(论一首 方四十二首 灸法十四首)
论曰∶凡诸心腹痛,服众方热药入腹,寂然不动,但益气息急者,此尸疰病也。宜先服
甘草汁一升,消息少时,服瞿麦汤尽一剂,得下便觉稍宽。并暴 坚结宿食,及女人血坚痛,
发作无定者,神良。
治卒中贼风,遁尸鬼邪,心腹刺痛大胀急方。
大黄 甘草(各三两) 当归 芍药(各二两) 乌头(十枚) 桂心(四两) 生姜 蜜
(各
一斤)
上八味 咀,别渍大黄,以水九升,煮取三升,乌头别纳蜜中煎,令得一升和汤中,去
滓,分服三合,如人行二十里久,更进一服,日三,不知加至四合。
治恶疰邪气,往来心痛彻背,或走入皮肤移动不定,苦热,四肢烦痛,羸乏
蜈蚣(一枚) 牛黄(一分) 丹砂 人参(各三分) 大黄(二两) 鬼臼 细辛 当
归桂
心干姜(各一两) 黄芩 麝香(各半两) 附子(四枚)
上十三味 咀,以水一斗,煮取三升,去滓,下牛黄、麝香末,分三服。
治卒中恶贼风寒冷入腹便绞痛,或飞尸遁尸,发作无时,抢心胸满胁痛如刀刺,口噤者
方∶
吴茱萸 桂心 芍药(各二两) 干地黄 干姜 茯苓 甘草 细辛 当归 羊脂(各
一
两)
上十一味 咀,以水八升,煮取三升,去滓,纳脂烊尽,分三服。欲利者,加大黄三
两。
治卒中恶风,角弓反张,或飞尸遁尸,心腹绞痛方∶
干地黄 川芎 当归 茯苓 甘草(各一两) 芍药 吴茱萸 桂心 干姜(各二两) 栀
子
上十味 咀,以水八升,煮取三升,分三服。痛甚者加羊脂三两,人参、当归、芍药
各一两。心腹坚急,加大黄三两。
(One treatise, forty-two prescriptions, fourteen moxibustion methods)
The treatise states: Regarding all kinds of heart and abdominal pain, if after taking various hot-natured medicines that enter the abdomen, the symptoms remain static without relief, but only the shortness of breath increases, this is a case of *Shi Zhu* (Corpse Taint Disease). One should first take one sheng of Licorice Juice, observe for a while, then take one full dose of *Qumai Tang* (Persicaria Decoction). If bowel movement is achieved, a sense of slight relief will be felt. This method is also divine and excellent for sudden hard accumulations and retained food, as well as for women with hard blood stasis pain of irregular onset.
Prescription for treating sudden invasion by thief wind, Dun Shi (Lurking Corpse) and ghostly evil pathogens causing stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, severe distension, and urgency:
Rhubarb (*Radix et Rhizoma Rhei*), Licorice Root (*Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis*) (each 3 liang), Angelica Root (*Radix Angelicae Sinensis*), Peony Root (*Radix Paeoniae Rubra*) (each 2 liang), Aconite Root Lateralis Preparata (*Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata*) (10 pieces), Cinnamon Twig Bark (*Cortex Cinnamomi*), Fresh Ginger (*Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens*), Honey (*Mel*) (each 1 jin).
The above eight ingredients are coarsely crushed. The Rhubarb is soaked separately; boil in nine sheng of water to obtain three sheng. The Aconite is boiled separately in honey until reduced to one sheng, then mixed into the decoction. Strain the dregs. Take three he as a dose. After the time it takes for a person to walk twenty li, administer another dose. Three times daily. If ineffective, increase to four he.
Prescription for treating malignant Zhu evil qi, alternating heart pain radiating to the back, or evil qi wandering in the skin moving unpredictably, suffering from fever, vexation and pain in the four limbs, emaciation and fatigue:
Centipede (*Scolopendra*), Realgar (*Realgar*), Bull Gallstone (*Calculus Bovis*), Ginseng Radix (*Radix Ginseng*) (each 3 fen), Rhubarb (*Radix et Rhizoma Rhei*) (2 liang), Typhonii Rhizoma (*Rhizoma Typhonii*), Asarum Root (*Radix et Rhizoma Asari*), Angelica Root (*Radix Angelicae Sinensis*), Cinnamon Twig Bark (*Cortex Cinnamomi*), Dried Ginger (*Rhizoma Zingiberis Secatum*) (each 1 liang), Scutellaria Root (*Radix Scutellariae*), Musk (*Moschus*), Prepared Aconite Root (*Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata*) (4 pieces).
The above thirteen ingredients are coarsely crushed. Boil in ten dou of water to obtain three sheng. Strain the dregs. Add powdered Bull Gallstone and Musk. Divide into three doses.
Prescription for treating sudden invasion of evil thief wind and cold entering the abdomen causing colic, or Fei Shi (Flying Corpse) and Dun Shi (Lurking Corpse) attacking without fixed timing, rushing to the chest and heart causing fullness, hypochondriac pain like knife stabbing, and lockjaw:
Evodia Fruit (*Fructus Evodiae*), Cinnamon Twig Bark (*Cortex Cinnamomi*), White Peony Root (*Radix Paeoniae Alba*), Dried Rehmannia Root (*Radix Rehmanniae Preparata*), Dried Ginger (*Rhizoma Zingiberis Secatum*), Poria (*Sclerotium Poriae*), Licorice Root (*Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis*), Asarum Root (*Radix et Rhizoma Asari*), Angelica Root (*Radix Angelicae Sinensis*), Sheep Fat (*Adip Ovis*) (each 1 liang).
The above eleven ingredients are coarsely crushed. Boil in eight sheng of water to obtain three sheng. Strain the dregs. Add the sheep fat and melt completely. Divide into three doses. To promote purgation, add Rhubarb (*Radix et Rhizoma Rhei*) 3 liang.
Prescription for treating sudden invasion of evil wind, opisthotonos, or Fei Shi (Flying Corpse) and Dun Shi (Lurking Corpse) causing colic in the heart and abdomen:
Dried Rehmannia Root (*Radix Rehmanniae Preparata*), Szechuan Lovage Rhizome (*Rhizoma Chuanxiong*), Angelica Root (*Radix Angelicae Sinensis*), Poria (*Sclerotium Poriae*), Licorice Root (*Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis*) (each 1 liang), White Peony Root (*Radix Paeoniae Alba*), Evodia Fruit (*Fructus Evodiae*), Cinnamon Twig Bark (*Cortex Cinnamomi*), Dried Ginger (*Rhizoma Zingiberis Secatum*) (each 2 liang), Gardenia Fruit (*Fructus Gardeniae*).
The above ten ingredients are coarsely crushed. Boil in eight sheng of water to obtain three sheng. Divide into three doses. For severe pain, add Sheep Fat (*Adip Ovis*) 3 liang, Ginseng Radix (*Radix Ginseng*), Angelica Root (*Radix Angelicae Sinensis*), and White Peony Root (*Radix Paeoniae Alba*) each 1 liang. For hardness and urgency in the heart and abdomen, add Rhubarb (*Radix et Rhizoma Rhei*) 3 liang.