羊乳 治 。干呕烦热。以羊乳一升。煎至减半。分五服。无羊乳。只牛乳亦得。小者减之。一方与生
姜汁合煎。牛乳二合。姜汁一合。银器中慢火煎五七沸。一岁儿服半合。
鹿角粉 治如前。以鹿角粉大豆末等分相和。乳汁涂上。令儿吮服之。
枇杷叶汁
治如前。以枇杷叶拭去毛净。煮汁饮之。亦治咳嗽。
玉真散
白术(半两) 半夏(七个汤洗七次为末生姜汁制) 胡椒(半钱)
上为末。每用半字。以水一呷调下。大者一字。
消乳丸
治饮乳过多。 吐奶瓣不消。好令常服。
丁香 木香 青皮(去穣炒黄) 肉豆蔻(面裹煨) 牵牛子(炒黄各半两)
上为末。滴水丸针头大。每服三五丸。乳上沾吮服。
粪饮
治 乳不止。取田中曲 粪一两研末。空心米饮调下半钱匕。一二服立效。儿小减服。
芦虫汤
治饮乳 吐不入腹。取芦中虫二枚。煮汁饮之。须破芦取。虫似小蚕。
粟煎汤
治肠胃受风寒。下泻不止。身体壮热。
白术 当归(去芦烧焙) 川芎 人参(去芦) 肉桂(去粗皮) 芍药(各一两)
上为末。每服一钱。水一盏。入姜三片。粟米半匙。煎至米熟。去滓温服。
惺腥散
治伤风挟惊。下泻日久。脾困不食。及恐作脾风发痫。
天麻(半钱) 全蝎(半钱炒) 糯米(一钱微炒) 甘草(一钱炙) 木香(一钱炮) 白扁豆(一
钱炮) 山药(一钱焙) 茯苓(一钱微炒) 人参(一钱微炒)
上为末。婴孩一字。二三岁上儿半钱。水半银盏以下。枣半个。煎三五沸温服。
白附子丸 羌活膏 皆治伤风或惊。泄泻不止。方已具于吐门之下。
人参生犀散
治风寒惊悸痰嗽。服寻常药即泻。
前胡(去芦八钱) 桔梗(去芦半两) 人参(去芦三两) 甘草(炙黄二钱) 杏仁(去皮尖五钱末)
上前四味为末。后入杏仁拌匀。细罗罗过。每服二大钱。水一盏。同煎至八分。去渣温服。无时。
诃子汤
治伤冷泻不止。
诃黎勒皮 人参(去芦) 木香 白茯苓(各一两) 甘草(炙) 陈皮(汤浸去白各半两)
上为末。每服一钱。水一小盏。入生姜二片。煎至五分。温服无时。
诃黎豆蔻丹
治如前。
诃黎勒皮 草豆蔻(各一两) 白术 干姜(炮) 川黄连(去须) 当归(去芦洗焙各半两)
上为细末。粟米饭和丸黍米大。每服十粒。汤饮下。无时。
肉豆蔻散
治胃寒下泻。肉豆蔻面裹煨。白枯矾各一两。为末。温米
饮调下一钱。或半钱。空心服。
益脾散
治脾胃伤冷。泄泻腹痛。全不入食。
陈皮(一两去白) 青皮(去穣半两) 诃子肉(半两) 甘草(锉炒半两) 丁香(二钱) 干山药(二
两)
上为细末。每服一大钱。水一小盏。生姜三片。枣一个。煎至六分。去滓温服。与益儿丸间服甚妙。
川椒丸
治夏月伤湿冷。泄泻不止。
川椒(一两去目并闭口者不用拣净慢火炒香熟为度) 肉豆蔻(面裹煨半两)
上为细末。粳米饭和丸黍米大。每服十粒。米饮下。无时。
柏叶 治泻泄洞下。以柏叶煮汁服之。或焙干作末。煎服。
乌姜丸
治脾虚泄泻。不入食。
生姜(二两切棋子大) 黄连(去须二两锉豆大二味同炒紫黑色) 肉豆蔻(二十五个每个入丁香二个
共五十个在内讫别用生姜研烂取汁和面裹煨。熟和面,研之)
上同为细末。滴水和丸芥子大。每二三十丸。枣汤下。乳食前。
龙香散
治肠胃虚弱。滑泄无度。腹痛肠鸣。或疳泻不止。
当归(去芦净洗) 龙骨( ) 赤石脂 乌鱼骨 白术 香白芷 人参(去芦各等分)
上为细末。每服半钱至一钱。温米饮调下。乳食前。
如圣散
治伤热生风。聚泻不定。或时惊悸。睡卧不宁。
板蓝根(肥者二两麸炒令黄色) 丁香(半两) 甘草(一两炮) 乳石(两半) 井泉石(一两半)
上为细末。每服半钱。米饮调下。并服三服。立效。如惊风。薄荷汤调下。
治小儿水谷不调 以枳实面炒黄杵末。米饮服半钱匕。二岁下儿一钱匕。量大小加减服。
温脾散
治泻泄食不化。
苍术(半两米泔浸一宿去黑皮炒) 甘草(炙) 浓朴(去粗皮生姜制) 诃子(炮) 木香 干姜(炮)
茯苓 人参(去芦) 桔梗(去芦各一钱)
上为末。每服一字或半钱,米饮调下。食不化者紫苏盐汤调。泻不止者木瓜汤调下。乳食前。
二和丸
治泻不止。黄连去须一两。南木香一两。二物各半生半炒。为末。醋糊和丸绿豆大。每服三四十丸。米饮
下。乳食前。
还肌散
治洞泻聚泻疳泻等。肌肤瘦弱。乳食不进。
肉豆蔻(一个) 诃子(三个去核) 没石子(一个三味各用大麦面裹慢火煨黄熟勿令烟出)
上为细末。每服半钱。米饮调下。如人行五里久。再一服。须用陈米饮下。神效。
和中散
治痰逆胃虚泄泻。
白术 陈皮(去白) 浓朴(去粗皮生姜制) 甘草(炙各等分)
上为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。生姜三片。枣一个。同煎至六分温服。一方更
有藿香叶减半。
附子散
治胃寒泄泻不止。以半两附子一枚。炮裂去皮脐。为细末。每服一钱。水一盏。盐半钱。煎至五分温服。亦
治洞泄。乳食前服。
赤石脂丸
治泄泻虚滑无度。赤石脂干姜炮等分。为末。糊丸麻子大,每服一二十丸。米饮下。空心服。
豆蔻丸
治泄泻。米谷不化。
肉豆蔻(面裹煨一两) 木香 青皮(去穣炒黄半两) 黑牵牛(一分微炒)
上为细末。滴水和丸黍米大。每服十丸。生姜米饮下。乳食前。
建胃散
治泄泻身热烦渴。
浓朴(去粗皮生姜制一两) 川黄连(去须一两) 白术 肉豆蔻(面裹煨一两) 缩砂仁(半两) 干
姜(半两炮) 木香(半两)
上为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。入生姜粟米各少许。煎至五分。去滓温服。无时。
顺胃丹
治泄泻虫烦腹痛。
白术 良姜 干漆(炒烟尽) 肉桂(各一两) 肉豆蔻(面裹煨半两)
上为细末。面糊和丸黍米大。每服十粒。米饮下。乳食前。
建中丹
治泄泻腹痛多啼。
胡椒 蓬莪术(煨) 全蝎(各一钱) 肉豆蔻(面裹煨半两)
上为细末。面糊和丸黍米大。每服十粒。米饮下。乳食前。
茱萸散
治脾胃弱。食不消。泄泻无度。
吴茱萸(拣净半两用盐二钱水一盏煮之如此换水煮十四次各至水尽遍数足晒干,
炒令紫黑色) 甘草(一两半炙) 陈皮(去白二两炒令香熟)
上为细末。每服一钱或半钱。沸汤点服。无时。
乳香豆蔻丸
治泄泻不已。肠中有恶气故尔。用肉豆蔻一枚。研分两半。中间剜开。安乳香一皂子大在内相合。以线扎
定。和白面裹如胡桃大。煨熟为末。陈米饭和丸绿豆大。每服二十丸。陈米饮下。空心食前。
香矾丹
治泄泻浸久不瘥。
白矾(一两慢火烧枯研成粉) 木香(一两) 诃黎勒皮(半两微炒) 酸石榴皮(半两炒黑)
上为细末。炼蜜和丸黍米大。每服十粒。粥饮下。乳食前。
二白丸
治泄泻滑数不止。白石脂白龙骨 等分。为末。滴水和丸黍米大。每服三五丸。紫苏木瓜汤下。无时。
温白丸
治久患泄泻。脾虚不进饮食。或食讫仍前泻下。米谷不化。
白术(一分米泔浸一时切焙干) 半夏(一钱半汤浸洗七次) 丁香(半钱炒)
上为细末。生姜自然汁糊丸。黍米大。每半岁儿三丸。三五岁儿五七丸。淡生姜汤下。早晚各一。
没石子丸
治泄泻白浊。及滑肠腹痛。亦治疳痢。
木香 黄连(去须各一分) 没石子(一个) 肉豆蔻(二个面裹煨) 诃子肉(三个)
上为细末。饭和丸。麻子大。米饮下。量大小加减与之。无时。
银白散
治脾胃不和。泄泻不止。不思饮食。身体烦热。
人参(去芦) 白茯苓 白扁豆(炒熟) 甘草(炙) 白术(炒各一分。)
罂粟米(微炒二钱别研)
上为末同匀。每服半钱或一钱。紫苏汤调下。无时。
干姜散
治水泻无度。以干姜末。粥饮调下半钱或一字。量大小与。
椒红丸
治如前。以椒二两。去目。用醋二升。煮至醋尽。焙干为末。
糊丸绿豆大。瓷盒收之。每服十丸十五丸。米饮下。一方治婴小水泻奶疳。以椒一分。去目为末,酥调少
少敷脑上。日三。
乌药散
治乳母冷热不调。变坏乳汁不好。儿因饮之。心腹时痛。下泻如水。
香附子(研拣白者) 良姜 赤芍药 天台乌药(各等分)
上为细末。每服一钱。水一盏。煎至六分温服。心腹痛者。入酒少许同煎。只水泻者。米饮调下。量大小
与服。
白石脂散
治水泻形羸。不胜大汤药。以白石脂半两。研如粉。和白粥。空心与服。
柏皮丸
治热泻。以黄柏削去粗皮。焙杵为末。用薄米饮和丸粟米大。每服十丸。米饮下。食前。
清胃散
治挟热下泻频数。
川楝子(去核) 黄柏(炙) 地榆(炙) 当归(去须洗焙) 黄连(去须炒)
上各半两为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。煎至六分。温服无时。
香石散
治伏热中暑。烦躁发渴泄泻。小便不利。
丁香 滑石 舶上硫黄 白芍药 甘草(各等分)
上为末。每服一钱。米饮调下。亦治吐泻无时。
分水车前散
治暑月伤热暴泻。小水不分。以车前子为末。米饮调下半钱或一钱。量大小加减。
白术膏
治暑月中热泻泄。小便不利。腹满气痞。
白术(半两) 白茯苓 人参(去芦) 滑石(各一分) 泽泻(半两)
上为末。炼蜜和膏。每用一皂子大。米饮化下。无时。
香连散
治伏暑泄泻。清浊不分。
木香 川黄连(去须各一两) 人参(去芦) 浓朴(去粗皮生姜制各半两)
上为细末。每服半钱或一钱。米饮调下。乳食前。
草节汤
治冷热不调下泻。胡黄连半两。绵姜一两炮熟。为细末。每服半钱。草节汤调下。食前。
樗根散
治水泻里急后重频数。
樗根皮(一两) 枳壳(半两炒) 甘草(一分炙)
上为末。每服半钱或一钱。粥饮调下。立止。无时。
浓朴散
治洞泻注下。
诃黎勒皮(一两炒) 浓朴(去粗皮生姜制一两) 肉豆蔻(面裹煨一两) 白术(半两) 干姜(半两)
上为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。入生姜粟米各少许。同煎至五分。去滓温服。食前。
香蟾散
治如前。于五月五日。取蟾一只。烧末。饮调一钱服之。儿
小量减。食前。
阿胶丹
治洞泻暴注。
真阿胶(一两粉炒) 干姜(一两炮) 芍药(半两) 当归(去芦半两) 川黄连(去须半两) 肉豆蔻
(面裹煨半两)
上为细末。炼蜜和丸黍米大。每服十粒。粟米饮下。食前。
助胃丹
治洞注不止。手足冷。
附子(一枚重半两炮裂去皮脐) 硫黄(半两) 干姜(半两) 肉豆蔻(面裹煨半两) 肉桂(半两)
白术(半两)
上为细末。面糊为丸黍米大。每服十粒。米饮下。食前。亦治泻脱危困。
火轮散
治虚滑洞泻注下。日夜无度。
附子(一枚半两者炮裂去皮脐) 肉豆蔻(半两面裹煨) 良姜(一钱半)
上为末。每服一字或半钱。陈米饮调下。乳食前。
木香散
亦治冷热不调下泻。
木香 黄柏(蜜炙各一两) 人参(去芦) 缩砂仁(各一两)
上为细末。每服半钱。米饮调下。亦治痢。
豆蔻香连丸
治寒热失宜。阴阳不调。泄泻无度。腹痛肠鸣。
黄连(去须三分炒) 肉豆蔻(面裹煨) 南木香(各一分)
上为细末。粟米饭和丸粟米大。每服二三十丸。米饮下。日夜四五服。量大小与之如圣。
小香连丸
治冷热不调。水谷滑肠。泄泻腹痛。脾胃不和。乳食不化。皆治之。
木香 诃子肉(各一分) 黄连(去须半两炒)
上为细末。饭和丸。绿豆大。每服一二十丸。米饮下。乳食前。一方。加肉豆蔻
三个。甘草一分。同为末。每服半钱。饮调下。名香连散。
石榴汁
治泻下五色。以酸石榴五个。同穣壳捣烂。绞取汁。每服半合。量大小与之。
四色丸
治泻青色。硫黄浓朴去粗皮。生姜制。各等分为细末。糊丸黍米大。每服十五丸。米饮下。无时。
木香白术散
治下泻色青如涎。或如白沫。
木香 白术 陈皮(去白) 丁香(各一分) 麦 (炒黄半两)
上为末。每服半钱或一钱。水半盏。煎至三分温服。如吐泻。与前丁香散兼服。(在吐门)
六神散
治泻多日。粪色与唇口皆白。因成虚困。亦治洞泻吐痢泄泻。
人参(去芦) 白茯苓 干山药 白术 白扁豆 甘草(炙)
上各等分为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。生姜二片。枣一个。煎至六分。通口服。此药用处甚多。调气和
脾胃大良。如治冷泻。用末二钱匕。附子末一钱匕煎之。分三四服。量大小与
之。又治风证加天麻。治痢加罂粟壳。吐泻者服之。以助胃气。防变痫病。
Sheep Milk: Treats infant vomiting. Symptoms include dry heaving, irritability, and fever. Take one sheng of sheep milk, decoct until reduced by half, and divide into five doses. If sheep milk is unavailable, cow's milk may be used instead. Reduce the dosage for smaller infants. Another prescription combines fresh Zingiberis Rhizoma Juice (Shengjiang Zhi, 生薑汁) with sheep milk: two he of cow's milk and one he of ginger juice, slowly decocted in a silver vessel for five to seven boils. One-year-old infants take half a he.
Deer Antler Powder: Treats as above. Mix equal parts of Deer Antler Powder (Lujiao Fen, 鹿角粉) and Soybean Powder (Dadou Mo, 大豆末), apply to breast milk, and let the infant suck it.
Loquat Leaf Juice: Treats as above. Brush off the hairs from Loquat Leaves (Pipaye, 枇杷叶), wash clean, decoct in water, and drink. It also treats cough.
Yuzhen San (Jade True Powder):
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Banliang, 半两) Pinelliae Rhizoma (Seven pieces, washed seven times in water, powdered, processed with Ginger Juice) Piperis Nigris Fructus (Banqian, 半钱)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. For each dose, take half a zi (a very small measure), mixed with a sip of water. Older children take one zi.
Xiaoru Wan (Milk-Digesting Pills):
Treats vomiting of undigested milk curds due to overfeeding. Recommended for regular use.
Symplocos Carpinifoliae Fructus (Dingxiang, 丁香) Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Qingpi, 青皮 - remove pith, stir-fry until yellow) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake) Persicae Semen (Qianniuzi, 牵牛子 - stir-fry until yellow, each banliang)
Grind into fine powder, add drops of water to form pills the size of needle heads. Each dose is three to five pills, applied to breast milk for the infant to suck.
Fen Yin (Excrement Drink):
Treats persistent diarrhea due to improper feeding. Take one liang of fermented grain excrement from fields, grind into powder, and take half a qianbi with rice water on an empty stomach. Effect is immediate after one or two doses. Reduce dosage for small infants.
Lu Chong Tang (Reed Worm Decoction):
Treats vomiting of ingested milk before it enters the stomach. Take two reed worms, decoct in water, and drink. They must be obtained by breaking open the reed. The worm resembles a small silkworm.
Su Jian Tang (Millet Decoction):
Treats diarrhea unceasing and high body heat caused by wind-cold invading the intestines and stomach.
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Angelicae Sinensis Radix (remove rhizome, roast and bake) Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎) Ginseng Radix (remove rhizome) Cinnamomi Cortex (Rougui, 肉桂 - remove rough bark) Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药) (each one liang)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, added to one zhan of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and half a spoon of millet. Decoct until the millet is cooked, strain, and take warm.
Xingxing San (Awakening Powder):
Treats wind-cold complicated with fright, prolonged diarrhea, spleen deficiency with loss of appetite, and prevents Spleen Wind leading to epilepsy.
Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Tianma, 天麻 - banqian) Scorpio (Quanxie, 全蝎 - banqian, stir-fried) Glutinis Oryzae Indicae Semen (Nuomi, 糯米 - one qian, lightly stir-fried) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - one qian, honey-fried) Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香 - one qian, processed) Dolichoris Semen (Baibian Dou, 白扁豆 - one qian, processed) Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shanyao, 山药 - one qian, baked) Poria (Fuling, 茯苓 - one qian, lightly stir-fried) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - one qian, lightly stir-fried)
Grind into fine powder. Infants take half a zi; children aged two to three take half a qian. Add less than half a silver zhan of water and half a jujube. Decoct for three to five boils and take warm.
Baifuzi Wan (Aconite Pill) and Qianghuo Gao (Notopterygium Paste): Both treat diarrhea unceasing caused by wind-cold or fright. Detailed formulas are listed under the Vomiting section.
Renshen Shengxi San (Ginseng and Raw Rhinoceros Horn Powder):
Treats wind-cold, palpitations, phlegm-cough, and cases where ordinary medicines induce diarrhea.
Peucedani Radix (Qianhu, 前胡 - remove rhizome, eight qian) Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng, 桔梗 - remove rhizome, banliang) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - remove rhizome, three liang) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - honey-fried, two qian) Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, 杏仁 - remove skin and tip, five qian, powdered)
Grind the first four ingredients into powder, mix with the almond powder, sift finely. Each dose is two large qian, added to one zhan of water. Decoct until reduced to eight parts, strain, and take warm at any time.
Hezi Tang (Myrobalan Decoction):
Treats diarrhea unceasing due to cold injury.
Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium (Helile Pi, 诃黎勒皮) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - remove rhizome) Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Poria (Baifuling, 白茯苓) (each one liang) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - honey-fried) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮 - soaked in water, white pith removed, each banliang)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, added to a small zhan of water and two slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until reduced to five parts, take warm at any time.
Helidoukou Dan (Myrobalan and Cardamom Pill):
Treats as above.
Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium (Helile Pi, 诃黎勒皮) Etlingerae Fructus (Caodoukou, 草豆蔻) (each one liang) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang, 干姜 - processed) Coptidis Rhizoma (Chuanhuanglian, 川黄连 - remove stamens) Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归 - remove rhizome, wash, bake, each banliang)
Grind into fine powder, mix with millet rice paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is ten pills, taken with decoction at any time.
Roudoukou San (Nutmeg Powder):
Treats diarrhea due to stomach cold. Nutmeg wrapped in flour and baked, and Alum (Bai Kufan, 白枯矾) one liang each, ground into powder. Take one qian or half a qian with warm rice water on an empty stomach.
Yipi San (Spleen-Benefiting Powder):
Treats spleen and stomach cold injury, diarrhea with abdominal pain, and complete loss of appetite.
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮 - one liang, remove white pith) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (Qingpi, 青皮 - remove pith, banliang) Terminaliae Chebulae Aril (Hezirou, 诃子肉 - banliang) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - cut and stir-fried, banliang) Symplocos Carpinifoliae Fructus (Dingxiang, 丁香 - two qian) Dioscoreae Rhizoma Dry (Ganshanyao, 干山药 - two liang)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is one large qian, added to a small zhan of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and one jujube. Decoct until reduced to six parts, strain, and take warm. It is excellent when alternated with Yi'er Wan.
Chuanjiao Wan (Sichuan Pepper Pill):
Treats diarrhea unceasing due to summer damp-cold injury.
Sichuan Pepper (Chuanjiao, 川椒 - one liang, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, clean, stir-fry on slow fire until fragrant and cooked) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake, banliang)
Grind into fine powder, mix with glutinous rice paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is ten pills, taken with rice water at any time.
Baiye (Cupressus Leaf): Treats profuse watery diarrhea. Decoct Cupressus leaves in water and drink, or bake dry, grind into powder, and decoct.
Wujiang Wan (Black Ginger Pill):
Treats spleen deficiency diarrhea with loss of appetite.
Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang, 生姜 - two liang, cut into chess-piece sizes) Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连 - remove stamens, two liang, cut into bean sizes, stir-fry together until purple-black) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - twenty-five pieces, insert two cloves into each, total fifty cloves, crush fresh ginger to extract juice, mix with flour to wrap and bake, then crush again)
Grind all into fine powder, add water dropwise to form pills the size of mustard seeds. Each dose is twenty to thirty pills, taken with jujube decoction before milk or food.
Longxiang San (Dragon Incense Powder):
Treats weak intestines and stomach, uncontrolled slippery diarrhea, abdominal pain, borborygmus, or chronic malnutrition diarrhea.
Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归 - remove rhizome, wash clean) Os Draconis (Longgu, 龙骨) Halloysit Rubra (Chishizhi, 赤石脂) Sepiae Endoconcha (Wuyu Gu, 乌鱼骨) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Xiangbaizhi, 香白芷) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - remove rhizome, equal parts)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a qian to one qian, taken with warm rice water before milk or food.
Rusheng San (Like-Sage Powder):
Treats wind generated by heat, unstable clustered diarrhea, occasional palpitations, and restless sleep.
Isatidis Radix (Banlangen, 板蓝根 - plump ones, two liang, stir-fry with bran until yellow) Symplocos Carpinifoliae Fructus (Dingxiang, 丁香 - banliang) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - one liang, processed) Rupium (Rushi, 乳石 - banliang) Jingquanshi (Well Spring Stone - banliang)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a qian, taken with rice water. Take three doses for immediate effect. If there is convulsive wind, take with mint decoction.
Treatment for Infant Water-Food Mismatch: Stir-fry Aurantii Fructus Immaturus (Zhishi, 枳实) with flour until yellow, grind into powder. Take half a qianbi with rice water. Children under two years old take one qianbi. Adjust dosage according to size.
Wenpi San (Warm Spleen Powder):
Treats diarrhea with indigestion.
Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术 - banliang, soak in rice washing water overnight, remove black skin, stir-fry) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - honey-fried) Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpo, 浓朴 - remove rough bark, process with ginger) Terminalis chebulae (Hezi, 诃子 - processed) Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang, 干姜 - processed) Poria (Fuling, 茯苓) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - remove rhizome) Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng, 桔梗 - remove rhizome, each one qian)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a zi or half a qian, taken with rice water. For indigestion, take with perilla salt water; for unceasing diarrhea, take with quince decoction. Before milk or food.
Erhe Wan (Two-Harmony Pills):
Treats unceasing diarrhea. Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连 - remove stamens, one liang) and Southern Aucklandiae Radix (Nanmuxiang, 南木香, one liang). Each ingredient is half raw and half stir-fried. Grind into powder, mix with vinegar paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Each dose is thirty to forty pills, taken with rice water before milk or food.
Huanji San (Restore Flesh Powder):
Treats profuse diarrhea, clustered diarrhea, malnutrition diarrhea causing emaciation and refusal of milk/food.
Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - one piece) Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus (Hezi, 诃子 - three pieces, remove pits) Myrobalan (Meishizi, 没石子 - one piece). Wrap these three in barley flour, bake slowly until yellow and cooked without smoke.
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a qian, taken with rice water. After the time it takes to walk five li, take another dose. Must be taken with aged rice water for miraculous effect.
Hezhong San (Harmonize Middle Powder):
Treats diarrhea due to phlegm reversal and stomach deficiency.
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮 - remove white pith) Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpo, 浓朴 - remove rough bark, process with ginger) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - honey-fried, equal parts)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, added to a small zhan of water, three slices of fresh ginger, and one jujube. Decoct until reduced to six parts, take warm. Another version adds Huoxiang Ye (Agastache Leaf, 藿香叶) in half the amount.
Fuzi San (Aconite Powder):
Treats unceasing diarrhea due to stomach cold. Take one Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子) weighing half a liang, crackle-process, remove skin and umbilicus, grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, added to one zhan of water and half a qian of salt. Decoct until reduced to five parts, take warm. Also treats profuse watery diarrhea. Take before milk or food.
Chishizhi Wan (Halloysit Rubra Pill):
Treats uncontrolled slippery diarrhea due to deficiency. Halloysit Rubra (Chishizhi, 赤石脂) and Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang, 干姜 - processed), equal parts. Grind into powder, mix with paste to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Each dose is ten to twenty pills, taken with rice water on an empty stomach.
Doukou Wan (Cardamom Pill):
Treats diarrhea with undigested rice and grains.
Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake, one liang) Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride (Qingpi, 青皮 - remove pith, stir-fry until yellow, banliang) Black Persicae Semen (Heiqianniuzi, 黑牵牛 - one fen, lightly stir-fried)
Grind into fine powder, add water dropwise to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is ten pills, taken with ginger rice water before milk or food.
Jianwei San (Stomach-Constructing Powder):
Treats diarrhea with body heat and thirst.
Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpo, 浓朴 - remove rough bark, process with ginger, one liang) Coptidis Rhizoma (Chuanhuanglian, 川黄连 - remove stamens, one liang) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake, one liang) Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Suosharen, 缩砂仁 - banliang) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang, 干姜 - banliang, processed) Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香 - banliang)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, added to a small zhan of water and a little fresh ginger and millet. Decoct until reduced to five parts, strain, and take warm at any time.
Shunwei Dan (Stomach-Pleasing Pill):
Treats diarrhea, intestinal parasites causing discomfort, and abdominal pain.
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma (Liangjiang, 良姜) Dry Lacca (Ganqi, 干漆 - stir-fry until smoke ceases) Cinnamomi Cortex (Rougui, 肉桂) (each one liang) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake, banliang)
Grind into fine powder, mix with flour paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is ten pills, taken with rice water before milk or food.
Jianzhong Dan (Middle-Constructing Pill):
Treats diarrhea with abdominal pain and excessive crying.
Piperis Nigris Fructus (Hujiao, 胡椒) Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma (Peng'ezhu, 蓬莪术 - baked) Scorpio (Quanxie, 全蝎) (each one qian) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake, banliang)
Grind into fine powder, mix with flour paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is ten pills, taken with rice water before milk or food.
Zhuyu San (Evodia Powder):
Treats weak spleen and stomach, indigestion, and uncontrolled diarrhea.
Evodiae Fructus (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸 - cleaned, banliang, boil with two qian of salt and one zhan of water, change water fourteen times until water is exhausted, dry, stir-fry until purple-black) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - one and a half liang, honey-fried) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮 - remove white pith, two liang, stir-fry until fragrant)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian or half a qian, taken with boiling water at any time.
Ruxiang Doukou Wan (Frankincense and Cardamom Pill):
Treats persistent diarrhea due to foul qi in the intestines. Take one Nutmeg (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻), grind and split in half, hollow out the center, place Frankincense (Ruxiang, 乳香) the size of a soap bean inside, bind with thread, wrap in dough like a walnut, bake until cooked, and grind into powder. Mix with aged rice paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Each dose is twenty pills, taken with aged rice water on an empty stomach before meals.
Xiangfan Dan (Incense and Alum Pill):
Treats chronic diarrhea that does not heal.
Alumen (Baifan, 白矾 - one liang, slowly burn until dry, grind to powder) Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香 - one liang) Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium (Helile Pi, 诃黎勒皮 - banliang, lightly stir-fried) Acidic Pomegranate Peel (Suan Shiliu Pi, 酸石榴皮 - banliang, stir-fry until black)
Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is ten pills, taken with porridge water before milk or food.
Erbai Wan (Two Whites Pill):
Treats unceasing slippery and frequent diarrhea. Halloysit Alba (Baishizhi, 白石脂) and Os Draconis (Bailonggu, 白龙骨), equal parts. Grind into powder, add water dropwise to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is three to five pills, taken with perilla and quince decoction at any time.
Wenbai Wan (Warm White Pill):
Treats chronic diarrhea, spleen deficiency with no desire to eat, or continued diarrhea after eating with undigested food.
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白zu - one fen, soak in rice washing water for one hour, slice and bake dry) Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia, 半夏 - one and a half qian, soak in water and wash seven times) Symplocos Carpinifoliae Fructus (Dingxiang, 丁香 - banqian, stir-fried)
Grind into fine powder, mix with fresh ginger juice and paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Infants of half a year take three pills; children aged three to five take five to seven pills. Take with light ginger decoction, morning and evening.
Meishizi Wan (Myrobalan Pill):
Treats diarrhea with white turbidity, slippery intestines with abdominal pain, and also malnutrition dysentery.
Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连 - remove stamens, each one fen) Myrobalan (Meishizi, 没石子 - one piece) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - two pieces, wrap in flour, bake) Terminaliae Chebulae Aril (Hezirou, 诃子肉 - three pieces)
Grind into fine powder, mix with rice paste to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take with rice water, adjust dosage according to size, at any time.
Yinbai San (Silver White Powder):
Treats spleen and stomach disharmony, unceasing diarrhea, loss of appetite, and body irritability/heat.
Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - remove rhizome) Poria (Baifuling, 白茯苓) Dolichoris Semen (Baibian Dou, 白扁豆 - stir-fried until cooked) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - honey-fried) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术 - stir-fried, each one fen) Papaveris Semen (Yangsumi, 罂粟米 - lightly stir-fried, two qian, separately ground)
Grind all into uniform powder. Each dose is half a qian or one qian, taken with perilla decoction at any time.
Ganjiang San (Dried Ginger Powder):
Treats unceasing watery diarrhea. Take Dried Ginger Powder (Ganjiang Mo, 干姜末), mix with porridge water, take half a qian or half a zi, adjust according to size.
Jiaohong Wan (Pepper Red Pill):
Treats as above. Take two liang of pepper, remove eyes, boil in two sheng of vinegar until vinegar is exhausted, dry, and grind into powder.
Mix with paste to form pills the size of mung beans, store in porcelain box. Each dose is ten to fifteen pills, taken with rice water. Another method treats infant watery diarrhea and milk malnutrition: take one fen of pepper, remove eyes, grind into powder, mix with butter, apply sparingly to the fontanelle, three times daily.
Wuyao San (Lindera Powder):
Treats diarrhea like water and abdominal pain in infants caused by drinking bad milk due to the nursing mother's cold-heat imbalance.
Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfuzi, 香附子 - grind and select white ones) Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma (Liangjiang, 良姜) Paeoniae Radix Rubra (Chishaoyao, 赤芍药) Linderae Radix (Tiantai Wuyao, 天台乌药) (equal parts)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, added to one zhan of water, decoct until reduced to six parts, take warm. For abdominal pain, add a little wine and decoct together. For pure watery diarrhea, take with rice water. Adjust dosage according to size.
Baishizhi San (Halloysit Alba Powder):
Treats watery diarrhea with emaciation, where the patient cannot tolerate strong decoctions. Take half a liang of Halloysit Alba (Baishizhi, 白石脂), grind to powder, mix with white porridge, and take on an empty stomach.
Bapi Wan (Phellodendron Bark Pill):
Treats heat diarrhea. Scrape off rough bark from Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex (Huangbai, 黄柏), bake, grind to powder. Mix with thin rice water to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is ten pills, taken with rice water before meals.
Qingwei San (Clear Stomach Powder):
Treats frequent lower diarrhea complicated with heat.
Toosendan Fructus (Chuannanzi, 川楝子 - remove core) Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex (Huangbai, 黄柏 - honey-fried) Sanguisorbae Radix (Diyu, 地榆 - honey-fried) Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归 - remove stamens, wash, bake) Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连 - remove stamens, stir-fried)
Each half a liang, grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, added to a small zhan of water, decoct until reduced to six parts, take warm at any time.
Xiangshi San (Incense and Talc Powder):
Treats hidden heat, summerheat stroke, irritability, thirst, diarrhea, and difficult urination.
Symplocos Carpinifoliae Fructus (Dingxiang, 丁香) Talcum (Huashi, 滑石) Sulfur (Bo Shang Huhuang, 舶上硫黄) Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishaoyao, 白芍药) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (equal parts)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, taken with rice water. Also treats unpredictable vomiting and diarrhea.
Fenshui Cheqian San (Water-Splitting Plantago Powder):
Treats sudden diarrhea due to summerheat injury, with unclear separation of urine and stool. Grind Plantaginis Semen (Cheqianzi, 车前子) into powder. Take half a qian or one qian with rice water, adjust according to size.
Baizhu Gao (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Paste):
Treats summerheat-induced diarrhea with difficult urination, abdominal fullness, and qi stagnation.
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术 - banliang) Poria (Baifuling, 白茯苓) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - remove rhizome) Talcum (Huashi, 滑石) (each one fen) Alismatis Rhizoma (Zexie, 泽泻 - banliang)
Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make paste. Take the size of a soap bean, dissolve in rice water, at any time.
Xianglian San (Incense and Coptis Powder):
Treats hidden summerheat diarrhea with unclear separation of clear and turbid fluids.
Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Coptidis Rhizoma (Chuanhuanglian, 川黄连 - remove stamens, each one liang) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - remove rhizome) Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpo, 浓朴 - remove rough bark, process with ginger, each banliang)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a qian or one qian, taken with rice water before milk or food.
Caojie Tang (Grass Joint Decoction):
Treats diarrhea due to cold-heat imbalance. Hu Huang Lian (Huahuanglian, 胡黄连 - banliang) and Mian Jiang (Mianjiang, 绵姜 - one liang, processed). Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a qian, taken with grass joint decoction before meals.
Chugen San (Bark Root Powder):
Treats frequent watery diarrhea with tenesmus.
Cryptomeriae Cortex (Chugen Pi, 樗根皮 - one liang) Aurantii Fructus (Zhike, 枳壳 - banliang, stir-fried) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - one fen, honey-fried)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a qian or one qian, taken with porridge water. Immediate cessation, at any time.
Nongpo San (Magnolia Bark Powder):
Treats profuse watery diarrhea.
Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium (Helile Pi, 诃黎勒皮 - one liang, stir-fried) Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpo, 浓朴 - remove rough bark, process with ginger, one liang) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake, one liang) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白zu - banliang) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang, 干姜 - banliang)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, added to a small zhan of water and a little fresh ginger and millet. Decoct until reduced to five parts, strain, and take warm before meals.
Xiangchan San (Incense Toad Powder):
Treats as above. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, take one toad, burn to powder, mix with water, take one qian. Reduce dosage for small infants, before meals.
Ejiao Dan (Donkey-Hide Gelatin Pill):
Treats profuse sudden diarrhea.
True Donkey-Hide Gelatin (Ejiao, 阿胶 - one liang, stir-fried with powder) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang, 干姜 - one liang, processed) Paeoniae Radix (Shaoyao, 芍药 - banliang) Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归 - remove rhizome, banliang) Coptidis Rhizoma (Chuanhuanglian, 川黄连 - remove stamens, banliang) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake, banliang)
Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is ten pills, taken with millet drink before meals.
Zhuwei Dan (Stomach-Assisting Pill):
Treats unceasing profuse diarrhea with cold hands and feet.
Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子 - one piece, half a liang, crackle-process, remove skin and umbilicus) Sulfur (Liuhuang, 硫黄 - banliang) Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Ganjiang, 干姜 - banliang) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake, banliang) Cinnamomi Cortex (Rougui, 肉桂 - banliang) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术 - banliang)
Grind into fine powder, mix with flour paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is ten pills, taken with rice water before meals. Also treats critical collapse from diarrhea.
Hulun San (Fire Wheel Powder):
Treats slippery profuse watery diarrhea unceasing day and night.
Aconite Root (Fuzi, 附子 - one piece, half a liang, crackle-process, remove skin and umbilicus) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - banliang, wrap in flour, bake) Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma (Liangjiang, 良姜 - one and a half qian)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a zi or half a qian, taken with aged rice water before milk or food.
Muxiang San (Aucklandia Powder):
Also treats diarrhea due to cold-heat imbalance.
Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex (Huangbai, 黄柏 - honey-fried, each one liang) Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - remove rhizome) Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Suosharen, 缩砂仁 - each one liang)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a qian, taken with rice water. Also treats dysentery.
Doukou Xianglian Wan (Cardamom and Coptis Pill):
Treats diarrhea unceasing with abdominal pain and borborygmus due to disharmony of cold and heat, and yin-yang imbalance.
Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连 - remove stamens, three fen, stir-fried) Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻 - wrap in flour, bake) Southern Aucklandiae Radix (Nanmuxiang, 南木香) (each one fen)
Grind into fine powder, mix with millet rice paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is twenty to thirty pills, taken with rice water, four to five times day and night, adjust according to size. As effective as Rusheng San.
Xiao Xianglian Wan (Small Incense-Coptis Pill):
Treats diarrhea with abdominal pain, spleen-stomach disharmony, and indigestion due to cold-heat imbalance and slippery intestines.
Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Terminaliae Chebulae Aril (Hezirou, 诃子肉) (each one fen) Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连 - remove stamens, banliang, stir-fried)
Grind into fine powder, mix with rice paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Each dose is ten to twenty pills, taken with rice water before milk or food. Another version adds three Myristicae Seeds (Roudoukou, 肉豆蔻) and one fen of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), grind together, take half a qian with drink, named Xianglian San.
Shiliu Zhi (Pomegranate Juice):
Treats diarrhea with five-colored discharge. Take five sour pomegranates, crush whole including pulp and peel, squeeze out juice. Each dose is half a he, adjust according to size.
Sese Wan (Four-Color Pill):
Treats green-colored diarrhea. Sulfur (Huanghuang, 硫黄) and Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpo, 浓朴 - remove rough bark, process with ginger), equal parts. Grind into fine powder, mix with paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Each dose is fifteen pills, taken with rice water at any time.
Muxiang Baizhu San (Aucklandia and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Powder):
Treats green diarrhea resembling saliva or white foam.
Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, 木香) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮 - remove white pith) Symplocos Carpinifoliae Fructus (Dingxiang, 丁香) (each one fen) Wheat (Mai, 麦 - stir-fried until yellow, banliang)
Grind into fine powder. Each dose is half a qian or one qian, added to half a zhan of water, decoct until reduced to three parts, take warm. If vomiting and diarrhea occur, take concurrently with Dingxiang San mentioned earlier (in the Vomiting section).
Liushen San (Six-God Powder):
Treats prolonged diarrhea where feces and lips/mouth are white, indicating deficiency and exhaustion. Also treats profuse diarrhea, vomiting-dysentery, and general diarrhea.
Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参 - remove rhizome) Poria (Baifuling, 白茯苓) Dioscoreae Rhizoma Dry (Ganshanyao, 干山药) Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术) Dolichoris Semen (Baibian Dou, 白扁豆) Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草 - honey-fried)
Equal parts, grind into fine powder. Each dose is one qian, added to a small zhan of water, two slices of fresh ginger, and one jujube. Decoct until reduced to six parts, take orally. This medicine has many uses; it greatly benefits harmonizing qi and strengthening the spleen and stomach. For cold diarrhea, take two qianbi of this powder and one qianbi of Fuzi Mo (Aconite Powder, 附子末), decoct together, divide into three to four doses, adjust according to size. For wind syndromes, add Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Tianma, 天麻); for dysentery, add Papaveris Pericarpium (Yingsuke, 罂粟壳). For vomiting and diarrhea, take it to support stomach qi and prevent transformation into epilepsy.