生逐寒而发表,炮除冷而守中。孕妇忌之。
辛,温,无毒。入足阳明、太阴、厥阴、手太阴经。逐寒祛湿,温经止血,定呕消痰,
下气
消食。治内寒之腹痛,疗缩筋之霍乱,止寒湿之呕利,回手足之厥逆。
姜附汤 干姜 附子
治汗下后,昼躁夜静,脉沉无表,身无大热者。(诸方第一。)
柴胡桂姜汤 柴胡 黄芩 甘草 桂枝 蒌根 干姜 蛎粉
治汗下后,胸胁满结,小便不利,往来寒热,渴而头汗出者。(第二。)
姜连芩参汤 干姜 黄芩 人参 黄连
治病素寒下,医复吐下之,寒格更逆吐下,食入即吐者。(第三。)
多食发痼疾,金疮、香港脚。
辛,温,无毒。起痘疹而辟恶气,通诸窍而发痼疾。
疹痘不快,芫荽二两切,酒煎沃之,候冷口含遍 之,勿 头面。(验方第一。)
野芫荽,
炒黄用。小茴性平,理气开胃,祛蝇辟臭。大茴性热,多食伤目发疮。
辛,平,无毒。入足少阴肾,手太阳小肠。调中止痛,开胃下气。理疝气而疗腰痛,补
命门
胁下刺痛,小茴同枳壳炒末。盐酒汤下。(验方第一。)
疝气入肾炒熨之。(第二。)
绕脐冲心,小肠气也。炒末酒下。或同半夏、枳壳煎。(第三。)
偏坠卵肿,小茴三钱,附子一钱,木香一钱,台参一钱,没药一钱,乳香一钱,水煎服。
加荔核。(第四。)
五般噎疾,小茴、陈皮、青皮、莪术、炙草、拣砂、肉桂、生姜炭、白芷、胡椒、半夏、
阿魏、辰砂,
每嚼咽二丸,醋后下。有内积兼脉沉滞者宜之。兼治九种心痛。(第五。)
Ganjiang (Dried Ginger): Raw form expels cold and releases the exterior; roasted form removes internal cold and stabilizes the Middle Jiao. Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Acrid, warm, non-toxic. Enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian, and Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Expels cold, dispels dampness, warms meridians, stops bleeding, arrests vomiting, resolves phlegm, directs Qi downward, and aids digestion. Treats abdominal pain due to internal cold; treats Huoluan (cholera-like syndrome with muscle cramps); arrests vomiting and diarrhea due to cold-dampness; restores Yang and reverses cold extremities (Jueni).
Jiangfu Tang (Ginger and Aconite Decoction): Composed of Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) and Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root).
Treats restlessness during the day and quietness at night after sweating or purging, with a deep pulse indicating no exterior syndrome, and no significant fever on the body. (Ranked first among formulas.)
Chaihu Guijiang Tang (Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig, and Dried Ginger Decoction): Composed of Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Gancao (Licorice Root), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig), Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), and Lifu (Ostreae Concha).
Treats chest and hypochondriac fullness and binding, difficult urination, alternating chills and fever, thirst, and sweating only on the head, following sweating or purging. (Ranked second.)
Jianglian Qinshen Tang (Ginger, Coptis, Scutellaria, and Ginseng Decoction): Composed of Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), and Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma).
Treats patients with inherent spleen-stomach cold who were mistakenly subjected to emesis or purging by physicians, resulting in cold-heat rejection, worsening vomiting and diarrhea, and immediate regurgitation of food. (Ranked third.)
Excessive consumption induces chronic diseases, Jinchuang (metal-induced wounds), and Xiangjiaojiao (Beriberi/Foot Rot).
Yuansu (Coriander): Acrid, warm, non-toxic. Promotes eruption of smallpox/rashes and dispels evil qi; opens orifices and triggers latent diseases.
For slow eruption of rashes/pox: Take 2 liang of Yuansu, cut into pieces, decoct in wine, let cool, hold in mouth to rinse thoroughly, do not swallow towards the head/face. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
Wild Yuansu,
Use after stir-frying until yellow. Xiaohui (Fennel Fruit) is neutral in nature, regulates Qi, opens the stomach, repels flies, and eliminates odors. Dahui (Aniseed Fruit) is hot in nature; excessive consumption damages eyes and induces sores.
Acrid, neutral, non-toxic. Enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian. Harmonizes the middle, relieves pain, opens the stomach, and directs Qi downward. Treats hernia and alleviates lower back pain; tonifies Mingmen (Gate of Life); treats stabbing pain under the ribs. Use Xiaohui fried with Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), ground into powder, taken with salt-wine decoction. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
When Hernia Qi enters the Kidney, apply heat compress using fried herbs. (No. 2.)
Pain circling the navel and radiating to the heart indicates Xiaochangqi (Small Intestine Qi disorder). Take fried powder with wine. Or decoct with Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) and Zhike (Aurantii Fructus). (No. 3.)
For Piazui (unilateral testicular swelling) and scrotal edema: Use Xiaohui (3 qian), Fuzi (1 qian), Muxiang (1 qian), Taishen (Codonopsis Radix, 1 qian), Moyao (Myrrha, 1 qian), Ruxiang (Olibanum, 1 qian), decoct in water. Add Lihé (Litchi Seed). (No. 4.)
For Wuban Yejí (Five Types of Dysphagia): Use Xiaohui, Chenpi (Citrus Reticulatae Pericarpium), Qingpi (Citrus Aurantii Pericarpium), Ezhu (Curcumae Rhizoma), Zhigancao (Prepared Licorice), Jiansha (Amomi Fructus Rotundus), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Jiangsuotan (Charred Fresh Ginger), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Hujiao (Piperis Longi Fructus), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Awèi (Asafoetida), Chensha (Cinnabar). Form pills; chew two pills per dose, take with vinegar after meals. Suitable for cases with internal accumulation and deep/stagnant pulse. Also treats Jiuzhong Xin Tong (Nine Types of Heart Pain). (No. 5.)