甘,寒,无毒。消烦止渴,解暑退热;宽中下气,利水解酒。治血痢,疗喉痹。不可
多食。
闪挫腰痛,西瓜青皮,阴干为末,盐酒下三钱。(验方第一。)
食瓜过伤,瓜皮煎汤解之。
甘,酸,涩,平,无毒。逐水利尿,益气治淋。除筋骨湿痹,起痘疮陷没。
止呕哕而除恶心,利小便而消肿满。洗腰腿之疼痛,安胎孕之逆冲。
胎气冲心,(葡萄煎服。藤根亦可。验方第一。)
除烦止渴,(葡萄取汁熬稠,入蜜少许点服
甘,咸,无毒。和中助脾,缓肝润肠。除心腹紧张,却心腹燥热。口干必用,酒毒亦解。
白
齿生虫。
下痢噤口,白糖半斤,乌梅一个,水煎时时服之。(验方第一。)
腹中紧张,白糖酒煎,再服愈也。(第二。)
痘不落痂,红糖调新汲水下。白糖亦可。(第三。)
喘嗽烦热,红糖同
多食助热,损齿生虫。
甘,冷,无毒。消痰止嗽,缓肝助脾,解渴生津,明目解酒。除心腹热胀,润心肺燥热。
蒸去皮心,即莲蓬壳内子也。今药肆一种石莲子,形极大,不知何物也。
甘,涩,微寒,无毒。补中益气,解渴除热,清心止痢;固精强筋。交心肾而浓肠胃,
补虚
白浊带,达君相上下火邪。
止一切下血。
噤口久痢,莲肉炒末,每服二钱,陈米汤下数剂,则思食矣。(验方第一。)
脾泻肠滑。同上。(第二。)
赤浊,莲肉六两,炙草一两,为末,每一钱灯心汤下。(第三。)
遗精,同龙骨、益智末服,米汤下。(第四。)
哕逆不止,炒末,阴阳水下即止。(第五。)
反胃吐食,为末,入少肉蔻末,米汤下。(第六。)
诸般崩漏、便溺诸血,莲蓬壳烧末,或酒或水下。(第七。)
Green rind of Watermelon: Sweet in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It eliminates vexation and relieves thirst, resolves summerheat and reduces fever; soothes the middle jiao and directs rebellious qi downward, promotes diuresis to resolve dampness, and detoxifies alcohol. It treats bloody dysentery and pharyngolaryngeal obstruction (sore throat with swelling and blockage). Do not consume in excess.
For lumbar pain caused by sprain or fall, use the green rind of watermelon, dry it in the shade, grind it into powder, and take 3 qian with salt and wine. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
If injury occurs from eating too much melon, decoct the melon rind in water to relieve the condition.
Grape: Sweet, sour, and astringent in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It expels water and promotes urination, tonifies qi to treat strangury. It removes damp-bi in the muscles and bones, and raises sunken pustules in smallpox.
It stops vomiting and hiccups while eliminating nausea, promotes urination to reduce edema and fullness. It washes away pain in the waist and legs, and calms fetal movement that rushes upward.
Fetal qi rushing to the heart, (decoct grapes for oral administration. Grapevine roots may also be used. Verified Formula No. 1.)
Eliminate vexation and relieve thirst, (extract grape juice, boil until thick, add a little honey, and apply/take orally.)
White sugar: Sweet in taste, salty in nature, non-toxic. It harmonizes the middle and assists the spleen, soothes the liver and moistens the intestines. It removes tension in the heart and abdomen, and dispels dry-heat in the heart and abdomen. It is essential for dry mouth and also resolves alcohol toxicity.
Teeth infested with worms.
Dysentery with inability to eat (Jinkou dysentery), take half a jin of white sugar and one dark plum, decoct in water, and take frequently. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
Abdominal tension, decoct white sugar with wine, and take again to cure. (No. 2.)
Pustules failing to form scabs, mix brown sugar with fresh well-water and take. White sugar is also acceptable. (No. 3.)
Wheezing, coughing, and vexatious heat, brown sugar together with... [text cuts off]
Excessive consumption aids heat generation, damages teeth, and causes worms.
Brown sugar: Sweet in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. It resolves phlegm and stops coughing, soothes the liver and assists the spleen, relieves thirst and generates fluids, brightens the eyes, and resolves alcohol toxicity. It removes heat and distension in the heart and abdomen, and moistens dry-heat in the lungs and heart.
Steamed, peeled, and cored, this refers to the seeds inside the lotus pod. Currently, there is a type of stone lotus seed in pharmacies with a very large shape, the origin of which is unknown.
Lotus seed meat: Sweet and astringent in taste, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. It tonifies the center and benefits qi, relieves thirst and clears heat, clears the heart and stops dysentery; secures essence and strengthens tendons. It facilitates communication between the heart and kidney to thicken the stomach and intestines, tonifies deficiency, clears white turbidity and leukorrhea, and directs pathogenic fire from the sovereign and ministerial fires downwards.
Clears the heart and secures essence, benefits blood and stops bleeding.
Stops all types of lower bleeding.
Long-standing Jinkou dysentery, stir-fry lotus seed meat into powder, take 2 qian per dose, administer several doses with aged rice gruel, then appetite will return. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
Spleen diarrhea and intestinal sliding. Same method as above. (No. 2.)
Red turbidity (turbid urine with blood), six liang of lotus seed meat, one liang of roasted licorice, grind into powder, take 1 qian per dose with Centum Segments Decoction (Dengxin Cao Tang). (No. 3.)
Spermatorrhea, take together with powder of Dragon Bone (Long Gu) and Yizhi Ren, administered with rice gruel. (No. 4.)
Incessant hiccups, stir-fry into powder, stop immediately when taken with Yin-Yang water. (No. 5.)
Regurgitation and vomiting of food, grind into powder, add a small amount of powder of Nutmeg (Rou Kou), administer with rice gruel. (No. 6.)
Various types of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, and bleeding from urination and defecation, burn lotus pod shells into powder, administer with wine or water. (No. 7.)