治身患痼冷疼痛 用川乌为末,好醋调摊绢上,贴之即愈。
治大肠久冷 用威灵仙为末,蜜丸如桐子大。于一更内生姜汤下十丸至二十丸。
治一切冷气 艾叶、干姜等分为末,蜜丸如桐子大。每服二三十丸,酒吞下。
治心腹冷气痛 用菖蒲二三寸捶碎,同吴茱萸煎汤饮;或细嚼菖蒲一二寸,以热汤或酒
送
治一切沉寒痼冷诸证 用干姜一两,附子一枚生去皮脐,锉细。每服三钱,水盏半,煎
七分,食前温服。
治脏腹中虚冷冲心,心下结硬,并香港脚冲心疼痛 用陈皮一斤、杏仁五两去皮尖麸炒,
蜜丸如绿豆大。每服三十丸,食前温米饮下。
治腰脚湿冷 用麦麸蒸熟,袋盛熨之。亦治驴马。
治冷气 用胡椒吞三七枚或研酒服亦可。
治下元虚冷 用胡椒肉、破故纸为末,蜜丸如桐子大。每服三十丸,空心酒下。
治阴冷渐入,阴囊肿满,日夜疼闷不能眠 用生椒以帛裹着丸囊,令浓半寸,须臾热气
大通,日再易之即瘥。
治诸虚不足及大病后体虚常自汗 用黄 、麻黄根、牡蛎米泔浸,火 赤,等分。每服
三钱
治盗汗 用麦面作丸子,淡煮,临卧吃少许,空心服妙香散。
又方 用浮麦一抄煎汤,调防风末二钱服,或用牡蛎散。
又方 用椒目微炒,为末。每服半钱匕,以猪上唇煎汤一合调,临卧服,无不效。盖椒
能行水,及治水蛊。
又方 用豉一升微炒,酒三升,渍三日取汁,冷暖任服,三两剂即止。
又方 用五倍子末以唾调,填满脐中缚定,一宿即止。
治自汗头眩,痰逆恶心 用抚芎、白术各炒、橘红各一两,甘草炙半两。每服四钱,水
一盏,姜七片,煎八分,温服。
治气虚阳弱,虚汗不止,肢体怠倦 用黄 蜜炙、附子炮去皮脐等分,锉细。每服四钱,
水
治盗汗并阴汗出不已 用牡蛎生为末。掺有汗处,不过三次即止。
治夜汗不止 用黄 、白术、防风等分。每服五、七钱,水盏半,煎七分,温服。恶寒
加桂枝。
Treating persistent cold and pain in the body: Grind *Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata* (Chuanwu, 川乌) into powder, mix with good vinegar, spread on silk fabric, and apply to the affected area for immediate relief.
Treating chronic cold of the Large Intestine: Grind *Radix Clematidis* (Weilingxian, 威灵仙) into powder, form honey pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 10 to 20 pills within the first watch of the night (one geng), washed down with ginger decoction.
Treating all types of cold qi stagnation: Mix equal parts of *Folium Artemisiae Argyi* (Aiye, 艾叶) and *Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati* (Ganjiang, 干姜) into powder, form honey pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20–30 pills per dose, swallowed with wine.
Treating cold qi pain in the heart and abdomen: Crush 2–3 cun of *Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii* (Changpu, 菖蒲), decoct with *Fructus Evodiae* (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸), and drink the soup; or chew 1–2 cun of Changpu finely and swallow with hot water or wine.
Treating various syndromes of deep-seated cold and persistent chill: Use 1 liang of *Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati* (Ganjiang, 干姜) and 1 raw *Radix Aconiti Lateralis* (Fuzi, 附子) (peeled and de-navelled, chopped finely). Take 3 qian per dose, decoct in 1.5 cups of water until reduced to 0.7 cup, take warm before meals.
Treating deficiency-cold in the viscera rushing up to the heart, hardness below the heart, and Hong Kong foot (podagra/lower limb disease) rushing up causing heart pain: Use 1 jin of *Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae* (Chenpi, 陈皮) and 5 liang of *Semen Armeniacae Amarum* (Xingren, 杏仁) (peeled, de-pitted, bran-stir-fried), form honey pills the size of mung beans. Take 30 pills per dose, take warm with rice beverage before meals.
Treating damp-cold in the waist and feet: Steam wheat bran until cooked, place in a bag, and apply as a hot compress. This method is also applicable to donkeys and horses.
Treating cold qi: Swallow 7–8 grains of *Piperis Fructus* (Hujiao, 胡椒), or grind into powder and take with wine.
Treating deficiency-cold of the lower origin (kidney and bladder): Grind *Piperis Fructus* flesh and *Fructus Psoraleae* (Poguzhi, 破故纸) into powder, form honey pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, taken on an empty stomach with wine.
Treating gradual invasion of cold into the yin region, swelling of the scrotum, and day-and-night painful oppression preventing sleep: Wrap fresh *Fructus Zanthoxyli* (Shengjiao, 生椒) in cloth, apply to the scrotum to a thickness of half a cun. Heat will rapidly circulate; change twice daily until recovery.
Treating various deficiencies and weakness with spontaneous sweating after severe illness: Use *Radix Astragali Membranacei* (Huangqi, 黄芪), *Radix Ephedrae* root tips (Mahuanggen, 麻黄根), and *Concha Ostreae* (Muli, 牡蛎) (soaked in rice wash water, fired until red), in equal proportions. Take 3 qian per dose.
Treating nocturnal sweating (dao han): Make pills from wheat flour, boil lightly, consume a small amount before bed. Taking Miaoxiang San (Wonderful Incense Powder) on an empty stomach is excellent.
Another prescription: Decoct 1 scoop of floating wheat (Fumai, 浮麦), mix with 2 qian of *Radix Saposhnikoviae* (Fangfeng, 防风) powder, and take. Alternatively, use Muli San (Oyster Shell Powder).
Another prescription: Lightly stir-fry *Semen Piperis* (Jiaomu, 椒目), grind into powder. Take half a qian-bi (spoonful) per dose, mixed with one he of decoction made from the upper lip of a pig, take before bed. It is invariably effective because pepper can move water qi and treat water distension diseases.
Another prescription: Stir-fry lightly 1 sheng of *Fructus Sojae Preparatus* (Chi, 豆豉), soak in 3 sheng of wine for three days, extract the juice. Take at any temperature; stopping sweating occurs after 2–3 doses.
Another prescription: Mix *Fructus Myrobalani Chebulae* (Wubeizi, 五倍子) powder with saliva, fill the umbilicus, and bind securely. Sweating stops overnight.
Treating spontaneous sweating with dizziness, rebellious phlegm, and nausea: Use stir-fried *Radix Chuanxiong* (Fuxiong, 抚芎), stir-fried *Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae* (Baizhu, 白术), and *Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae* (Juhong, 橘红), each 1 liang; roasted *Radix Glycyrrhizae* (Gancao, 甘草) 0.5 liang. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct in 1 cup of water with 7 slices of ginger until reduced to 0.8 cup, take warm.
Treating qi deficiency and weak yang, incessant deficiency sweating, and physical fatigue: Use honey-roasted *Radix Astragali Membranacei* (Huangqi, 黄芪) and prepared *Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata* (Fuzi, 附子) (peeled and de-navelled), in equal proportions, chopped finely. Take 4 qian per dose, decoct in... [text cuts off].
Treating nocturnal sweating and incessant sweating of the yin region: Grind raw *Concha Ostreae* (Muli, 牡蛎) into powder. Dust onto sweaty areas; it stops within no more than three applications.
Treating incessant night sweating: Use *Radix Astragali Membranacei* (Huangqi, 黄芪), *Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae* (Baizhu, 白术), and *Radix Saposhnikoviae* (Fangfeng, 防风), in equal proportions. Take 5–7 qian per dose, decoct in 1.5 cups of water until reduced to 0.7 cup, take warm. Add *Ramulus Cinnamomi* (Guizhi, 桂枝) if aversion to cold is present.