荆芥穗（各六分） 升麻（五分） 丹皮 甘草（各四分）
水二钟，煎八分，食后缓缓含饮之，效。
（钱氏）泻黄散 治脾火。
山栀（一两） 石膏（五钱） 藿香（七钱） 防风（四钱） 甘草（三钱）
上 咀，蜜、酒拌，略炒香，为细末。每服二钱，水一钟，煎清汁饮。
和中汤 治虚火嘈杂。
人参 白术 茯苓 陈皮 半夏（各一钱） 甘草（五分） 黄连（姜炒，钱半） 大枣（二枚）
水一钟半，加粳米一撮，煎八分，温服。
（薛氏）柴胡清肝散 治肝胆三焦风热疮疡，或怒火憎寒发热，或疮毒结于两耳、两胁前
后，或胸乳小腹下及股足等证。
柴胡 黄芩（炒，各钱半） 山栀（炒） 川芎 人参（各一钱） 甘草（五分） 连翘 桔梗（各八分）
水一钟半，煎服。
栀子清肝散 治肝胆三焦风热，耳内作痒，或生疮出水，或胁肋胸乳作痛，寒热往来。
栀子 柴胡 丹皮（各一钱） 当归 川芎 芍药 牛蒡子（炒） 茯苓（各七分） 白术 甘草
（各五分）
上水煎服。一方无白术。
《原机》芍药清肝散 治眵多 ，紧涩羞明，赤脉贯晴，脏腑秘结。
白术 川芎 防风 羌活 桔梗 滑石 石膏 芒硝（各三分） 黄芩 薄荷 荆芥 前胡
炙甘草 芍药（各二分半） 柴胡 山栀 知母（各二分） 大黄（四分）
水煎，食远热服。
《良方》龙胆泻肝汤 亦名龙胆汤。治肝经湿热，小便赤涩，或胁胀口苦寒热，凡肝经
有余之证宜服之。
龙胆草（酒拌炒） 人参 天冬 麦冬 生甘草 黄连（炒） 山栀 知母（各五分） 黄芩（七
分） 柴胡（一钱） 五味（三分）
水一钟半，煎服。
七味龙胆泻肝汤 治肝火内炎，如前诸证。
柴胡梢 泽泻 车前子 木通 龙胆草 归梢 生地（各等分）
上 咀。水二钟，煎一钟。空心稍热服。
（薛氏）加味龙胆泻肝汤 治肝经湿热，或囊痈下疳便毒，小便涩滞，或阴囊作痛，小便短少。
龙胆草（酒炒，一钱） 车前子（炒） 当归尾 木通 泽泻（大人倍用） 甘草 黄芩 生地
山栀（大人倍用）
上水煎。若治小儿，子母同服。
当归六黄汤 治盗汗之圣药。
当归 黄 （蜜炙，各二钱） 生地黄 熟地黄 黄连 黄芩 黄柏（各一钱）
水二钱，煎服。
正气汤 治阴分有火盗汗。
黄柏（炒） 知母（炒，各二钱） 炙甘草（六分）
水一钟半，煎八分，食远热服。
（仲景）芍药甘草汤 治伤寒脉浮，自汗出，小便数，心烦，微恶寒，脚挛急，足温者。
白芍药 甘草（炒，各四两）
上二味，以水三升，煮取一升半，去滓，分温再服。
生地黄煎 治阴火盗汗。
生地 当归 黄 （炙） 甘草（炙） 麻黄根 浮小麦 黄连 黄芩 黄柏（各钱）
水一钟半，煎八分，食远服。
《宝鉴》石膏散 治阳明风热头痛。
石膏 川芎 白芷（等分）
上为细末。每服四钱，热茶清调下。
《本事》荆芥散 治头风。
荆芥 石膏（ ，等分）
上为细末。每服二钱，姜三片，连须葱白三寸，水一钟，煎七分，食远服。
双玉散 治热痰咳嗽喘急，烦渴头痛。
石膏 寒水石（等分）
上为极细末。每服三钱，人参汤或随证用引调下。
《玄珠》秘方茶调散 治风热上攻，头目昏痛，及头风热痛不可忍。
小川芎（一两） 细芽茶 薄荷（各三钱） 白芷（五钱） 荆芥穗（四钱） 片芩（二两，酒拌炒三次，
不可令焦）
头巅及脑痛，加细辛、 本、蔓荆子（各三钱）。上为细末。每服二、三钱，用茶清调下。
天花散 治消渴。
天花粉 生地黄 麦门冬 干葛（各二钱） 五味子 甘草（各一钱）
上作二服，水一钟半，粳米百粒，煎八分，食远服。
（钱氏）地骨皮散 治壮热作渴。
地骨皮 茯苓 甘草 柴胡 人参 知母 半夏（等分）
上 咀。每服一两，水煎服。
玉泉丸 治烦热口渴。
人参 麦门冬 黄 （蜜炙） 茯苓 乌梅肉（焙） 甘草（各一两） 天花粉 干葛（各两半）
上为末，蜜丸，弹子大。每服一丸，温汤嚼下。
《宣明》清膈导痰汤 治胃火浓味，膈上热痰，咯吐不出，咳唾稠粘。
黄芩 贝母（各一钱） 天花粉 栝蒌仁 白茯苓 白术（各八分） 桔梗 甘草 陈皮（各五分）
石膏 朴硝（各钱半）
水一钟半，加竹叶二十片，揉烂，同煎八分，食远服。
生铁落饮 治痰火热狂，坠痰镇心。
生铁（四十斤） 入火烧赤沸，砧上锤之，有花出如兰如蛾，纷纷落地者，是名铁落。用水二
斗，煮取一斗，用以煎药。
石膏（三两） 龙齿（研） 茯苓 防风（去芦，各一两半） 玄参 秦艽（各一两）
上 咀。入铁汁中煮取五升，去 ，入竹沥一升，和匀。温服二合，无时，
每日约须五服。
大连翘饮 治风热热毒，大小便不利，及小儿痘后余毒，肢体患疮，或丹瘤等毒，游走不止。
连翘 山栀（炒） 黄芩 滑石 柴胡 荆芥 防风 甘草 当归 赤芍 木通 瞿麦 蝉蜕（各等分）
上量大小，水煎服。
《局方》犀角地黄汤 治劳心动火，热入血室，吐血衄血，发狂发黄，及小儿疮痘血热
等证。景岳云∶此方治伤寒血燥血热，以致温毒不解，用此取汗最捷，人所不知。盖以犀角
之性，气锐能散。仲景云∶如无犀角，以升麻代之，此二味可以通用，其义盖可知矣。
生地（四钱） 芍药 丹皮 犀角（镑，各钱半）
如欲取汗退热，必用尖生磨搀入之方妙。
上 咀。水一钟半，煎八分，加犀角汁服。或入桃仁去皮尖七粒同煎，以治血证。
《良方》犀角地黄汤
即前方加黄连、黄芩各一钱。
《拨萃》犀角地黄汤 治一切血热失血，三焦血热便秘等证。
犀角（磨汁） 生地（二钱） 黄连 黄芩（各一钱） 大黄（三钱）
水二钟，煎一钟，入犀角汁，和匀，温服。
《外科》犀角地黄汤 方在外科。治胃火血热妄行。
《良方》生地黄散 治血热小便出血。
生地黄（二钱） 黄芩（炒，五钱） 阿胶（炒） 柏叶（炒，各一钱）
上水煎服。
生地黄饮子 治诸见血，吐血衄血，下血溺血，皆属热证。
生地 熟地 枸杞 黄 芍药 天冬 甘草 地骨皮 黄芩（各等分）
上咀。每服七钱，水二钟，煎八分，食远服。如脉微身凉恶风者，加桂五分，吐血者多如此。
茜根散 治衄血不止，心神烦闷。
茜根 黄芩 阿胶（炒珠） 侧柏叶 生地黄（各二钱） 甘草（炙，一钱）
水一钟半，姜三片，煎七分，食远服。
人参五味子汤 方在外科。治虚损肺痿等证。
二神散 治男妇吐血，或血崩下血。
陈槐花（二两，炒焦） 百草霜（五钱）
上为细末。每服三钱，茅根煎汤调下。治下血，宜空心服之。舌上忽然肿破出血，宜此掺之。
《良方》四生丸 治吐血衄血。阳乘于阴，血热妄行，宜服此药。
生荷叶 生艾叶 生侧柏叶 生地黄（等分）
上捣烂如鸡子大丸。每服一丸，水二盏，滤去 服。陈日华云∶先公尝游灵石寺，
见一僧呕血，明年到寺，问呕血者何如？主僧云得服四生丸遂愈。自得此方，屡用有效。愚
意前证，乃内热暴患者宜用之，若人病本元不足，须补脾以资化源，否则虚火上炎，金反受克，获生鲜矣。
《济生》鳖甲地黄汤 治虚劳烦热，怔忡羸瘦。
鳖甲（醋炙） 熟地 人参 白术 当归 麦门冬 茯苓 石斛 柴胡 秦艽（各一钱） 肉
桂甘草（炙，各六分）
水二钟，姜五片，乌梅一个，煎七分，不拘时服。
《局方》黄 鳖甲煎 治虚劳客热，肌肉消瘦，烦热心悸盗汗，少食多渴，咳嗽有血。
黄 （蜜炙） 鳖甲（醋浸炙，去裙） 人参 知母 桑白皮 紫菀 桔梗 甘草（炙，各五
分） 地骨皮 秦艽 柴胡 生地 芍药（各七分） 天门冬 白茯苓（各八分） 肉桂（四分）
水一钟半，煎八分，食后温服。
地黄膏 滋阴降火，养血清肝退热。
鲜地黄（以十斤为则，捣汁，和众药汁同煎） 当归身（一斤） 芍药（半斤） 枸杞（半斤） 天门
冬麦门冬（各六两） 川芎 丹皮（各二两） 连肉（四两） 知母 地骨皮（各三两） 人参 甘草（各一两）
上将众药用水二斗，煎一斗，去滓净，和生地黄汁同熬成膏服之
《局方》秦艽扶羸汤 治肺痿骨蒸劳嗽，或寒热往来，声哑自汗，体虚怠惰。
人参 秦艽 当归 鳖甲（醋炙） 紫菀茸 地骨皮 柴胡 甘草（各五分）
水一钟半，姜五片，大枣、乌梅各一枚，煎七分，食远服。
退热汤 治急劳烦热，口干憎寒，饮食不得。
柴胡 龙胆草 青蒿 知母（炒） 麦冬 甘草（各一钱）
上用童便一钟半，葱白三寸，薤白三茎、桃、柳枝各五寸。同浸一宿，平旦煎一钟，
空心顿服，至夜再服。
《良方》团鱼丸 治骨蒸劳嗽累效。
贝母 前胡 知母 杏仁（各一两） 柴胡（半两） 团鱼（二个）
上药与鱼同煮熟，取肉连汁食之。将药焙干为末，再以团鱼骨甲煮汁一盏，和药丸桐子
大。每服二、三十丸，煎黄 六一汤空心送下。病既安，仍服黄 六一汤调理。
《良方》地榆散 治肠风热证下血。
地榆 黄芩 黄连 栀子 茜根 茯苓（等分）
上 咀。每服五钱，入韭白五寸同煎。食远温服。
《良方》四味地榆散 一名泼火散。治中暑昏迷不省人事，并治血痢。
地榆 赤芍药 黄连（去须） 青皮（等分）
上为末，每服三钱，浆水调服，或新汲水亦可。若治血痢，以水煎服。
《本事》槐花散 治肠风脏毒下血。
槐花（炒） 侧柏叶（杵） 荆芥穗 枳壳（麸炒）
上各等分，为末。每服二钱，空心米饮调下，或用煎汤。亦名槐花汤。
《外科》槐花散 方在外科。治肠风脏毒下血。
（东垣）加减四物汤 治肠风下血。
当归 川芎 生地 侧伯叶（各八分） 枳壳（麸炒） 荆芥穗 槐花（炒） 甘草（各四分） 地
榆条芩 防风（各六分） 乌梅（肥者，三枚）
水二钟，姜三片，煎八分，空心温服。
《局方》枳壳汤 治大便肠风下血。
枳壳（二两，炒黄） 大黄连（一两，同槐花四两炒焦，去花不用）
水二钟，浓煎，空心温服。
枳壳散 治便血，或妇人经候不调，手足烦热，胸膈不利。
枳壳（麸炒） 半夏曲 赤芍药 柴胡（各一钱） 黄芩（一钱半）
水二钟，姜三片，枣一枚，煎八分，食远服。
《济生》小蓟饮子 治下焦结热，溲血崩淋等证。
生地（四两） 小蓟根 滑石 蒲黄（炒） 藕节 淡竹叶 山栀 炙甘草（各五钱）
上 咀。每服五、六钱，水一钟半，煎八分，空心温服。
（仲景）黄连汤 治伤寒胸中有热，胃中有邪气，腹中痛，欲呕吐者。
黄连 甘草（炙） 干姜 桂枝（去皮，各三两） 人参（二两） 半夏（半升） 大枣（十二枚）
上七味，以水一斗，煮取六升，去滓，温服一升，日三服，夜二服。
黄连汤 治便后下血，腹不痛，名温毒下血。
黄连 当归（各二钱） 甘草（五分）
水二钟，煎八分，食后服。
（仲景）黄芩汤 治太阳与少阳合病，自下利。
黄芩（三两） 炙甘草 芍药（各二两） 大枣（十二枚）
上四味，以水一斗，煮取三升，去滓，温服一升，日再服，夜一服。若呕者，加半夏半升，生姜三两。
《外台》黄芩汤 方在和阵。治干呕下利。
《直指》黄芩汤 治心肺蕴热，口疮咽痛膈闷，小便淋浊不利。
黄芩 黄连 栀子 生地 麦冬 木通 泽泻 甘草（各等分）
上每服一两，水一钟半，煎八分，食前服。
黄 散 治热痢下赤脓，心腹烦热疼痛。
黄 当归 龙骨（各七钱半） 生地黄（五钱） 黄连（去须微炒，一两） 黄柏 黄芩 犀角屑
地榆（各半两）
上为细末。每服二钱，不拘时，粥饮调下。
（河间）黄芩芍药汤 治泻痢腹痛，或身热炽后重，脉洪数，脓血稠粘，及阴虚内热，衄
吐血者。此方即前仲景之黄芩汤，但分两不同。
黄芩 白芍（各二钱） 甘草（一钱）
水一钟半，煎八分，温服。腹痛甚者，加桂二分；脓血甚者，加当归、黄连各一钱。一
方芍药用六钱。
《局方》木香化滞汤 治痢下赤白，腹中 痛，里急后重，多热多滞者宜之。
木香 甘草（各七分） 人参 陈皮 黄连 泽泻 槟榔（各一钱） 白术 枳壳（麸炒） 浓朴
白芍药 茯苓（各钱半）
水二钟，煎八分，食前服。
清热渗湿汤 治湿热浮肿，肢节疼痛，小水不利。
黄柏（盐水炒，二钱） 黄连 茯苓 泽泻（各一钱） 苍术 白术（各钱半） 甘草（五分）
水二钟，煎八分服。如单用渗湿，去黄连、黄柏，加橘皮、干姜。
Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), each 6 fen; Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), 5 fen; Danpi (Moutan Cortex); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 4 fen.
Add two zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, and slowly sip after meals. Effective.
(Qian Yi's) Xiehuang San (Drain the Spleen Powder) treats Spleen Fire.
Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus), 1 liang; Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), 5 qian; Huoxiang (Agastachis Herba), 7 qian; Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), 4 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 3 qian.
Cut into pieces, mix with honey and wine, stir-fry slightly until fragrant, and grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, add one zhong of water, decoct to obtain clear juice, and drink.
Hezhong Tang (Harmonize the Middle Decoction) treats false fire causing a sensation of hunger with discomfort (zaoc).
Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), each 1 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 5 fen; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), stir-fried with ginger, 1.5 qian; Dazao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus), 2 pieces.
Add one and a half zhong of water and a pinch of Jingmi (Oryza Sativa Germen), decoct to eight fen, and take warm.
(Xue Ji's) Chaihu Qinggan San (Bupleurum Clearing Liver Powder) treats wind-heat sores and ulcers of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Sanjiao; or aversion to cold with fever due to anger-induced fire; or toxin accumulation in both ears, anterior and posterior hypochondrium, chest, breasts, lower abdomen, thighs, and legs.
Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), stir-fried, each 1.5 qian; Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus), stir-fried; Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Renshen (Ginseng Radix), each 1 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 5 fen; Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), each 8 fen.
Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct, and take.
Zhizi Qinggan San (Gardenia Clearing Liver Powder) treats wind-heat of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Sanjiao; itching inside the ears; sores with discharge; pain in the hypochondrium, chest, and breasts; and alternating chills and fever.
Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Danpi (Moutan Cortex), each 1 qian; Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba); Niubangzi (Arctii Fructus), stir-fried; Fuling (Poria), each 7 fen; Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 5 fen.
Decoct with water and take. Another formula does not contain Baizhu.
*Yuanji* Shaoyao Qinggan San (Peony Clearing Liver Powder) treats excessive eye discharge, tightness and photophobia, red vessels penetrating the eyeball, and constipation of the zang-fu organs.
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix); Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix); Huashi (Talcum); Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum); Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas), each 3 fen; Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba); Jingjie (Schizonepetae Spica); Qianhu (Peucedani Radix); Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), each 2.5 fen; Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix); Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), each 2 fen; Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), 4 fen.
Decoct with water, and take warm long after meals.
*Liangfang* Longdan Xiegan Tang (Gentian Draining Liver Decoction), also known as Longdan Tang. Treats damp-heat in the Liver meridian; red and difficult urination; distension in the hypochondrium, bitter taste in the mouth, and alternating chills and fever. Suitable for any excess syndrome of the Liver meridian.
Longdancao (Gentianae Radix et Rhizoma), stir-fried with wine; Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Tandong (Asparagi Radix); Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix); Shenggancao (Raw Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), stir-fried; Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), each 5 fen; Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), 7 fen; Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), 1 qian; Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), 3 fen.
Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct, and take.
Qiwei Longdan Xiegan Tang (Seven-Ingredient Gentian Draining Liver Decoction) treats internal flare-up of Liver fire, as in the aforementioned syndromes.
Chaihu shao (Tip of Bupleuri Radix); Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma); Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen); Mutong (Akebiae Caulis); Longdancao (Gentianae Radix et Rhizoma); Guishao (Tip of Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), all in equal proportions.
Cut into pieces. Add two zhong of water, decoct to one zhong. Take warm on an empty stomach.
(Xue Ji's) Jiawei Longdan Xiegan Tang (Modified Gentian Draining Liver Decoction) treats damp-heat in the Liver meridian; or scrotal abscess, chancre, and groin swelling; difficult and stagnant urination; or pain in the scrotum with scanty urine.
Longdancao (Gentianae Radix et Rhizoma), stir-fried with wine, 1 qian; Cheqianzi (Plantaginis Semen), stir-fried; Dangguiwei (Tail of Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Mutong (Akebiae Caulis); Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), double dose for adults; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix); Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), double dose for adults.
Decoct with water. If treating children, mother and child take together.
Danggui Liuhuang Tang (Angelica Six-Yellow Decoction) is the sacred medicine for treating night sweats.
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Huangqi (Astragali Radix), honey-roasted, each 2 qian; Shengdihuang (Raw Rehmanniae Radix); Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), each 1 qian.
Add two zhong of water, decoct, and take.
Zhengqi Tang (Upright Qi Decoction) treats night sweats caused by fire in the Yin aspect.
Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), stir-fried; Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), stir-fried, each 2 qian; Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 6 fen.
Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, and take warm long after meals.
(Zhang Zhongjing's) Shaoyao Gancao Tang (Peony and Licorice Decoction) treats Taiyang disease with floating pulse, spontaneous sweating, frequent urination, irritability, slight aversion to cold, cramped and painful calves, and warm feet.
Baishaoyao (White Peony Root); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), stir-fried, each 4 liang.
Take these two ingredients, add three sheng of water, boil to obtain one and a half sheng, remove dregs, and divide into two warm doses.
Shengdihuang Jian (Raw Rehmannia Decoction) treats night sweats caused by Yin fire.
Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Huangqi (Astragali Radix), roasted; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), roasted; Mahuanggen (Ephedrae Radix); Xiaomai (Tritici Fructus Immaturus); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), each 1 qian.
Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, and take long after meals.
*Baojian* Shigao San (Gypsum Powder) treats headache due to Yangming wind-heat.
Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum); Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), equal parts.
Grind into fine powder. Take 4 qian per dose, mix with hot tea water and swallow.
*Benshi* Jingjie San (Schizonepeta Powder) treats head wind (chronic headache).
Jingjie (Schizonepetae Spica); Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), calcined, equal parts.
Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, with three slices of ginger and three cun of green onion white with roots, add one zhong of water, decoct to seven fen, and take long after meals.
Shuangyu San (Double Jade Powder) treats cough and急促 wheezing due to phlegm-heat, irritability, thirst, and headache.
Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum); Hanshuishi (Hydrocerussite), equal parts.
Grind into extremely fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mix with Ginseng soup or appropriate guiding medicine according to the syndrome.
*Xuanzhu* Secret Formula Chatiao San (Tea Regulating Powder) treats wind-heat attacking upward, causing dizziness and pain in the head and eyes, and unbearable heat pain from head wind.
Xiao Chuanxiong (Small Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), 1 liang; Xi Ya Cha (Fine Bud Tea); Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), each 3 qian; Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), 5 qian; Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica), 4 qian; Pian Qin (Scutellariae Radix), 2 liang, stir-fried three times with wine, do not let it burn.
For pain at the vertex and brain, add Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Gaoben (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizoma), and Manjingzi (Viticis Fructus), each 3 qian. Grind into fine powder. Take 2 or 3 qian per dose, mix with tea water and swallow.
Tianhua San (Sky Flower Powder) treats Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome).
Tianhuafen (Trichosanthis Radix); Shengdihuang (Raw Rehmanniae Radix); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix); Gange (Puerariae Radix), each 2 qian; Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 1 qian.
Divide into two doses. Add one and a half zhong of water and 100 grains of Jingmi (Oryza Sativa Germen), decoct to eight fen, and take long after meals.
(Qian Yi's) Digupi San (Ground Bark Powder) treats high fever with thirst.
Digupi (Lycii Cortex); Fuling (Poria); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix); Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma); Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), equal parts.
Cut into pieces. Take 1 liang per dose, decoct with water and take.
Yuquan Wan (Jade Spring Pill) treats irritability, heat, and thirst.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix); Huangqi (Astragali Radix), honey-roasted; Fuling (Poria); Wumei Rou (Mume Seed), baked; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 1 liang; Tianhuafen (Trichosanthis Radix); Gange (Puerariae Radix), each 1.5 liang.
Grind into powder, make pills with honey, size of a bullet. Take one pill per dose, chew with warm water.
*Xuanming* Qingge Daotan Tang (Clear Diaphragm Guiding Out Phlegm Decoction) treats stomach fire from rich foods, hot phlegm above the diaphragm that cannot be expectorated, and thick sticky sputum.
Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus), each 1 qian; Tianhuafen (Trichosanthis Radix); Gualouren (Trichosanthis Semen); Bai Fuling (White Poria); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), each 8 fen; Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), each 5 fen; Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum); Pu Xiao (Mirabilitum), each 1.5 qian.
Add one and a half zhong of water, add twenty leaves of Zhuye (Bambusae Folium), crush them, decoct together to eight fen, and take long after meals.
Shengtieluo Yin (Raw Iron Falling Drink) treats mania due to phlegm-fire, settling phlegm and calming the heart.
Shengtie (Raw Iron), 40 jin. Heat in fire until red and boiling, hammer on an anvil. The falling fragments resembling orchids or moths are named Tielsuo (Iron Falling). Add two dou of water, boil to obtain one dou, and use this liquid to decoct the herbs.
Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), 3 liang; Longchi (Dinosaur Bone), ground; Fuling (Poria); Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), de-rhizome, each 1.5 liang; Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix); Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), each 1 liang.
Cut into pieces. Boil in the iron liquid to obtain five sheng, remove dregs, add one sheng of Zhuli (Bamboo Sap), mix well. Take two he of warm liquid, at any time, approximately five doses per day.
Da Liaoqiao Yin (Large Forsythia Drink) treats wind-heat and toxic heat, difficulty in urination and defecation, residual toxins after childhood smallpox, skin sores, or migratory erysipelas and other toxins.
Liaoqiao (Forsythiae Fructus); Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), stir-fried; Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Huashi (Talcum); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix); Jingjie (Schizonepetae Spica); Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Chi Shao (Red Peony Root); Mutong (Akebiae Caulis); Qumai (Dianthi Herba); Chantui (Cicadae Periostracum), all in equal proportions.
Adjust dosage according to age/size, decoct with water, and take.
*Ju Fang* Xijiao Dihuang Tang (Rhino Horn and Rehmannia Decoction) treats heart fire from overwork, heat entering the Blood Chamber, hematemesis and epistaxis, mania and jaundice, and blood heat in childhood sores and smallpox. Zhang Jingyue said: This formula treats Taiyang disease with blood dryness and heat, leading to unresolved warm toxicity. Using this to induce sweating is very rapid, though unknown to many. This is because Xijiao (Rhinoceros Horn) has a sharp nature that can disperse. Zhang Zhongjing said: If Xijiao is unavailable, use Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) instead. These two can be used interchangeably, implying their shared function.
Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), 4 qian; Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix); Danpi (Moutan Cortex); Xijiao (Rhinoceros Cornu), shaved, each 1.5 qian.
To induce sweating and reduce fever, it is essential to grind raw Xijiao tip and mix it in for best effect.
Cut into pieces. Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, add Xijiao juice, and take. Alternatively, add seven peeled and deseeded Taoren (Persicae Semen) to decoct together, to treat blood disorders.
*Liangfang* Xijiao Dihuang Tang (Rhino Horn and Rehmannia Decoction)
Is the previous formula plus Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) and Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), each 1 qian.
*Bocui* Xijiao Dihuang Tang (Rhino Horn and Rehmannia Decoction) treats all types of bleeding due to blood heat, and constipation due to Sanjiao blood heat.
Xijiao (Rhinoceros Cornu), ground juice; Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), 2 qian; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), each 1 qian; Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), 3 qian.
Add two zhong of water, decoct to one zhong, add Xijiao juice, mix well, and take warm.
*Waike* Xijiao Dihuang Tang (Rhino Horn and Rehmannia Decoction) See Surgery section. Treats reckless bleeding due to Stomach fire and blood heat.
*Liangfang* Shengdihuang San (Raw Rehmannia Powder) treats hematuria due to blood heat.
Shengdihuang (Raw Rehmanniae Radix), 2 qian; Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), stir-fried, 5 qian; Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), stir-fried; Baiye (Calami Folium), stir-fried, each 1 qian.
Decoct with water and take.
Shengdihuang Yinzi (Raw Rehmannia Infusion) treats various bleeding symptoms: hematemesis, epistaxis, lower bleeding, and hematuria, all belonging to heat syndromes.
Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix); Shudi (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix); Gouqi (Lycii Fructus); Huangqi (Astragali Radix); Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix); Tandong (Asparagi Radix); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Digupi (Lycii Cortex); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), all in equal proportions.
Cut into pieces. Take 7 qian per dose, add two zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, and take long after meals. If the pulse is faint, body is cool, and there is aversion to wind, add Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), 5 fen; this applies mostly to hematemesis.
Qigen San (Rubia Root Powder) treats persistent epistaxis with mental restlessness.
Qigen (Rubiae Radix et Rhizoma); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), stir-fried to beads; Cebeiye (Platycladi Cacumen); Shengdihuang (Raw Rehmanniae Radix), each 2 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), honey-roasted, 1 qian.
Add one and a half zhong of water, three slices of ginger, decoct to seven fen, and take long after meals.
Renshen Wuweizi Tang (Ginseng and Schisandra Decoction) See Surgery section. Treats deficiency consumption and Lung萎 (Flaccidity).
Ershen San (Two Spirit Powder) treats hematemesis in men and women, or metrorrhagia and lower bleeding.
Chen Huaihua (Old Sophorae Flos), stir-fried until charred, 2 liang; Baicaoshuang (Herbal Ash), 5 qian.
Grind into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mix with Mugeng (Imperatae Rhizoma) decoction and swallow. For lower bleeding, take on an empty stomach. For sudden swelling and rupture of the tongue with bleeding, sprinkle this powder on it.
*Liangfang* Sisheng Wan (Four Raw Pills) treats hematemesis and epistaxis. When Yang invades Yin, causing reckless bleeding due to blood heat, this medicine is suitable.
Sheng Heye (Raw Lotus Leaf); Sheng Aye (Mugwort Leaf); Sheng Cebeiye (Raw Platycladi Cacumen); Shengdihuang (Raw Rehmanniae Radix), equal parts.
Crush into pills the size of a chicken egg. Take one pill per dose, add two cups of water, filter out dregs, and drink. Chen Rihua said: My father once visited Lingshi Temple and saw a monk vomiting blood. The next year he returned and asked about the monk. The head monk said he recovered after taking Sisheng Wan. Since obtaining this formula, I have used it frequently with success. In my opinion, the aforementioned syndrome is suitable for this if caused by sudden internal heat. If the patient's original Qi is deficient, one must tonify the Spleen to nourish the source of transformation; otherwise, deficient fire will flare up, Metal will be overcontrolled, and recovery will be difficult.
*Jisheng* Biejia Dihuang Tang (Softshell Turtle and Rehmannia Decoction) treats deficiency consumption with irritability and heat, palpitations, emaciation, and thinness.
Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum), vinegar-roasted; Shudi (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix); Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix); Fuling (Poria); Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix); Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), each 1 qian; Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex); Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 6 fen.
Add two zhong of water, five slices of ginger, one Wumei (Mume Fructus), decoct to seven fen, take at any time.
*Ju Fang* Huangqi Biejia Jian (Astragalus and Softshell Turtle Decoction) treats deficiency consumption with external heat, muscle wasting, irritability, palpitations, night sweats, poor appetite with excessive thirst, and cough with blood.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix), honey-roasted; Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum), vinegar-soaked and roasted, remove skirt; Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma); Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex); Ziwan (Asternis Radix); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix); Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 5 fen; Digupi (Lycii Cortex); Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix); Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix); Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), each 7 fen; Tiandong (Asparagi Radix); Bai Fuling (White Poria), each 8 fen; Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), 4 fen.
Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, and take warm after meals.
Dihuang Gao (Rehmannia Paste) nourishes Yin, descends fire, nourishes blood, clears the Liver, and reduces heat.
Xian Dihuang (Fresh Rehmanniae Radix), based on ten jin, crush to extract juice, and decoct with other herb juices; Danggui Shen (Body of Angelicae Sinensis Radix), one jin; Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), half jin; Gouqi (Lycii Fructus), half jin; Tiandong (Asparagi Radix); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix), each six liang; Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Danpi (Moutan Cortex), each two liang; Lianrou (Lotus Seed with Plumule), four liang; Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma); Digupi (Lycii Cortex), each three liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each one liang.
Decoct all herbs in two dou of water to obtain one dou, filter clean, mix with fresh Rehmannia juice, and simmer into a paste. Take the paste.
*Ju Fang* Qinjiao Fulie Tang (Gentian Supporting Emaciation Decoction) treats Lung flaccidity with bone-steaming劳 cough, alternating chills and fever, hoarseness, spontaneous sweating, and physical weakness with lethargy.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum), vinegar-roasted; Ziwan Rong (Asternis Radix); Digupi (Lycii Cortex); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 5 fen.
Add one and a half zhong of water, five slices of ginger, one Dazao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus), one Wumei (Mume Fructus), decoct to seven fen, and take long after meals.
Tuire Tang (Heat-Reducing Decoction) treats acute consumption with irritability and heat, dry mouth, aversion to cold, and inability to eat.
Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix); Longdancao (Gentianae Radix et Rhizoma); Qinghao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), stir-fried; Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 1 qian.
Add one and a half zhong of Tongbian (Child's Urine), three cun of Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus), three stems of Xiebai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus), five cun of Tao Zhi (Peach Twig), five cun of Liu Zhi (Willow Twig). Soak overnight. At dawn, decoct to one zhong. Take in one dose on an empty stomach, and take again at night.
*Liangfang* Tuanyu Wan (Softshell Turtle Pill) effectively treats bone-steaming劳 cough.
Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus); Qianhu (Peucedani Radix); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma); Xingren (Pruni Semen), each one liang; Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), half liang; Tuanyu (Softshell Turtle), two pieces.
Cook the herbs and turtle meat together until done. Eat the meat with the broth. Dry the herbs, grind into powder. Boil the turtle shell and bones in one cup of water. Mix with the powder to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20-30 pills per dose, send down with Huangqi Liuyi Tang (Astragalus Six-to-One Decoction) on an empty stomach. Once the illness subsides, continue taking Huangqi Liuyi Tang for regulation.
*Liangfang* Diyü San (Sanguisorba Powder) treats lower bleeding due to intestinal wind-heat syndrome.
Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma); Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus); Qigen (Rubiae Radix et Rhizoma); Fuling (Poria), equal parts.
Cut into pieces. Take 5 qian per dose, add five cun of Jiubai (Leek White), decoct together. Take warm long after meals.
*Liangfang* Siwei Diyü San (Four-Ingredient Sanguisorba Powder), also known as Pohuo San (Extinguish Fire Powder). Treats coma and loss of consciousness due to summerheat, and also treats bloody dysentery.
Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix); Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), remove stamen; Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), equal parts.
Grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mix with Jiangshui (Fermented Rice Water) and swallow, or use fresh well water. To treat bloody dysentery, decoct with water and take.
*Benshi* Huaihua San (Sophora Flower Powder) treats lower bleeding due to intestinal wind and visceral toxin.
Huaihua (Sophorae Flos), stir-fried; Cebeiye (Platycladi Cacumen), pounded; Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), bran-stir-fried.
Equal parts, grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mix with rice drink on an empty stomach, or decoct as soup. Also known as Huaihua Tang.
*Waike* Huaihua San (Sophora Flower Powder) See Surgery section. Treats lower bleeding due to intestinal wind and visceral toxin.
(Li Dongyuan's) Jiawei Siwu Tang (Modified Four Substances Decoction) treats lower bleeding due to intestinal wind.
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma); Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix); Cebeiye (Platycladi Cacumen), each 8 fen; Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), bran-stir-fried; Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica); Huaihua (Sophorae Flos), stir-fried; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 4 fen; Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix); Tiaohuangqin (Strip Scutellariae Radix); Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), each 6 fen; Wumei (Mume Fructus), plump ones, three pieces.
Add two zhong of water, three slices of ginger, decoct to eight fen, take warm on an empty stomach.
*Ju Fang* Zhike Tang (Aurantii Fructus Decoction) treats lower bleeding due to intestinal wind.
Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), two liang, stir-fried yellow; Dahuanglian (Stem of Rheum Palmatum), one liang, stir-fried charred together with four liang of Huaihua (Sophorae Flos), remove flowers and do not use.
Add two zhong of water, decoct strongly, take warm on an empty stomach.
Zhike San (Aurantii Fructus Powder) treats hematochezia, or irregular menstruation in women, vexing heat in hands and feet, and oppression in the chest and diaphragm.
Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), bran-stir-fried; Banxia Qu (Pinelliae Fermentum); Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root); Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), each 1 qian; Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), 1.5 qian.
Add two zhong of water, three slices of ginger, one jujube, decoct to eight fen, and take long after meals.
*Jisheng* Xiaoji Yinzi (Small Thistle Infusion) treats heat binding in the Lower Jiao, hematuria, and metrorrhagia.
Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), four liang; Xiaoji Gen (Leonuri Herba); Huashi (Talcum); Huyang (Polygoni Multiflori Caulis), stir-fried; Oujie (Nelumbinis Node); Dan Zhuye (Light Bamboo Leaf); Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus); Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 5 qian.
Cut into pieces. Take 5-6 qian per dose, add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, take warm on an empty stomach.
(Zhang Zhongjing's) Huanglian Tang (Coptis Decoction) treats Taiyang disease with heat in the chest and pathogenic qi in the Stomach, abdominal pain, and desire to vomit.
Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma); Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma); Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), de-bark, each three liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix), two liang; Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), half sheng; Dazao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus), twelve pieces.
Take these seven ingredients, add one dou of water, boil to obtain six sheng, remove dregs, take one sheng warm, three doses during the day, two doses at night.
Huanglian Tang (Coptis Decoction) treats lower bleeding after defecation without abdominal pain, named Wendu Xiexue (Warm Toxic Lower Bleeding).
Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), each 2 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 5 fen.
Add two zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, take after meals.
(Zhang Zhongjing's) Huangqin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) treats concurrent Taiyang and Shaoyang disease with spontaneous diarrhea.
Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), three liang; Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), each two liang; Dazao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus), twelve pieces.
Take these four ingredients, add one dou of water, boil to obtain three sheng, remove dregs, take one sheng warm, twice during the day, once at night. If vomiting occurs, add Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), half sheng, and Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), three liang.
*Waitai* Huangqin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) See Hezhen (Harmonizing Formulas) section. Treats dry vomiting and diarrhea.
*Zhizhi* Huangqin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) treats heat accumulation in Heart and Lung, mouth sores, sore throat, diaphragmatic oppression, and turbid difficult urination.
Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma); Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus); Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix); Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix); Mutong (Akebiae Caulis); Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), equal parts.
Take one liang per dose, add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, take before meals.
Huangqi San (Astragalus Powder) treats dysentery with red pus, and irritability, heat, and pain in the heart and abdomen.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastii), each 7.5 qian; Shengdihuang (Raw Rehmanniae Radix), 5 qian; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), remove stamen and lightly stir-fried, one liang; Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Xijiao Xie (Rhinoceros Cornu Slice); Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix), each half liang.
Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, at any time, mix with congee water and swallow.
(Liu Hejian's) Huangqin Shaoyao Tang (Scutellaria and Peony Decoction) treats dysentery with abdominal pain, or intense body heat with tenesmus, flooding and rapid pulse, thick and sticky pus and blood, and Yin deficiency with internal heat, epistaxis, and hematemesis. This formula is the same as Zhang Zhongjing's Huangqin Tang, but with different dosages.
Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix); Baishao (White Peony Root), each 2 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 1 qian.
Add one and a half zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, take warm. For severe abdominal pain, add Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), 2 fen; for severe pus and blood, add Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) and Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), each 1 qian. Another formula uses 6 qian of Shaoyao.
*Ju Fang* Muxiang Huazhi Tang (Costus Regulating Stagnation Decoction) treats dysentery with red and white discharge, colicky abdominal pain, tenesmus, suitable for cases with much heat and stagnation.
Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); Zhigancao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 7 fen; Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma); Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma); Binglang (Arecae Semen), each 1 qian; Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma); Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), bran-stir-fried; Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex); Baishao (White Peony Root); Fuling (Poria), each 1.5 qian.
Add two zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, take before meals.
Qingre Shenshi Tang (Clear Heat and Permeate Dampness Decoction) treats edema due to damp-heat, pain in limbs and joints, and difficult urination.
Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), salt-water stir-fried, 2 qian; Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma); Fuling (Poria); Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), each 1 qian; Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), each 1.5 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 5 fen.
Add two zhong of water, decoct to eight fen, and take. If using only for permeating dampness, remove Huanglian and Huangbai, add Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) and Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma).