罂粟饮子
治赤白滞痢。
罂粟壳（半两蜜炙） 人参（去芦一分） 浓朴（去粗皮生姜制一两） 白茯苓（半两） 干姜（一分炮）
乌梅（三个去仁连核用） 御米壳（三个） 阿胶（三片蛤粉炒焦去粉）
上同末。每服一钱。水酒各半盏。煎数沸。温服。乳食前。呕吐者不可服。
三奇汤
治白痢。
御米壳（二两涂蜜炙） 酸石榴皮（一两涂蜜炙焦） 阿胶（半两蛤粉炒去粉）
上细末。每服半钱。乌梅甘草汤调送下。乳食前。
胜金丸
治热痢下血。黄柏去粗皮半两。赤芍药四钱。共为末。饭和丸如麻子大。每服一二十丸。米饮下。乳食前。
当归散
治如前。
当归（去芦并土一分焙） 芍药（一分炒） 黄连（去须一分炒） 枳壳（一分去穣麸炒黄）
上为细末。每服半钱。水五分。煎至三分。温服。下血多者。入甘草一寸同煎。乳食前。
槐花散
治血痢不瘥。槐花拣净炒。地榆炒各等分。为细末。每服半钱一钱。米饮调下。乳食前。
圣效散
治血痢久不瘥。
赤石脂（一两烧赤） 白龙骨（一两 ） 阿胶（一两锉蛤粉炒去粉） 诃黎勒（煨去核用半两） 木香
（半两） 黄连（去须半两） 干姜（半两炮） 甘草（半两炙）
上细末。每服半钱。煎粟米饮调下。食前。
浓肠丸
治血痢肠虚。
黄连（去须炒） 川楝子（去核各一两） 木香 阿胶（锉蛤粉炒去粉） 当归（去芦并土） 吴茱萸（去
枝梗微炒各半两）
上细末。粟米饭和丸黍米大。每服一二十丸。米饮下。食前。
白梅饮子
治血痢不止。以白梅一枚去核。盐水研烂。合腊茶醋汤沃服之。昔陈应之治曾相痢血百余日。诸医不能疗。陈
用此一啜而瘥。又梁相亦病痢血。应之曰。此挟水谷者。用三物散数服而愈。
三物散
胡黄连乌梅肉灶下土各等分。为末。每服一钱。腊茶清调下。食前空腹温服。
又方 治热痢下血。频并不瘥。以白梅五个取肉。腊茶二钱。同研匀细。每服一钱或半钱。白汤点服。或以
醋汤沃服之。量大小加减。食前。
黄连丹
治如前。
黄连（去须二两） 当归（去芦并土一两洗焙） 白头翁（去芦三分） 蔓青根（三分洗焙干） 木香
（半两） 川楝子（面裹煨去核用半两）
上细末。粳米饭和丸黍米大。每服十粒。米饮下。乳食前。或十五粒。
必效丸
主治如前。
川黄连（去须二两） 大枣（半升） 干姜（一两） 肉豆蔻（一分面裹煨香去面）
上细末。糊丸黍米大。每服五七丸。米饮下。乳食前。儿大增之。
雄黄散
治肠胃虚冷。下痢频并。腹痛不可忍。后重努 肛脱。
雄黄（一分研细水飞） 乳香（一分研细） 白矾（飞过一钱研细）
上同研匀。每服婴孩一字。二三岁半钱。陈米饮调下。日三服。乳食前。
艾叶汤
治虚冷下痢白脓。
艾叶（一两微炒） 当归（去芦并土一两） 干姜（一两炮） 木香（半两） 诃黎勒（煨去核用半两）
上细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。入粟米少许。同煎至五分。去滓温服。食前。大小以意加减。
又方 治如前。以蜡茶一钱。入热醋少许调服。乳食前。大小以意加减。
又方 治如前。以沙牛角鳃烧存性为末。粥饮调下一钱或半钱。乳食前。
阿胶丸
治如前。赤茯苓赤芍药各一两。为细末。以米醋煮阿胶一两。和丸绿豆大。米饮下一二十丸。乳食前。
酒煎汤
治肠胃虚冷。泄泻不止。变成白痢。甘草半两炙。为粗末。每服二钱。水一盏。生姜三片。枣一个。煎至半
盏。去渣放温。量大小加减服。赤多者加黑豆十粒同煎。
三神丹
治如前。以肥大无尖草乌头三个。各去皮。一个生。一个炮熟。一个烧作黑灰。同为细末。面糊丸如萝卜子
大。每服三粒，水泻井花水下。白痢干姜汤下。赤痢甘草汤下。赤白滞痢干姜甘草汤下。食前。
木香炒连丸
治脾胃虚弱。寒湿冷热相搏。滑泄下痢赤白。
黄连（二两粗好折开如金色者锉匀如豆大又用生姜四两净洗亦匀切如豆大同入石银器中炒不住手搅贵
得匀也炒至生姜焦脆去姜不用只用黄连） 诃子（煨去核用半两） 木香（半两）
上同细末。以湿纸包粟米饭。慢火煨。水脉溜取出。和药丸如绿豆大。每服二三十丸。食前米饮下。神效。
金锁散
治赤白滞痢。日久不瘥。
黄连（去须一分用茱萸一分同炒去茱萸不用只用黄连） 浓朴（去粗皮半两生姜制）
上同细末。婴孩一字。二三岁半钱。紫苏木瓜汤调下。日三服。食前。
赤脂丹
治如前。
赤石脂 干姜（炮） 肉豆蔻（各一两面裹煨香去面用）
上细末。面糊丸黍米大。每服十粒。米饮下。食前。
治小儿下痢脓血。
荜澄茄（一两） 破故纸（半两炒黄） 黄连（去须半两） 木香（一分）
上细末。每服半钱。陈米饮下。食前。日二
服。小儿加减。
治小儿风邪所干。下痢频并。里急后重。天南星一两。生为末。每服半钱。水二盏。生姜十片。米十粒。煎
至半盏。温服。食前。
治小儿久痢脏毒。下脓血不止。以好大枣一个去核。入黄丹半钱。 砂一皂子许。腻粉十文。并研细置枣
肉内。用大麦面裹。慢火灰中炮香熟。去面并枣皮了。研极细。入少软饭。丸如麻子大。量儿大小加减丸数。煎
槐花汤下。甚者二服定。食前。
小桃花丸
治小儿赤白痢。
赤石脂 龙骨（ ） 密陀僧 淀粉 黄丹（炒紫黑色用）
上等分。醋糊丸绿豆大，每服十丸十五丸。米饮下。乳食前
治赤白诸痢 以蜂房烧末饮服，量大小与。 又以鸡肠草取汁一合。和蜜温服良。以云母粉半两。更研极
细。量儿大小加减。
煮白粥拌匀。空腹食之。 又以胡粉熟蒸。熬令色变。饮服之。亦治无辜痢良。大小以意加减。
治久痢不瘥 以没石子二个。锉熬令黄。研细。作馄饨食之。
姜连丸
治小儿诸痢。
黄连（去须） 龙骨（ ） 白石脂 川姜（炮） 枯矾（各一两）
上末。以粟米粥和丸麻子大。每服三十丸。米饮下。乳食前。量大小与服。
木香黄连丸
治冷热相杂。下痢赤白。里急后重。腹痛绞撮，及肠胃气虚。暴伤乳哺。
木香 黄连（去须各一分） 白附子尖（二个炮）
上细末。粟米饭和丸绿豆大。或黍米大。每服十丸至二三十丸。量大小与之。食前米饮下。日夜三四服。
四神散
治诸般赤白痢。
当归（去芦并土焙） 干姜（炮） 黄柏（炒） 黄连（去须炒各等分）
上四味。各自为末。如水谷痢。各用半钱和匀。量儿大小。一钱至半钱。浓煎乌
梅汤调下。赤痢者。加黄柏倍之。白痢者。加干姜倍之。后重里急肠痛者。加
黄连倍之。腹中绞痛者。加当归倍之。并空心食前服。沈存中言。予
家常作此药。最获大效。
槲皮汤
治如前。以新槲皮不拘多少。去外黑皮。细切晒干。每服二钱。水一盏。煎至半盏。去渣更煎如膏。量大小温
服。立瘥。食前。
又方 治如前。以鸡子一个取清。摊连纸一张令遍。晒干。叠作四重。包撮乌梅十个。有肉好者。安熨斗
内。炭火烧烟欲尽。存性取出。顿一碗中。上用盏子合之。候冷研细。更入水银粉少许和匀。量儿大小。分三五
服。空心井花水调下。如一服微痢。止后服。
二色丸
治如前。
吴茱萸（拣去枝梗二两） 黄连（去须二两） 巴豆（四十九粒去皮）
上同于铫子内炒令黄赤色。去巴豆不用，只将上面二味。各自为末。面糊和丸。如萝卜子大。看大小紧慢。
加减丸数。如白痢只服茱萸丸。赤痢只服黄连丸。白多赤少者。多服茱萸丸。赤多白少者。多服黄连丸。少服茱
萸丸。赤白相等者。中半服之。
御米汤
治如前。
御米（十粒和壳用） 甘草（二钱炙） 当归（去芦洗焙一分） 黄连（去须一分）
上末。每服一钱。米饮调下。乳食前。
罂粟丸
治如前。
罂粟壳（一两蜜炒） 酸石榴皮（烧存性四钱） 甘草（半两炙） 阿胶（一钱锉蛤粉炒去粉）
上末。炼蜜和丸小鸡头子大。每服一丸。水六分盏化开。煎至四分温服。乳食前。
三乌丸
治如前。
川乌（一个） 草乌（一个） 巴豆（七个）
上各烧及九分。同研细。酒煮黄蜡熔化。入少好油拌和。搅匀成膏，每用旋丸绿豆大。每服三丸。看大小加
减。血痢黄连汤下。白痢干姜汤下。水谷痢倒流水下。赤白痢干姜甘草汤下。
固肠丸
治赤白滞痢。多日不瘥。渐成羸瘦。
黄连（去须二两） 木香（二两） 半夏（二两汤洗七次） 干姜（二两炮） 赤石脂（二两火 五次）
浓朴（去粗皮二两生姜制） 白术（二两）
上为细末。面糊和丸黍米大。每服十丸。米饮下。乳食前。
健胃丹
治赤白等痢疾。日久 羸。
黄连（去须锉微炒一两） 白龙骨（半两） 白石脂（半两） 神曲（半两炒） 乌梅肉（半两炒干） 干姜
（半两炒） 白矾（枯一分）
上细末。醋糊和丸黍米大。每服十粒十五粒。米饮下。乳食前。
妙应膏
治久痢赤白。诸药不效。
密陀僧（半两末） 黄丹（半两研） 淀粉（半两研以上三味同于铫子内以醋拌匀用火熬如茶褐色） 诃黎
勒皮 木香（各一两并末） 巴豆（十粒去皮膜压油尽） 砒霜（半钱研） 麝香（一钱研）
上同研匀细。先以黄蜡四两。慢火熔化。入药拌匀熬成膏。每用旋丸黍米大。未 儿一粒。二三岁儿二粒。
四五岁三粒。六七岁五粒。血多冷甘草汤下。脓多温艾叶汤下。临卧服。忌热物。亦治积痢。
金华散
治滞痢多时。羸瘦体弱不堪。疾势困重。好黄连为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。煎至盏半。入蜜少许。和
匀。放温服之。日五六服。食前。
又方 治如前。以麻子一合。炒香熟为末。每服一钱。温蜜浆水和服。立效。
木香三使汤
治赤白久痢。拖延时月。至天寒不断。以木香方寸许。
黄连半两。水半升同煮至水干。去黄连不用。只将木香薄切。焙干为末。分三服。第一服橘皮汤调下。第
二服陈米饮下。第三服甘草汤调下。乳食前。
乌金散
治赤白滞痢。及有所伤下痢。以青州枣不拘个数。去核入白矾末满。以纸裹 。存性为末。每服半钱。米饮
调下。未愈宜增之。如赤者。更入好茶半钱同调服。白者不用。
Yingsu Yinzi (Poppy Shell Drink)
Treats Chi Bai Zhi Li (Dysentery with mixed red and white mucus and difficult defecation).
Yingsu Qiao (Poppy Shell, half tael, honey-fried) Renshen (Ginseng Root, one fen, rhizome removed) Houpo (Magnolia Bark, one tael, rough bark removed, ginger-processed) Baifuling (White Poria, half tael) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, one fen, processed)
Wumei (Mume Fruit, three pieces, flesh removed, pit retained) Yumi Qiao (Poppy Shell, three pieces) Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, three slices, fried with clam powder until charred, powder removed)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take one qian per dose. Mix half a zhan of water and half a zhan of wine. Boil for several boils. Take warm. Administer before milk or food intake. Contraindicated in cases with vomiting.
Sanqi Tang (Three Wonders Decoction)
Treats Bai Li (White Dysentery).
Yumi Qiao (Poppy Shell, two tael, coated with honey and fried) Suan Shiliu Pi (Sour Pomegranate Peel, one tael, coated with honey and fried until charred) Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, half tael, fried with clam powder, powder removed)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take half a qian per dose. Administer with Wumei Gancao Tang (Mume and Licorice Decoction). Administer before milk or food intake.
Shengjin Wan (Victory Gold Pill)
Treats Re Li Xia Xue (Heat Dysentery with bloody stool). Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark, half tael, rough bark removed) Chishaoyao (Red Peony Root, four qian). Grind together into fine powder. Mix with rice paste to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take ten to twenty pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake.
Danggui San (Angelica Powder)
Treatment as above.
Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, one fen, rhizome and soil removed, baked) Shaoyao (Peony Root, one fen, stir-fried) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, one fen, rhizome removed, stir-fried) Zhike (Aurantium Fruit, one fen, albedo removed, bran-fried until yellow)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take half a qian per dose. Use five parts water, decoct to three parts. Take warm. For heavy bleeding, add one cun of Gancao (Licorice Root) and decoct together. Administer before milk or food intake.
Huaihua San (Sophora Flower Powder)
Treats Xue Li (Bloody Dysentery) that has not healed for a long time. Huaihua (Sophora Flower), cleaned and stir-fried. Diyü (Sanguisorba Root), stir-fried. Equal proportions. Grind into fine powder. Take half to one qian per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake.
Shengxiao San (Holy Efficacy Powder)
Treats chronic bloody dysentery that has not healed.
Chishizhi (Red Halloysite, one tael, calcined until red-hot) Bailonggu (White Dragon Bone, one tael) Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, one tael, crushed, fried with clam powder, powder removed) Helile (Chebula Fruit, roasted, pitted, half tael) Muxiang (Costus Root, half tael) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, half tael, rhizome removed) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, half tael, processed) Gancao (Licorice Root, half tael, honey-fried)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take half a qian per dose. Administer with millet drink. Administer before meals.
Nongchang Wan (Intestine-Thickening Pill)
Treats bloody dysentery causing intestinal deficiency.
Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, rhizome removed, stir-fried) Chuanlianzi (Toosendan Fruit, pitted, one tael each) Muxiang (Costus Root) Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, crushed, fried with clam powder, powder removed) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, rhizome and soil removed) Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, twigs and stems removed, slightly stir-fried, half tael each)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Mix with millet rice paste to form pills the size of broomcorn millet. Take ten to twenty pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before meals.
Baimei Yinzi (White Plum Drink)
Treats persistent bloody dysentery. Take one white plum, remove the pit. Grind thoroughly with salt water. Mix with lacquer tea vinegar soup and take. Historically, Chen Yingzhi treated Prime Minister Zeng who suffered from bloody dysentery for over a hundred days; other physicians could not cure him. Chen used this single dose to achieve recovery. Similarly, Prime Minister Liang suffered from bloody dysentery. Chen said, "This is dysentery complicated by undigested food." He cured him with a few doses of Sanwu San (Three Ingredients Powder).
Sanwu San (Three Ingredients Powder)
Huhuanglian (Picrorhiza Rhizome), Wumei Rou (Mume Flesh), Zaoxia Tu (Earth from the center of the cooking stove). Equal proportions. Grind into fine powder. Take one qian per dose. Administer with clear lacquer tea decoction. Administer warm on an empty stomach before meals.
Another Prescription: Treats Re Li Xia Xue (Heat Dysentery with bloody stool) that recurs frequently and resists treatment. Take flesh from five white plums. Two qian of lacquer tea. Grind together until fine. Take one qian or half a qian per dose. Take with plain boiled water. Alternatively, take with vinegar soup. Adjust dosage according to age/size. Administer before meals.
Huanglian Dan (Coptis Pill)
Treatment as above.
Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, two tael, rhizome removed) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, one tael, rhizome and soil removed, washed and baked) Baitouweng (Pulsatilla Root, three fen, rhizome removed) Manqinggen (Brassica Root, three fen, washed and baked dry) Muxiang (Costus Root, half tael) Chuanlianzi (Toosendan Fruit, wrapped in flour, roasted, pitted, half tael)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Mix with japonica rice paste to form pills the size of broomcorn millet. Take ten pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake. Dosage may be increased to fifteen pills.
Bixiao Wan (Must-Efficacious Pill)
Indications as above.
Chuan Huanglian (Sichuan Coptis Rhizome, two tael, rhizome removed) Dazao (Jujube, half sheng) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, one tael) Roudoukou (Nutmeg, one fen, wrapped in flour, roasted fragrant, flour removed)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Form pills with starch paste the size of broomcorn millet. Take five to seven pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake. Dosage for infants can be increased appropriately.
Xionghuang San (Realgar Powder)
Treats cold-deficiency of the intestines and stomach, frequent dysentery, unbearable abdominal pain, tenesmus, and rectal prolapse.
Xionghuang (Realgar, one fen, finely ground, water-suspended) Ruxiang (Frankincense, one fen, finely ground) Baijian (Alum, one qian, purified, finely ground)
Grind all ingredients together until uniform. Take a "yi zi" amount (very small quantity) for infants, half a qian for children aged two to three. Administer with aged rice drink. Three times daily. Administer before milk or food intake.
Aiye Tang (Mugwort Leaf Decoction)
Treats cold-deficiency dysentery discharging white pus.
Aiye (Mugwort Leaf, one tael, slightly stir-fried) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, one tael, rhizome and soil removed) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, one tael, processed) Muxiang (Costus Root, half tael) Helile (Chebula Fruit, roasted, pitted, half tael)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take one qian per dose. Use one small zhan of water, add a little millet. Decoct together to five parts. Remove dregs, take warm. Administer before meals. Adjust dosage according to age/size.
Another Prescription: Treatment as above. Take one qian of lacquer tea, mix with a little hot vinegar, and take. Administer before milk or food intake. Adjust dosage according to age/size.
Another Prescription: Treatment as above. Take sand buffalo horn gills, calcined to retain nature, ground into powder. Take one qian or half a qian mixed with porridge drink. Administer before milk or food intake.
Ejiao Wan (Donkey-hide Gelatin Pill)
Treatment as above. Chifuling (Red Poria) and Chishaoyao (Red Peony Root), one tael each. Grind into fine powder. Dissolve one tael of Ejiao in rice vinegar. Mix to form pills the size of mung beans. Take ten to twenty pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake.
Jiu Jian Tang (Wine-Decocted Soup)
Treats cold-deficiency of the intestines and stomach, continuous diarrhea evolving into white dysentery. Gancao (Licorice Root), half tael, honey-fried. Grind into coarse powder. Take two qian per dose. Use one zhan of water, three slices of fresh ginger, one jujube. Decoct to half a zhan. Remove residue, let cool to warm. Adjust dosage according to age/size. If blood predominates, add ten black soybeans and decoct together.
Sanshen Dan (Three Gods Pill)
Treatment as above. Take three large, tipless Caowutou (Aconite Lateral Root). Peel each. One raw, one processed/cooked, one burned to black ash. Grind together into fine powder. Form pills with starch paste the size of radish seeds. Take three pills per dose. For watery diarrhea, administer with well-water drawn at dawn. For white dysentery, administer with Ganjiang Tang (Dried Ginger Decoction). For red dysentery, administer with Gancao Tang (Licorice Decoction). For chi-bai zhi li (mixed red-white sticky dysentery), administer with Ganjiang Gancao Tang (Dried Ginger and Licorice Decoction). Administer before meals.
Muxiang Chao Lian Wan (Costus Stir-Fried Coptis Pill)
Treats spleen and stomach weakness, where cold-dampness and cold-heat pathogens clash, causing slippery discharge and chi-bai dysentery.
Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, two tael, select high-quality pieces breaking golden-yellow, crush to bean-size. Also use four tael of fresh ginger, clean and cut to bean-size. Stir-fry together constantly in a stone-silver vessel until uniform. Fry until ginger is crisp, discard ginger, keep only Huanglian) Hezizi (Chebula Fruit, roasted, pitted, half tael) Muxiang (Costus Root, half tael)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Wrap millet rice in wet paper, slow-roast until cooked, remove moisture. Mix with medicine to form pills the size of mung beans. Take twenty to thirty pills per dose. Administer before meals with rice drink. Miraculous efficacy.
Jinsuo San (Golden Lock Powder)
Treats chi-bai zhi li (mixed red-white sticky dysentery) persisting for a long time without healing.
Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, one fen, stir-fried with one fen of Wuzhuyu, discard Wuzhuyu, keep only Huanglian) Houpo (Magnolia Bark, half tael, rough bark removed, ginger-processed)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Infants take a "yi zi" amount, children aged two to three take half a qian. Administer with Zisu Mugua Tang (Perilla and Quince Decoction). Three times daily. Administer before meals.
Chizhi Dan (Red Grease Pill)
Treatment as above.
Chishizhi (Red Halloysite) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, processed) Roudoukou (Nutmeg, one tael each, wrapped in flour, roasted fragrant, flour removed)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Form pills with starch paste the size of broomcorn millet. Take ten pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before meals.
Treating pediatric dysentery with pus and blood.
Bichengqie (Chinese Pepper Fruit, one tael) Poguzhi (Psoralea Fruit, half tael, stir-fried yellow) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, half tael, rhizome removed) Muxiang (Costus Root, one fen)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take half a qian per dose. Administer with aged rice drink. Administer before meals. Twice daily. Adjust for children.
Treating pediatric dysentery caused by wind-pathogen invasion, frequent stools, tenesmus. Tian Nanxing (Arisaema Rhizome), one tael. Grind raw into powder. Take half a qian per dose. Use two zhan of water, ten slices of fresh ginger, ten grains of rice. Decoct to half a zhan. Take warm. Administer before meals.
Treating pediatric chronic dysentery with organ toxins, continuous discharge of pus and blood. Take one good jujube, remove pit. Insert half a qian of Huangdan (Lead Monoxide), Nao Sha (Ammonium Chloride) the size of a soap bean, and Nifen (Calomel) ten wen. Grind finely, place inside jujube flesh. Wrap in barley flour. Roast slowly in ashes until fragrant and cooked. Remove flour and jujube skin. Grind extremely fine. Add a little soft rice. Form pills the size of hemp seeds. Adjust number of pills based on child's size. Administer with Huaihua Tang (Sophora Flower Decoction). Severe cases resolve after two doses. Administer before meals.
Xiao Taohua Wan (Little Peach Blossom Pill)
Treating pediatric chi-bai dysentery.
Chishizhi (Red Halloysite) Longgu (Dragon Bone) Miduoseng (Litharge) Dianfen (Starch) Huangdan (Lead Monoxide, stir-fried until purple-black)
Equal proportions. Form pills with vinegar paste the size of mung beans. Take ten to fifteen pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake.
Treating various chi-bai dysenteries. Burn bee comb to powder, take with water, adjust dosage by size. Also, extract juice from Jichangcao (Polygonum aviculare), mix with honey, take warm. Good effect. Take Yunmu Fen (Mica Powder), half tael, grind extremely fine. Adjust dosage by size.
Boil white rice porridge, mix evenly. Eat on an empty stomach. Also, steam Hufen (Lead Carbonate) until cooked, fry until color changes, take with water. Also treats Wugu Li (Innocent Dysentery). Adjust dosage by size.
Treating chronic dysentery not healing. Take Meishi Zi (Myrobalan Nut), two pieces, crush and fry until yellow. Grind fine. Make into wontons and eat.
Jianglian Wan (Ginger-Coptis Pill)
Treating various pediatric dysenteries.
Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, rhizome removed) Longgu (Dragon Bone) Baishizhi (White Halloysite) Chuanjiang (Sichuan Ginger, processed) Kufan (Burnt Alum, one tael each)
Grind all ingredients into powder. Mix with millet porridge to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take thirty pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake. Adjust dosage by size.
Muxiang Huanglian Wan (Costus Coptis Pill)
Treating mixed cold-heat pathogens, chi-bai dysentery, tenesmus, abdominal cramping pain, and gastrointestinal qi deficiency due to sudden damage from milk feeding.
Muxiang (Costus Root) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, rhizome removed, one fen each) Baifu Zi Jian (Aconite Tip, two pieces, processed)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Mix with millet rice paste to form pills the size of mung beans or broomcorn millet. Take ten to twenty to thirty pills per dose. Adjust by size. Administer before meals with rice drink. Three to four times day and night.
Sishen San (Four Spirits Powder)
Treating various types of chi-bai dysentery.
Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, rhizome and soil removed, baked) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, processed) Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark, stir-fried) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, rhizome removed, stir-fried, equal proportions)
The above four ingredients are ground into powder separately. For dysentery with undigested food, mix half a qian of each. Adjust dosage for children from one qian to half a qian. Administer with strong decoction of Wumei Tang (Mume Decoction). For red dysentery, double the Huangbai. For white dysentery, double the Ganjiang. For tenesmus, urgency, and intestinal pain, double the Huanglian. For abdominal cramping pain, double the Danggui. All taken on an empty stomach before meals. Shen Cunzhong stated: "My family often prepares this medicine, achieving great efficacy."
Hupi Tang (Oak Bark Decoction)
Treatment as above. Take fresh oak bark, any amount. Remove outer black bark. Cut finely, dry in sun. Take two qian per dose. Use one zhan of water, decoct to half a zhan. Remove residue, decoct again until paste-like. Take warm, adjust by size. Immediate recovery. Administer before meals.
Another Prescription: Treatment as above. Take one egg white. Spread thinly on connected paper until covered. Dry in sun. Fold into four layers. Wrap ten fleshy, good wumei (mume fruits). Place in an ironing pan. Burn with charcoal until smoke nearly ceases, retaining medicinal property. Remove. Place in a bowl. Cover with a lid. Wait until cool, grind fine. Add a little Shuiyin Fen (Mercury Powder), mix evenly. Adjust dosage for children, divide into three to five doses. Take on empty stomach with well-water drawn at dawn. If mild diarrhea occurs after one dose, stop subsequent doses.
Erse Wan (Two Colors Pill)
Treatment as above.
Wuzhuyu (Evodia Fruit, twigs and stems removed, two tael) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, rhizome removed, two tael) Badou (Croton Seed, forty-nine grains, peeled)
Stir-fry all together in a pot until yellow-red. Remove Badou, do not use. Only use the above two ingredients. Grind each into powder separately. Mix with starch paste to form pills the size of radish seeds. Adjust pill count based on age and severity. For white dysentery, take only Wuzhuyu Wan. For red dysentery, take only Huanglian Wan. If white exceeds red, take more Wuzhuyu Wan. If red exceeds white, take more Huanglian Wan, less Wuzhuyu Wan. If red and white are equal, take half of each.
Yumi Tang (Poppy Seed Decoction)
Treatment as above.
Yumi (Poppy Seeds, ten grains, with shell) Gancao (Licorice Root, two qian, honey-fried) Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root, rhizome removed, washed, baked, one fen) Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, rhizome removed, one fen)
Grind all ingredients into powder. Take one qian per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake.
Yingsu Wan (Poppy Shell Pill)
Treatment as above.
Yingsu Qiao (Poppy Shell, one tael, honey-fried) Suan Shiliu Pi (Sour Pomegranate Peel, calcined to retain nature, four qian) Gancao (Licorice Root, half tael, honey-fried) Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, one qian, crushed, fried with clam powder, powder removed)
Grind all ingredients into powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of small chicken heads. Take one pill per dose. Dissolve in six parts water. Decoct to four parts, take warm. Administer before milk or food intake.
Sanwu Wan (Three Wus Pill)
Treatment as above.
Chuanwu (Sichuan Aconite, one piece) Caowu (Herbaceous Aconite, one piece) Badou (Croton Seed, seven pieces)
Calcine each to ninety percent. Grind together finely. Melt Huangla (Yellow Wax) with wine. Add a little good oil, mix and stir until uniform paste. Roll into pills the size of mung beans as needed. Take three pills per dose. Adjust by size. For bloody dysentery, administer with Huanglian Tang. For white dysentery, administer with Ganjiang Tang. For watery-food dysentery, administer with flowing water. For chi-bai dysentery, administer with Ganjiang Gancao Tang.
Guchang Wan (Intestine-Solidifying Pill)
Treating chi-bai zhi li (mixed red-white sticky dysentery) persisting for many days without healing, gradually leading to emaciation.
Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, two tael, rhizome removed) Muxiang (Costus Root, two tael) Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, two tael, washed seven times in boiling water) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, two tael, processed) Chishizhi (Red Halloysite, two tael, calcined five times) Houpo (Magnolia Bark, two tael, rough bark removed, ginger-processed) Baizhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, two tael)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Mix with starch paste to form pills the size of broomcorn millet. Take ten pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake.
Jianwei Dan (Stomach-Strengthening Pill)
Treating chi-bai and other dysenteries persisting for a long time, leading to emaciation.
Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, one tael, rhizome removed, crushed, slightly stir-fried) Bailonggu (White Dragon Bone, half tael) Baishizhi (White Halloysite, half tael) Shenqu (Medicated Leaven, half tael, stir-fried) Wumei Rou (Mume Flesh, half tael, stir-fried dry) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, half tael, stir-fried) Baijian (Alum, calcined, one fen)
Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Mix with vinegar paste to form pills the size of broomcorn millet. Take ten to fifteen pills per dose. Administer with rice drink. Administer before milk or food intake.
Miaoying Gao (Wonderful Response Ointment/Paste)
Treating chronic chi-bai dysentery unresponsive to other medicines.
Miduoseng (Litharge, half tael, powdered) Huangdan (Lead Monoxide, half tael, ground) Dianfen (Starch, half tael, ground. The above three are mixed with vinegar in a pot, heated until tea-brown) Helile Pi (Chebula Peel) Muxiang (Costus Root, one tael each, powdered) Badou (Croton Seed, ten grains, peeled, membrane removed, oil pressed out) Pishuang (Arsenic Trioxide, half qian, ground) Shexiang (Musk, one qian, ground)
Grind all ingredients uniformly fine. First, melt four tael of yellow wax over low heat. Add medicine, mix well, boil into paste. Roll into pills the size of broomcorn millet as needed. Infants under one year: one pill. Children aged two to three: two pills. Four to five years: three pills. Six to seven years: five pills. For heavy bleeding, administer with cold Gancao Tang. For heavy pus, administer with warm Aiye Tang. Take before bed. Avoid hot foods. Also treats accumulation dysentery.
Jinhua San (Jinhua Powder)
Treating prolonged sticky dysentery, severe emaciation and weakness, critical condition. Select good Huanglian, grind to fine powder. Take one qian per dose. Use one small zhan of water, decoct to one and a half zhan. Add a little honey. Mix evenly, let cool to warm, take. Five to six times daily. Before meals.
Another Prescription: Treatment as above. Take one he of sesame seeds. Stir-fry until fragrant and cooked, grind to powder. Take one qian per dose. Take with warm honey water. Immediate effect.
Muxiang Sanshi Tang (Costus Three-Astringents Decoction)
Treating chronic chi-bai dysentery dragging on for months, continuing even in cold weather. Take one square-cun of Muxiang.
Half tael of Huanglian. Decoct together with half sheng of water until water is dry. Discard Huanglian. Only use Muxiang, slice thinly, bake dry, grind to powder. Divide into three doses. First dose administered with Jupi Tang (Tangerine Peel Decoction). Second dose administered with aged rice drink. Third dose administered with Gancao Tang (Licorice Decoction). Before milk or food intake.
Wujin San (Black Gold Powder)
Treating chi-bai zhi li (mixed red-white sticky dysentery) and dysentery caused by dietary injury. Take Qingzhou dates, any number. Remove pits, fill with Baijian (Alum) powder. Wrap in paper. Calcine to retain nature, grind to powder. Take half a qian per dose. Administer with rice drink. Increase if not healed. For red dysentery, add half a qian of good tea and mix. Do not add for white dysentery.