治消渴咽干,面赤烦躁。
生地黄 熟地黄 天门冬(去心) 麦门冬(去心) 人参(去芦) 黄 (蜜炙) 石
斛(去
上作一服,水二盅,煎至一盅,食后服。
治膈消,胸满心烦,津液短少,多为消渴病。
麦门冬(去心,二钱) 五味子 栝蒌实 生地黄 人参(去芦) 茯神(去木) 干
葛知
上作一服,水二钟,竹叶十四片,煎至一钟,不拘时服。
治消渴,生津液。
乌梅 五味子 百药煎 巴戟(去心,酒浸) 甘草(炙,各二钱)
上作一服,水二盅,煎至一盅,空心服。
治消中,消谷善饥。
人参(去芦) 白茯苓(去皮) 白术(以上各二钱) 枳壳(去幅,麸炒) 柴胡 藿
香干
上作一服,水二盅,煎至一盅,食远服。
治膈消,上焦燥渴,不欲多食。
人参(去芦,三钱) 石膏(四钱) 知母(二钱) 甘草 黄芩 杏仁(各一钱)
上作一服,水二盅,粳米一撮,煎至一盅,不拘时服。
治三消渴疾。
白茯苓(去皮) 牡丹皮(去滑) 泽泻(酒润,蒸,各八钱) 五味子(微炒,一两
半) 山
炒,各二两)
上各研末秤,和匀,炼蜜为丸,如梧桐子大,五更初温酒盐汤任下三五十丸,午前晚间
空腹再服此药,不惟止渴,亦免生痈疽。久服永除渴疾,气血加壮。
Treats Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome) presenting with dry throat, flushed face, and irritability.
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Tian Men Dong (Asparagi Radix), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis).
Take the above as one dose, add two cups of water, decoct to one cup, and take after meals.
Treats Ge Xiao (Thirst in the Diaphragm), characterized by chest fullness, mental restlessness, and shortness of body fluids; this is often a type of Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome).
Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 2 qian), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Gua Lou Shi (Trichosanthis Fructus), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Gan Ge (Puerariae Radix), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma).
Take the above as one dose, add two cups of water and fourteen leaves of Zhu Ye (Bambusa Leaves), decoct to one cup, and take at any time.
Treats Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome) to generate body fluids.
Wu Mei (Mume Fructus), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Bai Yao Jian (Fermented Medicinal Cake), Ba Ji Tian (Morindae Officinalis Radix), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma).
Take the above as one dose, add two cups of water, decoct to one cup, and take on an empty stomach.
Treats Xiao Zhong (Middle Jiao Wasting) characterized by excessive appetite and easy hunger.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Zhi Qiao (Aurantii Fructus), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Huo Xiang (Agastaches Herba), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma).
Take the above as one dose, add two cups of water, decoct to one cup, and take well after meals.
Treats Ge Xiao (Thirst in the Diaphragm) with upper Jiao dryness and thirst, and aversion to eating large amounts.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 3 qian), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 4 qian), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 2 qian), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum).
Take the above as one dose, add two cups of water and a pinch of Jing Mi (Oryza Sativa Germ), decoct to one cup, and take at any time.
Treats San Xiao (Three Types of Wasting and Thirsting) diseases.
Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma). [Note: Original text contains truncations/omissions for specific processing and dosages of the last two herbs, inferred from context "each 2 liang"].
Grind each into powder, weigh them, mix evenly, and form pills with refined honey, sized like paulownia seeds. Take 30-50 pills with warm wine or salted water at wu geng (early morning, 3-5 AM). Re-take on an empty stomach before noon and in the evening. This not only stops thirst but also prevents carbuncles and sores. Long-term use can permanently cure wasting-thirst diseases and strengthen qi and blood.