治历节风痛,不可屈伸。
乌头(五枚,锉碎,以蜜二盏,煎取一盏,去乌头) 麻黄(去节) 黄 芍药 甘
草(
上作一服,用水二盅,煎至一盅,去滓,入前蜜再煎一二沸,不拘时温服。
治白虎历节,牙痛如捶,不可忍。
附子(炮,去皮脐) 干姜(炮) 芍药(以上各一钱半) 白术(二钱) 茯苓(去
皮) 桂心
上作一服。用水二盅,煎至一盅,食前服,一方去桂,用熟地黄二钱。
治停蓄支饮,手足麻痹,多睡眩冒。
赤茯苓(去皮) 半夏(汤泡七次) 陈皮(以上各二钱) 枳实(去幅,麸炒) 桔
梗(去芦)
上作一服,用水二盅,生姜七片,煎至一盅,不拘时服。
治血气涩滞,手足拘挛,风痹等疾,并皆治之。
杜仲(去皮,姜炒) 防风 桂心 川续断 人参 当归 秦艽 白茯苓 川芎 黄
细辛 白芍药 川独活 川牛膝 生地黄 甘草(炙,各八分)
上作一服,用水二盅,生姜三片,红枣一枚,煎至一盅,去滓,不拘时服。
治臂痛,腰下疼痛。
当归 赤芍药 海桐皮 白术(以上各二钱) 羌活 片姜黄 甘草(炙,各一钱)
上作一服。用水二盅,煎至一盅,腰上疾,食后服,腰下疾,食前服,一方加防己,名
增味五痹汤。
治着痹留注四肢,麻痹拘挛浮肿。
赤茯苓 川芎 防风 桑白皮 官桂 麻黄 芍药 当归 甘草(炙,各一钱半)
上作一服,用水二盅,红枣二枚,煎至一盅,空心服之。欲汗以姜粥投之,汗出为度。
Treats Lijie wind-pain (severe joint pain with immobility), where the joints are painful and cannot bend or extend.
Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Wutou, 5 pieces, crushed, decocted with 2 cups of honey until 1 cup remains, then discard the Aconite) Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, remove nodes) Astragali Radix (Huangqi) Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao)
Combine these as one dose. Use 2 cups of water, decoct until 1 cup remains, strain the dregs, add the previously prepared honey, boil for one or two more boils, and take warm at any time.
Treats Baihu Lijie (White Tiger Lijie syndrome, characterized by severe migratory joint pain resembling tiger bites), with toothache as if beaten, unbearable.
Aconiti Radix Preparata (Fuzi, processed, peel skin and navel) Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang, processed) Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao, 1.5 qian each above) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 2 qian) Poria (Fuling, peel skin) Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin)
Combine these as one dose. Use 2 cups of water, decoct until 1 cup remains, take before meals. Another prescription removes Guixin and uses Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Shudihuang, 2 qian).
Treats Phlegm-fluid retention (Tingxu Zhiyin), with numbness in hands and feet, excessive sleepiness, and dizziness.
Poria (Chifuling, peel skin) Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, soaked in boiling water seven times) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 2 qian each above) Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi, remove albedo, stir-fry with bran) Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng, remove radix end)
Combine these as one dose. Use 2 cups of water, 7 slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang), decoct until 1 cup remains, take at any time.
Treats Qi and blood stagnation (Xueqi Sèzhì), spasms and contracture of hands and feet, Wind-Bi syndromes, etc., all of which can be treated.
Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong, peel skin, stir-fry with ginger juice) Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng) Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin) Dipsaci Radix (Chuanxuduan) Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix (Qinjiao) Poria (Baifuling) Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong) Astragali Radix (Huangqi) Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin) Paeoniae Albae Radix (Baishaoyao) Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Chuanduohuo) Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (Chuanniuxi) Rehmanniae Radix (Shengdihuang) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, roasted, 0.8 fen each)
Combine these as one dose. Use 2 cups of water, 3 slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang), 1 red date, decoct until 1 cup remains, strain the dregs, and take at any time.
Treats arm pain, and pain below the waist.
Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) Paeoniae Rubra Radix (Chishaoyao) Cryptocuri Cortex (Haitongpi) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 2 qian each above) Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo) Curcumae Longae Rhizoma (Pianjianghuang) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, roasted, 1 qian each)
Combine these as one dose. Use 2 cups of water, decoct until 1 cup remains. For diseases above the waist, take after meals; for diseases below the waist, take before meals. Another version adds Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Fangji), named Zengwei Wubi Tang (Augmented Five Bi Decoction).
Treats Zhuo-bi (Damp-Bi) lingering in the four limbs, with numbness, contracture, and edema.
Poria (Chifuling) Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong) Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng) Morus Albae Cortex (Sangbaipi) Cinnamomi Cortex (Guangui) Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang) Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao) Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, roasted, 1.5 qian each)
Combine these as one dose. Use 2 cups of water, 2 red dates, decoct until 1 cup remains, take on an empty stomach. To induce sweating, administer with ginger porridge; stop when sweating occurs.