各一两) 浓朴(姜汁浸,炒,干者五钱)
上为细末,后夜间晴时露过,以人参、浓朴煎汤,糊作饼子,如平钱大,慢火焙干,每服
一饼,用姜一大块,切作片,夹饼子,药用纸裹浸温,慢火熟煨,连姜及饼子嚼碎,以真料平胃
散调汤吞下。切忌诸般生冷,仍令病者宽心开怀,服药调理,方可见效。
治反胃久药不效及小儿吐而不止者 好硫黄半两细研,入水银二钱半同研无星,每服三钱,
先取生姜汁、酒一盏煎熟调药空心服,调时逐渐着酒,缓调令匀,服了用被盖,汗出安。
治消渴神效散
白芍药 甘草(炙。各等分)
上为粗末,每服三钱,水盏半煎八分,不拘时,日三服。渣复煎,疾止则已。
治消渴神效丸
密陀僧(二两) 黄连(一两,去芦)
上为细末,蒸饼糊为丸,如梧桐子大。浓煎茧丝盐汤、或酒、或前根汤吞下,一日五丸,
日增五丸,至三十丸至矣,不可多,渴止勿服。或在外店有客患此病,夜中求水不得,酌釜中
汤饮之而愈。但往视者一服茧汤。
又方 用雄牛穿鼻木,烧灰存性为末,酒调服,或锉碎煎汤服之,数服见效。
治小便不通 乌 木皮煎汤调下五苓散立通,如无药处,只以 皮煎汤亦可。
又方 用荆芥九钱,大黄一钱煎服尤妙。
治大便不通及老人风虚秘结 陈皂角烧灰存性,以碗盖在地下一宿,空心酒下立通。或以萝卜
子擂,冷水下
亦通。
又方 用大黄九钱,荆芥一钱,空心水煎服即效。
又治大小便不通经三五日者
不蛀皂角烧灰,以米汤调下三钱即效。
又方 用黑豆一百二十粒,粉草二寸,锉断水煎,乘热入滑石末一钱,空心服之。
治大小便不通方
用蜂蜜一杯,入皮硝二钱,滚汤一盏,空心调下。
又方 用火烧盐填于脐内,切蒜一片盖盐上,艾灸二、三炷即通。
又方 治大肠有风,大便秘结。
皂角(去子,炙) 枳壳(去穣,麸炒)
上等分为末,蜜丸,如梧桐子大。空心米饮下七十丸。
五仁丸 治津液枯竭,大肠秘涩。
柏子仁(半两) 桃仁 杏仁(炒,去皮尖。各一两) 陈皮(四两,另末) 松子
仁(一钱二分) 郁李仁(炒,二钱)
上五仁另研为膏,入陈皮末研匀,炼蜜丸,如梧桐子大。每服五十丸,空心米饮下。
治血淋 多因虚损得之。平胃散每服五钱,加龙骨一钱同煎。空心服之,数服见效。
治白浊 小便浊频甚者,用陈东瓜仁炒为末,空心米饮调下五钱,数服见效。
又方 白茯苓(四两)、猪苓(一两) 水一碗,煮至半去猪苓,用茯苓焙干为末,溶蜡
丸弹子大。每服一丸,早晨细嚼,用灯芯、枣子、麦门冬煎汤送下。或服萆 分气饮。
治久患脾泄
生姜(四两) 黄连(一两)
二味锉碎,一同慢火炒,令姜干脆深赤色,去姜用黄连为末,每服二钱,空心茶清调下。
又黄肿方
三棱(醋煮) 莪术(醋煮焙干) 苍术(米泔浸炒) 浓扑(姜汁炒) 陈皮(去白。各一两)
甘草(半两) 青矾(二两)
上前六味为末,后将青矾同古米粉和研作糊为丸。每服五、六十丸,米汤吞下,忌猪母、稚
鸡鹅、牛羊等肉毒食。
秘方无名丸 治水肿病,心腹坚胀,遍身肿痛,咳嗽喘急,并皆治之。
赤茯苓 大戟 甘遂(各一两,切,忌甘草) 芫花 槟榔 青皮 黑牵牛(各两半)
上为末,薄面糊为丸,如梧桐子大。每服三十丸,随病虚实加城丸数用之,汤使如后。
治便红
乌梅肉(烧灰存性),不拘多少,醋煮米糊为丸,梧桐子大,汤酒任下。
一方 用黄连、扁柏叶(焙)二味为末,空心酒调下。
一方 荆芥穗、砂仁等分为末,每服三钱,糯米饮调下,日二服。
一方 五倍子为末,盐梅捣膏,丸梧桐子大,酒汤任下五十丸。
治泻血
百药煎(不拘多少,半烧灰半生用) 碾末,软饭丸。每服三十丸,米饮送下。
涂洗药 治痔神效。
朴硝 用井花水调洗,如要涂用,鸡苏丸和蜜并朴硝调搽之。
一方 用铜青、密陀僧(各一钱)、麝香(少许)共为末,以津调和搽之。
痔疮突出坐立不便 速效如神。
韭菜(洗净) 以沸汤煎泡于瓦木桶内熏之,通手沃洗最妙。
治脱肛
乌龙尾(即梁上悬帛条尘) 同鼠粪和之烧烟于桶内,令坐其上,就其烟熏之数遍,
即不脱矣。
治咳嗽
人参 防风 半夏(制) 甘草 陈皮 桔梗 杏仁(去皮尖,微炒) 麻黄(去节) 桑
白皮 紫苏 乌梅(每服一个) 兜苓(去筋炒,无,以粟壳代。)
上等分 咀,每服三钱,生姜五片,煎七分,睡至一更尽,通口服或留渣次夜服,量证
轻重。
治失声
皂角(一挺,去皮子) 萝卜(三个,切作片)
水一盏,煎半盏以下服之,不过三服,能语声出。
治暴失音 用猪脂一斤炼成油去渣,入白蜜一斤,再炼少顷滤过,净瓷器内盛之,冷定成膏。
不时用一匙咽之,润肺而音出。
治鼻衄 以萝卜自然汁半盏,酒半盏和匀,汤内温过,服效。
又方 妇人发烧灰,香附子擂匀为末,同点汤服。
治头风如神丹 治头疼不可忍。
光明硫黄 硝石(各一两)
同研,水丸,如芡实大,空心茶嚼下。
紫虚元君头风丹
大川乌(上两者,以河水煮一沸去水,如净处再煮,凡七次, 咀,以盐炒黄色为度) 辽
细辛(四两,去芦酒浸) 麝香(少许) 高细芽茶(半斤)
上为末,每服三钱,食后临卧茶清调下,少时更以热汤催汗出,或鼻出涕为度。
心脾气痛 桂心为末,白汤点服,酒调亦可。
小肠气痛神应散 玄胡索、胡椒为粗末,每服二钱,酒水各半盏煎服。
又四圣散 治疝气外肾肿胀。
茴香(炒) 穿山甲(炒) 全蝎(炒) 南木香等分为末,酒调二钱,一服痛住,
甚妙。
治偏坠疝气方 先服复元通气散,次五苓散,各三钱去桂加牵牛、吴茱萸(汤泡)等分,如胀
加陈枳壳(麸炒),痛甚加八角茴香煎服。
治紫癜风
硫黄(一两,醋煮一日) 海螵硝(三个)
同研为末,浴后以生姜蘸药熟擦患处,须谨风少时,数度断根。
吐血咯血 侧柏叶瓦上焙干为末,米饮调下三钱,三五服神效。
骨鲠
乳香(二钱) 研细,水调吞数口。
又方 不问鸡鱼骨鲠,朴硝研细,对入鸡苏,丸如弹子大。仰卧噙化三、五丸,自然化去。
误吞针瓷器 一块,呵之即出。又多食猪羊肥肉白泻出。
小儿误吞钱 用炭烧红,急捣为末,煎汤呷立效。
误吞铁石骨刺不下 危急者用。
王不留行 黄柏(去粗皮)
等分为末,浸蒸饼丸,如弹子大,青黛为衣,以线穿挂当风处,每一丸冷水化开灌下。
毒蛇伤急饮好醋一、二碗,令毒瓦斯不随血走,或饮清油一、二盏亦可,然后用药。或用头绳扎
定伤处两头,次用白芷为末,白水调下半两许,服之顷刻,咬处黄水出尽,肿消皮合而愈。
治百虫入耳 捣韭菜汁和醋灌耳中。
耳中出血 龙骨末吹入耳中。或白矾枯为末,入麝吹之即止。
耳中常润湿及出脓或或黄水者
黄丹(一钱,炒) 赤芍药(二钱半) 凌霄花(二钱半)
为末,吹入耳中,如不退,加白矾(枯,一钱)、胭脂(一字)、五倍子(二钱半,焙)、全
蝎,同为末,吹入即干。
耳聋久不闻声
紧磁石(一豆大) 麝香(一字) 驼鹤油(竹筒收)
上用新绵裹了,塞于所患耳内,口中衔少生铁,觉耳内风雨声即愈,须作三、五次方可。
恶虫口咬 大纸捻一条,麻油点灯照熏伤处,其毒尽入油烟内。
误食蚂蝗蜞致腹痛者 用田泥为丸,水吞下,其虫必随土泻出也。
颠狗咬 韭菜根捣汁多服。又桃白皮煎服。
蜘蛛疮 用羊乳敷其上,或用清油搽之即安。
蜈蚣咬 嚼茱萸擦之。
黄蜂螫 以热酒洗之立效,或用清油搽上。
蛇伤服药
细辛 白芷(各五钱) 雄黄(钱半)
上为末,入麝香少许,每服二钱酒调下。
汤火伤 水磨炭末涂。
刀斧伤损 血不止痛难忍者,葱白锅内炒热捣烂,乘热缚定,痛与血随止,葱冷再换 痛处,
葱叶杵碎炒热盒之。
又用多年锻石研细,加大黄为末,等分,炒粉红色为度,敷伤处。
治闪拗手足疼痛 生姜烂捣,和面炒热盒之,加葱白。
物入眼中不出 清水磨好墨点眼角即出。
耳出脓水 生白矾末吹入耳中,日三次立效。
针铁竹木刺入内不出者
干乌羊屎十数粒为末,水调浓敷上,痛即止,刺自出。
冬月手足皲裂白芨末水调涂之,忌三、五日不犯水。
治寒足跟冻烂 五月五日午时,用姜、葱、艾揩一时许,更不再发矣。
牙疼 青蒿一握,水一碗,煎至半碗,待温漱之疼即止。
去虫积 槟榔一味为末,蜜水调下,令患者先日少吃饭,临晚亦勿与食,次早五更服之。
穿掌毒 新桑叶研烂,包 上即愈。
小儿五心烦热 渴欲饮水者,煮黑豆与食之安。
小儿慢惊昏沉 时或抽掣,乌药磨水,暖热与服之。
小儿急慢惊风
震灵丹(二十粒) 来复丹(十粒) 白丸子(十粒)
三味研匀,糯米糊丸,绿豆大者三丸,小者三丸。慢惊用北枣、陈皮煎汤吞下,急惊用生
姜自然汁、百沸汤下。
小儿十种丹瘤 许学士云∶此十种丹毒,如三百不治,攻入肠胃则不治也。宜逐一仔细辨认
,根据此方治之万不失一。
一飞灶丹,从顶头起肿,先用葱白研取自然汁涂。
二吉灶丹,从头上红肿痛,用赤小豆末,鸡子清调搽。
三鬼火丹,从面起赤肿,用灶心土,鸡子清调涂。
四天火丹,从背起赤点,用桑白皮末,羊脂调涂。
五天灶丹,从两臂赤肿黄色,用柳木烧灰,水调搽。
六水丹,从两胁虚肿,用生铁屑末,猪粪调搽。
七胡次丹,从脐上起黄肿,用槟榔为末,米醋调。
八野火丹,从两脚赤肿,用乳香末,羊脂调涂。
九烟火丹,从两脚有赤白点,用猪槽下土,麻油调涂。
十胡漏丹,从阴上起黄肿,用屋漏处土,羊脂调搽。
治四时瘟疫 神授香苏散。方注云∶昔城中大疫,有白发老人教一富人家合施城中,病者皆
愈。后疫鬼问其富人家,富人遂以实告,鬼相顾曰∶此老教三人矣,遂稽颡而退。
仙方三补丸 大补诸虚百损,不问老少,有疾皆效。
破故纸(二两,隔纸炒令香熟) 白茯苓(一两) 没药(一两,无灰酒浸一时)
上候酒浸没药如饧糖样,用前药二味为末,药酒糊为丸,如梧桐子大。每服二三十丸,空心
熟水下。
仙方云∶昔有人服此药者,至老颜容不衰。盖破故纸补肾,茯苓养心,没药养血,三者
既壮,自然身安。
盗汗不止 五倍子末,以水调,填满脐中,以帕缚定,一宿即止。
治阴汗 绵黄 冷洗,横切细,入铫中,滴酒炒干脆为度,以猪火煮熟,点吃之妙。
治痤痱 切断黄瓜,擦痱子上安,或以枣叶煎汤浴之。
治 嗄 蓖麻子随多少去粗壳炒熟甜者,苦者吐出,多吃见效。
舌忽胀退场门外 是蜈蚣毒。用雄鸡冠割血,瓦盏盛,浸舌就咽下即缩。
人恍惚见鬼发狂 平胃散加辰砂未,枣汤调服。
中恶鬼气
其证暮夜或登厕,或出郊野,或游冷室,或行人所不至之地,忽然眼见鬼物,鼻口吸着恶鬼
气,蓦然倒地,四肢逆冷,两手握奉,鼻口出清血,性命逡巡,须臾不救。此证与尸厥同,但腹
不鸣,心腹俱暖。几中恶蓦然倒地,切勿移动其尸,即令亲戚众人围绕,打鼓烧火,或烧麝香、
安息香、苏合香、樟木之类,直候醒记人事,方可移归。
脱阳
其证多因大吐大泻之后,四肢冷,元气不接,不省人事;或伤寒新瘥,误与妇人交,小腹
紧痛,外肾紧缩,面黑气喘,冷汗自出,须臾不救。先以葱白数茎,炒令热熨脐下,次用附子
(一枚,重一两者佳,锉八片) 白术 干姜(各半两) 木香(二钱半)
上四味各研末,水二盏,煎八分,碗放令冷,灌服。须臾又进一服,合滓并服。
延寿丹(一名打老儿丸)
昔日西川有一大人名陈转运,到于青城山下,见一妇人在高山上,望南行走如飞,约年三十
余岁,手执棒一条,赶一百岁老儿。转运问妇人曰∶因何打老儿?妇人答曰∶是女之孙,吾乃五
百余岁,老儿一百一十岁,是老儿不肯修炼服药,所以打之。转运下马跪拜曰∶愿求此方,传留
救济世人。因名为打老儿丸。能治五劳七伤,阳气不举,真气衰弱,精神短少,不能行走,小便
无度,眼目昏花,腰膝疼痛,两脚麻冷,不能行立。
石菖蒲(雷公云∶味辛温,去须毛,铜刀刮去皮节,嫩桑枝条相伴蒸出晒干,去桑条用,不可犯铁器
,令人吐逆) 川牛膝(味苦辛平,制去头芦,用黄精自然汁浸,捞起换酒浸一宿,若无黄精汁,酒浸
三日捞起焙干用) 干山药(蒸出曝干用) 远志(味苦温,去心,用甘草浸一宿,捞起晒干又浸晒)
(Above herbs) each one tael. Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) soaked in ginger juice, stir-fried; dried ones: five qian.
Grind the above herbs into fine powder. Expose them overnight on a clear night. Decoct Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) and Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) in water to make a decoction. Use the decoction mixed with paste to form pills shaped like cakes, size of a copper coin. Dry them over slow fire. Take one cake per dose. Take a large piece of fresh ginger, slice it, and sandwich the pill between the slices. Wrap the mixture in medicinal paper, moisten it, and simmer slowly until cooked. Chew the ginger and pill together thoroughly, then swallow with a soup prepared from Pingwei San (Calm the Stomach Powder). Strictly avoid all raw and cold foods. Instruct the patient to relax their mind and open their heart. Only through medication and regulation will efficacy be seen.
For treating chronic regurgitation unresponsive to long-term medication, and persistent vomiting in infants: Use high-quality Liuhuang (Sulfur), half a tael, finely ground. Add Shuiyin (Mercurius), two qian and a half, and grind together until no mercury stars are visible. Take three qian per dose. First, take one cup of fresh ginger juice and wine, boil until cooked, then mix with the medicine. Take on an empty stomach. Gradually add wine while mixing, stirring slowly until uniform. After taking the medicine, cover with a blanket. Allow the patient to sweat and rest.
Shenxiao San (Divine Efficacy Powder) for treating Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome):
Baishao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), roasted. Equal parts.
Grind into coarse powder. Take three qian per dose. Decoct in one and a half cups of water until reduced to eight-tenths. Take at any time, three times daily. Re-decoct the dregs. Stop when the disease ceases.
Shenxiao Wan (Divine Efficacy Pill) for treating Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome):
Mituo Seng (Lithargyrum), two taels; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), one tael, remove rhizome base.
Grind into fine powder. Mix with steamed bread paste to form pills, size of sophora seeds. Swallow with strongly brewed silk-worm cocoon salt soup, or wine, or Qiangengen (Peucedani Radix) soup. Start with five pills daily, increase by five pills daily until reaching thirty pills. Do not exceed this amount. Discontinue when thirst stops. Alternatively, if a traveler in an inn suffers from this disease and cannot find water at night, drinking the broth from the cooking pot may cure them. Visitors should administer one dose of cocoon soup.
Another prescription: Use Xiong Niu Chuan Bi Mu (Wood used to pierce the nose of a male ox), burn to ash retaining its nature, grind into powder. Take with wine, or chop and decoct in water. Effective after several doses.
For treating inability to urinate: Decoct Wu Mei Pi (Prunus Mume Pericarpium) and take Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) mixed in. Urination will immediately flow. If unavailable, decocting only Wu Mei Pi is also effective.
Another prescription: Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba), nine qian; Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), one qian. Decoct and take. Especially effective.
For treating constipation and wind-deficiency constipation in the elderly: Chen Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina), burn to ash retaining its nature. Cover with a bowl on the ground overnight. Take on an empty stomach with wine. Immediate relief. Or, crush Luobo Zi (Raphani Semen) and take with cold water. Also effective.
Another prescription: Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), nine qian; Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba), one qian. Decoct in water and take on an empty stomach. Effective immediately.
Also for treating both constipation and urinary retention lasting three to five days:
Use non-boring Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina), burn to ash. Take three qian mixed with rice soup. Effective immediately.
Another prescription: Heidou (Sojae Semen Nigrum), 120 grains; Fenc Cao (Licorice Root), two cun. Chop and decoct in water. While hot, add Huashi (Talcum), one qian powder. Take on an empty stomach.
Prescription for treating both constipation and urinary retention:
Take one cup of Fengmi (Honey), add Pixiao (Mirabilite), two qian, and one cup of boiling water. Mix and take on an empty stomach.
Another prescription: Burn salt until hot, fill into the umbilicus. Place a slice of garlic on top of the salt. Apply moxibustion for two or three cones. Urination/defecation will immediately occur.
Another prescription: For Wind in the Large Intestine causing severe constipation.
Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spina), remove seeds, roast; Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), remove pith, stir-fry with bran.
Grind equal parts into powder. Form honey pills, size of sophora seeds. Take seventy pills with rice drink on an empty stomach.
Wuren Wan (Five-Kernel Pill): Treats depletion of body fluids and dryness/stasis in the Large Intestine.
Baizi Ren (Platycladi Semen), half a tael; Taoren (Persicae Semen), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen), roasted, remove skins and tips. Each one tael; Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), four taels, separately ground into powder; Songzi Ren (Pinelliae Semen? Note: Likely Pinus bungeana seed or similar pine kernel), one qian two fen; Yuli Ren (Pruni Semen), roasted, two qian.
Grind the five kernels separately into a paste. Mix with Chenpi powder. Form pills with refined honey, size of sophora seeds. Take fifty pills with rice drink on an empty stomach.
Treating Blood Lin (Painful Urination with Blood): Often caused by deficiency and damage. Take Pingwei San (Calm the Stomach Powder), five qian per dose. Add Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi), one qian. Decoct together. Take on an empty stomach. Effective after several doses.
Treating Bai Zhuo (White Turbid Urine): For severe, frequent turbid urine, use aged Dong Gua Ren (Benincasae Semen), stir-fry and grind into powder. Take five qian with rice drink on an empty stomach. Effective after several doses.
Another prescription: Baifuling (Poria), four taels; Zhuling (Polyporus), one tael. Add one cup of water. Boil until reduced to half a cup. Remove Zhuling (Polyporus). Roast Baifuling (Poria) until dry and grind into powder. Dissolve wax to form pills the size of bullet seeds. Take one pill in the morning, chew finely. Send down with a decoction of Dengxin Cao (Junci Medulla), Zao (Jujube), and Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix). Or take Bixie Fenqi Yin (Dioscorea Hypoglauca Qi-Separating Decoction).
Treating chronic Spleen Diarrhea:
Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), four taels; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), one tael.
Chop both ingredients. Stir-fry together over slow fire until the ginger is crisp and deep red. Discard the ginger. Use Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) powder. Take two qian per dose with tea liquor on an empty stomach.
Another prescription for Yellow Edema:
Sanleng (Sparganii Rhizoma), boiled in vinegar; Ezhu (Curcumae Rhizoma), boiled in vinegar and dried; Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), soaked in rice wash water and stir-fried; Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), stir-fried with ginger juice; Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), remove white pith. Each one tael; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), half a tael; Qingfan (Vitriolum), two taels.
Grind the first six ingredients into powder. Mix Qingfan (Vitriolum) with ancient rice flour to form a paste. Form pills. Take 50-60 pills swallowed with rice soup. Avoid toxic foods such as sow, young chicken/goose, and beef/mutton.
Secret Formula Unknown Name Pill: Treats Water Swelling disease, hardness and distension of the heart and abdomen, swelling and pain throughout the body, coughing, and wheezing. All are treated.
Chi Fuling (Red Poria), Daji (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix), Gansui (Kansui Radix) [Each one tael, sliced, avoid Gancao (Licorice)]; Yuanhua (Genkwa Flos); Binglang (Arecae Semen); Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride); Hei Qianni (Pharbitidis Semen Nigrum) [Each one tael and a half].
Grind into powder. Form pills with thin flour paste, size of sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose. Adjust the number of pills based on the excess or deficiency of the condition. The vehicle for administration is as follows.
Treating Rectal Bleeding:
Wumei Rou (Pericarpium Pruni Mume), burn to ash retaining its nature. Amount unspecified. Cook in vinegar with rice paste to form pills, size of sophora seeds. Take with water or wine as desired.
One formula: Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) and Bianboye (Biota Top Leaf), roasted. Grind into powder. Take with wine on an empty stomach.
One formula: Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica) and Sharen (Amomi Fructus) in equal parts. Grind into powder. Take three qian per dose with glutinous rice drink. Twice daily.
One formula: Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis) powder. Mash Yanmei (Salted Plum) into a paste. Form pills size of sophora seeds. Take fifty pills with wine or water as desired.
Treating Bloody Diarrhea:
Baiyao Jian (Myrobalan Fermented Pill), amount unspecified, half burned to ash, half raw. Grind into powder. Form pills with soft rice. Take thirty pills per dose with rice drink.
Topical Wash Medicine: Divine efficacy for treating Hemorrhoids.
Piaoxiao (Mirabilite): Wash with well water. For application, mix Jisu Wan (Chicken Su Pill) with honey and Piaoxiao (Mirabilite) and apply.
One formula: Tongqing (Malachite Green), Mituo Seng (Lithargyrum) [Each one qian], Shexiang (Moschus), a small amount. Grind into powder. Mix with saliva and apply.
Hemorrhoids protruding, making sitting and standing inconvenient: Rapid and divine efficacy.
Jiucai (Chinese Chive), washed clean. Pour boiling water into a clay or wooden bucket to steam the fumes. Wash the area when the temperature is tolerable. Best method.
Treating Rectal Prolapse:
Wulong Wei (Dust from hanging silk strips on beams), mix with rat feces. Burn in a bucket to produce smoke. Sit over the bucket and inhale the smoke several times. The prolapse will retract.
Treating Cough:
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, processed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen), peeled and tips removed, lightly stir-fried; Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), remove joints; Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Zisu (Perillae Folium), Wumei (Fructus Pruni Mume) [One per dose]; Douling (Stemonae Radix? Note: Likely refers to a specific local herb or typo for another lung herb, context suggests lung-related), remove veins, roast. If unavailable, substitute with Sushe (Poppy Shell).
Equal parts. Coarsely chop. Take three qian per dose with five slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until seven-tenths remain. Drink before sleep ends the first watch. Can leave dregs for the next night's dose. Adjust according to severity.
Treating Loss of Voice:
Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Spira), one stick, remove skin and seeds; Luobo (Raphani Radix), three, sliced.
Decoct one cup of water until less than half remains. Take. Within three doses, voice will return.
Treating Sudden Aphonia: Refine one jin of Pig Fat (Su You) to oil, remove dregs. Add one jin of White Honey (Baimi). Refine briefly, filter, and store in a clean porcelain vessel. Cool until it becomes a salve. Take one spoonful occasionally to moisten the lungs and restore voice.
Treating Epistaxis (Nosebleed): Mix half a cup of natural juice from Radish (Luobo) with half a cup of wine. Warm in water bath and take. Effective.
Another formula: Ash from burning women's hair, Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), pounded to powder. Take with point water (water brought just to boil).
Divine Efficacy Pill for Head Wind: Treats unbearable headache.
Guangming Liuhuang (Refined Sulfur), Xiaoshi (Natrii Nitras) [Each one tael].
Grind together. Form water pills, size of Euryale Seed (Qianshi). Chew and swallow with tea on an empty stomach.
Zixu Yuanjun Head Wind Pill:
Da Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix Preparata), [Note: Text implies processing instructions for Chuanwu and possibly another herb, likely Caowu or similar, but text says "Upper two", implying previous mention or standard pair. Assuming Chuanwu and related Aconite root]. Boil in river water once, discard water. Repeat washing and boiling seven times in clean water. Coarsely chop. Stir-fry with salt until yellow. Liaoxixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), four taels, remove rhizome base, soak in wine. Shexiang (Moschus), small amount. Gao Xiya Cha (High-grade Fine Bud Tea), half a jin.
Grind into powder. Take three qian per dose after meals and before bed, mixed with tea liquor. Shortly after, induce sweating with hot water or until nasal discharge occurs.
Heart and Spleen Qi Pain: Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex), grind into powder. Take with plain water. Wine mixture is also acceptable.
Shenyingsan (Divine Response Powder) for Small Intestine Qi Pain:
Yanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizoma), Hujiao (Piperis Longi Fructus). Coarsely grind. Take two qian per dose. Decoct with half a cup of wine and half a cup of water.
Another Four Saints Powder: Treats Hernia with swelling of the external testicles.
Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus), roasted; Chuanshanjia (Manis Squama), roasted; Quanxie (Scorpio), roasted; Nanmuxiang (Agastaches Rhizoma). Equal parts. Grind into powder. Take two qian mixed with wine. Pain stops after one dose. Very effective.
Prescription for Oblique Hernia: First take Fuyuan Tongqi San (Restore Origin Unblocking Qi Powder), then Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria). Three qian each. Remove Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig). Add Qian Niu (Pharbitis Seed) and Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, soaked in hot water) in equal parts. If distension is present, add Chen Zhike (Aged Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, bran-roasted). If pain is severe, add Bajiao Huixiang (Star Anise) and decoct.
Treating Purple Plaque Dermatitis (Zidian Feng):
Liuhuang (Sulfur), one tael, boiled in vinegar for one day; Haipiaoxiao (Sepiae Endoconcha), three.
Grind together into powder. After bathing, dip fresh ginger in the medicine and rub the affected area thoroughly. Keep away from wind for a short time. Repeated applications can eradicate the root.
Hemoptysis and Coughing Blood: Bake Ce Bai Ye (Biota Top Leaf) on a tile until dry. Grind into powder. Take three qian mixed with rice drink. Divine efficacy after three to five doses.
Fish Bone Stuck in Throat:
Ruxiang (Olibanum), two qian. Finely grind. Mix with water and swallow in small sips.
Another formula: Regardless of chicken or fish bone stuck, grind Piaoxiao (Mirabilite) finely. Mix with Jisu (Chicken Su? Note: Context unclear, possibly a specific herb or preparation). Form pills size of bullet seeds. Lie on back and dissolve three to five pills in the mouth. They will naturally dissolve and remove the bone.
Accidental Swallowing of Needle or Porcelain Shard: Blow on it, and it will come out. Eating more pork or mutton fat will cause it to pass out with diarrhea.
Child Accidentally Swallows Coin: Red-hot charcoal, quickly ground to powder. Decoct in water and sip. Immediate effect.
Accidental Swallowing of Iron, Stone, or Bone Splinter that Cannot Be Expelled: Use in critical cases.
Wangbuliuxing (Vaccariae Semen), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), remove rough bark.
Equal parts. Grind into powder. Soak in steamed bread paste to form pills size of bullet seeds. Coat with Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis). Hang with string in a breezy place. Dissolve one pill in cold water and administer.
Snakebite Emergency: Immediately drink one or two bowls of good vinegar to prevent poison from spreading with the blood. Or drink one or two cups of clear oil. Then apply medicine. Alternatively, tie the proximal and distal ends of the wound tightly with hair. Next, apply Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) powder mixed with white water, about half a tael. Within moments, yellow fluid will drain from the bite, swelling will subside, and skin will heal.
Treating Hundred Bugs Entering Ear: Pound Jiucai (Chinese Chive) juice, mix with vinegar, and drip into the ear.
Ear Bleeding: Blower Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) powder into the ear. Or, calcine Baifan (Alumen), grind to powder, add Shexiang (Moschus), and blow into the ear. Stops bleeding immediately.
Ear Constantly Moist, Oozing Pus or Yellow Fluid:
Huandan (Minii Oxidum Rubrum), one qian, roasted; Chi Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), two qian and a half; Lingxiaohua (Campsis Grandiflorae Flos), two qian and a half.
Grind into powder. Blow into the ear. If not resolved, add Baifan (Alumen), calcined, one qian; Yanzhi (Cochineal), one zi; Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis), two qian and a half, roasted; Quanxie (Scorpio). Grind together into powder. Blow into the ear. Dries immediately.
Deafness, Long-term Loss of Hearing:
Jin Cishi (Magnetitum), size of one bean; Shexiang (Moschus), one zi; Tuohé You (Camel/Horse Oil? Note: Text says Tuo He You, likely Camel or Horse fat/oil), stored in bamboo tube.
Wrap in new cotton wool. Insert into the affected ear. Hold a small piece of raw iron in the mouth. When wind and rain sounds are heard in the ear, it is cured. Repeat three to five times.
Bad Insect Bite: Make a large paper torch. Light with sesame oil. Smoke the wound. The poison enters the soot.
Abdominal Pain from Accidental Ingestion of Leeches: Form Tian Ni (Field Mud) into pills. Swallow with water. The leeches will be expelled with the mud in stool.
Mad Dog Bite: Crush Jiucai Gen (Chinese Chive Root) and extract juice. Take generously. Also, decoct Tao Bai Pi (Peach Bark) and take.
Spider Sores: Apply Sheep Milk (Yang Ru) on top. Or rub with clear oil. Relief follows.
Centipede Bite: Chew Zhuyu (Cornelian Cherry Fruit) and rub on the bite.
Wasp Sting: Wash with hot wine for immediate effect. Or apply clear oil.
Medicine for Snake Bite:
Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) [Each five qian]; Xionghuang (Realgar), one qian and a half.
Grind into powder. Add a small amount of Shexiang (Moschus). Take two qian mixed with wine.
Scalds and Burns: Grind charcoal with water and apply.
Knife/Axe Wounds: If bleeding does not stop and pain is unbearable, stir-fry Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) in a pan until hot. Pound into a paste. Apply while hot. Pain and bleeding stop. When cool, replace. Crush Congye (Allii Fistulosi Folium), stir-fry until hot, and apply.
Another method: Grind Duanshi (Iron Filings/Oxide) from years of forging finely. Mix with Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) powder in equal parts. Stir-fry until pink. Apply to the wound.
Treating Sprains and Twists of Hands and Feet with Pain: Pound Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) into a paste. Mix with flour. Stir-fry until hot. Apply to the area. Add Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus).
Object Stuck in Eye: Grind good ink with clear water. Dab into the corner of the eye. Object comes out.
Ear Oozing Pus: Blow raw Baifan (Alumen) powder into the ear. Three times daily. Immediate effect.
Needle, Iron, Bamboo, or Wood Splinter Stuck Inside:
Dry black sheep dung, ten-plus grains. Grind into powder. Mix with water to make a thick paste. Apply densely. Pain stops immediately. Splinter exits on its own.
Winter Hand/Foot Cracking: Mix Baiji (Bletillae Rhizoma) powder with water and apply. Avoid water for three to five days.
Treating Cold Heel Frostbite/Rotting: On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month at noon, rub with Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus), and Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium) for about one hour. It will not recur.
Toothache: One handful of Qinghao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba), one cup of water. Decoct until half remains. Rinse mouth with warm liquid. Pain stops immediately.
Expelling Parasites: Binglang (Arecae Semen) alone, ground into powder. Take with honey water. Have the patient eat less food the day before. Do not feed in the evening. Take at 5 AM (Wugeng).
Palm Penetration Poison: Pound fresh Sangye (Mori Folium) until pasty. Wrap around the wound. Cures immediately.
Child Five-Center Heat (Palms, Soles, Chest): If thirsty and wanting to drink, boil Heidou (Sojae Semen Nigrum) and feed. Calms the child.
Child Slow Convulsion with Coma: Occasional twitching. Grind Wuyao (Linderae Radix) in water. Warm and administer.
Child Acute and Slow Convulsions:
Zhenling Dan (Spirit-Shaking Pill), twenty pills; Laifu Dan (Return to Life Pill), ten pills; Bai Wan Zi (White Pills), ten pills.
Grind three medicines uniformly. Form pills with glutinous rice paste. Size of mung beans: three pills for larger, three for smaller. For slow convulsion, take with decoction of North Jujube (Beizao) and Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium). For acute convulsion, take with fresh ginger juice and boiling water.
Ten Types of Dan Tumors in Children: Scholar Xu said: These ten types of Dan toxins, if not treated within three hundred hours, invade the intestines and stomach and become incurable. Identify each carefully and treat according to this formula. Success is guaranteed.
1. Feizao Dan: Swelling starts from the top of the head. First, grind Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) to extract natural juice and apply.
2. Jizao Dan: Red swelling and pain on the head. Use Chixiaodou (Vigna Angularis Semen) powder, mix with egg white and apply.
3. Guihuo Dan: Red swelling starts from the face. Use Zaoxintu (Household Hearth Earth), mix with egg white and apply.
4. Tianhuo Dan: Red spots start from the back. Use Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex) powder, mix with sheep fat and apply.
5. Tianzao Dan: Red swelling and yellow color start from both arms. Burn Liu Mu (Willow Wood) to ash, mix with water and apply.
6. Shuidan: Flaccid swelling starts from both flanks. Use Sheng Tiexie (Raw Iron Filings) powder, mix with pig manure and apply.
7. Huci Dan: Yellow swelling starts from above the navel. Use Binglang (Arecae Semen) powder, mix with rice vinegar.
8. Yehuo Dan: Red swelling starts from both feet. Use Ruxiang (Olibanum) powder, mix with sheep fat and apply.
9. Yanhuo Dan: Red and white spots start from both feet. Use earth from under the pig trough, mix with sesame oil and apply.
10. Hulo Dan: Yellow swelling starts from the genitals. Use earth from under the eaves (where rain drips), mix with sheep fat and apply.
Treating Seasonal Epidemics: Shenshou Xiangsu San (God-Given Fragrant Perilla Powder). Note in formula: Once, a great epidemic occurred in the city. A white-haired old man taught a wealthy family to prepare and distribute it to the city. All patients recovered. Later, the plague ghost asked the wealthy family. The family told the truth. The ghosts looked at each other and said: "This old man has taught three people." They bowed and retreated.
Xianfang Sanbu Wan (Immortal Formula Three-Tonics Pill): Greatly tonifies all deficiencies and hundred damages. Effective regardless of age or illness.
Pogu Zhi (Psoraleae Fructus), two taels, stir-fry between papers until fragrant and ripe; Baifuling (Poria), one tael; Moyao (Myrrha), one tael, soak in alcohol without lime residue for one hour.
Wait until Moyao (Myrrha) soaked in alcohol resembles malt sugar. Grind the first two medicines into powder. Form pills with medicinal wine paste, size of sophora seeds. Take 20-30 pills with warm water on an empty stomach.
Immortal Formula Note: Once, someone took this medicine and maintained youthful appearance until old age. Poguzhi tonifies the Kidney, Fuling nourishes the Heart, Moyao nourishes the Blood. When these three are strong, the body is naturally safe.
Persistent Night Sweats: Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis) powder. Mix with water. Fill the umbilicus. Bind firmly with a cloth. Stops overnight.
Treating Yin Sweat: Mian Huang (Cotton Yellow? Note: Likely a typo for Mian Huangqi or similar, but text says Mian Huang. Context suggests a drying herb). Wash cold. Slice thinly. Put in a pot. Add drops of wine. Stir-fry until crisp. Cook thoroughly in pork fat. Eat. Excellent.
Treating Prickly Heat: Cut cucumber. Rub on prickly heat. Or bathe with Zao Ye (Jujube Leaf) decoction.
Treating Hoarseness: Bibazi (Ricini Semen), remove coarse shells, roast. Sweet ones are edible; bitter ones cause vomiting. Eat more for effect.
Sudden Tongue Swelling Protruding Outside Mouth: This is Centipede Poison. Cut blood from a rooster's comb. Collect in a clay bowl. Dip the tongue in the blood and swallow. Tongue retracts immediately.
Hallucinations of Seeing Ghosts and Madness: Pingwei San (Calm the Stomach Powder) plus Chen Sha (Cinnabar). Mix with Jujube Soup and take.
Zhong E Gui Qi (Sudden Attack by Evil Ghost Qi):
Symptoms: At night, or using the toilet, or going to the suburbs, or visiting cold rooms, or places where people do not go. Suddenly seeing ghosts. Inhaling evil ghost qi from nose and mouth. Collapsing suddenly. Limbs cold. Hands clenched. Clear blood from nose and mouth. Life in danger. Not saved in an instant. This condition is similar to Shi Jue (Corpse Faint), but the abdomen does not rumble, and the heart and abdomen are warm. If someone collapses suddenly from Zhong E, do not move the body. Immediately have relatives surround them. Beat drums, light fires. Burn Shexiang (Moschus), Anxi Xiang (Styrax), Suhexiang (Liquidambar Resin), Zhangmu (Camphor Wood), etc. Wait until they wake and remember human affairs before moving them home.
Tuo Yang (Yang Collapse):
Symptoms: Often after severe vomiting and diarrhea. Limbs cold. Yuan Qi (Original Qi) disconnected. Unconscious. Or, newly recovered from Shang Han (Cold Damage), mistakenly having intercourse with a woman. Lower abdomen tight and painful. External kidneys shrink. Face black. Panting. Cold sweat. Not saved in an instant. First, take several stems of Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus). Stir-fry until hot. Apply to below the umbilicus. Next, use Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata) [One piece, preferably one tael weight, cut into eight slices], Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) [Each half a tael], Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) [Two qian and a half].
Grind the four ingredients into powder. Decoct in two cups of water until reduced to eight-tenths. Let the bowl cool. Administer. Shortly after, give another dose. Consume the dregs as well.
Yanshou Dan (Longevity Pill), also known as Da Laoer Wan (Beat Old Man Pill):
In the past, a great official named Chen Yunzhuan from Western Sichuan went to the foot of Qingcheng Mountain. He saw a woman on a high mountain, walking south as fast as flying, about thirty years old, holding a stick, chasing a hundred-year-old man. Yunzhuan asked the woman: "Why beat the old man?" The woman replied: "He is my grandson. I am over five hundred years old. The old man is one hundred and ten years old. Because he refuses to cultivate and take medicine, I beat him." Yunzhuan dismounted, knelt, and bowed: "I wish to request this formula to preserve and save the world." Hence named Da Laoer Wan. It treats Wu Lao Qi Shang (Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries), impotence, weakness of True Qi, lack of spirit, inability to walk, incontinence, blurred vision, waist and knee pain, numbness and coldness in both legs, inability to stand or walk.
Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) [Leigong says: Pungent and warm. Remove roots and hairs. Scrape off nodes with copper knife. Steam with tender mulberry branches, dry, remove branches. Do not touch iron, causes vomiting]; Chuan Niuxi (Cyathulae Radix) [Bitter, pungent, neutral. Process by removing head and rhizome. Soak in natural juice of Huangjing (Polygonati Rhizoma). Remove, change to wine, soak overnight. If no Huangjing juice, soak in wine for three days, remove, dry]; Gan Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), steam and sun-dry; Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) [Bitter, warm. Remove heart. Soak in Gancao (Licorice) overnight, remove, dry, soak again, dry].