治伤寒阴阳易。
手足指甲(二十片,男病用女者,女病用男者) 中衣裆(一斤,男病用女者,女病
用男者)
上并烧作灰,研令极细,分三服,不拘时候,用温酒调下,或米汤调服。
治伤寒汗下之后,将见平复,宜服此调理,助脾进食,辟邪气,大妙。
人参 白术 黄 白茯苓 山药 甘草(各等分)
上 咀,每服四钱,水一盏半,生姜三片,枣三枚,同煎至七分,去滓温服。
治伤寒后脾胃虚弱,不思饮食。
茯苓 干姜(炮,各一两) 白术(二两) 丁香 人参 甘草
上如法事治,一处捣罗为末,每服三钱,水一盏,煎至六分,温服,日进三服,不拘
时候。
治伤寒汗后,脾胃伤冷物,胸膈不决,寻常血气不和。
人参 干姜 白术 陈皮(去白) 青橘皮(去白) 甘草(各等分)
上为细末,每服三钱,水一盏,煎数沸,热服,入盐点亦得。又记有人患伤寒,得汗
数日,忽身热自汗,脉弦数,心不得宁,真劳复也。予诊曰∶劳心之所致,未复其初,而又
劳其神,荣卫失度,当补其子,入其脾,解发其劳,庶几得愈。授以补脾汤,佐以小柴胡汤
得解。《难经》曰∶虚则补其母。今补其子何也?予曰∶子不知虚劳之异乎?《难经》曰∶
虚则补其母,实则拂其子。此虚当补其母,人所共知也。《千金》曰∶心劳甚者,补脾气以
益之,脾王则感于心矣。此劳则当补其子,人所未闻也。盖母生我者也,子继我而助我者也。
方治其虚,则补其生我者,与《锦囊》所谓本骸得气,遗体受荫同义;方治其劳,则补其助
我
Treats Yin-Yang Yi (a complication of typhoid fever involving sexual transmission or residual pathogenic factors affecting the opposite sex).
Take fingernails and toenails (20 pieces; if the patient is male, use those from a female; if female, use those from a male) and the crotch part of undergarments (one jin [approx. 500g]; if the patient is male, use those from a female; if female, use those from a male).
Burn the above materials into ash, grind them to an extremely fine powder, divide into three doses, take at any time, mixed with warm wine or rice soup for administration.
After sweating or purging treatments for typhoid fever, when the condition is about to recover, it is advisable to take this prescription for regulation, to assist the Spleen and Stomach, promote appetite, and expel evil qi. It is highly effective.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Fuling (Poria), Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (equal parts).
Cut the herbs into small pieces. For each dose, take four qian [approx. 12-15g], add one and a half liang [approx. 375ml] of water, three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), and three dates (Jujubae Fructus). Decoct together until the liquid reduces to seventy percent. Strain and take warm.
Treats weak Spleen and Stomach after typhoid fever, with loss of appetite.
Fuling (Poria), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (prepared by stir-frying, each one liang [approx. 30g]), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) (two liang [approx. 60g]), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma).
Process the herbs according to standard methods, pound and sieve them together into a fine powder. For each dose, take three qian [approx. 9-12g], add one liang [approx. 250ml] of water, decoct until the liquid reduces to sixty percent, take warm. Take three times a day, at any time.
Treats damage to the Spleen and Stomach from consuming cold foods after sweating in typhoid fever, resulting in chest and diaphragm stagnation/discomfort, and general disharmony of Qi and Blood.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (white pith removed), Qingjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) (white pith removed), Gancao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (equal parts).
Grind the herbs into a fine powder. For each dose, take three qian [approx. 9-12g], add one liang [approx. 250ml] of water, boil for a few minutes, take hot. Adding a pinch of salt is also acceptable. Additionally, there is a record of a patient suffering from typhoid fever who, several days after sweating, suddenly developed body heat and spontaneous sweating, with a wiry and rapid pulse, and mental restlessness. This is a true case of Lao Fu (recrudescence due to overexertion). I diagnosed: "This is caused by excessive mental labor. The initial recovery was not complete, and further mental exertion has disrupted Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive Qi). One should tonify the 'Son' organ (Spleen), allowing the medicine to enter the Spleen, resolve the fatigue, and hopefully achieve recovery." Prescribed Bupi Tang (Spleen-Tonifying Decoction), assisted with Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction), leading to resolution. The *Nan Jing* (Classic of Difficult Issues) states: "In deficiency, tonify the Mother." Why tonify the Son now? I said: "Do you not know the difference between Xu Lao (Deficiency Fatigue) and ordinary deficiency? The *Nan Jing* states: 'In deficiency, tonify the Mother; in excess, drain the Son.' It is common knowledge that for deficiency, one should tonify the Mother. However, the *Qian Jin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold) states: 'For severe Heart fatigue, tonify the Spleen Qi to benefit it; when the Spleen is prosperous, it influences the Heart.' For such fatigue, one should tonify the Son, which is unheard of by many. The Mother generates me; the Son succeeds me and assists me. When treating deficiency, one tonifies the one who generated me (Mother), consistent with the meaning in the *Jin Nang* (Brocade Bag): 'When the root bone receives Qi, the remains receive its shade.' When treating fatigue, one tonifies the one who assists me..."