小儿疟疾灸大椎百会各随年壮然百会在发际上五寸
小儿久疟不愈灸足大指次指外间陷中各一壮名内庭穴也
桂枝麻黄各半汤
麻黄 甘草 官桂 芍药
上水一盏煎服
柴胡桂枝汤
柴胡 官桂 黄芩 半夏 甘草 人参
上水一盏姜三片煎服
白虎加桂汤 治小儿疟疾发渴
石膏 知母 甘草 桂枝
上水一盏粳米一撮煎服
小柴胡汤 治小儿疟疾寒热往来
人参 半夏 柴胡 黄芩 甘草
上锉散水一盏姜三片枣一枚煎服
清脾汤 治小儿疟疾作浮肿兼有寒热不退饮食不进
白术 茯苓 浓朴 青皮 陈皮 半夏 大腹皮 槟榔 三棱 蓬术 木通 甘草
上锉散水一盏每服三钱姜煎
养胃汤 治外感风寒内伤生冷温中快膈能辟山岚瘴气寒疟脾胃虚寒呕逆恶心并宜服之
苍术 浓朴 半夏 藿香 草果 人参 茯苓 甘草 陈皮
上锉散每服三钱枣子一枚乌梅一个煎食前热服鬼哭散 止疟疾久不愈
常山 大腹皮 白茯苓 鳖甲(醋炙)
上锉散每服二钱桃柳枝各七寸同煎临发时服略吐出涎此方只用常山茯苓甘草煎服亦效
大柴胡汤
柴胡 黄芩 甘草 半夏 枳实 芍药
上锉散水一盏姜三片枣一枚煎服
鳖甲饮子 治疟久不愈腹中结为 瘕名曰疟母
鳖甲(醋炙) 白术 黄芩 草果 槟榔 芎 橘红 甘草 浓朴 白芍药(等分)
上 咀水一盏姜三片枣一枚煎服
大腹皮汤 治小儿疟疾用药太早退热变作浮肿外肾肿大饮食不进宜服之
大腹皮 槟榔 三棱 蓬术(各一钱) 枳壳 苍术(各二两) 甘草(三钱)
上锉散每服三钱生姜皮萝卜子椒目同煎
草果散 治小儿疟疾寒多热少或遍身浮肿
浓朴 青皮 草果 藿香 半夏 甘草 丁香 神曲 良姜
上锉散每服三钱姜枣煎服
四兽饮 治五脏气虚喜怒不节劳逸兼并致阴阳相胜结聚痰饮与卫气相搏发为疟疾兼治瘅
疟神效
半夏(泡) 人参 白术 茯苓 草果 陈皮(各一两半) 甘草(二钱半)
上锉散以乌梅枣子生姜各一枚煎每服三钱
Malaria in children: Moxibustion on Dazhui (GV14) and Baihui (GV20), with the number of moxa cones determined by the child's age. Note that Baihui is located five cun above the anterior hairline.
For chronic malaria in children that does not resolve: Moxibustion on the depression between the lateral aspect of the hallux and the second toe, one cone per side; this acupoint is Neiting (ST44).
Guizhi Mahuang Ge Ban Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Ephedra Half-Dose Decoction):
Herbs: Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang, 麻黄), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guigui/Guizhi, 官桂/桂枝), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药).
Preparation: Decoct with one cup of water and take orally.
Chaihu Guizhi Tang (Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig Decoction):
Herbs: Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guigui/Guizhi, 官桂/桂枝), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参).
Preparation: Decoct with one cup of water and three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜) and take orally.
Baitu Jia Gui Tang (White Tiger Plus Cinnamon Twig Decoction): Treats pediatric malaria accompanied by thirst.
Herbs: Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao, 石膏), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Zhimu, 知母), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝).
Preparation: Decoct with one cup of water and a pinch of Oryza Sativa (Jingsmi, 粳米) and take orally.
Xiao Chaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction): Treats pediatric malaria with alternating chills and fever.
Herbs: Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏), Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草).
Preparation: Coarsely crush into a powder. Decoct with one cup of water, three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), and one Ziziphus Jujuba (Dazao, 大枣), then take orally.
Qingpi Tang (Clear Spleen Decoction): Treats pediatric malaria presenting with edema, persistent chills and fever, and loss of appetite.
Herbs: Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术), Poria (Fuling, 茯苓), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpu/Coumu, 浓朴/厚朴), Aurantii Fructus Viridis (Qingpi, 青皮), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏), Arecae Pericarpium (Dafupi, 大腹皮), Areca Seed (Binglang, 槟榔), Bupleuri Radix (Sanleng, 三棱 - *Note: Text says Sanleng but usually refers to Sparganii Rhizoma, here translated as Sparganii Rhizoma based on common usage for 'Sanleng'*, 三棱), Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma (Pengzhu, 蓬术), Akebiae Caulis (Mutong, 木通), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草).
Preparation: Coarsely crush into a powder. Take three qian per dose, decocted with water and Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜).
Yangwei Tang (Nourish Stomach Decoction): Treats external contraction of wind-cold and internal injury from cold/raw foods. It warms the middle, soothes the chest, and dispels mountainous miasma. Suitable for cold malaria, spleen-stomach deficiency-cold, vomiting, and nausea.
Herbs: Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpu/Coumu, 浓朴/厚朴), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏), Pogostemonis Herba (Huoxiang, 藿香), Tsaoko Fructus (Caoguo, 草果), Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参), Poria (Fuling, 茯苓), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮).
Preparation: Coarsely crush into a powder. Take three qian per dose, decocted with one Ziziphus Jujuba (Dazao, 大枣) and one Chinese Olive (Wumei, 乌梅). Take hot before meals.
Gui Ku San (Ghost Cry Powder): Stops chronic, refractory malaria.
Herbs: Dichroae Radix (Changshan, 常山), Arecae Pericarpium (Dafupi, 大腹皮), Poria (Baifuling, 白茯苓), Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum (Biejia, 鳖甲) (prepared with vinegar).
Preparation: Coarsely crush into a powder. Take two qian per dose, decocted with seven cun of Pruni Persicae Ramulus (Taozhichi, 桃枝) and seven cun of Salix Matsudana Ramulus (Liuzhichi, 柳枝). Take at the onset of the malaria attack; slight expectoration of phlegm is expected. This formula is also effective when decocted with only Dichroae Radix, Poria, and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma.
Da Chaihu Tang (Major Bupleurum Decoction):
Herbs: Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏), Aurantii Fructus (Zhishi, 枳实), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Shaoyao, 芍药).
Preparation: Coarsely crush into a powder. Decoct with one cup of water, three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), and one Ziziphus Jujuba (Dazao, 大枣), then take orally.
Biejia Yinzi (Softshell Turtle Drink): Treats chronic malaria where nodules form in the abdomen, known as "Malaria Mother" (Nuomu).
Herbs: Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum (Biejia, 鳖甲) (prepared with vinegar), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩), Tsaoko Fructus (Caoguo, 草果), Areca Seed (Binglang, 槟榔), Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Xiong, 芎), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Juhong, 橘红), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpu/Coumu, 浓朴/厚朴), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishaoyao, 白芍药) (equal parts).
Preparation: Coarsely crush. Decoct with one cup of water, three slices of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), and one Ziziphus Jujuba (Dazao, 大枣), then take orally.
Dafupi Tang (Areca Peel Decoction): Treats pediatric malaria where premature use of antipyretics leads to edema, swelling of the external genitalia, and loss of appetite.
Herbs: Arecae Pericarpium (Dafupi, 大腹皮), Areca Seed (Binglang, 槟榔), Bupleuri Radix (Sanleng, 三棱), Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma (Pengzhu, 蓬术) (each 1 qian), Aurantii Fructus (Zhike, 枳壳), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术) (each 2 liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (3 qian).
Preparation: Coarsely crush into a powder. Take three qian per dose, decocted with Zingiberis Pericarpium (Shengjiangpi, 生姜皮), Raphani Semen (Luobozhong, 萝卜子), and Piperis Longi Fructus (Jiaomu, 椒目).
Caoguo San (Tsaoko Powder): Treats pediatric malaria with more chills than fever, or generalized edema.
Herbs: Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Nongpu/Coumu, 浓朴/厚朴), Aurantii Fructus Viridis (Qingpi, 青皮), Tsaoko Fructus (Caoguo, 草果), Pogostemonis Herba (Huoxiang, 藿香), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), Symplococarpi Fructus (Dingxiang, 丁香), Massae Fermentatae Medicinalis (Shenqu, 神曲), Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma (Liangjiang, 良姜).
Preparation: Coarsely crush into a powder. Take three qian per dose, decocted with Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜) and Ziziphus Jujuba (Dazao, 大枣).
Sishou Yin (Four Beasts Drink): Treats deficiency of Qi in the five zang organs due to emotional imbalance and improper work-rest balance, leading to yin-yang disharmony, accumulation of phlegm-fluids, and conflict with Wei-Qi, resulting in malaria. Also treats Dan-malaria.
Herbs: Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia, 半夏) (soaked), Ginseng Radix (Renshen, 人参), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术), Poria (Fuling, 茯苓), Tsaoko Fructus (Caoguo, 草果), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi, 陈皮) (each 1.5 liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) (2.5 qian).
Preparation: Coarsely crush into a powder. Decoct with one Chinese Olive (Wumei, 乌梅), one Ziziphus Jujuba (Dazao, 大枣), and one piece of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜). Take three qian per dose.