深师疗忧劳寒热愁思。及饮食膈塞。虚劳内伤。五脏绝伤。奔气不能还下。心中悸动不
安。七气汤方。
桔梗(二两) 人参(三两一方二两) 芍药(三两) 茱萸(七合) 黄芩(二两一
方三两)
干地黄(三两一方
甘草
(三两一方二两炙) 橘皮(三两) 半夏(三两洗一方一升)
上十二味切。以水一斗。煮取三升。去滓。分三服。忌海藻菘菜羊肉饧生葱猪肉芜荑等
。(千金无桂心橘皮桔梗有浓朴栝蒌蜀椒)
集验疗贲豚气从下上者。汤方。
生葛(五两) 半夏(五两洗) 黄芩(二两) 桂心(二两) 芍药(三两) 人参
(二两) 生
姜(五两) 甘李根白皮(五两切)
上八味切。以水一斗五升煮。取五升。去滓。温分为五服。日三夜二服。忌羊肉饧生葱
。(出第四卷中)
短剧牡蛎贲豚汤。疗贲豚。气从少腹起憧胸。手足逆冷方。
牡蛎(三两熬) 桂心(八两) 李根白皮(一斤切) 甘草(三两炙)
上四味切。以水一斗七升。煮取李根皮得七升。去滓。纳余药再煮取三升。分服五合。
日三夜再。忌生葱海藻菘菜。(范汪同)
又疗手足逆冷。胸满气促。从脐左右起郁胃者。奔豚汤方。
甘草(四两炙) 李根白皮(一斤切) 葛根(一斤) 黄芩(三两) 桂心(二两) 栝
蒌(二
两) 人参(二两) 芎 (一两)
上八味切。以水一斗五升。煮取五升。去滓。温服一升。日三夜再。忌海藻菘菜生葱。
(范汪同)
又方桐君说。
孵出鸡卵壳中白皮 梨木灰 麻黄(去节) 紫菀(各等分)
上四味捣下筛作丸散。随宜酒服十丸如梧子。散者方寸匕。疗三十年喉中结气咳逆立瘥
也。亦可水煮为汤。以意分之。(经心录同并出第一卷中)
千金奔气汤。主火气上奔胸膈中诸病。每发时。迫满短气不得卧。剧者便悄欲死。腹中
冷湿气。肠鸣相逐成结气方。
桂心(五两) 生姜(一斤) 人参(三两) 半夏(一升洗) 吴茱萸(一升) 甘
草(三两炙)
上六味切。以水一斗。煮取三升。去滓。分为四服。忌羊肉饧生葱海藻菘菜。(出第十
七卷中)
Shen Shi Fang treats alternating chills and fever (Han Re) due to worry, fatigue, and sorrowful thoughts, as well as food stagnation causing Qi obstruction in the diaphragm. It is indicated for deficiency-wasting internal injury (Xu Lao Nei Shang), severe damage to the Five Zang organs, Ben Tun Qi (Rushing Pig Qi) failing to descend, and palpitations with restlessness in the heart. Formula of Seven Qi (Qi Qi Tang):
Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, two liang) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, three liang; another version: two liang) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, three liang) Zhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, seven he) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, two liang; another version: three liang)
Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, three liang; another version: unspecified)
Gancao (Licorice Root, three liang; another version: two liang, honey-fried) Jupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, three liang) Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber, three liang, washed; another version: one sheng)
The above twelve ingredients are cut into pieces. Boil in ten dou of water until three sheng remain. Strain the dregs. Divide into three doses. Avoid consuming Haizao (Sargassum), Songcai (Chinese Cabbage), Yangrou (Mutton), Xing (Malt Sugar), Shengcong (Raw Scallion), Zhu Rou (Pork), Wuyi (Xanthoxylum seed), etc. (Qian Jin Fang omits Guixin, Jupi, Jiegeng from this formula but includes Houpo, Gualou, Shujiao.)
Ji Yan Fang treats Ben Tun Qi rushing upward from below. Decoction Formula:
Shengge (Puerariae Lobatae Radix, five liang) Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber, five liang, washed) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, two liang) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, two liang) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, three liang) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, two liang) Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, five liang) Ganligen Bapi (Pruni Spinosae Cortex Albus, five liang, cut)
The above eight ingredients are cut into pieces. Boil in fifteen dou of water until five sheng remain. Strain the dregs. Take warm, divided into five doses. Take three times during the day and twice at night. Avoid consuming Mutton, Malt Sugar, Raw Scallion. (From Volume IV)
Duan Ju's Formula: Musli Ben Tun Decoction. Treats Ben Tun disease where Qi rushes from the lower abdomen to the chest and heart, accompanied by cold extremities. Formula:
Muli (Ostreae Concha, three liang, calcined) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, eight liang) Liggen Bapi (Pruni Spinosae Cortex Albus, one jin, cut) Gancao (Licorice Root, three liang, honey-fried)
The above four ingredients are cut into pieces. Boil in seventeen dou of water. First boil Liggen Bapi until seven sheng remain. Strain the dregs. Add the remaining herbs and boil again until three sheng remain. Take five he per dose. Take three times during the day and twice at night. Avoid consuming Raw Scallion, Haizao, Songcai. (Fan Wang's formula is identical.)
Another formula treats cold extremities, chest fullness, shortness of breath, and Qi rising from around the navel and stagnating in the stomach. Ben Tun Decoction Formula:
Gancao (Licorice Root, four liang, honey-fried) Liggen Bapi (Pruni Spinosae Cortex Albus, one jin, cut) Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix, one jin) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, three liang) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, two liang) Gualou (Trichosanthis Fructus, two liang) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, two liang) Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma, one liang)
The above eight ingredients are cut into pieces. Boil in fifteen dou of water until five sheng remain. Strain the dregs. Take one sheng warm. Take three times during the day and twice at night. Avoid consuming Haizao, Songcai, Raw Scallion. (Fan Wang's formula is identical.)
Another formula, described by Tong Jun:
Eggshell Membrane Pear Wood Ash Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, nodes removed) Ziwan (Asteris Radix, equal parts each)
The above four ingredients are pounded and sifted to make pills or powder. Take ten pills with wine according to suitability, sized like wu zi (seeds of Sophora japonica). If using powder, take one fang cun bi (square-inch spoonful). It treats chronic Qi knotting in the throat causing cough and counterflow qi lasting thirty years, bringing immediate relief. It can also be boiled in water to make a decoction, divided according to judgment. (Jing Xin Lu is identical, both from Volume I)
Qian Jin Fang's Ben Qi Decoction. Mainly treats various diseases caused by Fire Qi rushing upward to the chest and diaphragm. Upon each attack, there is a sensation of distension, shortness of breath, inability to lie flat, and in severe cases, extreme suffering resembling death. Accompanied by cold dampness in the abdomen and intestinal rumbling leading to Qi knotting. Formula:
Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, five liang) Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, one jin) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, three liang) Banxia (Pinelliae Tuber, one sheng, washed) Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, one sheng) Gancao (Licorice Root, three liang, honey-fried)
The above six ingredients are cut into pieces. Boil in ten dou of water until three sheng remain. Strain the dregs. Divide into four doses. Avoid consuming Mutton, Malt Sugar, Raw Scallion, Haizao, Songcai. (From Volume XVII)