短剧诏书发汗白薇散,疗伤寒二日不解方。
白薇(二两) 麻黄(七分去节) 杏仁(去皮尖熬) 贝母(各三分)
上四味捣散,酒服方寸匕,浓覆卧,汗出愈。(古今录验千金同)
又鸡子汤。疗发汗后二三日不解头痛肉热方。
麻黄(一两去节) 甘草(一分炙)
上二味切,以水二升,加鸡子白令置水内,合和令匀纳药复搅令和,上火煎之勿动,煎
至一升,适寒温顿服之盖覆汗出,粉敷之,有效。忌海藻菘菜。(古今录验备急同张文仲疗
天行)
又葛根汤疗伤寒三四日不瘥身体热毒方
葛根(八两) 生姜(三两) 龙胆 大青(各半两) 桂心 甘草(炙) 麻黄(去
节各二两)
上十二味切,以水一斗,先煮葛根麻黄取八升掠去沫后纳余药煮取三升,分三服,日二
夜一。忌海藻菘菜生葱。(千金同名葛根龙胆汤)
又疗伤寒六七日,其人大下,寸脉沉迟,手足厥逆下部脉不至,咽喉痛不利,唾脓血,
泄利不止者,麻黄升麻汤方
麻黄(二两半去节) 升麻(三分) 当归(五分) 知母 葳蕤(一作菖蒲) 黄芩
(各三分)
苓白术(各一
两)
上十四味切,以水一斗,先煮麻黄减二升,掠去上沫,纳诸药,煮取三升,去滓,温分
三服,相去如炊三斗米顷令尽,汗出便愈。忌海藻菘菜生葱醋桃李雀肉等。(并出第六卷中
此张仲景伤寒论方,通按千金作麻黄知母葳蕤黄芩各三两余十味作各二两为异耳用此方者当
以伤寒论为正)
[Four Short Prescriptions]
Prescription 1: Decree Sweating Baiwei Powder (Baiwei San), a formula for treating Cold Damage (Shanghan) that has not resolved after two days.
Baiwei (Radix Cynanchi Atrati, 2 liang) Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, 7 fen, nodes removed) Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, skin and tips removed, stir-fried) Beimu (Flos Fritillariae Cirrhosae, each 3 fen).
The above four herbs are pounded into powder. Take one cun bi (a square-inch measure) with wine. Cover thickly and lie down; recovery occurs upon sweating. (Identical records in *Gujin Luyan* and *Qianjin Fang*).
Prescription 2: Chicken Egg Soup (Jizi Tang), a formula for treating persistent headache and muscle heat (Rou Re) two to three days after sweating therapy.
Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, 1 liang, nodes removed) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, 1 fen, honey-fried).
The above two herbs are cut. Add 2 sheng of water, add egg white (Albumen Ovi Galli) to immerse in the water, mix evenly, then add the herbs and stir again to ensure uniformity. Boil over fire without stirring until reduced to 1 sheng. Drink at a suitable warm temperature in one dose. Cover to induce sweating and apply talcum powder afterwards. This method is effective. Avoid consuming Algae (Haizao) and Songcai (Brassica vegetables). (Identical records in *Gujin Luyan* and *Beiji Qianjin*, Zhang Wenzhong used this for epidemic febrile diseases).
Prescription 3: Gegen Tang, a formula for treating Cold Damage (Shanghan) persisting for three to four days with unresolved body heat toxicity.
Gegen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae, 8 liang) Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, 3 liang) Longdan (Radix Gentianae, half liang) Daqing (Folium Isatidis, half liang) Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, half liang) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, half liang) Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, nodes removed, 2 liang).
The above twelve herbs are cut. Add 1 dou of water. First decoct Gegen and Mahuang to obtain 8 sheng, skim off the foam, then add the remaining herbs and decoct to obtain 3 sheng. Divide into three doses: twice during the day and once at night. Avoid consuming Algae (Haizao), Songcai (Brassica vegetables), and raw Scallion (Congbai). (Same name as Gegen Longdan Tang in *Qianjin Fang*).
Prescription 4: For treating Cold Damage (Shanghan) lasting six or seven days, where the patient has undergone severe purgation, resulting in deep and slow pulse at the Cun position, cold limbs (Jue Ni), absent pulse at the lower positions, painful and obstructed throat, spitting of pus and blood, and unceasing diarrhea. Use Mahuang Shengma Tang.
Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, 2.5 liang, nodes removed) Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae, 3 fen) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 5 fen) Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, 3 fen) Weirui (Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, sometimes recorded as Changpu/Acorus Tatarinowii) Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, 3 fen) Ling (Poria, 1 liang) Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, 1 liang).
The above fourteen herbs are cut. Add 1 dou of water. First decoct Mahuang to reduce by 2 sheng, skim off the foam, then add all other herbs and decoct to obtain 3 sheng. Strain the dregs. Take warm, divided into three doses. The interval between doses should be approximately the time it takes to cook 3 dou of rice. Finish within this timeframe; recovery occurs upon sweating. Avoid consuming Algae (Haizao), Songcai (Brassica vegetables), raw Scallion (Congbai), vinegar, plums, peaches, and sparrow meat. (All from Volume 6. This is a prescription from Zhang Zhongjing's *Shanghan Lun*. Note that *Qianjin Fang* records Mahuang, Zhimu, Weirui, and Huangqin as 3 liang each, and the remaining ten herbs as 2 liang each, which is the difference. Users should refer to *Shanghan Lun* as the standard).