病源霍乱之后,烦躁卧不安者,由吐下之后,腑脏虚极,阴阳未理,血虚气乱,故血气
之行,未复常度,内乘于腑脏,故烦躁而不得安卧也。(出第二十二卷中)
肘后霍乱后烦躁卧不安,葱白大枣汤方。
葱白(二十茎) 大枣(二十枚)
上二味,以水二升半,煮取一升,去滓,顿服之。(文仲同)
又疗霍乱心腹胀痛,烦满短气,未得吐下方。
生姜或干姜一小升
上一味 咀,以水五升,煮三沸,顿服,若不即愈,可更作。
又方
桂心屑半升,以暖饮二升和之,尽服。忌生葱。(备急同并出第三卷中)
文仲疗霍乱烦躁方。
浓煮竹叶饮五升,令灼灼尔以淋转筋处。(肘后备急同)
又方
服干姜屑三两方寸匕。(肘后备急同)
又方
小KT 一升 咀,水三升,煮取一升,顿服之。(肘后同并出第二卷中)
备急疗霍乱烦躁方。
黄梁米粉半升,水一升半,和搅如白饮顿服,糯米亦得。
又方
烧乱发和鸡子大,以盐汤三升和服之,不吐复服。(出第一卷中)
短剧疗霍乱,诸药不能疗,乱发汤方。
乱发(一握烧灰) 小KT (十四枚) 附子(一两炮) 甘草(二两炙)
上四味切,以水六升,煮取三升,去滓,温分三服。忌猪肉海藻菘菜。(出第四卷中)
千金人参汤,疗毒冷霍乱吐痢,烦呕转筋,虚冷汗出,手足指浮肿,气息垂死绝语音声
不出,百方不效,脉不通者,服此汤取瘥乃止,随吐者续更服勿住方。
人参 附子(炮) 浓朴(炙) 茯苓 甘草(炙) 橘皮 当归 葛根(各二两) 桂
心干
姜(炮各三两)
上十味,以水七升,煮取二升半,分温三服。忌海藻菘菜生葱大酢。(出第二十卷中)
The etiology of restlessness and inability to lie down after cholera is due to extreme deficiency of the fu and zang organs following vomiting and purging, disharmony of yin and yang, blood deficiency with chaotic qi dynamics. Consequently, the circulation of qi and blood fails to return to its normal rhythm, internally disturbing the fu and zang organs, thus causing restlessness and an inability to lie down peacefully. (From Volume 22)
*Zhouhou Beiji Fang* (Emergency Prescriptions Kept in the Sleeve) formula for scallion white and jujube decoction to treat restlessness and inability to lie down after cholera.
Scallion White (Radix Allii Fistulosi) (20 stalks) Jujube (Fructus Jujubae) (20 fruits)
Crush the above two ingredients, boil in 2.5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng, remove the dregs, and take in one dose. (Wen Zhong's prescription is identical.)
Another formula treats heart and abdominal distension and pain, fullness, shortness of breath, and inability to vomit or purge in cholera.
Fresh Ginger (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) or Dried Ginger (Rhizoma Zingiberis) one small sheng
Crush the single ingredient, boil in 5 sheng of water for three boils, take in one dose. If not cured immediately, prepare again.
Another formula
Cinnamon Twig (Ramulus Cinnamomi) half sheng, mix with 2 sheng of warm beverage, take all. Avoid raw scallions. (Beiji Qianjin Yaofang is identical; both from Volume 3)
Wen Zhong's formula for treating cholera-related restlessness.
Concentrated decoction of bamboo leaves, drink 5 sheng, apply while hot to the site of muscle cramps. (Identical to Zhouhou Beiji Fang)
Another formula
Take 3 liang of Dried Ginger (Rhizoma Zingiberis) powder, approximately one fangcun bi (square-inch scoop). (Identical to Zhouhou Beiji Fang)
Another formula
Adzuki Bean (Semen Vigna Angularis) 1 sheng, crush, boil in 3 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng, take in one dose. (Identical to Zhouhou Beiji Fang; from Volume 2)
Beiji Qianjin Yaofang formula for treating cholera-related restlessness.
Yellow millet flour (Semen Setariae Italicae) half sheng, mix with 1.5 sheng of water, stir like rice water, take in one dose. Glutinous rice flour is also acceptable.
Another formula
Burn human hair into ash, amount equal to a chicken egg, mix with 3 sheng of salt water and take. If no vomiting occurs, take again. (From Volume 1)
Duanji formula for cholera when various medicines fail, Hair Ash Decoction.
Human Hair (Pilum Humanum) (one handful, burned to ash) Adzuki Bean (Semen Vigna Angularis) (14 beans) Prepared Aconite Root (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (1 liang, prepared) Prepared Licorice Root (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (2 liang, honey-fried)
Cut the above four ingredients, boil in 6 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng, remove dregs, divide into three warm doses. Avoid pork, kelp, and Chinese cabbage. (From Volume 4)
Qianjin Ginseng Decoction treats toxic cold cholera with vomiting and dysentery, restlessness, vomiting, muscle cramps, deficiency-cold with sweating, swelling of fingers and toes, faint breathing resembling death, loss of voice, failure of hundred remedies, and unpalpable pulse. Take this decoction until recovery ceases; continue taking as needed if vomiting persists. Do not stop.
Ginseng Radix (Radix Ginseng) Prepared Aconite Root (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) Magnolia Bark (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis), honey-fried Poria (Sclerotium Poriae) Prepared Licorice Root (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata), honey-fried Tangerine Peel (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) Angelica Root (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) Kudzu Root (Radix Puerariae Lobatae) (each 2 liang) Cinnamon Twig (Ramulus Cinnamomi) Dried Ginger (Rhizoma Zingiberis) (prepared, each 3 liang)
Boil the above ten ingredients in 7 sheng of water until reduced to 2.5 sheng, divide into three warm doses. Avoid kelp, Chinese cabbage, raw scallions, and strong vinegar. (From Volume 20)