治产后中风,口噤痉痹,气息迫急,眩冒困顿,并产后诸疾方。
葛根 生姜(各六两) 独活(四两) 当归(三两) 甘草 桂心 茯苓 石膏 人
参白
术川芎 防风(各二两)
上十二味 咀,以水一斗二升,煮取三升,去滓,分三服,日三。
治产后中风方。
防风 独活(各一斤) 女萎 桂心(各二两) 茵芋(一两) 石斛(五两)
上六味 咀,以酒二斗渍三宿,初服一合,稍加至三、四合,日三。
治产后中柔风,举体疼痛,自汗出者及余百疾方∶
独活(八两) 当归(四两)
上二味 咀,以酒八升,煮取四升,去滓,分四服,日三夜一,取微汗。(葛氏单用独
活。《短剧》加当归。若上气者加桂心二两,不瘥更作。
治产后中风方。
木防己(半斤) 茵芋(五两)
上二味 咀,以苦酒九升渍一宿,猪膏四升,煎三上三下膏成,炙手摩千遍瘥。
治产后中风流肿方。
盐(五升,熬令赤) 鸡毛(一把,烧作灰)
上二味,以水一石煮盐作汤,纳鸡毛灰着汤中,适冷暖以浴,大良。又浴妇人阴冷肿痛
,凡风肿,面欲裂破者,以紫汤一服瘥,神效。(紫汤是炒黑豆作者)
治产后中风头面手臂通满方∶
大豆三升,以水六升,煮取一升半,去豆澄清,更煎取一升。纳白术八两,附子、独活
各三两,生姜八两,添水一斗,煮取五升,纳好酒五升,合煎,取五升,去滓,分五服,日
三夜二,间粥频服三剂。
Treats postpartum wind-stroke, presenting with lockjaw (trismus), spasm and numbness of the limbs, urgent and rapid breathing, dizziness and vertigo, mental confusion, exhaustion, as well as various diseases occurring after childbirth.
Ge Gen Tang (Kudzu Decoction): Puerariae Radix (Gegen), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang) [each 6 liang], Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Duhuo) [4 liang], Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) [3 liang], Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin), Poria (Fuling), Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), Ginseng Radix (Renshen), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng) [each 2 liang].
The above twelve herbs are coarsely crushed. Boil in 12 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng. Strain off the dregs. Divide into three doses, taken three times daily.
Treats postpartum wind-stroke.
Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Duhuo) [each 1 jin], Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma (Nüwei), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin) [each 2 liang], Ilicis Cornutae Folium (Yinyu), Dendrobii Caulis (Shihu) [5 liang].
The above six herbs are coarsely crushed. Soak in 2 dou of wine for three nights. Initially take 1 ge, gradually increasing to 3 or 4 ge, taken three times daily.
Treats postpartum exposure to gentle wind, characterized by generalized body pain and spontaneous sweating, as well as other myriad diseases:
Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Duhuo) [8 liang], Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) [4 liang].
The above two herbs are coarsely crushed. Boil in 8 sheng of wine until reduced to 4 sheng. Strain off the dregs. Divide into four doses, taken three times during the day and once at night, aiming for a slight perspiration. (Ge's single-herb formula uses only Duhuo. The "Duanju" formula adds Danggui. If there is rebellious qi, add Cinnamomi Cortex [Guixin] 2 liang; if not cured, prepare again.)
Treats postpartum wind-stroke.
Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Mufangji), Ilicis Cornutae Folium (Yinyu).
The above two herbs are coarsely crushed. Soak in 9 sheng of vinegar for one night. Add 4 sheng of suet (pig fat). Boil through three cycles of rising and falling to form an ointment. Apply heated externally by massaging the body one thousand times until cured.
Treats postpartum wind-stroke leading to edema/swelling.
Sal (Yan) [5 sheng, roasted until red], Galli Crinis (Jimao) [a handful, burned to ash].
The above two ingredients: Boil the salt in 100 shi of water to make a decoction. Add the chicken feather ash to the liquid. Bathe according to appropriate temperature (warm or cool). This is highly effective. Additionally, this bath can be used for women with cold pain and swelling of the yin region. For any wind-induced swelling or facial skin impending to crack, taking one dose of Zi Tang (Purple Decoction) will cure it, with miraculous efficacy. (Zi Tang is made from stir-fried black soybeans.)
Treats postpartum wind-stroke causing fullness and distension in the head, face, and arms:
Sojae Semen Preparatum (Dadou) [3 sheng]. Boil in 6 sheng of water until reduced to 1.5 sheng. Remove the beans and clarify the liquid. Re-boil until reduced to 1 sheng. Add Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu) [8 liang], Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) and Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Duhuo) [each 3 liang], Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang) [8 liang]. Add 10 sheng of water. Boil until reduced to 5 sheng. Add 5 sheng of good wine. Combine and boil until reduced to 5 sheng. Strain off the dregs. Divide into five doses, taken three times during the day and twice at night. Take frequently between meals with congee. Complete three courses (total three jì).