黄连汤，治春月暴热，解脱饮冷，或眠湿地，中冷腹痛，下青黄汁，疲极欲死方。
黄连（四两） 当归（三两） 干姜（三两） 浓朴（二两）
凡四物，切，以水七升，煮取三升，分三服。
治冷彻赤白滞下不断，变成赤黑血汁，如烂鱼肠，腹痛枯瘦，不能饮食方。
黄连（四两） 吴茱萸（三两） 当归（三两） 石榴壳（二两）
凡四物，以水三升，渍黄连一宿，明旦更加三升水，煮取三升，分三服。
治杂下方。第一下赤；二下白；三下黄；四下青；五下黑；六固病下，下如瘀赤血；七
久下；八下不可止；九连年下；十卒下；十一下少血数；十二霍乱而下；十三下如舍水；十
四下已则烦；十五息下，一作一止；十六下而不欲食；十七食无数，但下者；十八下但欲饮
水；十九重下；二十杂错不可名状，合二十种下，江夏太守以此法治，是下尽愈方。
黄连（一两） 黄柏（一两） 熟艾（一两） 附子（一两，炮） 甘草（一两） 干
姜（二两）
乌梅（二十枚，去复选肉，熬之）
凡七物，合捣下筛，蜜和丸，如大豆，饮服十丸，渐渐至二十丸，日三。
青要结肠丸，治热毒下不绝，不问久新，悉治之方。
苦参 橘皮 阿胶（炙） 独活 芍药 黄连 蓝青（一方干姜四分代） 鬼臼 黄柏
甘草（各四分）
凡十物，合捣下筛，蜜烊胶和之，并手捻作丸，如梧子，干以饮服十丸，日三，不知稍
增。
久卒赤白下方。
烧马屎一丸作灰，分服。酒、水随意服。已试，良。
治青下、白下，姜附散方。
干姜 附子（炮） 皂荚（炙，去子）
上三味，等分，捣筛为散，饮服方寸匕，不过再服即愈。亦可丸服。
Huanglian Decoction (Coptis Decoction), used to treat conditions arising from sudden summer heat in spring, where one exposes the body to cold, drinks cold water excessively, or sleeps on damp ground, leading to abdominal coldness and pain, passage of green and yellow fluid, extreme fatigue bordering on death.
Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis) (4 liang) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (3 liang) Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (3 liang) Houpo (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis) (2 liang)
These four ingredients are sliced, boiled in seven sheng of water until reduced to three sheng, and divided into three doses for administration.
Used to treat severe cold penetrating inward causing continuous dysentery with red and white discharge, transforming into blackish-red bloody fluid resembling rotten fish intestines, accompanied by abdominal pain, emaciation, and inability to eat.
Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis) (4 liang) Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae) (3 liang) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (3 liang) Shiliuke (Pericarpium Granati) (2 liang)
These four ingredients are soaked in three sheng of water overnight; Huanglian is steeped for a night. On the next morning, add three more sheng of water, boil until reduced to three sheng, and divide into three doses for administration.
Formula for treating miscellaneous forms of diarrhea/dysentery. First: passage of red material; Second: passage of white material; Third: passage of yellow material; Fourth: passage of green material; Fifth: passage of black material; Sixth: stubborn disease with passage of clotted red blood; Seventh: chronic diarrhea; Eighth: uncontrollable diarrhea; Ninth: year-long diarrhea; Tenth: sudden onset of diarrhea; Eleventh: small amount of blood but frequent occurrences; Twelfth: cholera-like condition with diarrhea; Thirteenth: watery diarrhea; Fourteenth: restlessness following diarrhea; Fifteenth: intermittent diarrhea (alternatively described as stopping after each episode); Sixteenth: diarrhea with loss of appetite; Seventeenth: excessive eating resulting only in diarrhea; Eighteenth: diarrhea with intense thirst for water; Nineteenth: severe/profound diarrhea; Twentieth: mixed and indescribable symptoms. These twenty types of diarrhea were all cured by the Governor of Jiangxia using this method.
Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis) (1 liang) Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri Amurensis) (1 liang) Shuai Ai (Folium Artemisiae Argyi) (1 liang) Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (1 liang, prepared) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis) (1 liang) Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) (2 liang)
Wumei (Fructus Mume) (20 pieces, pits removed, flesh selected, roasted)
These seven ingredients are combined, pounded, and sifted. Honey is added to form pills the size of soybeans. Take ten pills with warm water, gradually increasing to twenty pills, three times daily.
Qingyao Jiechang Wan (Qingyao Intestine-Coagulating Pill), used to treat continuous diarrhea caused by heat-toxin, effective regardless of whether the condition is new or chronic.
Kushen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) Jupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) (roasted) Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis) Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis) Lanqing (Indigo Naturalis) (in another version, replace with 4 fen of Ganjiang) Jiubai (Rhizoma Typhonii) Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri Amurensis) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis) (each 4 fen)
These ten ingredients are combined, pounded, and sifted. Honey is melted and mixed with Ejiao. The mixture is kneaded by hand into pills the size of sophora seeds. Take ten dry pills with water, three times daily. If ineffective, slightly increase the dosage.
Formula for treating chronic or sudden red-and-white dysentery.
Burn one pill-sized portion of horse manure into ash. Divide and take orally. Administer with wine or water as desired. Tested and proven effective.
Jiangfu San (Ginger and Aconite Powder), used to treat green and white diarrhea.
Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (prepared) Zaojia (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis) (roasted, seeds removed)
The above three ingredients are taken in equal proportions, pounded, and sifted into a powder. Take one cunbi (square-inch spoonful) with water. Recovery usually occurs within two doses. Can also be administered in pill form.