芍药 黄连(去须) 麦门冬(去心焙各三分) 栝蒌根(半两) 甘草(炙一分) 黄
芩(去
黑心一两) 上粗捣筛。每服三钱。用水一盏。煎至六分。去滓。食后温服。
葛根郁金汤(出圣济总录)治伤寒热气熏蒸脏腑。烦渴。饮水不休。
葛根(锉) 郁金(锉)石膏(碎) 荆芥穗(各一分) 甘草(炙一钱) 上粗捣筛。
每服三
钱。水一盏。煎至七分。去滓。食后临卧。温服。
升麻饮(出圣济总录)治伤寒烦躁大渴。饮水不休。
升麻 黄芩(去黑心) 葛根(锉) 柴胡(去苗) 山栀子仁 荆芥穗 牡丹皮 黑
牵牛
(各一分) 黄连(去须) 硝石(研各一钱) 上粗捣筛九味。拌和研者。每服三钱匕。
水一盏。
煎至七分。去滓。温服。食后临卧。
黄连丸(出圣济总录)治伤寒时气烦渴。饮水不止。
黄连(去须) 栝蒌根(各一两) 葛根(半两) 上捣罗为末。炼蜜丸如梧桐子大。
每服三
十丸。煎大麦汤温下。不拘时。
茯苓地黄汤(出圣济总录)治伤寒后。胃热引饮。烦渴不止。
赤茯苓(去黑皮) 生干地黄(焙) 栝蒌根(各一两) 知母(焙半两) 麦门冬(焙
一两半
去心) 上粗捣。每服五钱。水一大盏。入小麦一百粒。淡竹叶三五片。枣三枚。擘破。同
煎至八分。去滓。温服。不拘时。
土瓜根汤(出圣济总录)治伤寒后。毒瓦斯上攻。津液燥少。大渴引饮。
土瓜根 甘草(炙半两) 豉(半合) 上并细锉。分作为三服。每服用水一盏半。入
大枣
二枚。擘破。同煎至七分。去滓。食后温服。
栝蒌丸(出圣济总录)治伤寒后。体虚。心脾积热。口干烦渴。
栝蒌根 黄连(去须) 茯神(去木) 麦门冬(去心焙各一两) 人参 桑根白皮(锉)
犀
角屑 地骨皮 铁粉 黄芩(去黑心各三两) 甘草(炙半两) 上捣罗为末。炼蜜和捣五
百
杵。丸如梧桐子大。每服三十丸。食后。煎小麦汤下。
知母犀角汤(出圣济总录)治伤寒后。烦渴。饮水无度。日渐瘦悴。
知母(焙) 犀角屑 升麻(各半两) 石膏(碎三分) 上细锉。每服五钱匕。水一
盏半。
入竹叶三十片。小麦五十粒。同煎七分。去滓。入土瓜根汁。栝蒌根汁各半合。搅匀。食后
温服。
黄芩饮(出圣济总录)治伤寒汗后。烦躁热不止。
黄芩(去黑心) 桑根白皮(锉各三分) 葛根(锉一两) 甘草(炙半两) 麦门冬
(去心焙
一两) 上捣筛。每服三钱匕。水一盏。煎至七分。去滓。温服。不拘时。
猪苓汤(出圣济总录)治伤寒烦渴。小便不利。
猪苓(去黑皮锉) 赤茯苓(去黑皮) 滑石(碎) 葛根(锉) 泽泻(锉各等分) 上
粗捣
筛。每服五钱匕。水一盏半。煎至八分。去滓。不计时候。温服。
紫苏丸(出圣济总录)治伤寒霍乱。发热烦渴。
紫苏叶 芦香叶(各二两) 干木瓜(不入盐者) 人参 甘草(微炙锉各一两) 白
茯苓
(去黑皮三两) 桂(去粗皮半两) 上为细末。入麝香二钱。同研令匀。炼蜜和丸如樱桃
大。
每服
主伤寒渴
用栝蒌根三两。以水五升。煮取一升。分二服。清淡竹沥一升。水二升。煮好银二两。
减半。去银。先与病患饮之。然后服栝蒌汤。其银汁须冷服。
黄芩人参汤 治伤寒吐下后。内外有热。烦渴不安。
黄芩 人参 甘草 桂心 生姜(各二两) 大枣(十五枚擘破) 上切。以水八升。
煮取
三升。分三服。徐徐服。忌菘菜、海藻、生葱等物。
栝蒌根汤 治伤寒余热。渴欲饮水。
栝蒌根 黄芩(各二两) 人参 桂心 大黄 甘草(炙) 芒硝(各二两) 上切。
以水八
升。煮取三升。去滓。饮一升。须臾当下。不下。复饮一升。得下。勿复饮汤。药力势歇。
乃可食糜耳。一方用生姜二两。忌海藻、菘菜、生葱、油腻等物。
高堂丸 治伤寒苦渴。烦满欲死。令极饮水法。
大黄(二分) 硝石(三分熬) 釜底墨(一分) 灶突中墨(一分) 黄芩(一分) 梁
上尘
(一分) 麻黄(二分去节) 灶中黄土(一分) 上八味。筛末。蜜和如弹丸。着一盏水
中。尽
用服之。则自极饮水。出得热除矣。一名黑奴丸。一名驻车丸。并疗温疟。神良。胡洽用芒
硝。无黄土。
增损白术散(出德生堂)止渴顺气。下热生津。宜服之。
白术 甘葛根 茯苓 藿香叶 人参 木香(各一两) 陈皮(二两) 干生姜(一钱)
上
咀。每服四钱。水一大盏半。煎至七分。去滓。温服。不拘时。或凉服亦得。
春泽汤(出御药院方)治伤寒不解。表里发渴饮水。小便赤涩。阴阳不分。凝
贰之间。宜服
泽泻(三钱) 猪苓(三钱) 赤茯苓 白术(各二钱) 官桂(一钱) 人参 柴胡 麦
门冬
(各二钱) 上 咀。根据证如法修制。每服五钱。水一盏半。灯草二十根。同煎八分。去滓。
空
竹叶汤 治两尺浮。身无大热。郁冒。或下利烦渴者。
柴胡(四两) 黄芩 麦门冬(去心) 甘草 人参 茯苓(各二两) 小麦(二合) 竹
叶
(一把) 上锉。以水一斗。先煮竹叶、小麦。减四升。去小麦、竹叶。内药。煮取三升。
去
滓。温服一升。大便实者。加大黄二两。
黄连浓朴汤(出德生堂)治伤寒发热烦渴。自得病二日后。大便自利。日夜不
止。
黄连(三钱) 浓朴(二钱) 上 咀。用生姜一小块。切碎。同药和为一处。以酒拌
均匀。
砂
再煎服。
五苓散(出指南方)治中风发热。六七日不解而烦。有表里证。渴欲饮水。水
入则吐。名曰
猪苓(去黑皮) 赤茯苓(去黑皮) 白术(各三分) 桂(去粗皮半两) 泽泻(一
两一分)
上捣罗为散。每服二钱。白汤调服讫。多饮热汤。有汗出。即愈。
猪苓汤 治少阴病。下利六七日。咳而渴。呕而烦。不得眠。
猪苓(去黑皮) 赤茯苓(去黑皮) 阿胶(炙燥) 泽泻 滑石(各一两) 上锉碎。
每服三
钱。水一盏。煎六分。去滓。温服。
黄连解毒汤(出德生堂)治伤寒。或经汗下后。有大热。烦渴。错语。不得
睡。及上焦虚炎
黄柏 黄芩 黄连 山栀子(各一两) 上 咀。每服四钱。水一盏半。煎至七分。去
滓。
温服。未退。再服之。
夺命独参汤(同前)治伤寒汗下后。终日昏闷。不省人事。发热发渴。似有狂
言。一切危急
拣苦参(一两) 上 咀。作一服。用水一升。煎至七分。去滓。温冷随意。不拘时候
服。
滓。再煎服。亦可嚼。滋益。
升麻葛根汤(同前)治伤寒身热发渴。在表。
升麻 白芍药 葛根 甘草(各等分) 上 咀。水煎。温服。如在里。宜小柴胡汤。
并
加栝蒌根。
治伤寒消渴
用生藕汁一中盏。入生蜜一合。令匀。分为二服。
Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, remove the rootlets), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove the heart and roast, each 3 fen), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix, 0.5 liang), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 1 fen), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, remove the black center, 1 liang). Coarsely pound and sieve the above herbs. Take 3 qian per dose. Use 1 zhen of water, decoct until reduced to 6/10 parts, remove the dregs, and take warm after meals.
Ge Gen Yu Jin Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Curcuma Decoction) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats typhoid fever where heat qi steams the viscera, causing irritability and thirst with incessant drinking.
Ge Gen (Puerariae Radix, sliced), Yu Jin (Curcumae Radix, sliced), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, crushed), Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica, each 1 fen), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 1 qian). Coarsely pound and sieve the above herbs. Take 3 qian per dose. Use 1 zhen of water, decoct until reduced to 7/10 parts, remove the dregs, and take warm after meals and before retiring.
Sheng Ma Yin (Cimicifugae Drink) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats typhoid fever with restlessness and severe thirst, with incessant drinking.
Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, remove the black center), Ge Gen (Puerariae Radix, sliced), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix, remove the sprouts), Shan Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus), Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Hei Qian Niu (Black Morning Glory Seed, each 1 fen), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, remove the rootlets), Xiao Shi (Niter, powdered, each 1 qian). Coarsely pound and sieve the nine flavors above, mixing with those that are powdered. Take 3 qian bi per dose. Use 1 zhen of water, decoct until reduced to 7/10 parts, remove the dregs, and take warm. Take after meals and before retiring.
Huang Lian Wan (Coptis Pill) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats typhoid fever and seasonal pestilence causing irritability and thirst with incessant drinking.
Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, remove the rootlets), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix, each 1 liang), Ge Gen (Puerariae Radix, 0.5 liang). Pound and sieve into powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm barley decoction. Time is not restricted.
Fu Ling Di Huang Tang (Poria and Rehmannia Decoction) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats post-typhoid fever where stomach heat draws in fluids, causing incessant irritability and thirst.
Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria, remove black skin), Sheng Gan Di Huang (Raw Dried Rehmanniae Radix, roasted), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix, each 1 liang), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, roasted, 0.5 liang), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, roasted, 1.5 lian, remove the heart). Coarsely pound the above herbs. Take 5 qian per dose. Use 1 large zhen of water, add 100 grains of wheat, 3-5 slices of Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatheri Herba), and 3 dates (split open). Decoct together until reduced to 8/10 parts, remove the dregs, and take warm. Time is not restricted.
Tu Gua Gen Tang (Trichosanthes Kirilowii Root Decoction) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats post-typhoid fever where toxic vapors attack upward, causing dryness and scarcity of body fluids, leading to severe thirst and excessive drinking.
Tu Gua Gen (Trichosanthes Kirilowii Root), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 0.5 liang), Chi (Fermented Soybean, 0.5 he). Finely slice all herbs. Divide into three doses. For each dose, use 1.5 zhen of water, add 2 dates (split open), and decoct together until reduced to 7/10 parts. Remove the dregs and take warm after meals.
Gua Lou Wan (Trichosanthes Pill) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats post-typhoid fever where the body is deficient, and heat accumulates in the heart and spleen, causing dry mouth and irritability/thirst.
Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, remove the rootlets), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood, remove wood), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove heart and roast, each 1 liang), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Sang Gen Bai Pi (Mori Cortex, sliced), Xi Jiao Xie (Rhinocerotis Cornu, shaved), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), Tie Fen (Iron Powder), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, remove black center, each 3 liang), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 0.5 liang). Pound and sieve into powder. Mix with refined honey and pound 500 times. Make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills per dose after meals, washed down with wheat decoction.
Zhi Mu Xi Jiao Tang (Anemarrhena and Rhinoceros Horn Decoction) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats post-typhoid fever with irritability and thirst, drinking without limit, leading to gradual emaciation and decline.
Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, roasted), Xi Jiao Xie (Rhinocerotis Cornu, shaved), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, each 0.5 liang), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, crushed, 3 fen). Finely slice the above herbs. Take 5 qian bi per dose. Use 1.5 zhen of water, add 30 leaves of Zhu Ye (Bambusae Folium) and 50 grains of wheat. Decoct until reduced to 7/10 parts, remove the dregs, add 0.5 he of Tu Gua Gen juice and 0.5 he of Gua Lou Gen juice, mix well, and take warm after meals.
Huang Qin Yin (Scutellaria Drink) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats post-sweating typhoid fever where restlessness and heat persist.
Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, remove black center), Sang Gen Bai Pi (Mori Cortex, sliced, each 3 fen), Ge Gen (Puerariae Radix, sliced, 1 liang), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 0.5 liang), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove heart and roast, 1 liang). Pound and sieve. Take 3 qian bi per dose. Use 1 zhen of water, decoct until reduced to 7/10 parts, remove the dregs, and take warm. Time is not restricted.
Zhu Ling Tang (Polyporus Decoction) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats typhoid fever with irritability/thirst and difficult urination.
Zhu Ling (Polyporus, remove black skin and slice), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria, remove black skin), Hua Shi (Talcum, crushed), Ge Gen (Puerariae Radix, sliced), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma, sliced, equal parts). Coarsely pound and sieve. Take 5 qian bi per dose. Use 1.5 zhen of water, decoct until reduced to 8/10 parts, remove the dregs, and take warm at any time.
Zi Su Wan (Perilla Pill) (from *Shengji Zonglu*): Treats typhoid fever with cholera-like symptoms, fever, irritability, and thirst.
Zi Su Ye (Perillae Folium), Lu Xiang Ye (Acori Tatarinowii Folium, each 2 liang), Gan Mu Gua (Dried Chaenomelis Fructus, unsalted), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, lightly fried and sliced, each 1 liang), Bai Fu Ling (White Poria, remove black skin, 3 liang), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, remove rough bark, 0.5 liang). Grind into fine powder, add 2 qian of She Xiang (Moschus), and grind evenly. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of cherries. Take... [Text interrupted here]
Treatment for typhoid fever thirst:
Use 3 liang of Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), add 5 sheng of water, boil to obtain 1 sheng, divide into two doses. Separately, take 1 zhen of clear bamboo sap, add 2 sheng of water, and boil with 2 liang of good silver until reduced by half. Remove the silver. Give this silver-infused liquid to the patient first, then administer the Gua Lou Tang. The silver liquid must be taken cold.
Huang Qin Ren Shen Tang (Scutellaria and Ginseng Decoction): Treats post-emesis/purging typhoid fever where there is internal and external heat, causing irritability, thirst, and unrest.
Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, each 2 liang), Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus, 15 pieces, split open). Cut the herbs. Add 8 sheng of water, boil to obtain 3 sheng, divide into three doses, and take slowly. Avoid Song Cai (Chinese Cabbage), Hai Zao (Sargassum), and raw Cong (Allium fistulosum).
Gua Lou Gen Tang (Trichosanthes Root Decoction): Treats residual heat from typhoid fever, thirst, and desire to drink water.
Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, each 2 liang), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried), Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas, each 2 liang). Cut the herbs. Add 8 sheng of water, boil to obtain 3 sheng, remove dregs. Drink 1 sheng; bowel movement should occur shortly. If no movement, drink another 1 sheng. Once movement occurs, stop taking the decoction. Wait for the medicinal force to subside before eating congee. Another prescription uses 2 liang of Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens); avoid Hai Zao (Sargassum), Song Cai (Chinese Cabbage), raw Cong (Allium fistulosum), and greasy foods.
Gao Tang Wan (High Hall Pill): Treats typhoid fever with bitter thirst, severe irritability and fullness feeling as if dying, inducing extreme drinking to resolve heat.
Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 2 fen), Xiao Shi (Niter, 3 fen, roasted), Fu Di Mo (Soot from Cauldron Bottom, 1 fen), Zao Tu Zhong Mo (Soot from Chimney Flue, 1 fen), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, 1 fen), Liang Shang Chen (Dust from Roof Beam, 1 fen), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba, 2 fen, remove joints), Zao Zhong Huang Tu (Yellow Earth from Stove, 1 fen). Sieve the eight ingredients into powder. Mix with honey to form pills the size of bullet pellets. Place one pill in a cup of water, consume entirely. This will induce extreme drinking, allowing heat to exit and be removed. Also known as Hei Nu Wan (Black Slave Pill) or Zhu Che Wan (Stopping Cart Pill); treats warm malaria effectively. Hu Qia's formula uses Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas) instead of Huang Tu (Yellow Earth).
Zeng Sun Bai Zhu San (Modified Atractylodes Macrocephala Powder) (from *De Sheng Tang*): Stops thirst, regulates qi, clears heat, and generates fluids. Suitable for consumption.
Bai Zhu (Atractodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Gan Ge Gen (Sweet Puerariae Radix), Fu Ling (Poria), Huo Xiang Ye (Agastaches Folium), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, each 1 liang), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 2 liang), Gan Sheng Jiang (Dried Zingiberis Rhizoma, 1 qian). Chew/cut the herbs. Take 4 qian per dose. Use 1.5 large zhen of water, decoct until reduced to 7/10 parts, remove dregs, and take warm. Time is not restricted; cool administration is also acceptable.
Chun Ze Tang (Spring Marsh Decoction) (from *Yu Yao Yuan Fang*): Treats unresolved typhoid fever with thirst and drinking due to exterior-interior involvement, red and scanty urine, yin-yang imbalance, and stagnation. Suitable for consumption.
Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma, 3 qian), Zhu Ling (Polyporus, 3 qian), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria), Bai Zhu (Atractodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, each 2 qian), Guan Gui (Official Cinnamon, 1 qian), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, each 2 qian). Chew/cut the herbs. Prepare according to syndrome. Take 5 qian per dose. Use 1.5 zhen of water and 20 stalks of Deng Cao (Junci Medullia). Decoct until reduced to 8/10 parts, remove dregs. Take on an empty stomach... [Text interrupted here]
Zhu Ye Tang (Bamboo Leaf Decoction): Treats floating pulse at both chi positions, absence of high fever, depression/dizziness, or diarrhea with irritability/thirst.
Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix, 4 liang), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove heart), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria, each 2 liang), Xiao Mai (Tritici Semen, 2 he), Zhu Ye (Bambusae Folium, 1 handful). Slice the herbs. Add 1 dou of water. First decoct Zhu Ye (Bambusae Folium) and Xiao Mai (Tritici Semen), reducing by 4 sheng. Remove Xiao Mai (Tritici Semen) and Zhu Ye (Bambusae Folium), add other herbs, and decoct to obtain 3 sheng. Remove dregs, take 1 sheng warm. If stool is solid, add Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 2 liang).
Huang Lian Hou Po Tang (Coptis and Magnolia Bark Decoction) (from *De Sheng Tang*): Treats typhoid fever with fever, irritability, and thirst. After two days of illness, spontaneous diarrhea occurs, continuing day and night.
Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 3 qian), Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 2 qian). Chew/cut the herbs. Take a small piece of Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), chop finely, mix with the herbs, moisten with wine, mix evenly, and decoct again for administration.
Wu Ling San (Five-Ingredient Powder) (from *Zhi Nan Fang*): Treats wind-stroke with fever, unresolved after 6-7 days with irritability, presenting exterior-interior syndromes, thirst with desire to drink, vomiting immediately after drinking water, named... [Text interrupted here]
Zhu Ling (Polyporus, remove black skin), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria, remove black skin), Bai Zhu (Atractodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, each 3 fen), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus, remove rough bark, 0.5 liang), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma, 1 liang 1 fen). Pound and sieve into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with white boiled water. Drink plenty of hot water afterwards. Sweating indicates recovery.
Zhu Ling Tang (Polyporus Decoction): Treats Shaoyin disease with diarrhea for 6-7 days, cough with thirst, vomiting with irritability, and insomnia.
Zhu Ling (Polyporus, remove black skin), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria, remove black skin), E Jiao (Asini Corii Colla, honey-fried and dried), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Hua Shi (Talcum, each 1 liang). Slice and crush. Take 3 qian per dose. Use 1 zhen of water, decoct until reduced to 6/10 parts, remove dregs, and take warm.
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction for Resolving Toxicity) (from *De Sheng Tang*): Treats typhoid fever, or post-sweating/purging cases with high fever, irritability/thirst, confused speech, insomnia, and deficiency fire in the upper jiao.
Huang Bo (Phellodendri Cortex), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Shan Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus, each 1 liang). Chew/cut the herbs. Take 4 qian per dose. Use 1.5 zhen of water, decoct until reduced to 7/10 parts, remove dregs, and take warm. If heat persists, take again.
Duo Ming Du Shen Tang (Life-Snatching Single Ginseng Decoction) (same source): Treats post-sweating/purging typhoid fever with all-day drowsiness, unconsciousness, fever, thirst, and delirious speech, in critical conditions.
Select Ku Shen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix, 1 liang). Chew/cut the herb. Make one dose. Use 1 sheng of water, decoct until reduced to 7/10 parts, remove dregs. Take warm or cool as desired, at any time. The dregs can be decocted again or chewed for nourishment.
Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang (Cimicifuga and Pueraria Decoction) (same source): Treats typhoid fever with body heat and thirst, located in the exterior.
Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Bai Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Ge Gen (Puerariae Radix), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, equal parts). Chew/cut the herbs. Decoct in water, take warm. If the pathogen is in the interior, use Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) and add Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix).
Treatment for typhoid fever xiao ke (wasting-thirst):
Use 1 zhen of fresh lotus root juice, add 1 he of raw honey, mix evenly, and divide into two doses.