治疠风浑身顽麻,或如针刺遍身疼痛,手足瘫痪。
紫背浮萍(七月半采,一斤) 黑芝麻(炒,四两) 薄荷
(苏州者佳,二两) 牛蒡子(炒) 甘草(炒,各一两)
共为末。每服三钱,茶酒任下,日三服。
治气瘿多服取效,血瘿不治。
全蝎(三十枚,去头足) 猪羊靥(即膝眼骨,各三十枚,炙枯) 枯矾(五钱)
共为末,蜜丸梧子大。每服五十丸,饴米糖拌吞或茶任下。
治女人子宫久冷,经事不调致小腹连腰痛,面黄肌瘦,四肢无力,减食发热,夜多盗汗,下赤白带,久服
且能多子。
当归(酒炒) 熟地(姜汁炒) 肉苁蓉(酒洗去膜) 菟丝子(制法见前) 牛膝(酒洗,各二两)
肉桂 沉香 荜茇(去蒂炒) 吴茱萸(去梗) 肉果(各一两) 真血竭 艾叶(各五钱)
共为末,醋糊丸梧子大。每服五十丸,或酒,或白汤任下。
治妇人冲任虚损,月水不调,子宫久冷,腰腹疼痛,赤白带下,或恶露不止。此药能通经络,活死血,生新血。
阿胶(蛤粉炒成珠) 艾叶 当归 白芍 川芎 熟地(各二两) 甘草 干姜(各五钱)
共为末。每服四钱,水煎和渣热服,戒怒气一月。
治妇人心血间有热,饮食不减,起居如常,但发烦热。
茜草 当归 白芍 乌梅 柴胡 知母(各一钱)
每剂加姜三片,水煎温服。
Treats leprosy (Lifeng) causing whole-body stubborn numbness, or pain all over the body as if pricked by needles, and paralysis of the hands and feet.
Zibei Fuping (Houttuynia cordata, collected on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, one jin), Heihema (Sesamum indicum, stir-fried, four liang), Bohe (Mentha haplocalyx, those from Suzhou are superior, two liang), Niubangzi (Arctii Fructus, stir-fried), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, stir-fried, one liang each).
Grind all together into powder. Take three qian per dose, with tea or wine as desired, three times a day.
Treats Qi Ying (goiter that fluctuates with emotions); long-term administration yields efficacy. Xue Ying (fixed goiter) is difficult to cure.
Quanxie (Scorpio, thirty pieces, remove head and feet), Zhu Yang Ye (pig and sheep knee-eye bones, thirty pieces each, roast until dry), Kufan (Alumen, five qian).
Grind all together into powder, make pills with honey the size of wutong seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, swallow mixed with yimi tang (maltose syrup) or with tea as desired.
Treats women with long-standing cold in the uterus, irregular menstruation leading to lower abdominal pain radiating to the waist, sallow complexion with emaciation, weakness in the four limbs, decreased appetite with fever, night sweats, and leukorrhea with blood. Long-term use also promotes fertility.
Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, stir-fried with wine), Shudi (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, stir-fried with ginger juice), Rongzong (Cistanche Deserticola, washed with wine to remove membrane), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen, processing method see previous section), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, washed with wine, two liang each), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Biba (Piperis Kadsurae Fructus, remove stem and stir-fry), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, remove stems), Rouguo (Myristicae Semen, one liang each), Zhen Xuexie (Draco Sanguis), Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium, five qian each).
Grind all together into powder, make pills with vinegar paste the size of wutong seeds. Take fifty pills per dose, with wine or plain boiled water as desired.
Treats women with deficiency and damage to the Chong and Ren meridians, irregular menstruation, long-standing cold in the uterus, pain in the waist and abdomen, red and white leukorrhea, or prolonged lochia discharge. This medicine can unblock meridians, activate dead blood, and generate new blood.
Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla, stir-fried with ge fen [calculus bovis substitute] until pearl-like), Aiye (Artemisiae Argyi Folium), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shudi (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix, two liang each), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Jiangjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, five qian each).
Grind all together into powder. Take four qian per dose, decoct with water, take hot including the dregs. Avoid anger for one month.
Treats women with heat in the heart blood, where diet remains unchanged, daily activities are normal, but only vexation and fever occur.
Qiancao (Rubiae Cordifoliae Radix et Rhizoma), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Wumei (Mume Fructus), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Zhi mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, one qian each).
Add three slices of ginger per dose, decoct with water and take warm.