治遍身汗出。
大黄瓜(黄色者一个,去穣) 川大黄(湿纸裹煨至纸焦) 胡黄连 柴胡(去芦) 鳖甲(
醋炙黄) 芦荟 青皮 黄柏
上除黄瓜外,同为细末。将黄瓜割去头,填入诸药置满,却盖口,用杖子插定,漫火内
,面糊丸,如绿豆大。每服三、二丸,食后,冷浆水或新水下;大者五、七丸至十丸。
学海案∶“聚珍本”更有黄连,又云各等分。
治热毒瓦斯客于腠理,搏于血气,发于外皮,上赤如丹,是方用之。
白土(二钱五分,又云滑石) 寒水石(五钱)
上为末,用米醋或新水调涂。
治惊热。
雄黄(小枣大,用独茎萝卜根水并醋,共大盏煮尽) 甘草(末) 甜硝(各三钱) 朱砂(
半钱匕) 龙脑(一钱匕) 寒水石(研细五钱匕)
上同研匀,蜜和为剂,食后,薄荷汤温化下半皂子大。
学海案∶“聚珍本”无朱砂,有郁金末、绿豆粉。分量亦别∶雄黄、甘草、甜硝各一分
,寒水石一两,郁金、脑子各一钱,绿豆粉半两。
治小儿疳积。
雄黄(研水飞) 天竺黄(各二钱) 牵牛(末一钱)
上同再研,面糊为丸,粟米大,每服三丸至五丸。食后,薄荷汤下。并治疳消积,常服
尤佳,大者加丸数。
Treats generalized sweating.
Da Huanggua (Large cucumber, one yellow specimen, remove the pulp) Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, wrapped in wet paper and baked until the paper is charred) Huhuanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis) Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, remove the radix head) Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, stir-fried with vinegar until yellow) Lushen (Resina Aloes) Qingpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride) Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri)
Except for the cucumber, all the above herbs are ground together into a fine powder. Cut off the top of the cucumber, fill it with the various herbs until full, replace the top, and secure it with a stick. Roast it over slow fire, then form pills using wheat starch paste, sized like mung beans. Take two or three pills per dose after meals, washed down with cold jiangshui (fermented grain water) or fresh well water; for older children, take five to seven pills up to ten pills.
Xuehai An: The "Juzhen Ben" edition also includes Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), stating that all herbs are used in equal proportions.
Treats night crying.
Denghua (Flower of lamp wick, one piece)
Apply the above substance onto the nipple, allowing the infant to suckle.
Treats heat-toxin qi lodging in the couli (interstices), clashing with blood and qi, manifesting on the skin surface as redness resembling cinnabar. This formula is indicated for such conditions.
Baitu (White clay, 2 qian 5 fen; alternatively said to be Huashi/Talcum) Hanshuishi (Lapis Aquae Frigidae, 5 qian)
Grind the above into powder, mix with rice vinegar or fresh well water, and apply topically.
Treats fright-heat.
Xionghuang (Realgar, size of a small date, boiled in water from the root of a single-stem radish and vinegar until dry) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, powdered) Tiantingxiao (Mirabilite, 3 qian each) Zhusha (Cinnabar, half a qian bi/measure) Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 1 qian bi) Hanshuishi (Lapis Aquae Frigidae, finely ground, 5 qian bi)
Grind all ingredients uniformly together, bind with honey to form a mass. After meals, dissolve half the size of a soap bean in warm mint tea and administer.
Xuehai An: The "Juzhen Ben" edition lacks Zhusha (Cinnabar) but contains Yujin (Radix Curcumae) powder and Ludoufen (Powder of Phaseoli Semen Mungo). The dosages differ: Xionghuang (Realgar), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), and Tiantingxiao (Mirabilite) are each 1 fen; Hanshuishi (Lapis Aquae Frigidae) is 1 liang; Yujin (Radix Curcumae) and Naohzi (Borneolum Syntheticum) are each 1 qian; Ludoufen (Powder of Phaseoli Semen Mungo) is 0.5 liang.
Treats pediatric gan accumulation (malnutrition syndrome).
Xionghuang (Realgar, finely ground and processed by water flotation) Tianzhuhuang (Calculus Bovis, 2 qian each) Qianniu (Semen Pharbitidis, powdered, 1 qian)
Grind the above ingredients together again, form pills using wheat starch paste, sized like millet seeds. Take three to five pills per dose after meals, washed down with mint tea. It also treats gan wasting and accumulation; long-term use is particularly beneficial. For older children, increase the number of pills.