夫虚劳之人。脾肺损弱。谷食减少。气血阻隔。阴阳不和。胃气壅滞。上焦虚热。流注
大肠
治虚劳气壅。大便难。头目昏。心神烦热。宜大黄散方。
川大黄(一两锉碎微炒) 芎 (半两) 槟榔(三分) 桑根白皮(半两锉) 汉防
己(半两)
甘
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。入生姜半分。煎至六分。去滓。不计时
候。
治虚劳脏腑气滞。大便难。头目昏。心酸壅闷。宜服槟榔散方。
槟榔(三分) 川大黄(一两锉碎微炒) 木香(一分) 枳壳(三分麸炒微黄去瓤) 甘
草
(一分
上件药。捣筛为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。煎至六分。去滓。每于食前温服。
治虚劳心酸。气壅滞。大便难。四肢拘急。宜服羚羊角丸方。
羚羊角屑(一两) 独活(一两) 川大黄(二两锉碎微炒) 威灵仙(三分) 枳壳
(三分麸
炒微
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣二三百杵。丸如梧桐子大。每服。食前以温水下三十丸。
治虚劳胸膈气滞。心腹胀满。大便结涩。宜服郁李仁丸方。
郁李仁(三两汤浸去皮尖微炒) 诃黎勒皮(一两) 木香(一两) 桂心(一两) 枳
实(一
两微
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣三二百杵。丸如梧桐子大。每服食前。煎生姜汤下三十丸。
治虚劳气壅。大便秘涩。四肢烦疼。宜服麻仁丸方。
大麻仁(二两) 川大黄(一两锉碎微炒) 枳壳(一两麸炒微黄去瓤) 赤芍药(一
两) 郁
李仁
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣百余杵。丸如梧桐子大。每服。食前以生姜汤下三十丸。
Patients with deficiency consumptive disease (Xu Lao) suffer from damage and weakness of the Spleen and Lung, leading to reduced food intake, obstruction of Qi and Blood, disharmony of Yin and Yang, stagnation of Stomach Qi, deficient heat in the Upper Jiao, and the flow of this heat into the Large Intestine.
For treating deficiency consumptive disease characterized by Qi stagnation, difficult defecation, dizziness and blurred vision, and mental restlessness with heat, the Dahuang San (Rhubarb Powder) formula is suitable.
Ingredients: Chuan Dahuang (Rhizoma et Radix Rhei, 1 liang, crushed and lightly stir-fried), Xiong (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong, 0.5 liang), Binglang (Semen Arecae, 3 fen), Sanggen Baidi (Cortex Morus Radicis, 0.5 liang, crushed), Han Fangji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are coarsely pounded and sieved to make a powder. Each dose consists of 3 qian, boiled with one zhong of water and half a piece of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) until the volume reduces to six parts. Strain the dregs. Take at any time.
For treating deficiency consumptive disease characterized by stagnation of Qi in the Zang-Fu organs, difficult defecation, dizziness and blurred vision, sourness in the heart, and chest oppression, the Binglang San (Areca Seed Powder) formula is suitable.
Ingredients: Binglang (Semen Arecae, 3 fen), Chuan Dahuang (Rhizoma et Radix Rhei, 1 liang, crushed and lightly stir-fried), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 1 fen), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, 3 fen, bran-fried until slightly yellow and pith removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, 1 fen).
Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are pounded and sieved to make a powder. Each dose consists of 3 qian, boiled with one zhong of water until the volume reduces to six parts. Strain the dregs. Take warm before meals.
For treating deficiency consumptive disease characterized by sourness in the heart, Qi stagnation, difficult defecation, and spasticity of the four limbs, the Lingyangjiao Wan (Antelope Horn Pill) formula is suitable.
Ingredients: Lingyangjiao Xie (Cornu Saigae Tataricae, 1 liang), Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 1 liang), Chuan Dahuang (Rhizoma et Radix Rhei, 2 liang, crushed and lightly stir-fried), Weilingxian (Radix Clematidis, 3 fen), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, 3 fen, bran-fried until slightly yellow).
Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are pounded and sieved into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound for two or three hundred strokes to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Each dose consists of 30 pills, taken before meals with warm water.
For treating deficiency consumptive disease characterized by Qi stagnation in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal distension and fullness, and dry, obstructed defecation, the Yuliren Wan (Prunus Armeniaca Seed Pill) formula is suitable.
Ingredients: Yuliren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae, 3 liang, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed, then lightly stir-fried), Helile Pi (Pericarpium Chebulae, 1 liang), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, 1 liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, 1 liang), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, 1 liang, lightly stir-fried).
Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are pounded and sieved into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound for three or two hundred strokes to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Each dose consists of 30 pills, taken before meals with decoction of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens).
For treating deficiency consumptive disease characterized by Qi stagnation, constipation with dryness and obstruction, and vexing pain in the four limbs, the Maren Wan (Hemp Seed Pill) formula is suitable.
Ingredients: Da Maren (Semen Cannabis, 2 liang), Chuan Dahuang (Rhizoma et Radix Rhei, 1 liang, crushed and lightly stir-fried), Zhike (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, 1 liang, bran-fried until slightly yellow and pith removed), Chi Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra, 1 liang), Yuliren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae).
Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are pounded and sieved into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound for over one hundred strokes to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Each dose consists of 30 pills, taken before meals with decoction of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens).