干姜粥 治一切寒冷,气郁心痛,胸腹胀满。
用白米四合,入干姜、良姜各一两,煮食。
生姜煎 治反胃羸弱。
生姜切片,麻油煎过为末,煮粥调食。
生姜酒 治霍乱转筋,入腹欲死,心腹冷疼。
生姜三两捣,陈酒一升,煮两三沸服,仍以渣贴疼处。
生姜醋浆 治呕吐不止。
生姜一两,醋浆两合,银器煎取四合,连渣嚼呷。又杀腹内长虫。
茱萸粥 治心气痛不止,胸腹胀满。
用吴茱萸二分,和米煮粥食之。
又方 川椒茶(治同上)。
丁香熟水 治亦同上。
丁香一二粒打碎,入壶倾滚水在内,其香勃然,大能快脾利气,定痛辟寒。
肉桂酒 治感寒身体疼痛。
用辣桂末二钱,温酒调服。腹痛泄泻,俗以生姜、吴萸、擂酒俱效,如跌扑伤坠疼痛,瘀血为患,
宜用桂枝。
豆蔻汤 治一切冷气,心腹胀满,胸膈痞滞,哕逆呕吐,泄泻虚滑,水谷不消,困倦少力,不
思饮食。
用肉豆蔻仁四两,面裹煨,甘草炒一两,白面炒四两,丁香五分,盐炒五钱,共为末,每服二钱,沸
汤点服,空腹妙。
绿豆粥 解暑渴。
用绿豆淘净,下汤煮熟,入米同煮食之。
绿豆酒 治同上。
用绿豆蒸熟,浸酒服。
又方 加黄连少许。
桂浆 解暑渴,去热生凉,益气消痰。
官桂末一两,白蜜二两,先以水二斗煎至一斗,候冷入瓷坛中,入桂、蜜二味,搅一二百余遍
,先用油纸一层,外加绵纸数层,以绳封之。每日去纸一重,七日开之,气香味美,或以蜜封,置
井中一日,冰冷可口。每服一二杯,百病不作。
Ganjiang Porridge (Dried Ginger Porridge): Treats all types of cold syndromes, heart pain caused by Qi stagnation, and distension/fullness in the chest and abdomen.
Use four he of white rice, add one liang each of Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) and Liangjiang (Galangal), cook into porridge and eat.
Shengjiang Jian (Fried Fresh Ginger): Treats regurgitation (fanwei) and emaciation/weakness.
Slice fresh ginger, fry in sesame oil until done, grind into powder, mix with cooked porridge for consumption.
Shengjiang Jiu (Fresh Ginger Wine): Treats cholera-like syndrome with tendon contraction (zhuanjin), severe pain as if dying, and cold pain in the heart and abdomen.
Crush three liang of fresh ginger, add one sheng of aged wine, boil for two or three boils, then drink. Apply the dregs to the painful area.
Shengjiang Cujiang (Fresh Ginger and Vinegar Slurry): Treats incessant vomiting.
Take one liang of fresh ginger, two he of vinegar slurry, decoct in a silver vessel to obtain four he of liquid, chew and swallow together with the dregs. It also kills long worms (roundworms) in the abdomen.
Zhuyu Zhou (Evodia Porridge): Treats persistent heart Qi pain and distension/fullness in the chest and abdomen.
Use two fen of Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit), mix with rice, cook into porridge and eat.
Another Prescription: Chuanjiao Cha (Sichuan Pepper Tea) (Treats the same conditions).
Dingxiang Shushui (Brewed Clove Water): Treats the same conditions.
Crush one or two cloves (Dingxiang), put them in a pot, pour boiling water over them. The fragrance is strong; it greatly benefits the Spleen, promotes Qi flow, relieves pain, and dispels cold.
Rougui Jiu (Cinnamon Bark Wine): Treats body pain caused by contracting cold.
Use two qian of Lagul (Spicy Cinnamon) powder, mix with warm wine and take orally. For abdominal pain and diarrhea, folk remedies using fresh ginger and Wuzhuyu ground and mixed with wine are effective. However, for pain due to falls, blows, or injuries involving blood stasis, Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig) should be used.
Doukou Tang (Cardamom Decoction): Treats all types of cold Qi, heart and abdominal distension/fullness, chest and diaphragm stuffiness/stagnation, hiccups, vomiting, diarrhea with slippery incontinence, indigestion of food and water, fatigue and weakness, and loss of appetite.
Use four liang of Roudoukou Ren (Nutmeg Kernel), wrapped in flour and baked (wei); one liang of Gancao (Licorice Root) stir-fried; four liang of white flour stir-fried; five fen of Dingxiang (Cloves); five qian of salt stir-fried. Grind all into powder. Take two qian per dose, mixed with boiling water. Best taken on an empty stomach.
Lvdou Zhou (Mung Bean Porridge): Relieves summer-heat thirst.
Thoroughly wash mung beans, boil in water until cooked, add rice, cook into porridge and eat.
Lvdou Jiu (Mung Bean Wine): Treats the same condition.
Steam mung beans until cooked, soak in wine, and drink.
Another Prescription: Add a small amount of Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome).
Gujiang (Cinnamon Syrup): Relieves summer-heat thirst, clears heat and generates coolness, tonifies Qi, and resolves phlegm.
Take one liang of Guanyuan Gui (Official Cinnamon) powder and two liang of white honey. First, decoct two dou of water until reduced to one dou. Wait for it to cool, then place in a ceramic jar. Add the cinnamon powder and honey, stir more than 100 times. Cover with a layer of oiled paper first, then several layers of cotton paper, and seal tightly with rope. Remove one layer of paper daily; after seven days, open it. The aroma and taste are excellent. Alternatively, seal with honey and place in a well for one day until ice-cold and palatable. Take one or two cups per dose; this prevents various diseases.