治五劳七伤,四时伤寒,山岚瘴疟,时行疫疠,心神烦躁,口苦舌干,憎寒壮
鼻塞,腰脚酸倦,背脊强急,浑身疼痛。
地骨皮(二两半) 前胡(去芦) 荆芥(各二两七钱) 香附子(炒,去毛) 苍术
(浸,去
芎(二两二钱半)
三钱半) 石膏(九钱)
上为细末。每服二钱,水一盏,乌梅半个,入盐同煎服。如要出汗,加葱白、姜钱煎,
连进三服。常服,温盐酒调,热盐汤点亦得。
解利四时伤寒,头痛壮热,项背拘急,骨节烦疼,憎寒恶风,肢体困倦,
便赤涩,呕逆烦渴;或伤风感寒,头痛体热,鼻塞声重,咳嗽痰涎;及山岚瘴
潮热往来;及疗五劳七伤,中脘气滞,心腹痞闷,停痰呕逆,冷气奔冲,攻
人血气撮痛,经候不调,并宜服之。
贝母(去心) 白茯苓(焙) 半夏(煮,各一两) 枳壳(去瓤,炒,二两半) 苍
术(浸一
(各二两) 川芎
芦) 麻黄(去根、节,
上件为细末。每服三钱,水一盏,生姜三片,同煎至七分,通口稍热服。身体倦怠,加
乌梅一个,咳嗽加枣二枚,同煎,不拘时。
解四时伤寒,头痛壮热,项背拘急,骨节烦疼,憎寒恶风,肢体困倦,大便不调,小便
赤涩,呕逆烦渴,不思饮食。又伤风感寒,头痛体热,鼻塞声重,咳嗽痰涎;山岚
行疫疠,并皆治之。
川芎 苍术(米泔浸) 白术(各二两) 甘草( ) 石膏( ) 干葛(焙,各一
两) 麻黄
上件为细末。每服二钱,水一盏,生姜三片,葱白二寸,煎至七分,热服不拘时候。如
要出汗,并煎三服,被盖,汗出为度。
[Jie Lao San] Treats five types of exhaustion and seven kinds of injuries (a general term for various deficiency syndromes), seasonal cold damage, mountainous miasma malaria, and epidemic diseases. Symptoms include mental restlessness, bitter taste in the mouth, dry tongue, aversion to cold with high fever, nasal congestion, soreness and fatigue of the waist and legs, stiffness and tension of the back and spine, and pain throughout the body.
Herbs: Cortex Lycii Radicis (Dugupi, 地骨皮) (2 liang 5 qian); Peucedani Radix (Qianhu, 前胡) (deprived of rhizome); Schizonepetae Herba (Jingjie, 荆芥) (each 2 liang 7 qian); Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfuzi, 香附子) (stir-fried, deprived of hairs); Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术) (soaked, deprived of coarse skin); Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎) (2 liang 2 qian 5 fen); Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao, 石膏) (9 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, add one cup of water, half a Chinese Plum (Wumei, 乌梅), and a pinch of salt; decoct together and take orally. If sweating is desired, add Scallion White (Congbai, 葱白) and slices of Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜); decoct and take three doses consecutively. For daily maintenance, mix with warm salt wine or dissolve in hot salt water.
[Ren Shen Qing Gu San] Resolves the exterior and treats seasonal cold damage. Symptoms include headache with high fever, stiffness and tension of the neck and back, painful joints, aversion to cold and wind, limb fatigue, dark and scanty urination, vomiting, nausea, mental restlessness, and thirst. It also treats wind-cold invasion with headache, body heat, nasal congestion, heavy voice, cough, and phlegm; mountainous miasma; alternating chills and fever; as well as five types of exhaustion and seven kinds of injuries, qi stagnation in the epigastrium, chest and abdominal fullness and oppression, retained phlegm with vomiting and nausea, rushing cold qi causing pain, blood and qi cramping pain, and irregular menstruation. All these conditions are suitable for this formula.
Herbs: Fritillariae Bulbus (Beimu, 贝母) (deprived of heart); Poria (Baifuling, 白茯苓) (baked); Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, 半夏) (boiled, each 1 liang); Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhiqiao, 枳壳) (deprived of pith, stir-fried, 2 liang 5 qian); Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术) (soaked, deprived of rhizome); Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (deprived of roots and nodes, each 2 liang); Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎) (2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, add one cup of water and three slices of fresh ginger; decoct until reduced to 70%, and take orally while slightly warm. For limb fatigue, add one Chinese Plum (Wumei, 乌梅); for cough, add two Jujubae Fructus (Dazao, 大枣); decoct together and take at any time.
[Cong Bai San] Resolves the exterior and treats seasonal cold damage. Symptoms include headache with high fever, stiffness and tension of the neck and back, painful joints, aversion to cold and wind, limb fatigue, irregular bowel movements, dark and scanty urination, vomiting, nausea, mental restlessness, thirst, and loss of appetite. It also treats wind-cold invasion with headache, body heat, nasal congestion, heavy voice, cough, and phlegm; mountainous miasma; and epidemic diseases. All these conditions are treated by this formula.
Herbs: Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎); Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术) (soaked in rice wash water); Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) (each 2 liang); Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (dose not specified); Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao, 石膏) (dose not specified); Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gange, 干葛) (baked, 1 liang); Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄) (dose not specified).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, add one cup of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and two cun of Scallion White (Congbai, 葱白); decoct until reduced to 70%, and take hot at any time. If sweating is desired, decoct three doses, cover with blankets after taking, and stop when sweating occurs.