半，煎八分，服不拘时，日三服，疾止则已。
又方 用密陀僧二两，黄连一两，为末，蒸饼丸如桐子大。浓煎茧皮、盐汤或茄根汤吞
五丸，日增五丸，至二十丸止。
又方 用雄牛穿鼻木，烧灰存性，为末。酒调服；或锉碎，煎汤数服，见效。
Treating Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome): Sun-dry Spirodela polyrhiza (Water Fern), mix in equal proportions with Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou), and form pills using human milk, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30–40 pills per dose.
Another prescription: Select 2 liang of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian), chop it finely, add one bowl of water, decoct until half remains, strain, and take the liquid in one go; thirst will cease immediately.
Another prescription: Use 30 jin of Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou) and one shi of water, boil until one dou and a half remain, strain, add five he of Ox Fat (Niuzhi), and simmer until the liquid is evaporated. Take a pill-sized portion (like a chicken egg) with warm wine as a first dose, taken twice daily for efficacy.
Another prescription: Soak five sheng of Chinese River Snail (Tianluo) in one dou of water overnight, then drink the liquid; change to fresh snails daily.
Another prescription: Crush fresh Radish (Luobo) to extract juice and drink it; this is highly effective.
Another prescription: Consume Chives (Jiu) or cook them into a soup without salt. Eat 3–5 liang daily; consuming up to ten jin brings improvement. Do not consume after Qingming Festival. Adding soy sauce is permissible and yields excellent results.
Another prescription: After Frost's Descent, take a handful of Malva Verticillata Root Bark (Kuigenpi), boil in one dou of water until three sheng remain, and drink. This treats both alcohol-induced thirst and thirst caused by Cold Damage (Shanghan).
Another prescription: Take fresh juice from large Trichosanthis Radix (Gualougen) with a circumference of about one chi, or decoct the root in water and drink.
Another prescription: Mix equal parts of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) and Trichosanthis Radix (Gualougen) into powder, form pills using fresh Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdihuang) juice, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 5–7 pills after meals, washed down with cow's milk.
Another prescription: Decoct Fermented Soybean (Dandouchi) juice and drink it according to personal preference.
Another prescription: Grind Baiyao into powder. Take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) mixed with cold water. Alternatively, form honey pills sized like Sophora japonica seeds, taking 20 pills twice daily.
Another prescription: Stir-fry Minium (Huandan) and Lead Carbonate (Hufen); separately grind Red Halloysite (Chishizhi), White Halloysite (Baishizhi), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), and Alisma Rhizoma (Zexie) each at 5 fen. Powderize Licorice Root (Gancao) roasted and Trichosanthis Radix (Gualougen) each at 10 fen. Re-grind all together uniformly. Mix with water and take one fangcun bi three times daily. Young and robust individuals take half a bi; those with severe thirst take an additional dose at night.
Another prescription: Drink raw cow's milk in one go. Drink again when thirsty; self-regulation will stop the thirst. Even severe cases resolve within ten doses.
Another prescription: Take three fruit-bearing radishes, wash, slice thinly, sun-dry, and grind into powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with clarified pork broth, after meals and before bed. Take three times daily; three courses are sufficient for great effect.
Another prescription: Stir-fry Bombyx Batryticatus (Cansha) until dry, grind into powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with cold water.
Another prescription: Grind Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) into powder, form honey pills sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine.
Treating Xiao Ke with irritability and oppression: Lightly stir-fry 3 liang of Mume Fructus pulp (Wumei), grind into powder. Take two qian, decoct in two zhan of water until one zhan remains, strain, add 200 grains of Fermented Soybean (Chi), boil until half a zhan remains, strain, and take before retiring.
Another prescription: Wash two sheng of Glutinous Rice (Nuomi) and drink the starchy water; thirst will settle. Alternatively, grind glutinous rice to extract white juice and drink freely until recovery.
Treating Xiao Ke with deficiency and damage of the Lower Yuan: Grind 5 liang of Achyranthes Bidentatae Radix (Niuxi), add five sheng of fresh Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdihuang) juice. Expose to sun during the day and soak at night until the juice is absorbed. Form honey pills sized like Sophora japonica seeds.
For thirst during travel without water: Mix Water Foam (Shuihua) with bitter Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou) to form pills. Take 20 pills early in the morning to prevent thirst permanently.
Treating Xiao Ke with frequent urination: Boil 5 liang of Trichosanthis Fructus (Gualou) in five sheng of water until four sheng remain. Drink as desired for good results.
Treating all types of Xiao Ke, whether thirst precedes abscess formation or follows carbuncles and sores: Use 6 liang of Astragali Radix (Huangqi), remove the root crown, roast with honey coating.
Treating Heart Heat or Xiao Ke caused by excessive alcohol consumption: Grind 1 liang of Cinnabar (Zhusha) separately, mix with 3 liang of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) and 2 liang of Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdihuang) into powder. Form pills with refined honey sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take 50–60 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of Junci Medulla (Dengxincao) and Ziziphus Jujuba (Zaozi).
Treating unceasing Xiao Ke: Use five sheng of Glycine Max (Daydou), 1.5 liang of Rheum Palmatum (Dahuang), and 4 liang of large Licorice Root (Da Gancao) broken into pieces. Boil in one bucket of water for 3–5 hours. When beans are soft, place them in a basin to cool. Let the patient eat the beans and drink the broth when thirsty. If still thirsty after finishing, re-boil as before. Within three cycles, the disease will be eliminated.
Another prescription: Concentrated rice washing water obtained by washing rice with cold water, clarified and drunk. It is especially effective when fermented to a sour taste.
Another prescription: Use 1.5 qian of Paeonia Lactiflora Radix Alba (Baishaoyao) and 1.5 qian of roasted Licorice Root (Gancao). Decoct in one and a half zhan of water until eight-tenths remain. Take at any time, three times daily, until the disease ceases.
Another prescription: Mix 2 liang of Litharge (Mituo seng) and 1 liang of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) into powder. Form pills using steamed bread dough, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Swallow five pills with a strong decoction of silkworm cocoon skin, saline water, or Solanum Melongena Root (Qiegen) decoction. Increase the dose by five pills daily until reaching twenty pills.
Another prescription: Burn the nose-piercing wood of a male ox to ash while preserving its medicinal properties, grind into powder. Take mixed with wine; or chop finely, decoct in water, and take in several doses to see effects.