专治远年近日香港脚。
乳香(另研) 血竭(另研,各等分)
上和匀,用木瓜一个,竹刀去皮心,批取顶盖,将药末搅匀将满,却用批下顶盖合,续
以面裹之,约半指浓,于砂锅内煮熟,极烂为度。连面于石臼内杵如泥,丸如梧桐子大,每
服三十丸,渐加至四十丸,空心温酒木瓜汤任下,干物压之,忌动气生冷湿腻硬物。
治香港脚。
连珠甘遂(一两) 木鳖子(去壳,一雄一雌,各用一个好者)
上为细末,用 猪腰子二个,批开以药末一钱掺匀,纸裹数重,火煨熟放温,五更初
细嚼,米饮汤下。如左脚患则用左腰子,右脚患则用右腰子,药末只须一钱。
毗陵有姓马人鬻酒,宿患肾脏风,一足发肿如瓠,自腰以下,钜细通为一律,痛不可忍
,卧欲转侧,用两人挟持方可动,或者用以铍刀决之。予用此药,合以赠服,至五更初细嚼
米饮下,至辰巳间,下脓如水晶者数升,实时痛止肿退,一月尚柱拐而行,予再以赤乌散涂
贴其膝方愈。后十年过毗陵,率其子列拜以谢,云向脚疾至今不复作,积年肾脏风并以失去
,今健步不苦矣。
治香港脚神效。
上用木鳖子每个作两边麸炒,炒毕切碎,再炒用皮纸,渗尽油为度,每一两用浓桂一两
,同为末,用热酒调服,以得醉为度,盖覆得汗即愈,一作梦中神授方。
Specifically treats Hong Kong Foot (a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and numbness in the feet), whether of long-standing or recent onset.
Ru Xiang (Frankincense) [Eunomiae Resina (Ruxiang, 乳香)] (separately ground into powder)
Xue Jie (Dragon's Blood) [Daemonorops Draconis (Xuejie, 血竭)] (separately ground into powder, equal parts)
Mix the powders evenly. Take one Qu Gua (Papaya Fruit) [Chaenomelis Fructus (Mugua, 木瓜)], remove the skin and core using a bamboo knife, cut off the top to serve as a lid. Fill the hollowed fruit with the mixed powder until full, then replace the lid. Wrap the fruit entirely in flour dough, approximately half a finger's thickness thick. Boil in a clay pot until extremely soft and mushy. Place the fruit along with the dough wrapper into a stone mortar and pound into a paste. Form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds (Wu Tong Zi). Take thirty pills per dose, gradually increasing to forty pills. Administer on an empty stomach with warm wine or Qu Gua Tang (Papaya Decoction). Follow with dry food to settle the medicine. Avoid foods that cause Qi stagnation, raw/cold items, damp/greasy substances, and hard-to-digest solids.
Treats Hong Kong Foot.
Lian Zhu Gan Sui (Pear-shaped Kansui Root) [Kansui Radix (Gansui, 甘遂)] (one tael)
Mu Bie Zi (Monkey Head Seed) [Strychni Semen (Mubiezi, 木鳖子)] (shelled, select one male and one female seed of good quality)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take two pig kidneys, slice them open, and sprinkle one qian of the powder evenly over them. Wrap in multiple layers of paper and roast over fire until cooked, then let cool to warm. Chew thoroughly at Wu Geng (early morning, approx. 3-5 AM) and swallow with Mi Yin Tang (Rice Decoction). If the left foot is affected, use the left kidney; if the right foot is affected, use the right kidney. Only one qian of powder is needed.
In Piling, there was a wine merchant surnamed Ma who suffered from Shen Zang Feng (Kidney Wind, a type of rheumatic bi-syndrome). One foot swelled like a gourd, uniform in thickness from the waist down. The pain was unbearable; he could not turn in bed without assistance from two people. Some suggested incising it with a Pi Dao (scalpel). I prescribed this formula for him to take. He chewed it thoroughly at Wu Geng and swallowed it with rice water. By Chen Si time (approx. 7-11 AM), he discharged several sheng of pus resembling crystal. Immediately, the pain ceased and the swelling subsided. A month later, he still walked with crutches. I then applied Chi Wu San (Red Crow Powder) to his knees, after which he fully recovered. Ten years later, passing through Piling, he brought his sons to bow and thank me, stating that the foot ailment had never recurred, and his chronic Kidney Wind had also disappeared, allowing him to walk briskly without pain.
Divine efficacy for treating Hong Kong Foot.
Take the Mu Bie Zi (Monkey Head Seed) mentioned above, split each into two halves, and stir-fry with wheat bran. After frying, chop finely and stir-fry again. Use parchment paper to absorb all the oil until no more grease appears. For every one liang of prepared Mu Bie Zi, combine with one liang of Nong Gui (Concentrated Cinnamon Bark) [Cinnamomi Cortex (Guizhi/Rougui, 桂枝/肉桂)]. Grind together into a powder. Mix with hot wine and ingest until slightly intoxicated. Cover with blankets to induce sweating, and the condition will resolve. This formula is also known as the "Dream-Divinely Bestowed Formula."