上二味,研令极细。用粟米饮和丸,如梧桐子大,每服三丸,空心米饮下。
治赤白等痢。巴豆丹砂丸方
巴豆(五粒去皮心麸炒) 杏仁(七粒去皮双仁炒黄)
上二味,入丹砂一钱,同研极细,以蒸饼为丸,如绿豆大,每服一丸至二丸,空心陈米
饮下。
治赤白痢,服诸药不瘥者,黑豆汤方
黑石(半升炒去皮拣净者四合为末) 甘草(一两半炙半生为末)
上二味。绵裹以浆水三升,煎至一升去滓空心分温二服。
治赤白痢,香连丸方
黄连(去须炒) 木香(各二两)
上二味。捣罗为末,以面糊和丸,如梧桐子大,每服五十丸,空心陈米饮下,日再。
论曰气痢者,由冷气停于肠胃间,致冷热不调,脾胃不和,腹胁虚满,肠鸣腹痛。便痢
赤白,名为气痢,治法宜浓肠胃,调冷热。补脾气,则痢当自愈。
治气痢久不止。气力困弱,赤石脂散方
赤石脂(三分) 干姜(炮三分) 浓朴(去粗皮生姜汁炙一两) 龙骨(三分) 黄
连(去须一两) 白茯
上八味。捣罗为散,每服三钱匕,空心米饮调下,日晚再服。
治气痢,胃与大肠虚不能制。昼夜无度。渐令人黄瘦。食不为肌肉,困重无力。眼目昏
涩。十年不愈。缩砂蜜丸方
缩砂蜜(去皮一两) 肉豆蔻(去壳半两) 黄连(去须二两) 当归(切焙) 赤石
脂陈橘皮(去白酒
上六味,捣罗为末,炼蜜为丸,如梧桐子大,每服二十丸。空心温浆水下。日晚再服,
老人及妊娠人并可服。
治久气痢不止。或差或剧。黄连丸方
黄连(去须微炒) 当归(切焙) 乌梅肉(微炒干) 诃黎勒(炮去核各一两)
上四味。捣罗为末,炼蜜和丸,如梧桐子大,每服三十丸。空心用姜制过浓朴煎汤下。
日晚再服。
治气痢久不止。木香丸方
木香(一两) 诃黎勒(炮去核二两)
上二味。捣罗为末,用粥饮和丸,如梧桐子大,每服二十丸,空心温浆水下,日午再服
治气痢久不瘥,桃仁丸方
桃仁(去皮尖双仁炒令香一分别研入) 安息香(半两别研入) 木香(半两) 诃黎
勒(炮去核一两
上四味,将木香诃黎勒,捣罗为末,与二味研了药相和,重细研,入少许米饮为丸,如
梧桐子大,每服三十丸,空心用暖浆水下,日晚再服。
治积年冷痢,日三五行,胀闷肠鸣,食不消化。面黄渐瘦,浓朴丸方
浓朴(去粗皮生姜汁炙令紫) 干姜(炮) 陈橘皮(汤浸去白焙) 诃黎勒(炮去核)
白茯苓(去黑皮) 芜荑(微炒香) 阿胶(炙令燥) 熟艾(微炒别捣) 胡粉(炒黄) 黄
石脂(赤石脂亦可) 乌梅(去核炒干
上一十三味。除胶艾二味外,捣罗为末,先以米醋一升半。于无风处,煮艾水减约八分。
绞去艾。次下阿胶,候消尽,乘热入药末和匀,杵千百下,并手丸如梧桐子大,曝干,每服
空心,用温浆水下五十丸,日午再服。
治气痢年深不瘥,陈橘皮丸方
陈橘皮(酒浸去白焙一两) 白茯苓(去黑皮三分) 陟厘(微炒半两) 麦 (炒熟
三分) 白石脂(一
石榴皮(炙黄一两)
上九味,捣罗为末,用面糊和丸,梧桐子大,每服二十五丸。空心以温浆水下。日午再
服。
治冷劳气痢久不瘥,猪肝丸方
猪肝(一具去筋膜切作柳叶片以醋一升煎醋令尽) 大蒜(煮令熟去壳研二两) 乌
梅肉(炒干一两) 桂(去粗皮一两) 浓朴(去粗皮生姜汁炙令紫二两) 干姜(炮一两)
陈橘皮(汤浸去白焙一两) 诃黎勒(煨去核一两) 黄连(去须炒二两) 当归(切焙一
两)
上一十味,除猪肝蒜外,捣罗为末,将猪肝与蒜细研如面糊,入药末和匀,捣数百下,
丸如梧桐子大,每服二十丸,空心用热面汤下,日午再服。
治气滞,止泻痢霍乱。浓朴散方
浓朴(去粗皮生姜汁炙令紫三两) 甘草(炮) 白芷 干姜(炮) 香子(略炒各
半两) 陈橘皮(去
上七味,捣罗为散,每服二钱匕,凡气不和,盐汤调下,霍乱吐泻煎木瓜紫苏汤调下,
泄泻米饮调下,赤白痢甘豆汤调下,并食前。
治气痢泄泻,心腹 痛,木香散方
木香 沉香(锉) 桂(去粗皮) 没药 胡椒(各一分) 肉豆蔻仁(一枚) 当归
(切焙一分) 龙骨(半
甘草(炙锉一分) 蜜陀僧(一分)
上一十三味。捣罗为散,每服一钱匕,米饮调下,食前服。
治诸积泻痢,及暴气泻,红蜡丸方
丹砂(研令极细) 粉霜 硫黄(各一分三味同研) 巴豆(去皮取半两不破者微用油
炒热汤洗去
上四味同研如膏,熔黄蜡一两半剂匀,旋丸黍米大,米饮下二三丸,暴泻水下赤痢,甘
草汤下,白痢、干姜汤下。赤白、甘草干姜汤下,妇人血气,红花酒下。
治气泻不止,木香丸方
木香 丁香 缩砂仁 肉豆蔻(去壳各一两) 诃黎勒皮 藿香叶 赤石脂(各半两)
上七味。捣罗为末,用面糊和丸,梧桐子大,空心食前米饮下十五丸。
治冷劳气痢,腹胁疼痛,水谷不消,神验丸方
陈曲(炒) 吴茱萸(汤浸焙干炒各一两) 黄连(去须炮) 芜荑(炒各三分)
上四味,捣罗为末,姜汁和丸,梧桐子大,每服十五丸,温米饮下,食前。
治诸气痢不止,木香丸方
木香 肉豆蔻仁 缩砂仁 赤石脂(各半两)
上四味,捣罗为末,以枣肉和丸。梧桐子大,每服二十丸,温米饮下,食前服。
治气痢腹痛,睡卧不安,香艾丸方
艾叶(炒) 陈橘皮(汤浸去白焙等分)
上二味。捣罗为末,酒煮烂饭和丸,如梧桐子大,每服二十丸。空心盐汤下。
治气痢腹内虚鸣,日久不瘥,龙骨散方
龙骨 黄连(去须) 黄柏(去粗皮) 干姜(炮) 阿胶(炙燥) 人参 浓朴(去
粗皮生姜汁炙各二两
上七味,捣罗为散,每服二钱匕,空腹粥饮下日再。
治脾毒瓦斯痢,下血如鹅鸭肝,腹痛不止。地榆汤方
地榆 诃黎勒皮(各一两) 甘草(炙) 当归(切焙各半两) 柏叶 茜根 芍药 赤
茯苓(去黑皮
上八味细锉,每服三钱匕,水一盏,煎取六分,去滓温服食前。
又方
胡黄连末用鸡子白调作饼子炙令黄研为末入樗皮汁和再作饼用蜜涂炙令黄
上一味,不拘多少,捣罗为散,米饮调下二钱匕。
治气痢瘦弱,诸疗不效者,苍术丸方
苍术 浓朴(去粗皮生姜汁炙) 黄连(去须) 当归(焙) 诃黎勒皮(炒) 干姜
(炮各一两半) 吴茱萸(汤洗炒干秤一两) 艾叶(炒三分) 龙骨 附子(炮裂去皮脐
各二两)
上一十味,捣罗为末,米饮和,众手丸如梧桐子大,每服三十丸,食前生姜汤下日再。
治气痢不瘥,疲劣变成冷劳痢,乌梅丸方
乌梅肉(炒一两) 猪肝(一大叶以醋煮令烂研如糊) 草豆蔻(去皮) 浓朴(去粗
皮生姜汁炙各一两) 甘草(炙锉一分) 肉豆蔻(去壳) 当归(切焙) 干姜(炮) 荜
茇诃黎勒皮(炒各三分) 桂(去粗皮
上一十一味。捣罗十味为末,用猪肝煎和丸,如梧桐子大,每服二十丸,米饮下,陈曲
汤亦得。
治气痢腹胁虚满,肠鸣腹痛,便下赤白,地榆饮方
地榆 樗皮 当归(切炒) 黄连(去须炒) 陈橘皮(汤浸去白炒) 枳壳(去瓤麸
炒) 桔梗 桂(去
上一十味,粗捣筛,每服五钱匕,水一盏半,生姜一枣大拍碎,煎至八分,去滓空心服
治气痢腹胀,腹中虚鸣,木香缩砂散方
木香(二两) 缩砂仁(一两半) 枳壳(去瓤麸炒) 诃黎勒皮(各三两)
上四味。捣罗为细散,每服一钱匕,空心以陈米饮调下,良久以食压之。
治脾胃虚冷,兼肠间泄泻,变成气痢,荜茇丸方
荜茇 槟榔(锉一两一分) 干姜(炮) 附子(炮裂去皮脐各一两半) 诃黎勒皮 芜
荑仁(各二两) 白术 黄连(去须各三两) 阿魏(三两以水四合煎五六沸同蜜和药) 枳
壳(去瓤麸炒一两三分)
上一十味,捣罗为末,炼蜜丸如梧桐子大,每服三十丸,空腹生姜汤下、日再,渐加至
四十丸。
治气痢并休息痢。人参汤方
人参 陈橘皮(汤浸去白焙) 黄连(去须炒) 赤茯苓(去黑皮) 樗皮 地榆 当
归(切炒) 五味子 黄芩(去黑心) 枳壳(去瓤麸炒) 白术(炒) 甘草(炙锉) 桂
(去粗皮) 大腹(锉各一两)
上一十四味,粗捣筛,每服五钱匕,水一盏半,入生姜一枣大拍碎,煎至八分,去滓空
心顿服。
治气痢腹胀,不下食。肉豆蔻散方
肉豆蔻(一半生一半炮) 诃黎勒皮(一半生一半煨) 木香(一半生一半炮各一两) 白
术(锉炒三
上七味,捣罗为散,每服二钱匕,米饮调下。
治气痢赤白不止,下冷上热。橘皮丸方
陈橘皮(汤浸去白焙三两) 干姜 木香 枳壳(去瓤麸炒) 芍药(各三两) 桂(去
粗皮) 大黄(各
上七味,捣罗为末,炼蜜丸如梧桐子大,每服三十丸,空腹煎生姜汤下、日再。
治气痢久不瘥,及诸痢困弱者。荜茇煎方
荜茇(为末三钱匕) 牛乳(半升)
上二味。同于银石器中,慢火煎令减半,空腹顿服神效。
The above two ingredients are ground to an extremely fine powder. Mix with millet broth to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds (Wutongzi). Take three pills each time, administered orally with rice water on an empty stomach.
Indicated for dysentery presenting with red and white discharge. Recipe for Badou Dansha Wan (Croton Seed and Cinnabar Pill):
Badou (Crotonis Fructus, five seeds, peeled, heart removed, stir-fried with bran) Xingren (Prunus Armeniacae Semen, seven seeds, peeled, double-kernel, stir-fried until yellow)
Take the above two ingredients, add one qian of Dansha (Cinnabar), and grind them together to an extremely fine powder. Form pills using steamed dough, the size of mung beans. Take one to two pills each time, administered orally with aged rice water on an empty stomach.
For red and white dysentery that does not respond to other medications. Recipe for Heidou Tang (Black Soybean Decoction):
Heidou (Glycines Max Semen Nigrum, half sheng, stir-fried, peeled, four he of cleaned material, ground into powder) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, one and a half liang, half processed with honey, half raw, ground into powder)
Wrap the above two ingredients in silk. Decoct in three sheng of jiangshui (fermented bean liquid/vinegar water) until reduced to one sheng. Strain and remove dregs. Divide into two warm doses, taken on an empty stomach.
Recipe for Xianglian Wan (Aucklandia and Coptis Pill) for red and white dysentery:
Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed, stir-fried) Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, two liang each)
Grind the above two ingredients into powder. Mix with flour paste to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take fifty pills each time, administered orally with aged rice water on an empty stomach. Repeat twice daily.
Commentary states: Qi dysentery arises from cold qi stagnating between the intestines and stomach, leading to imbalance of cold and heat, and disharmony of the Spleen and Stomach. Symptoms include deficiency fullness in the abdomen and hypochondrium, borborygmus, and abdominal pain. Stool presents with red and white discharge, termed Qi dysentery. The treatment principle should be to strengthen the intestines and stomach, regulate cold and heat, and tonify Spleen qi; thus, the dysentery will heal itself.
For chronic Qi dysentery that persists, accompanied by fatigue and weakness. Recipe for Chishizhi San (Red Kaolin Powder):
Chishizhi (Kaolinitum, three fen) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, three fen) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice, one liang) Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae, three fen) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed, one liang) Baifuling (Poria, three fen)
Grind the above eight ingredients into powder. Take three qianbi each time, mixed with rice water and taken orally on an empty stomach. Repeat in the evening.
For Qi dysentery where the Stomach and Large Intestine are deficient and unable to control retention, resulting in uncontrolled day and night defecation. Gradual emaciation and sallow complexion occur; food fails to transform into muscle tissue; body feels heavy and weak; eyes are dim and dry. For cases persisting for ten years without cure. Recipe for Suosha Mi Wan (Amomi Fructus and Honey Pill):
Suoshami (Amomi Fructus, peeled, one liang) Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen, shell removed, half liang) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed, two liang) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried) Chishizhi (Kaolinitum, three fen) Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, white pith removed, soaked in wine)
Grind the above six ingredients into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take twenty pills each time, administered orally with warm jiangshui on an empty stomach. Repeat in the evening. Safe for the elderly and pregnant women.
For chronic Qi dysentery that persists, fluctuating in severity. Recipe for Huanglian Wan (Coptis Pill):
Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed, lightly stir-fried) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried) Wumei (Mume Fructus pulp, lightly stir-fried until dry) Helile (Chebulae Fructus, processed, pit removed, one liang each)
Grind the above four ingredients into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take thirty pills each time, administered orally on an empty stomach with decoction of Houpo processed with ginger. Repeat in the evening.
For chronic Qi dysentery that does not heal. Recipe for Muxiang Wan (Aucklandia Pill):
Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, one liang) Helile (Chebulae Fructus, processed, pit removed, two liang)
Grind the above two ingredients into powder. Mix with porridge drink to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take twenty pills each time, administered orally with warm jiangshui on an empty stomach. Repeat at noon.
For chronic Qi dysentery that does not heal. Recipe for Taoren Wan (Peach Kernel Pill):
Taoren (Persicae Semen, peel and tip removed, double-kernel, stir-fried until fragrant, ground separately) Anshixiang (Styrax, half liang, ground separately) Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, half liang) Helile (Chebulae Fructus, processed, pit removed, one liang)
Take Muxiang and Helile, grind into powder. Mix with the separately ground Taoren and Anshixiang. Grind thoroughly again. Add a small amount of rice water to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take thirty pills each time, administered orally with warm jiangshui on an empty stomach. Repeat in the evening.
For chronic cold dysentery lasting years, with three to five bowel movements daily, abdominal distension and stuffiness, borborygmus, and indigestion. Sallow complexion and gradual emaciation occur. Recipe for Houpo Wan (Magnolia Bark Pill):
Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice until purple) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum) Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried) Helile (Chebulae Fructus, processed, pit removed) Baifuling (Poria, black skin removed) Wuyi (Xanthoceras Bungei Fruit) Wuyi (lightly stir-fried until fragrant) Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla, processed until dry) Shuai (Prepared Artemisia argyi, lightly stir-fried and ground separately) Fufen (Lead Carbonate, stir-fried until yellow) Huangshizhi (Yellow Stone Lipid, or Chishizhi may be used) Wumei (Mume Fructus, pit removed, stir-fried until dry)
Take the above thirteen ingredients. Except for Ejiao and Shuai, grind the rest into powder. First, take one and a half sheng of rice vinegar. In a draft-free place, boil the prepared Shuai in the vinegar until reduced by approximately eighty percent. Strain out the Shuai residue. Then add Ejiao; wait until completely dissolved. While hot, add the powder and mix evenly. Pound thousands of times. Shape into pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds by hand. Dry in the sun. Take fifty pills on an empty stomach, administered orally with warm jiangshui. Repeat at noon.
For Qi dysentery persisting for many years without cure. Recipe for Chenjupi Wan (Aged Tangerine Peel Pill):
Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in wine, white pith removed, dried, one liang) Baifuling (Poria, black skin removed, three fen) Zhili (Tremella fuciformis, lightly stir-fried, half liang) Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, stir-fried until cooked, three fen) Baishizhi (White Kaolin, one fen) Shiliupi (Punicae Granati Pericarpium, roasted until yellow, one liang)
Grind the above nine ingredients into powder. Mix with flour paste to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take twenty-five pills each time, administered orally with warm jiangshui on an empty stomach. Repeat at noon.
For cold consumption Qi dysentery persisting without cure. Recipe for Zhuogan Wan (Pork Liver Pill):
Zhugan (Pork Liver, one piece, remove fascia and membranes, slice like willow leaves, decoct in one sheng of vinegar until vinegar is exhausted) Dasuan (Garlic, boiled until cooked, peeled, pounded, two liang) Wumei Rou (Mume Fructus pulp, stir-fried until dry, one liang) Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed, one liang) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice until purple, two liang) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, one liang) Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried, one liang) Helile (Chebulae Fructus, baked, pit removed, one liang) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed, stir-fried, two liang) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried, one liang)
Take the above ten ingredients. Except for Zhugan and Dasuan, grind the rest into powder. Pounded Zhugan and Dasuan into a paste-like consistency. Mix with the powder. Pound hundreds of times. Shape into pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take twenty pills each time, administered orally with hot noodle soup on an empty stomach. Repeat at noon.
For Qi stagnation, stopping diarrhea, dysentery, and Huoluan (cholera-like syndrome). Recipe for Houpo San (Magnolia Bark Powder):
Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice until purple, three liang) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, processed) Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum) Xiangzi (Bunias erucoides seed, lightly stir-fried, half liang each) Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, white pith removed)
Grind the above seven ingredients into powder. Take two qianbi each time. For general Qi disharmony, mix with salt water. For Huoluan vomiting and diarrhea, mix with Mugua Zisu Tang (Quince and Perilla Decoction). For diarrhea, mix with rice water. For red and white dysentery, mix with Gandou Tang (Licorice and Soybean Decoction). All taken before meals.
For Qi dysentery with diarrhea, epigastric and abdominal pain. Recipe for Muxiang San (Aucklandia Powder):
Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, chopped) Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed) Moyao (Myrrha) Hujiao (Piperis Longi Fructus, one fen each) Roudoukou Ren (Myristicae Semen kernel, one piece) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried, one fen) Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae, half liang) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, processed and chopped, one fen) Mituosen (Galena, one fen)
Grind the above thirteen ingredients into powder. Take one qianbi each time, mixed with rice water and taken orally before meals.
For various accumulation-type diarrhea and dysentery, as well as acute Qi diarrhea. Recipe for Hongla Wan (Red Wax Pill):
Dansha (Cinnabar, ground to extreme fineness) Fanshuang (Basic Lead Carbonate) Huangliu (Sulfur, one fen each; these three are ground together) Badou (Crotonis Fructus, peeled, take half liang of intact seeds, lightly stir-fried in oil, washed in hot water to remove oil)
Grind the above four ingredients into a paste. Melt one and a half liang of yellow wax and mix evenly. Form pills the size of millet seeds as needed. Administer two to three pills with rice water. For acute watery diarrhea, administer with water. For red dysentery, administer with Licorice Decoction. For white dysentery, administer with Dried Ginger Decoction. For both red and white, administer with Licorice and Dried Ginger Decoction. For women's blood qi disorders, administer with Safflower Wine.
For persistent Qi diarrhea. Recipe for Muxiang Wan (Aucklandia Pill):
Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos) Suosharen (Amomi Fructus) Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen, shell removed, one liang each) Helile Pi (Chebulae Fructus pericarpium) Huoxiangye (Agastaches Herba) Chishizhi (Kaolinitum, half liang each)
Grind the above seven ingredients into powder. Mix with flour paste to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take fifteen pills on an empty stomach before meals, administered orally with rice water.
For cold consumption Qi dysentery, abdominal and hypochondriac pain, inability to digest food and water. Miracle Efficacy Pill Recipe:
Chenqu (Fermented Wheat Mass, stir-fried) Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, soaked in water, dried, stir-fried, one liang each) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed, processed) Wuyi (Xanthoceras Bungei Fruit, stir-fried, three fen each)
Grind the above four ingredients into powder. Mix with ginger juice to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take fifteen pills each time, administered orally with warm rice water before meals.
For various persistent Qi dysenteries. Recipe for Muxiang Wan (Aucklandia Pill):
Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) Roudoukou Ren (Myristicae Semen kernel) Suosharen (Amomi Fructus) Chishizhi (Kaolinitum, half liang each)
Grind the above four ingredients into powder. Mix with date flesh to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take twenty pills each time, administered orally with warm rice water before meals.
For Qi dysentery with abdominal pain and restless sleep. Recipe for Xiangai Wan (Mugwort Pill):
Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium, stir-fried) Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried, equal parts)
Grind the above two ingredients into powder. Boil well-cooked rice in wine until soft. Mix with powder to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take twenty pills each time, administered orally with salt water on an empty stomach.
For Qi dysentery with internal borborygmus, persisting for a long time without cure. Recipe for Longgu San (Dragon Bone Powder):
Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed) Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, coarse bark removed) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum) Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla, processed until dry) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice, two liang each)
Grind the above seven ingredients into powder. Take two qianbi each time, administered orally with porridge drink on an empty stomach. Repeat twice daily.
For Spleen toxin gas dysentery, passing blood resembling goose or duck liver, with unceasing abdominal pain. Recipe for Diyutang (Sanguisorbae Radix Decoction):
Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix) Helile Pi (Chebulae Fructus pericarpium, one liang each) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, processed) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried, half liang each) Baiye (Platycladi Cacumen) Qiangen (Rubiae Radix) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix) Chifuling (Poria, black skin removed)
Finely chop the above eight ingredients. Take three qianbi each time. Decoct in one zhan of water until reduced to six-tenths. Strain and remove dregs. Take warm before meals.
Another prescription:
Use Huhuanglian (Scutellariae Barbatae Radix) powder. Mix with egg white to form cakes. Roast until yellow. Grind into powder. Mix with Chuapi (Bignoniae Semen) juice to reform cakes. Coat with honey and roast until yellow.
Take any amount of this single ingredient. Grind into powder. Take two qianbi mixed with rice water.
For Qi dysentery with emaciation, unresponsive to various treatments. Recipe for Cangzhu Wan (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Pill):
Cangzhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, dried) Helile Pi (Chebulae Fructus pericarpium, stir-fried) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, one and a half liang each) Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, washed in water, dried, weighed one liang) Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium, stir-fried, three fen) Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Scapulae) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, cracked, peel and navel removed, two liang each)
Grind the above ten ingredients into powder. Mix with rice water. Shape into pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds by multiple hands. Take thirty pills each time, administered orally with ginger soup before meals. Repeat twice daily.
For Qi dysentery that does not heal, deteriorating into cold consumption dysentery. Recipe for Wumei Wan (Mume Pill):
Wumei Rou (Mume Fructus pulp, stir-fried, one liang) Zhugan (Pork Liver, large leaf, boiled in vinegar until soft, pounded into paste) Caodoukou (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, peeled) Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, coarse bark removed, processed with ginger juice, one liang each) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, processed and chopped, one fen) Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen, shell removed) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and dried) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum) Biba (Piperis Kadsurae Fructus) Helile Pi (Chebulae Fructus pericarpium, stir-fried, three fen each) Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed)
Grind ten ingredients into powder. Mix with pork liver decoction to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take twenty pills each time, administered orally with rice water. Chenqu Tang (Fermented Wheat Mass Decoction) is also acceptable.
For Qi dysentery with deficiency fullness in abdomen and hypochondrium, borborygmus, abdominal pain, and passage of red and white stool. Recipe for Diyuyin (Sanguisorbae Drink):
Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix) Chupi (Bignoniae Semen) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and stir-fried) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed, stir-fried) Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, stir-fried) Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, pulp removed, stir-fried with bran) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed)
Coarsely crush and sieve the above ten ingredients. Take five qianbi each time. Decoct in one and a half zhan of water with one date-sized piece of smashed ginger until reduced to eight-tenths. Strain and remove dregs. Take on an empty stomach.
For Qi dysentery with abdominal distension and internal borborygmus. Recipe for Muxiang Suosha San (Aucklandia and Amomi Powder):
Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, two liang) Suosharen (Amomi Fructus, one and a half liang) Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, pulp removed, stir-fried with bran) Helile Pi (Chebulae Fructus pericarpium, three liang each)
Grind the above four ingredients into a fine powder. Take one qianbi each time, mixed with aged rice water on an empty stomach. Wait a while, then eat food to settle the medicine.
For Spleen and Stomach deficiency-cold, combined with intestinal diarrhea transforming into Qi dysentery. Recipe for Biba Wan (Piperis Kadsurae Pill):
Biba (Piperis Kadsurae Fructus) Binglang (Arecae Semen, chopped, one liang one fen) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, cracked, peel and navel removed, one and a half liang each) Helile Pi (Chebulae Fructus pericarpium) Wuyiren (Xanthoceras Bungei Fruit kernel, two liang each) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed, three liang each) Awei (Asafoetida, three liang, decocted in four he of water for five to six boils, mixed with honey and medicine) Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, pulp removed, stir-fried with bran, one liang three fen)
Grind the above ten ingredients into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take thirty pills each time, administered orally with ginger soup on an empty stomach. Repeat twice daily. Gradually increase to forty pills.
For Qi dysentery and intermittent dysentery. Recipe for Renshen Tang (Ginseng Decoction):
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, mustards removed, stir-fried) Chifuling (Poria, black skin removed) Chupi (Bignoniae Semen) Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, sliced and stir-fried) Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, black heart removed) Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, pulp removed, stir-fried with bran) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, processed and chopped) Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed) Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium, chopped, one liang each)
Coarsely crush and sieve the above fourteen ingredients. Take five qianbi each time. Decoct in one and a half zhan of water with one date-sized piece of smashed ginger until reduced to eight-tenths. Strain and remove dregs. Take all at once on an empty stomach.
For Qi dysentery with abdominal distension and inability to eat. Recipe for Roudoukou San (Myristica Powder):
Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen, half raw, half processed) Helile Pi (Chebulae Fructus pericarpium, half raw, half baked) Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, half raw, half processed, one liang each) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, chopped and stir-fried, three liang)
Grind the above seven ingredients into powder. Take two qianbi each time, mixed with rice water.
For Qi dysentery with persistent red and white discharge, lower cold and upper heat. Recipe for Jupi Wan (Tangerine Peel Pill):
Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried, three liang) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum) Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, pulp removed, stir-fried with bran) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, three liang each) Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma...) [Text incomplete here, implying dosage]
Grind the above seven ingredients into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of *Sapindus* seeds. Take thirty pills each time, administered orally with decocted ginger soup on an empty stomach. Repeat twice daily.
For chronic Qi dysentery that does not heal, and for patients weakened by various dysenteries. Recipe for Biba Jian (Piperis Kadsurae Decoction):
Biba (Piperis Kadsurae Fructus, ground into powder, three qianbi) Niuru (Bovis Lac, half sheng)
Simmer the above two ingredients slowly in a silver or earthenware vessel until reduced by half. Take all at once on an empty stomach. Miraculous efficacy.