黄芩（一钱，治太阳肺热在胸） 生地黄（一钱，治少阴心热在内）
细辛（三分，治少阴肾经苦头痛） 甘草（三分，缓里急，和诸药）
上锉，作一剂，生姜，葱白水煎，发汗热服，止汗温服。胸中饱闷，加枳壳、桔梗，去地黄。夏月加石膏、
知母，名神术汤。作渴亦加之。如再不汗，加紫苏。喘加杏仁、桔梗。汗后不
解，宜汗下兼行，加大黄，为釜底抽薪法。如欲止汗，去苍术，
加白术，再不止，加黄 、桂枝、芍药立止。
麻黄汤〔批〕（按此方治太阳膀胱经无汗，辛温发表之剂）
治冬月正伤寒，头痛发热恶寒，腰脊项强，遍身骨节酸疼，脉浮紧而无汗。是足太阳膀胱经受邪，为表
实证，当发表散邪。若头如斧劈，身如火炽者，宜用此方。
麻黄（去节，二钱） 桂枝（一钱三分） 杏仁（十四个） 甘草（六分）
上锉，作一剂，生姜三片，葱白三根，豆豉一撮，水煎热服，被覆取汗。如再不汗，加麝香半分，汗如雨注。
若服二三剂，汗不出者，死。
桂枝汤〔批〕（按此方治太阳膀胱经有汗，辛温实表之剂）
治冬月正伤风，发热头痛恶风，腰脊项强，浑身肢节疼痛，脉浮缓而自汗，是足太阳膀胱经受邪，为表虚
证，当实表散邪，此汤无汗不可服。
桂枝（二钱五分） 芍药（二钱五分） 甘草（一钱）
上锉，一剂生姜三片，大枣二枚，水煎温服。如汗不止，加黄 。
葛根解肌汤〔批〕（按此方治阳明胃经，解肌之剂）
治足阳明胃经受证，目痛鼻干不眠，微头痛，脉来微洪，宜解肌，属阳明经病。其正阳明府病，别有治法。
干葛 柴胡 黄芩 芍药 羌活 白芷 桔梗 甘草
上锉，每服一两，生姜三片，枣一枚，石膏末一撮，水煎热服。
无汗恶寒，去黄芩，加麻黄。
小柴胡汤〔批〕（按此方治少阳胆经和解之剂）
治足少阳胆经受证，耳聋胁痛，寒热呕而口苦，脉来弦数，属半表半里，宜和解。此胆经无出入，有三
禁，不可汗、下，利小便
也。
柴胡 黄芩 半夏 人参 甘草
上锉，每服一两，生姜三片，大枣二枚，水煎服。小便不利，加茯苓。呕，加陈皮、竹茹、姜汁。胁痛，
加青皮。左胁痛，加枳壳、赤芍药、牡蛎、桑白皮；右胁痛；加枳实、姜黄。痰多，加栝蒌仁、贝母。寒热似
疟，加桂枝。渴，加知母，天花粉。齿燥无津液，加石膏。嗽，加五味子，金沸草。饱闷，加枳壳，桔梗。虚
烦类伤寒证，加竹叶、炒粳米。本经与阳明经合病，加葛根、芍药。热入血室，男子加生地黄，女人加当
归、红花。坏证，加鳖甲。若腹痛恶寒者、加芍药、桂，去黄芩。心下痞满，加黄连、枳实。若内热甚，
错语心烦，不得眠，合黄连解毒汤。若脉弦数，无外证，内热甚，恶热烦渴饮水者，合白虎汤。若发热烦渴，
脉浮弦而数，小便不利，大便泄泻，加四苓散。内热多者，此名协热，加炒黄连、白芍药。若脉弦
虚，发热口渴，不饮水者，去人参，加麦门冬一钱半，五味子十粒。若脉弦虚，发热口渴，不饮水者，去
人参，加麦门冬一钱半，五味子十粒。若脉弦虚发热，或两尺脉浮而无力，此必先因房事，或曾遗
精，或病中精不固者，加黄柏、知母，酒炒各二钱，牡蛎二钱，名滋阴清热饮。若脉弦虚，发热口干，或
大便不实，胃弱不食，加白术、茯苓、白芍药各一钱半。血虚发热，至夜尤甚，加四物汤各一钱。口燥舌干，
津液不足，去半夏，加天花粉，麦门冬各一钱半，五味子十五粒。
桂枝大黄汤〔批〕（按此方治太阳脾经腹痛之剂）
治足太阳脾经受症，腹满而痛，手足温，脉要沉而有力。此因邪热以阳经传入阴经也。
桂枝 芍药 甘草 大黄 柴胡 枳实
上锉，生姜三片，枣二枚，临服，入槟榔磨水三匙。
大柴胡汤〔批〕（按此方解表攻里之剂）
治伤寒表证未除，里证又急，内实大便难，身热不恶寒，反恶
热，宜此药通表里而治之。
柴胡（三钱） 黄芩（二钱五分） 半夏（二钱） 大黄（二钱） 芍药（一钱五分） 枳实（一钱五分）
上锉，作一剂，生姜三片，大枣二枚，水煎温服，以大便通利为度。如未利，再投。
黄连解毒汤〔批〕（按此方大解表里，清凉之剂）
治伤寒大热不止，烦躁口渴，干呕喘满，阳厥极深，蓄热内甚，及汗、吐、下后，其热尚未退者。
黄连 黄芩 黄柏 山栀（各二钱） 加柴胡、连翘（各一钱半）
上锉，一剂，水煎服。
六一顺气汤
治伤寒热邪传里，大便结实，口燥咽干，怕热谵语，揭衣狂妄，扬手掷足，斑黄阳厥，潮热自汗，胸
腹满硬，绕脐疼痛，并皆治之。可代大小承气、谓胃承气、三一承气、大柴胡、大陷胸等汤之神药也。
柴胡 黄芩 芍药 枳实 浓朴 大黄 芒硝 甘草
上锉一剂，先将水二碗，滚三沸，后入药煎至八分，临服入铁锈水二、三匙。如潮热自汗，谵语发渴，扬
手掷足，揭衣狂妄，斑黄便实，但属正阳明府症，根据本方。口燥咽干，大便实者，属少阴，根据本方。如下利
纯清水，心下硬痛，属少阴，根据本方。如怕热发渴谵妄，手足乍冷乍温，大便实者属厥阴，根据本方。舌卷囊缩
者难治，须急下之。若谵语发渴，大便实，绕脐硬痛，有燥粪也，根据本方。热病目不明，此神水已竭，不能
照物，病已笃矣，急下之，根据本方。如结胸证，心下硬痛，手不可近，燥渴谵妄，大便
实者，根据本方，去甘草，加桔梗、甘遂。伤寒过经，及老弱并血
气两虚之人，或产后有下证，或有下后不解，或有表证尚未除，而里证又急，不得不下者，去芒硝。
蜜煎导法
治自汗，大便闭结不通，及老弱之人，日久燥硬，又难服峻利之剂者。炼蜜如饴，乘热拈如指大，长二
寸许，两头如锐，纳入谷道中，良久下结粪，加皂荚末少许更效。如无蜜，以香油代之，效。
猪胆汁导法〔批〕（按此方治表里实热。通利之剂）
治阳明自汗，小便利，大便结，不可攻者。猪胆一枚，和醋少许，以竹管灌入谷道中，一时许通。
桃仁承气汤〔批〕（按此方治发狂便血之剂）
治热邪传里，热蓄膀胱，其人如狂，小水自利，大便黑，小腹满痛，身目黄，胆语燥渴，为蓄血证，
脉沉有力，宜此下尽黑物则愈。未服前，如血自下者，为欲愈。不必服。
桃仁（十个，去皮） 桂枝（一钱半） 大黄（三钱） 芒硝（一钱半） 甘草（一钱）
上锉一剂，生姜三片，水煎去渣，入芒硝，再煎一、二沸温服，血尽为度。
白虎汤〔批〕（按此方治发渴之剂）
治身热而渴，有汗不解，或经汗过，渴不解者。
知母 石膏 甘草 粳米
上锉一剂，水煎，待米熟，去渣温服。如口燥烦渴，或发赤斑，根据本方加人参，名化斑汤。如秋感热之
疫疠，或阳明下后，大便不固，热不退者，或湿温证，热不退而大便溏者，根据本方加苍术、人参，一服如神。
无汗脉浮，表不解，而阴气盛，虽渴不可用白虎汤，汗后脉洪而渴，里有热，乃可用。
三黄石膏汤
治阳毒发斑发黄，身如涂朱，眼珠如火，狂叫欲走，六脉洪大，燥渴欲死，鼻干而赤，齿燥，过经不
解，已成坏症。表里皆热，欲发其汗，热病不退，又复下之，大便遂频，小便不利。亦有错治温
症而成此症者。又有发汗后三焦大热，脉洪谵语不休，昼夜喘息，鼻时加衄，狂叫欲走。
黄连 黄芩 黄柏 山栀 麻黄 石膏 豆豉
上锉一服，生姜三片，细茶一撮，水煎温服。
三白饮 治伤寒时气，热极狂乱者，及发热不退。
鸡子（一个，用清） 白蜜（一大匙） 芒硝（三钱）
上合作一处，用凉水和下。如心不宁者，北人谓之心慌也，加珍珠末五分。
地龙水〔批〕（按此方治发狂之剂）
治阳毒伤寒，药下虽通，结胸硬痛，或发狂乱。大白颈地龙四条，洗净研烂，入生姜汁一匙，白蜜一匙，
薄荷汁一匙，再入片脑半分，研匀，徐徐灌令尽。良久渐快，稳睡少顷，即与揉心下片
时，再令睡，当有汗则愈。若不应，再投一服。
柴胡连翘汤〔批〕（按此方治伤寒谵语之剂） 治伤寒大热，谵语呻吟，睡卧不得。
柴胡 黄芩 枳壳 赤芍药 桔梗 连翘 山栀 栝蒌仁 黄连 黄柏 甘草
上锉，生姜三片，水煎温服。
泻心导赤饮〔批〕（按此方治不语之剂）
治伤寒心下不疼，腹中不满，大便如常，身无寒热，渐变神昏不语，或睡中独语，目赤唇焦，将水与
之则咽，不与则不思，形如醉人，俗医不识，呼为死证，遂以针灸误人多矣，殊不知邪热传入少
阴心经也。因心火上炎而逼肺，所以神昏，名越经证。
山栀子 黄芩 麦门冬 滑石 人参 犀角 知母 茯神 黄连（姜汁炒） 甘草
上锉一服，生姜一片，枣二枚，灯心二十茎煎。临服。人生地
黄汁三匙。
消斑清黛饮〔批〕（按此方治发斑之剂）
治热邪传里，表实表虚，血热不散，热气乘虚出于皮肤而为斑也。轻如疹子，重则如锦纹，重甚则斑烂
皮肤。或本属阳，误投热药，或当汗不汗，当下不下；或汗下未解，皆能致此，不可发汗，
重令开泄，更加斑烂也。其或大便自利，怫郁短气，燥粪不通，斑如墨，皆不治。汗下不解，足冷耳聋，
烦闷咳呕，关前阳脉洪大，便是发斑之候。
柴胡 玄参 黄连 知母 石膏 生地黄 山栀子 犀角 青黛 人参 甘草
上锉一服，生姜一片，枣二枚，水煎入醋一匙服，大便实，去人参，加大黄。治赤斑，用独脚乌 根研
酒服，神效。
茵陈汤
治阳明里热极甚，烦渴热郁，留饮不散，以致湿热相搏，而身发黄胆。但头汗出，身无汗，小便不利，
渴饮水浆，身必发黄，宜茵陈汤调下五苓散，通利大小便，立效。
茵陈（去梗，五钱） 大黄（二钱五分） 山栀子（五个）
上锉一剂，水煎服，以利为度。
治伤寒发黄。目不识人。（黄宾江传）
生葱火煨熟，去粗皮，扭出汗，蘸香油，点目两 。
三川刘尚书方 治湿热发黄，死在旦夕。
用乌骨白雄鸡一只，干 去毛，破开，刳去肠杂，刀切烂，铺心胸间，黄退病愈，神效神效。
小陷胸汤 治小结胸，心下痞满而软，按之则痛。
黄连（二钱，炒） 半夏（五钱） 栝蒌仁（三钱）
上锉一剂，生姜三片，水煎，不拘时服。
开胸散 治结胸。
柴胡 黄芩 半夏 枳实 枯梗 黄连 栝蒌仁 山栀子 甘草
上锉一剂，生姜三片，水煎温服。
玄参升麻汤〔批〕（按此方治咽痛之剂）
治伤寒失下，热毒在胃，发斑咽痛，甚则谵语。
玄参 升麻 甘草（炙，三钱） 加石膏、知母。
上锉一剂，水煎温服。
栀豉汤〔批〕（按此方治懊 之剂）
治汗、吐、下后，心烦满闷或痛，头微汗，虚烦不得眠，又复颠倒。心中懊 ，乃燥热怫郁于内也。
山栀子 淡豆豉
上锉一剂，水煎服。烦躁者，不得眠也，懊 者，郁闷不舒之貌也；烦者，火入肺也；躁者，火入肾也，
故用栀子以治肺烦，豆豉以治肾躁。呕哕加生姜，陈皮。有宿食而烦躁者，加大黄。下后腹满而烦躁，加
枳实、浓朴。下后身热而烦，加干姜、甘草。瘥后劳复，加枳实。
竹叶石膏汤
治伤寒已经汗、下，表里俱虚，津液枯竭，心烦发热。气逆欲吐，及诸烦热，并宜治之。
石膏（二钱） 半夏（一钱五分） 麦门冬（去心，一钱） 人参（一钱） 甘草（一钱）
上锉一剂，青竹叶、生姜各五片，粳米百余粒，煎服。热极发狂，倍石膏、知母。呕，加生姜汁。
温胆汤〔批〕（按此方治不眠之剂） 治虚烦不得眠。
陈皮（去白） 半夏（制） 茯苓 枳实（炒，各二钱） 竹茹（一钱） 甘草（五分） 加酸枣仁（炒，二钱）
上锉一剂，生姜三片，水煎温服。如心胆虚怯，触事易惊，加麦门冬、柴胡、人参、桔梗。
柴胡升麻汤〔批〕（按此方治声嘶之剂） 治伤寒咳嗽声嘶，或咽喉痛。
柴胡 黄芩 半夏 升麻 干葛 枳实 桔梗 知母 贝母 玄参 桑皮 甘草
上锉一剂，生姜三片，水煎温服。
柴胡竹茹汤 治伤寒潮热作渴，呕逆不止。
柴胡 黄芩 半夏 竹茹 知母 甘草
上锉，生姜一片，水煎服。
柴胡枳桔汤〔批〕（按此方治喘咳之剂） 治伤寒胸胁痛，潮热作渴，痰气喘。
麻黄 杏仁 桔梗 枳壳 柴胡 黄芩 半夏 知母 石膏 干葛 甘草
上锉一剂，生姜三片，水煎温服。
解热下痰汤（云林制）〔批〕（按此方治痰嗽之剂） 治结胸痰热气滞，咳嗽失声。
紫苏子 白芥子 枳实 黄连 黄芩 黄柏 栝蒌仁 石膏 杏仁 乌梅 桔梗
上锉一剂，生姜三片，水煎温服。
瓜蒂散〔批〕（按此方治痰喘上吐之剂） 治伤寒痰壅脑膈，昏不知人，以此吐之。
甜瓜蒂（炒，一钱） 赤小豆（一钱）
上为末，每服一钱，豆豉煎汤调服，以吐为度。
Huangqin (1 qian, used to treat lung heat in the chest of the Taiyang channel) Shengdihuang (1 qian, used to treat heart heat within the Shaoyin channel)
Xixin (3 fen, used to treat severe headache caused by the Shaoyin Kidney channel) Gancao (3 fen, relieves internal urgency and harmonizes various herbs)
The above herbs are chopped into pieces as one dose. Add fresh ginger and scallion white, decoct with water. Take hot when inducing sweating; take warm when stopping sweating. If there is fullness and stuffiness in the chest, add Zhike and Jiegeng, remove Dihuang. In summer, add Shigao and Zhimu, named Shenzhu Tang. Add these also if there is thirst. If still no sweat, add Zisu. For asthma, add Xingren and Jiegeng. If the disease persists after sweating, employ both sweating and purging methods, add Dahuang; this is the "drawing fire from under the cauldron" method. To stop sweating, remove Cangzhu, add Baizhu. If it still does not stop, add Huangqi, Guizhi, and Shaoyao to immediately stop sweating.
Mahuang Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats non-sweating conditions of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder channel, a pungent-warm exterior-releasing agent.)
Treats true cold damage in winter, with symptoms of headache, fever, aversion to cold, stiffness of the waist, spine, and neck, soreness and pain throughout the body joints, floating and tight pulse without sweat. This indicates pathogenic invasion of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder channel, constituting an exterior excess syndrome, requiring release of the exterior to dispel pathogens. If the headache feels like being split by an axe and the body burns like fire, this formula is appropriate.
Mahuang (remove nodes, 2 qian) Guizhi (1.3 qian) Xingren (14 seeds) Gancao (6 fen)
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger, three stalks of scallion white, and a pinch of Douchi. Decoct with water and take hot. Cover with blankets to induce sweating. If still no sweat, add Moxiang (0.5 fen), causing sweat to pour like rain. If taken for two or three doses without sweating, death may ensue.
Guizhi Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats sweating conditions of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder channel, a pungent-warm exterior-firming agent.)
Treats true wind strike in winter, with symptoms of fever, headache, aversion to wind, stiffness of the waist, spine, and neck, pain in all limbs and joints, floating and slow pulse with spontaneous sweating. This indicates pathogenic invasion of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder channel, constituting an exterior deficiency syndrome, requiring firming of the exterior to dispel pathogens. This formula should not be used if there is no sweat.
Guizhi (2.5 qian) Shaoyao (2.5 qian) Gancao (1 qian)
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger and two jujubes. Decoct with water and take warm. If sweating does not stop, add Huangqi.
Gegen Jieji Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats the Foot-Yangming Stomach channel, an exterior-relaxing agent.)
Treats symptoms of the Foot-Yangming Stomach channel: eye pain, dry nose, insomnia, mild headache, slightly surging pulse. Exterior relaxation is indicated; this belongs to Yangming channel disease. True Yangming fu-organ disease has separate treatment methods.
Gegen Chaihu Huangqin Shaoyao Qianghuo Baizhi Jiegeng Gancao
Chop the above herbs. Take 1 liang per dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger, one jujube, and a pinch of Shigao powder. Decoct with water and take hot.
If there is no sweat and aversion to cold, remove Huangqin and add Mahuang.
Xiaochaihu Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder channel, a harmonizing agent.)
Treats symptoms of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder channel: deafness, hypochondriac pain, alternating chills and fever, vomiting, bitter taste in mouth, wiry and rapid pulse. This belongs to half-exterior half-interior syndrome, requiring harmonization. There are three prohibitions for this Gallbladder channel disease: do not use sweating, purging, or diuresis.
Chaihu Huangqin Banxia Renshen Gancao
Chop the above herbs. Take 1 liang per dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger and two jujubes. Decoct with water and take. If urination is difficult, add Fuling. For vomiting, add Chenpi, Zhuru, and Jiangzhi. For hypochondriac pain, add Qingpi. For left-sided pain, add Zhike, Chishaoyao, Muli, and Sangbaipi; for right-sided pain, add Zhishi and Jianghuang. For excessive phlegm, add Gualouren and Beimu. For chills and fever resembling malaria, add Guizhi. For thirst, add Zhimu and Tianhuafen. For dry teeth without saliva, add Shigao. For cough, add Wuweizi and Feicao. For fullness and stuffiness, add Zhike and Jiegeng. For deficiency vexation resembling cold damage, add Zhuye and fried Jingmi. For combined disease of this channel and Yangming, add Gegen and Shaoyao. For heat entering the blood chamber, add Shengdihuang for men, and Danggui and Honghua for women. For complicated cases, add Biejia. If there is abdominal pain and aversion to cold, add Shaoyao and Guizhi, remove Huangqin. For epigastric fullness and stuffiness, add Huanglian and Zhishi. If internal heat is severe with delirious speech and vexation preventing sleep, combine with Huanglian Jiedu Tang. If the pulse is wiry and rapid with no exterior signs, but severe internal heat, aversion to heat, vexation, and thirst for water, combine with Baihu Tang. If there is fever, vexation, and thirst, with a floating, wiry, and rapid pulse, difficulty urinating, and diarrhea, add Siling San. If internal heat is predominant, termed "cooperating heat," add fried Huanglian and Baishao. If the pulse is wiry and deficient, with fever and thirst but no desire to drink, remove Renshen, add Maidong (1.5 qian) and Wuweizi (10 grains). If the pulse is wiry and deficient, with fever and thirst but no desire to drink, remove Renshen, add Maidong (1.5 qian) and Wuweizi (10 grains). If the pulse is wiry and deficient with fever, or both Chi pulses are floating and weak, this must be due to sexual activity, seminal emission, or insecurity of essence during illness. Add Huangbai and Zhimu (each 2 qian, wine-fried) and Muli (2 qian), named Ziyin Qingre Yin. If the pulse is wiry and deficient, with fever and dry mouth, or loose stools, weak stomach, and poor appetite, add Baizhu, Fuling, and Baishao (each 1.5 qian). For blood deficiency fever, worse at night, add Siwu Tang (each 1 qian). For dry mouth and tongue with insufficient fluids, remove Banxia, add Tianhuafen and Maidong (each 1.5 qian) and Wuweizi (15 grains).
Guizhi Dahuang Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats abdominal pain of the Foot-Taiyin Spleen channel.)
Treats symptoms of the Foot-Taiyin Spleen channel: abdominal fullness and pain, warm hands and feet, deep and forceful pulse. This occurs because pathogenic heat transmits from yang channels to yin channels.
Guizhi Shaoyao Gancao Dahuang Chaihu Zhishi
Chop the above herbs. Add three slices of fresh ginger and two jujubes. Before taking, mix with 3 spoons of Binglang water ground fresh.
Dachaihu Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula releases the exterior and attacks the interior.)
Treats cold damage where exterior signs remain while interior signs become urgent, internal excess with difficulty defecating, body heat without aversion to cold but with aversion to heat. Use this medicine to regulate both exterior and interior.
Chaihu (3 qian) Huangqin (2.5 qian) Banxia (2 qian) Dahuang (2 qian) Shaoyao (1.5 qian) Zhishi (1.5 qian)
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger and two jujubes. Decoct with water and take warm. Stop when stool becomes loose. If not loose, administer again.
Huanglian Jiedu Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula greatly resolves exterior and interior, acting as a cooling agent.)
Treats persistent high fever in cold damage, vexation, thirst, dry retching, asthma, and chest fullness, deep yang reversal, severe internal accumulated heat, and heat remaining after sweating, vomiting, or purging treatments.
Huanglian Huangqin Huangbai Zhizi (each 2 qian) Add Chaihu and Lianqiao (each 1.5 qian)
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Decoct with water and take.
Liuyi Shunqi Tang
Treats cold damage where heat pathogen transmits to the interior, resulting in hard stool, dry mouth and throat, aversion to heat, delirium, restless behavior (pulling clothes, throwing limbs), yellow spots, yang reversal, tidal fever, spontaneous sweating, chest and abdominal fullness and hardness, and periumbilical pain. It can replace Shenxiao medicines such as Da/Minor Chengqi Tang, Wei Chengqi Tang, Sanyi Chengqi Tang, Dachaihu Tang, and Daxiexiong Tang.
Chaihu Huangqin Shaoyao Zhishi Houpo Dahuang Mangxiao Gancao
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Boil two bowls of water three times, then add herbs and decoct until eight parts remain. Before taking, add two or three spoons of iron rust water. If there is tidal fever, spontaneous sweating, delirium, thirst, restlessness, pulling clothes, yellow spots, and hard stool, provided it is a true Yangming fu syndrome, follow this formula. If there is dry mouth/throat and hard stool, belonging to Shaoyin, follow this formula. If there is diarrhea of pure clear water with hard/painful epigastrium, belonging to Shaoyin, follow this formula. If there is aversion to heat, thirst, delirium, alternating cold/warm hands and feet, and hard stool, belonging to Jueyin, follow this formula. If the tongue is curled and the scrotum retracted, it is difficult to treat; urgent purging is required, following this formula. If there is delirium, thirst, hard stool, and periumbilical hardness/pain indicating dry feces, follow this formula. If eyes are unclear in heat disease, indicating exhaustion of divine water and inability to see objects, the disease is critical; urgent purging is required, following this formula. For Xiexiong syndrome with hard/painful epigastrium, tenderness to touch, dry thirst, delirium, and hard stool, follow this formula, remove Gancao, add Jiegeng and Gansui. For cold damage past its stage, or in elderly/weak persons with dual deficiency of qi and blood, or postpartum patients with purging indications, or those where purging failed to resolve the disease, or where exterior signs remain but interior signs are urgent necessitating purging, remove Mangxiao.
Mi Jian Dao Fa
Treats spontaneous sweating, constipation, and in elderly/weak persons with long-standing hard stool who cannot tolerate harsh purgatives. Refine honey until syrupy, shape while hot into finger-sized sticks about 2 cun long, pointed at both ends, insert into the anus. After some time, hard stool will pass. Adding a little Zaojiao powder enhances efficacy. If honey is unavailable, sesame oil can be substituted with good effect.
Zhu Dan Zhi Dao Fa [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats interior/exterior excess heat, acting as a purgative.)
Treats Yangming spontaneous sweating, free urination, hard stool, where purging is contraindicated. Take one pig gallbladder, mix with a little vinegar, insert into the anus using a bamboo tube. Passage occurs after about one hour.
Taoren Chengqi Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats mania and bloody stool.)
Treats heat pathogen transmitting to the interior, heat accumulating in the bladder. The patient appears manic, urine flows freely, stool is black, lower abdomen is full and painful, body and eyes are yellow, with delirious speech and dry thirst. This is Blood Accumulation Syndrome. With a deep and forceful pulse, use this formula to purge black material for cure. If blood passes spontaneously before taking the medicine, it indicates impending recovery; no need to take the medicine.
Taoren (10 seeds, peeled) Guizhi (1.5 qian) Dahuang (3 qian) Mangxiao (1.5 qian) Gancao (1 qian)
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct with water, strain, add Mangxiao, boil once or twice more, and take warm. Continue until blood is exhausted.
Baihu Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats thirst.)
Treats body heat with thirst, sweating without resolution, or thirst persisting after sweating.
Zhimu Shigao Gancao Jingmi
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Decoct with water until rice is cooked, strain, and take warm. If there is dry mouth, vexation, and thirst, or red spots appear, follow this formula adding Renshen, named Huaban Tang. If contracting heat epidemic in autumn, or after Yangming purging with unconsolidated stool and persistent heat, or in damp-warmth with persistent heat and loose stool, follow this formula adding Cangzhu and Renshen; one dose works miraculously. If there is no sweat, floating pulse, unresolved exterior, and abundant yin qi, even with thirst, Baihu Tang is contraindicated. It is only usable after sweating when the pulse is surging and thirsty, indicating internal heat.
Sanhuang Shigao Tang
Treats Yangdu (Yang toxin) with spots and jaundice, body red as vermilion, eyes fiery, screaming and running away, six pulses surging and large, extreme dry thirst, dry/red nose, dry teeth, prolonged course unresolved, becoming a complicated case. Interior and exterior both hot. Attempted sweating failed to reduce heat; subsequent purging led to frequent stools and difficult urination. Also results from misdiagnosed warm diseases. Or after sweating, intense heat in the Triple Burner, surging pulse, continuous delirium, day and night panting, occasional nosebleeds, screaming and running away.
Huanglian Huangqin Huangbai Zhizi Mahuang Shigao Douchi
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger and a pinch of fine tea. Decoct with water and take warm.
Sanbai Yin Treats cold damage and seasonal qi, extreme heat causing madness, and persistent fever.
Jizi (one egg white) Baimi (1 large spoon) Mangxiao (3 qian)
Mix together, take with cool water. If the heart is unsettled (called panic in the North), add Zhenzhu powder (5 fen).
Dilong Shui [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats mania.)
Treats Yangdu cold damage where bowels are open after medication, but Xiexiong remains hard and painful, or mania occurs. Take four large earthworms, wash and grind. Add one spoon each of Jiangzhi, Baimi, and Bohe juice. Add Pian Nao (0.5 fen), grind uniformly, and slowly administer until finished. After a while, the patient gradually improves and sleeps steadily. Rub the epigastrium for a moment, let them sleep again. Sweating indicates cure. If ineffective, administer another dose.
Chaihu Lianqiao Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats delirium in cold damage.)
Treats high fever in cold damage, delirium, groaning, and inability to sleep.
Chaihu Huangqin Zhike Chishaoyao Jiegeng Lianqiao Zhizi Gualouren Huanglian Huangbai Gancao
Chop the above herbs. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct with water and take warm.
Xiexin Daochi Yin [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats mutism.)
Treats cold damage where the epigastrium is not painful, abdomen is not full, stool is normal, body has no chills or fever, but gradually develops coma and mutism, or talking alone in sleep. Eyes are red, lips are scorched. Swallows water if given, refuses if not. Appearance resembles drunkenness. Ordinary doctors do not recognize this, calling it a death sign, leading to many errors with acupuncture. Unknowingly, this is heat pathogen transmitting to the Shaoyin Heart channel. Fire of the Heart flares up and forces the Lung, causing coma. Named Yuejing Syndrome.
Zhizi Huangqin Maidong Huashi Renshen Xijiao Zhimu Fushen Huanglian (fried with Jiangzhi) Gancao
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add one slice of fresh ginger, two jujubes, and twenty stems of Dengxin. Decoct. Before taking, add three spoons of Rensheng Dihuang juice.
Xiaoban Qingdai Yin [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats spotting/rash.)
Treats heat pathogen transmitting to the interior, whether exterior excess or deficiency. Blood heat does not dissipate; heat qi exploits deficiency to emerge on skin as spots. Mild cases resemble rashes; severe cases resemble brocade patterns; very severe cases cause skin ulceration. Caused by treating yang syndromes with hot medicines, failing to sweat when needed, failing to purge when needed, or failure to resolve after sweating/purging. Do not induce sweating again, as this will worsen ulceration. If there is spontaneous diarrhea, oppression, shortness of breath, hard stool, and black spots, it is untreatable. If unresolved after sweating/purging, with cold feet, deafness, vexation, cough, vomiting, and surging pulse at the Guan position, this indicates spotting.
Chaihu Xuanshen Huanglian Zhimu Shigao Shengdihuang Zhizi Xijiao Qingdai Renshen Gancao
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add one slice of fresh ginger, two jujubes. Decoct with water, add one spoon of vinegar, and take. If stool is hard, remove Renshen, add Dahuang. For red spots, use Du Jiao Wu Tou root ground in wine; miraculous effect.
Yinchen Tang
Treats extreme interior heat in Yangming, vexation, thirst, heat depression, stagnant fluid not dispersing, leading to damp-heat interaction and jaundice. Only head sweats, body has no sweat, urination is difficult, thirst for fluids, body turns yellow. Use Yinchen Tang to administer Wuling San, promoting urination and bowel movements for immediate effect.
Yinchen (remove stem, 5 qian) Dahuang (2.5 qian) Zhizi (5 seeds)
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Decoct with water and take. Stop when purged.
Treats jaundice from cold damage, blindness. (Transmitted by Huang Binjiang)
Roast raw scallion in fire until cooked, remove coarse skin, wring out juice, dip in sesame oil, apply to both eyes.
San Chuan Liu Shangshu Fang Treats damp-heat jaundice, life hanging in the balance.
Use one black-boned white rooster. Remove feathers, cut open, remove entrails, chop finely. Apply to chest and heart area. Jaundice recedes, disease cures. Miraculous effect.
Xiao Xianxiong Tang Treats minor Xiexiong, epigastric fullness and softness, pain upon pressure.
Huanglian (2 qian, fried) Banxia (5 qian) Gualouren (3 qian)
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct with water. Take at any time.
Kaixiong San Treats Xiexiong.
Chaihu Huangqin Banxia Zhishi Jiegu Huanglian Gualouren Zhizi Gancao
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct with water and take warm.
Xuanshen Shengma Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats sore throat.)
Treats cold damage where purging was missed, heat toxin in the stomach, causing spots and sore throat, progressing to delirium.
Xuanshen Shengma Gancao (roasted, 3 qian) Add Shigao and Zhimu.
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Decoct with water and take warm.
Zhichi Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats Aonao [restless discomfort].)
Treats vexation, fullness, or pain after sweating, vomiting, or purging. Mild head sweat, deficiency vexation preventing sleep, tossing and turning. Internal Aonao is due to dry heat stagnation inside.
Zhizi Dan Douchi
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Decoct with water and take. Vexation means inability to sleep; Aonao means depressed discomfort; Fan means fire entering the Lung; Zao means fire entering the Kidney. Thus, Zhizi treats Lung fan, Douchi treats Kidney zao. For vomiting/hiccups, add Shengjiang and Chenpi. For food retention with vexation, add Dahuang. For abdominal fullness and vexation after purging, add Zhishi and Houpo. For body heat and vexation after purging, add Ganjiang and Gancao. For recurrence after recovery due to overwork, add Zhishi.
Zhuye Shigao Tang
Treats cold damage after sweating/purging, dual deficiency of exterior and interior, exhaustion of fluids, vexation, fever. Qi rebellion with urge to vomit, and various vexations/fevers.
Shigao (2 qian) Banxia (1.5 qian) Maidong (remove heart, 1 qian) Renshen (1 qian) Gancao (1 qian)
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add five slices each of Qingzhuye and Shengjiang, over 100 grains of Jingmi. Decoct and take. For extreme heat causing mania, double Shigao and Zhimu. For vomiting, add Jiangzhi.
Wendan Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats insomnia.)
Treats deficiency vexation preventing sleep.
Chenpi (remove white) Banxia (processed) Fuling Zhishi (fried, each 2 qian) Zhuru (1 qian) Gancao (5 fen) Add Suanzaoren (fried, 2 qian)
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct with water and take warm. For deficiency fear of heart/gallbladder and easy fright, add Maidong, Chaihu, Renshen, and Jiegeng.
Chaihu Shengma Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats hoarseness.)
Treats cold damage cough with hoarseness or sore throat.
Chaihu Huangqin Banxia Shengma Gegen Zhishi Jiegeng Zhimu Beimu Xuanshen Sangpi Gancao
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct with water and take warm.
Chaihu Zhuru Tang Treats cold damage tidal fever with thirst, persistent vomiting.
Chaihu Huangqin Banxia Zhuru Zhimu Gancao
Chop the above herbs. Add one slice of fresh ginger. Decoct with water and take.
Chaihu Zhijie Tang [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats asthma/cough.)
Treats cold damage hypochondriac pain, tidal fever with thirst, phlegm-induced asthma.
Mahuang Xingren Jiegeng Zhike Chaihu Huangqin Banxia Zhimu Shigao Gegen Gancao
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct with water and take warm.
Jiere Xiatan Tang (Made by Yunlin) [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats phlegm-cough.)
Treats Xiexiong with phlegm-heat and qi stagnation, cough with loss of voice.
Zisuzi Baijiezi Zhishi Huanglian Huangqin Huangbai Gualouren Shigao Xingren Wumei Jiegeng
Chop the above herbs as one dose. Add three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct with water and take warm.
Guiti San [Commentary] (Note: This formula treats phlegm-asthma by inducing vomiting.)
Treats cold damage with phlegm obstruction in brain/chest, unconsciousness. Induce vomiting with this.
Tian Guiti (fried, 1 qian) Chixiaodou (1 qian)
Grind into powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with Douchi decoction. Stop when vomiting occurs.