蜜炙补中，生用透表。茯苓为使，恶龟甲、白鲜皮，畏防风。然黄 得防风，其
功益大，乃相畏更相使也。
味甘、气平。入足阳明胃，足太阴脾。补虚弱，排疮脓，益元气，壮脾胃，祛肌热，敛
汗泄
。助当归以生血，佐防风以驱风。生用微凉。实表敛汗者宜之。
生蜀郡山谷，陇西洮阳等处。山西绵上者良，紧实如箭杆者佳。叶似槐又似蒺藜。开黄
紫花
，结小尖角。
内有热者勿用。凡使勿用苜蓿根，俗名土黄 ，味苦而坚脆，服之令人瘦。又与木 草
相似
肠风下血同黄连丸服。（验方第一。）
尿血痛甚，同人参末，用蜜炙莱菔如指浓四、五片，不令焦，蘸末食之，盐汤下。（第
二。）
汗渴脉虚，不洪，同当归煎服。（第三。）
风病不语，同防风煎水蒸之。（第四。）
小便不通，水煎服。（第五。）
气虚白浊，同茯苓末服。（第六。）
嗽脓血咽干，同甘草末服。（第七。）
一切痈疽初起，同当归、净花、甘草酒服汗之。（第八。）
胎动腹痛，下黄汁，同川芎、糯米煎服。（第九。）
代刀散 生 （四钱）穿山甲（一钱） 川芎（三钱） 当归（二钱） 角刺（一
钱五分） 疮在上先
饮酒一杯。（诸方第一。）
黄 汤 黄 白芍 桂枝 苦酒
治黄汗身肿，发热汗出而渴，脉自沉者。（第二。）
桂枝黄 汤
治黄汗两胫自冷，腰腿弛痛，如有物在皮中，身痛重，烦躁，腰以上汗出，小便不利者。
（
第三。）
五物汤 黄 桂枝 白芍 生姜 大枣
治血痹身体不仁，状如风痹，脉微尺紧小者。（第四。）
黄 建中汤 桂枝 白芍 炙草 生姜 大枣 胶饴 黄
治虚劳里急，诸不足者。（第五。）
防风黄 汤 防风（三钱） 黄 （一两）
水煎服。治中风不遂，脉迟弱者。（第六。）
玉屏风散 防风 黄 白术
为末酒下。治风邪久留不去，或自汗不已者。（第七。）
黄 五物汤 黄 白芍 桂枝 生姜 大枣
水煎服。治风瘫身无痛，半身不遂，手足无力，不能动履者。久久服之，自见其效。（第
八。）
竹叶黄 汤 竹叶 黄 生地 白芍 麦冬 台参 当归 川芎 半夏 黄芩
甘草 石
水煎服。治消渴气血虚胃盛者。（第九。）
保元汤 黄 台参 肉桂 甘草
治男妇气虚，婴儿惊怯，痘家虚寒。（第十。）
圣愈汤 台参 黄 当归 川芎 白芍 熟地
治一切失血过多，烦热作渴，睡卧不安。（十一。）
当归六黄汤 当归 黄 地黄 黄芩 黄连 黄柏
治阴虚有火、盗汗发热。（十二。）
黄 建中汤 方见上。
治虚劳里急，悸衄腹痛，夜梦失精，四肢酸痛，手足烦热，咽干口燥，诸不足者。（十
三。）
黄 当归 白芍 桂枝 防风 姜 枣
治手足一身麻木。（十四。）
黄 苍术 独活 防风 升麻 葛根 炙草 白芷 川椒 姜 枣 葱
忌冷物。治鼻不闻香臭。（十五。）
Honey-fried Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪) tonifies the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner), while raw Astragali Radix penetrates the exterior. Poria (Fuling, 茯苓) is used as a guiding herb; it is incompatible with Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum (Guijia, 龟甲) and Dictamni Cortex (Baixianpi, 白鲜皮), and fears Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风). However, when Astragali Radix combines with Saposhnikoviae Radix, its efficacy is greatly enhanced; this represents a relationship of mutual fear and mutual assistance.
It has a sweet taste and neutral qi. It enters the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. It tonifies deficiency, expels pus from sores, benefits primordial qi, strengthens the spleen and stomach, dispels muscular heat, and consolidates the exterior to stop sweating and diarrhea. It assists Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归) in generating blood and aids Saposhnikoviae Radix in driving out wind. Raw usage is slightly cool. It is suitable for consolidating the exterior and stopping sweating.
It grows in the valleys of Shu Commandery, Luoxi, Taoyang, and other places. The variety from Mianshang in Shanxi is superior; those that are tight and solid like arrow shafts are best. The leaves resemble those of the locust tree and also look like Tribulus Terrestris (Jili, 蒺藜). It opens yellow-purple flowers and bears small, pointed pods.
It should not be used by those with internal heat. When using Astragali Radix, do not use Medicago sativa root (Muzhuxuegen, 苜蓿根), commonly known as "Earth Astragalus" (Tu Huangqi, 土黄芪); it has a bitter taste and is hard and brittle, and ingestion causes emaciation. It also resembles Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草 - *Note: Text says Mu Cao, likely referring to a specific local variant or typo for Gancao/Licorice contextually, but strictly translated as Wood Grass/Mu Cao*). For intestinal wind with bloody stool, take together with Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连) pills. (Verified Formula No. 1.)
For hematuria with severe pain, take together with Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen, 人参) powder. Use honey-fried Raphani Fructus (Laifu, 莱菔/radish) slices about four to five inches thick, do not burn them, dip them in the powder and eat, washed down with salt water. (No. 2.)
For sweating, thirst, and deficient pulse that is not surging, decoct together with Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归) and take. (No. 3.)
For wind disease causing aphasia, decoct with Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风) in water and fumigate. (No. 4.)
For urinary retention, decoct in water and take. (No. 5.)
For Qi deficiency with white turbid urine, take together with Poria (Fuling, 茯苓) powder. (No. 6.)
For coughing up purulent blood and dry throat, take together with Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) powder. (No. 7.)
For all initial carbuncles and ulcers, take together with Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归), Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (Jinyinhua/Jinghua, 净花), and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) in wine to induce sweating. (No. 8.)
For fetal movement with abdominal pain and discharge of yellow fluid, decoct together with Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎) and Oryza Sativa Germ (Nuomi, 糯米) and take. (No. 9.)
Daigao San (Scalpel Substitute Powder): Raw Astragali Radix (4 qian), Manis Squama (Chuanshanjia, 穿山甲) (1 qian), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎) (3 qian), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归) (2 qian), Gleditsiae Spina (Jiaoci, 角刺/soap horn thorn) (1.5 qian). If the sore is in the upper body, drink one cup of wine first. (First of All Formulas.)
Huangqi Tang (Astragalus Decoction): Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao, 白芍), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝), Vinegar (Ku Jiu, 苦酒). Treats Yellow Sweat with body swelling, fever, sweating with thirst, and a deep pulse. (No. 2.)
Guizhi Huangqi Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Astragalus Decoction): Treats Yellow Sweat with coldness in both calves, flaccid pain in waist and legs, sensation of an object under the skin, heavy body pain, irritability, sweating above the waist, and difficult urination. (No. 3.)
Wuwu Tang (Five-Ingredient Decoction): Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao, 白芍), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), Zizyphi Fructus (Dazao, 大枣). Treats Blood Bi with numbness of the body, resembling Wind-Bi, with a faint pulse and tight/small Chi position. (No. 4.)
Huangqi Jianzhong Tang (Astragalus Decoction to Establish the Middle): Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao), Honey-fried Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Zhi Cao, 炙草), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), Zizyphi Fructus (Dazao, 大枣), Malt Sugar (Jiaoyi, 胶饴), Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪). Treats Deficiency Consumption with interior urgency and general insufficiency. (No. 5.)
Fangfeng Huangqi Tang (Saposhnikovia and Astragalus Decoction): Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风) (3 qian), Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪) (1 liang). Decoct in water and take. Treats Stroke with paralysis and slow, weak pulse. (No. 6.)
Yupingfeng San (Jade Windscreen Powder): Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风), Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu, 白术). Grind into powder and take with wine. Treats Wind pathogen lingering for a long time without departing, or continuous spontaneous sweating. (No. 7.)
Huangqi Wuwu Tang (Astragalus Five-Ingredient Decoction): Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao, 白芍), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜), Zizyphi Fructus (Dazao, 大枣). Decoct in water and take. Treats Wind Paralysis with no body pain, hemiplegia, weakness in hands and feet, inability to move or walk. Long-term use will show efficacy. (No. 8.)
Zhuye Huangqi Tang (Bamboo Leaf and Astragalus Decoction): Bamboo Leaves (Zhuye, 竹叶), Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Shengdi, 生地), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao, 白芍), Ophiopogonis Tuber (Maidong, 麦冬), Codonopsis Radix (Taishen, 台参), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎), Pinelliae Tuber (Banxia, 半夏), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草), Magnetitum/Shijueming (Shi, 石). Decoct in water and take. Treats Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst) with Qi and Blood deficiency and excess Stomach heat. (No. 9.)
Baoyuan Tang (Preserve Origin Decoction): Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Codonopsis Radix (Taishen, 台参), Cinnamomi Cortex (Rougui, 肉桂), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草). Treats Qi deficiency in men and women, fright and timidity in infants, and deficiency-cold in acne/pox cases. (No. 10.)
Shengyu Tang (Sage Replenishing Decoction): Codonopsis Radix (Taishen, 台参), Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong, 川芎), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao, 白芍), Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Shudi, 熟地). Treats excessive blood loss from any cause, irritability, heat, thirst, and restless sleep. (No. 11.)
Danggui Liuhuang Tang (Angelica Six-Yellow Decoction): Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归), Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Rehmanniae Radix (Dihuang, 地黄), Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连), Phellodendri Cortex (Huangbai, 黄柏). Treats Yin deficiency with fire, night sweats, and fever. (No. 12.)
Huangqi Jianzhong Tang (Astragalus Decoction to Establish the Middle): See formula above. Treats Deficiency Consumption with interior urgency, palpitations, epistaxis, abdominal pain, nocturnal seminal emission, soreness and pain in limbs, hot sensations in hands and feet, dry throat and mouth, and general insufficiency. (No. 13.)
Huangqi Tang (Astragalus Decoction): Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui, 当归), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Baishao, 白芍), Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi, 桂枝), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风), Ginger (Jiang, 姜), Jujube (Zao, 枣). Treats numbness of hands, feet, and whole body. (No. 14.)
Huangqi Cangzhu Tang (Astragalus and Atractylodes Decoction): Astragali Radix (Huangqi, 黄芪), Atractylodis Rhizoma (Cangzhu, 苍术), Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Duhuo, 独活), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, 防风), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma, 升麻), Puerariae Radix (Gegen, 葛根), Honey-fried Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Zhi Cao, 炙草), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Baizhi, 白芷), Zanthoxyli Pericarpium (Chuanjiao, 川椒), Ginger (Jiang, 姜), Jujube (Zao, 枣), Scallion (Cong, 葱). Avoid cold foods. Treats anosmia (loss of smell). (No. 15.)