治中暑伏热,烦渴引饮,呕哕恶心,头目昏眩。
枇杷叶(去毛,炙,二两) 香薷(七钱五分) 白茅根 麦门冬(去心) 甘草(炙) 干木瓜(各一两)
广陈皮(去白) 浓朴(去皮,姜汁炒) 丁香(各五钱)
上为末,每服二钱,水一盅,姜三片,煎服,如止渴燥,去丁香,加知母,冷水调下。
以上辛散之剂。
消暑气,除烦渴,止吐泻霍乱。
缩砂仁(研,四两) 干葛(二两) 白扁豆(炒香,去皮,二两) 乌梅肉 草果(炒,去壳) 甘草(炙,各
四两)
上 咀,每服四钱,水二大碗,煎七分,以水沉冷服。
消导解利之剂。
治实火燥乱,烦渴蓄热内甚等证,此所谓实火宜泻。
黄连(去毛) 黄芩 黄柏 栀子(各一钱)
上咀片,水煎服。
治伏暑发渴,呕吐身热,脉虚自汗。
人参(一钱五分) 知母(二钱) 石膏(五钱) 甘草(炙,一钱)
上 咀,入粳米一合,水二盅,煎一盅,不拘时热服。如伏暑作,寒热未解,宜和五苓散
同煎服。伏热后或冷水沐浴或吃冷物,冷气在脾下不散,令日晡作寒惨壮热,浑身洒淅,宜加桂煎服便解。
治中暑无汗,脉虚弱,腹满身重,口燥面垢,谵语发黄。
石膏(二钱) 知母(去粗) 苍术(米泔水浸晒) 羌活(各一钱) 甘草(五分)
上作一剂,水二盅,糯米一撮,煎八分,不拘时服。
Treats latent heat caused by heatstroke, characterized by mental restlessness and thirst with excessive drinking, vomiting, hiccuping, nausea, dizziness, and blurred vision.
Loquat Leaf (Feiziye, *Eriobotryae Folium*, prepared by removing hairs and roasting, 2 liang) Mosla Herb (Xiangru, *Moslae Herba*, 7 qian 5 fen) Imperata Rhizome (Baimaogen) Ophiopogon Tuber (Mendong, *Ophiopogonis Radix*, prepared by removing the heart) Licorice Root (Gancao, *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, roasted) Dried Quince (Gumu, *Chaenomelis Fructus*, each 1 liang)
Chenpi (Guangchenpi, *Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium*, prepared by removing the white pith) Magnolia Bark (Noupu, *Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex*, prepared by removing bark and stir-frying with ginger juice) Clove Bud (Dingxiang, *Caryophylli Flos*, each 5 qian)
Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, add one zhong of water and three slices of ginger, decoct and take orally. If used to relieve thirst and dryness, remove Dingxiang and add Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu), taken mixed with cold water.
The above are acrid-dispersing formulas.
Eliminates summerheat, relieves mental restlessness and thirst, stops vomiting, diarrhea, and cholera.
Amomum Fruit (Suosharen, *Amomi Fructus*, ground, 4 liang) Kudzu Root (Gange, *Puerariae Lobatae Radix*, 2 liang) White Hyacinth Bean (Baibian Dou, *Dolichoris Lablab Semen Album*, fried until fragrant, peeled, 2 liang) Dark Plum Flesh (Wumei Rou) Tsaoko Fruit (Caoguo, *Tsao-ko Fructus*, fried, husked) Licorice Root (Gancao, *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, roasted, each 4 liang)
Cut the herbs into small pieces. Take 4 qian per dose, add two large bowls of water, decoct until reduced to seventy percent volume, allow the liquid to settle and cool, then take.
These are resolving and promoting digestion formulas.
Treats conditions caused by excess fire leading to agitation and confusion, such as mental restlessness, thirst, and severe internal accumulation of heat; this is what is referred to as "excess fire should be purged."
Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, *Coptidis Rhizoma*, prepared by removing hairs) Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, *Scutellariae Radix*) Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai, *Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex)* Gardenia Fruit (Zhizi, *Gardeniae Fructus*, each 1 qian)
Cut the herbs into slices, decoct in water, and take orally.
Treats thirst caused by latent summerheat, accompanied by vomiting, fever, weak pulse, and spontaneous sweating.
Ginseng Root (Renshen, *Panacis Ginseng Radix*, 1 qian 5 fen) Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu, *Anemarrhenae Rhizoma*, 2 qian) Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao, *Gypsi Fibrosum*, 5 qian) Licorice Root (Gancao, *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, roasted, 1 qian)
Cut the herbs into small pieces, add one he of rice, add two zhongs of water, decoct until reduced to one zhong, take hot at any time. If latent summerheat attacks and chills and fever have not resolved, it is suitable to decoct and take together with Wuling San (Five-Ling Powder). If after the latent heat subsides, one takes a cold bath or consumes cold food, causing cold qi to accumulate below the spleen and fail to dissipate, leading to chills and high fever in the late afternoon with whole-body shivering, it is suitable to add Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) for decoction and taking, which will resolve the condition.
Treats heatstroke without sweating, weak pulse, abdominal fullness, heaviness of the body, dry mouth, dirty complexion, delirium, and jaundice.
Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao, *Gypsi Fibrosum*, 2 qian) Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu, *Anemarrhenae Rhizoma*, prepared by removing coarse parts) Atractylodes Rhizome (Cangzhu, *Atractylodis Rhizoma*, soaked and sun-dried in rice wash water) Notopterygium Rhizome and Root (Qianghuo, *Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix*, each 1 qian) Licorice Root (Gancao, *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*, 5 fen)
Prepare as one dose, add two zhongs of water and a pinch of glutinous rice, decoct until reduced to eighty percent volume, take at any time.