治气虚头晕。
白芷(不见火) 石斛(去根,净洗,细锉,酒炒) 干姜(炮,各一两半) 细辛(去
叶)
五味子(拣) 浓朴(姜汁炙) 茯苓(去皮) 肉桂(去粗皮,不见火) 防风(去钗股)
甘草(
炙) 陈皮(各一两,去白) 白术(一两一分)
上为细末,炼蜜丸如梧子大。每服三十丸,清米饮下,不饥不饱服。
乡人邵致远,年八十有三,有此疾,得此方,数服即愈。渠云杨吉老传。
治风寒客于头中,偏痛无时,久之牵引两目,遂致失明。
白附子(一两,炮) 麻黄(不去节) 川乌(炮去皮尖) 南星(各半两,炮) 全
蝎(五个
,去毒) 干姜(炮) 朱砂(水飞) 麝香(各一分)
上为细末。酒调一字服之,去枕少时,此方见必用方。
庚寅年,一族人患头痛不可忍,一服即瘥。
治一切头旋,本因体虚风邪乘于阳经,上注于头面,遂入于脑,亦因痰水在于胸膈之上
,犯大寒使阳气不行,痰水结聚,上冲于头目,令头旋。
羚羊角(镑) 茯神(去木,各一两) 芎 防风(去钗股) 半夏(汤洗七次) 白
芷(不
见火) 甘草(炙,各半两) 枳壳(去穣,细锉,麸炒) 附子(炮,去皮脐,各三分)
上为粗末。每服四钱,水一盏半,生姜半分,漫火煎至七分,去滓,不拘时候温服。
To treat dizziness caused by Qi deficiency.
Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, not roasted) 1 liang 5 qian; Shi Hu (Dendrobii Caulis, roots removed, cleaned, finely chopped, stir-fried with wine) 1 liang 5 qian; Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, processed) 1 liang 5 qian; Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, leaves removed); Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus, selected); Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, stir-fried with ginger juice); Fu Ling (Poria, peel removed); Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, coarse bark removed, not roasted); Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, woody core removed); Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried); Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, each 1 liang, white pith removed); Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 1 liang 1 fen).
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder. Honey is refined and used to make pills the size of common cockle seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with clear rice water. Administer when neither hungry nor full.
A fellow townsman, Shao Zhiyuan, aged eighty-three, suffered from this ailment. Upon receiving this prescription, he recovered after a few doses. He stated that it was transmitted by Yang Jilao.
To treat headache due to wind-cold pathogen lodging in the head, causing unilateral pain without fixed timing. If prolonged, it may牵引 (radiate to) both eyes, eventually leading to blindness.
Fu Zi (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix Preparatum, 1 liang, processed); Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba, nodes not removed); Chuan Wu (Aconiti Radix Preparatum, processed, peel and tip removed); Nan Xing (Arisaematis Rhizoma Preparatum, each 0.5 liang, processed); Quan Xie (Scorpio, five pieces, toxicity removed); Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum, processed); Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris, levigated with water); She Xiang (Moschus, each 1 fen).
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder. Mix with wine to take an amount equivalent to "one character" (approx. 1-2 grams). Lie down without a pillow for a short time after ingestion. This formula is found in *Bi Yong Fang*.
In the Gengyin year, a clan member suffered from unbearable headache. One dose resulted in recovery.
To treat all types of vertigo/dizziness. The root cause is often body weakness allowing wind-pathogen to invade the Yang meridians, ascending to the head and face, and entering the brain. Alternatively, phlegm-fluid retention in the upper chest/diaphragm, combined with exposure to severe cold obstructing Yang Qi circulation, causes phlegm-fluid accumulation to surge upward to the head and eyes, inducing vertigo.
Ling Yang Jiao (Saiga Tataricae Cornu, shaved); Fu Shen (Poria cum Radice, woody core removed, each 1 liang); Xiong Qiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, woody core removed); Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times with boiling water); Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, not roasted); Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, each 0.5 liang); Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus, pulp removed, finely chopped, stir-fried with bran); Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparatum, processed, peel and navel removed, each 3 qian).
The above ingredients are made into a coarse powder. For each dose, take 4 qian, add 1.5 sheng of water and 0.5 qian of fresh ginger. Decoct slowly until only 0.7 sheng remains. Strain the dregs. Take warm at any time.